nurseob7

nurseob7 has 24 years experience.

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1. What's the weirdest baby name?

   nurseob7 replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   When I was a new nurse, we would give a medication called Deladumone to suppress lactation. I explained the medication to the new mother, and do you know how she responded? "Deladumone, I like that name. Yep, thats what I'm going to name her"....

2. Babies overnighting in moms room

   nurseob7 replied to crissrn27's topic in Ob/Gyn

   When babies stay with mom all night, how often are you required to document on baby? We are supposed to check that security device is intact every two hours. We are not required to document color or respiratory effort which I think is more import...

3. Pitocin induction-pit rates

   nurseob7 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Even though it is time consuming for the nurse to chart frequent assesments, many pts do not like bp's to be taken so frequently. Of course, once they have an epidural, I feel frequent bp's are evidence based, but not with pitocin. Many pts are...

4. Pitocin induction-pit rates

   nurseob7 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We currently are usually starting our pit inductions/augmentations at 1-2 mu/min and increasing by 1-2mu/min every 15 min . We have to document FHR and uterine activity every 15 minutes along with BP and pulse. The care of the pt is not difficult...

5. Preprinted Medication Sheets

   nurseob7 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Just wondering if any units are able to use preprinted medication sheets? When a pt delivers, most docs routinely order 4 or 5 oral medications to be used prn, and a couple topicals prn. (With a cesearean, the number of routine prn meds increases) We...

6. PKU testing

   nurseob7 replied to doglover21's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We must wait a minimum of 24 hours from birth (Illinois hospital)

7. Graduate Nurses vs. Experienced Nurses (Promise to be funny!)

   nurseob7 replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

   I've never seen it before and it made me laugh -- I've been a nurse almost 25 years, and I honestly have to say, most of the things are so true..........Thanks ! Very cute --- I'm printing it and posting it at work. We have 3 new grads on my unit ...

8. nurse to patient ratio in labor halls

   nurseob7 replied to MATER's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello -- Wish I could help you ---I'd like to know the same thing. If you find out, I'd really appreciate if you would let me know....... I'll do the same. Thanks so much.....Tina

9. Pleasing the "customer"

   nurseob7 replied to magz53's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I agree with you totally --- I had a young patient last year that reported my comment to the nurse manager on her rounds the day after I talked with her. She was feeding her baby every 1-2 hours around the clock and baby was drinking way too much fo...

10. Size of Angiocath for IV

    nurseob7 replied to nurseob7's topic in Ob/Gyn

    18 G are green -- 20 g Pink --- 22 g Blue I just find we rarely give blood anymore ---- delivering about 2,000 babies a year. In the last few years, I've given blood twice and that was the day after birth (not a true emergency situation) A few...

11. Glucose Testing

    nurseob7 replied to nurseob7's topic in NICU

    My unit delivers almost 2,000 babies year year. We use use 40 as our low and then give the glucose and formula --- after feeding, if the sugar doesn't come up, we do a serum level. I would really appreciate if you can let me know the name of the ...

12. Glucose Testing

    nurseob7 posted a topic in NICU

    What device are you using to get blood from baby for glucose level? We are using the tenderfoot -- same device that we are using for metabolic screening (PKU's) -- I think with this device you usually get more blood than needed for a glucose test ...

13. Size of Angiocath for IV

    nurseob7 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Curious.....what size angiocath is routinely used for your labor and antepartum patients? We are using 18 gauges but of course, if we can't get it after a couple attempts, will use a smaller size. Our unit is considering using 20 g routinely, si...

14. Nuchal cord x4!

    nurseob7 replied to texas-rn-fnp's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First day on my unit, 20 years ago, a doc delivered a baby by c-section with a nuchal cord X7 ! He was unwrapped the cord saying, one, two, three, etc. I've never seen anything close since! Thank goodness !!

15. Pros & Cons, Likes & Dislikes

    nurseob7 replied to NurseLinzLoo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, since I've work in L&D for app 20 years, I definitely do not feel there are alot of cons. I love labor and delivery but do not especially like postpartum. Labor and delivery is faster paced and anything can happen. Most shifts doing po...