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1. Yep, another new grad question....

   nograd posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   OK guys, I know that you are asked by new grads for all kinds of advice, however, mine is just a little bit different.... I am done on Tuesday with clinicals:D And start a new position in L&D later this month as a RNLP in a different level 2 hosp...

2. At what gestation do you stop treating PTL?

   nograd replied to rn500's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Where I am at now a level 2+ community hospital we will treat with mag up to 34 weeks and turb up to 36-37 weeks dependant on the MD and patient's condition. My own personal experience had me on turb po until 37 weeks...of course I went post dates.....

3. Radiology Nurse Question

   nograd replied to nograd's topic in Radiology

   Dianah, I just wanted to get back to you and thank you for responding with such thorough information so fast!!! Like I said in the first post the nurses I met with were very nice and tried to provide me with some info, however, it was too basic, n...

4. Most Embarassing Moment

   nograd replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Humor

   OMG!!!!:rotfl: Thanks!!! I really needed a good laugh...how funny. I too have a five year old son and boy they can be up to no good from time to time.... I have two... My own happend earlier this year when I was on Oncology during a clinical rotati...

5. Spring graduates...what are you doing?

   nograd replied to USA987's topic in General Students

   Congrats All!!!!:balloons: I know I don't post here often, but thought I would share in the excitement... Final Exam May 12 Grad/Pinning May 29/30 Found Job L&D (FT nights) Start May 19 as a tech once I have the letter to practice as RNLP will t...

6. Radiology Nurse Question

   nograd posted a topic in Radiology

   Hi all, I have been assigned to spend a day with a Radiology nurse as part of my senior year of nursing management module. I was there today and was sent to watch a few stress tests and saw a lower GI, however, due to a mis-communication was not re...

7. Human Anatomy Quiz...

   nograd replied to betts's topic in General Nursing

   Good one Heather... My guess the increase is the responce to sympathetic stim...ie the "fight or flight" responce... Or LSD?

8. What is the most incompetent thing you seen a fellow nurse do?

   nograd replied to okihusker's topic in General Nursing

   I am not an RN, but will be one soon...I work in L&D and have had to follow one increadably incompitent nurse for a long time before she got enough sense to resign... I was given report on a delivered pt., RN told me that the patient was fine, sh...

9. Bizarre! Bizarre! Bizarre!

   nograd replied to TravelerAdvisor's topic in Operating Room

   I know! I Know! A bottle of MGD Light! Well at least that is my guess... I work OB and a few years ago we got a call from main OR for some obstetrical forceps, well I knew that they were not doing a delivery down there so you HAVE to ask why they w...

10. Your freakiest OB patient?

    nograd replied to rn500's topic in Ob/Gyn

    MB RN WoW! How unbelievably sad! And the CT scan showed nothing?? Increadably sad story.... Do you know what happened to the baby? Nicole

11. Your freakiest OB patient?

    nograd replied to rn500's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had a patient once that was about to be sectioned for suspected chorio and unreasurring fetal heart tones. Mom had sats in the high 80s, rising BP, unsteady HR. Her nail beds were cynotic, lips blue, c/o increasing SOB and chest pain. This was ...

12. Do you watch Medical shows?

    nograd replied to old-master's topic in General Nursing

    I aboslutely LOVE ER! I am cable-less right now so I miss all the TLC show, watched or taped them all. Direct TV will be set up soon and I can't wait to get a peak at the Discovery Health Channel. :biggringi By the way does any one remem...

13. How would you feel?

    nograd posted a topic in General Students

    Hi guys! I don't get to post here often cuz I usually have my nose burried in some nursing book or am playing with my kids. But I enjoy reading the posts when I have a chance and would like your input.\I am in second semester of clinicals doing Orth...

14. In need of as much info as possible

    nograd replied to ShannonB25's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats!!!! The girls I work with highly recommend a Michelle Murray's Fetal monitoring classes, check out http://www.proedcenter.com/index.htm they have the class list. She also has a book called Essentials of Fetal Monitoring 2nd Ed. That is exc...

15. How do you feel about newgrads?

    nograd posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all, I am curious what youall think about new grads starting in L&D? I have worked in OB for 5 years with the last 1+ year as a OBT. I got a call from my CUL, asking me what my plans were after graduating next year. Of course I would love ...