Envy

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  1. RNC - the whats and hows?

    I have my certification through National Certification Corporation (NCC). Web site is www.nccnet.org
  2. Computer charting

    It depends on what your hospital has. Normally, the information should go from your computer to a server, then to a storage disk and then to a backup storage disk. These are all in different buildings and frequently in different towns.
  3. Hospital "gift" for mom?

    All of our nurses are trained in the infant safety seats. It was a 3 day work shop. Ugh! Anyway, we give the car seats and teach the parents on correct installation.
  4. Hospital "gift" for mom?

    We give them a robe, infant car seat, diaper bag and a gift bag that contains, lotion, shampoo, conditioner, lip gloss, deodorant, shower gel, toothbrush, toothpaste, pen, paper, comb and a bath net sponge. Baby also gets a handmade crochet cap.
  5. Epidurals...do you like them?

    The patients either have alot of itching problems or else they are nauseated from the post-op epidurals where I work.
  6. Where Are The Nurses In Sd?

    There are several nursing schools in South Dakota. There are wait lists but they aren't 3 years. Sometimes someone who was accepted changes their mind and you can take their slot.
  7. Dressing for Halloween?

    I've worn the white dress, white hose, hair up and nurse's cap for Halloween. The older patient's called me the "real nurse". It was amazing how many visitors would walk past the other staff and come to me with their questions.
  8. Is PP Hemorrhage usually pretty obvious???

    You need to be aware of the pt. history--was it a preciptious or prolonged first or second stage of labor, or both. What drugs were used, oxytocin and mag.sulfate. Were forceps or vacuumn extractor used. Is the mother exhausted. If a large, boggy ute...
  9. Vaginal Exams

    If only 1 finger fits in the cervix--1cm,when you cross your fingers and the 2 fit in--then it's 2cm, if you have your fingers side by side and they both fit in-it's 3, if with 2 fingers there is a small gap--it's 4, if you can fit your thumb between...
  10. How to donate medical supplies?

    I do know that Haiti won't accept out dated supplies or medicine. Not sure about other third world countries. If you have items that you no longer use and don't have outdates I can get you an address that will ship the items to the poor of Haiti.
  11. BSN...AdMINISTRATION??

    I have an ADN and am the Clinical Coordinator of OB/GYN/NSY/NICU. I also have a friend who has an ADN and is VP of nursing services in an acute care hospital.
  12. charting tips, decels, etc

    I might chart it as an isolated deceleration with rapid recovery, if it happens once.(Hopefully it recovered rapidly) If it's repetative,(occurs with every contraction) I would chart it as repetative variable decelerations with rapid recovery and any...
  13. Fetal Monitoring Software

    I've worked with TraceVue for 7 years. We have computers in each LDR and at the nurses station and in the doctor's lounge. Two years ago we attached the program to the OB's cllinic so that they can see what is going on with their patient's at all ti...
  14. montevideo units

    MVU's are measuring the tip of the contraction and subtracting the baseline resting tone. This is done over a 10 minute interval. This can only be done using an internal uterine pressure catheter.
  15. Why did YOU choose OB nursing?

    I almost quit nursing school because I didn't like any of the clinicals and I thought that Ihad made a judgement error in going into nursing. Then came my clincals in L&D. My very first clinical in L&D was in a hospital I had never been to. ...