Keeps

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1. What do patients say that irks you?

   Keeps replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My baby took a sh*t.

2. finger feeding

   Keeps replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

   For our moms the option is breast, bottle, or SNS. No cups, no syringes, no fingers.

3. How hard do you work to remove all vernix?

   Keeps replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I get off whatever comes off easily with the bath. I might be a little more aggressive if it was a mec delivery and the kid is green.

4. do you HAVE to assist with circs?

   Keeps replied to pittnurse08's topic in Ob/Gyn

   The NBN nurse is responsible for assisting with circs. I have never had anyone say that they wouldn't assist but I'm betting my Director would not be very supportive about it. We do have some OB's that wont do it and it is always an issue if they a...

5. Anyone work on a "women's health floor?"

   Keeps replied to ljds's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Ours is a womens health floor. There is L&D, NBN, NICU and PP there. L&D staff do not float anywhere. NBN and NICU float between themselves. PP floor also has gyn surg, antepartum pts. They do not float anywhere.

6. Well Baby Nursery Question

   Keeps replied to l&drocks's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Q 2 hours for us. We also have a security tag system with locking doors and elevators.

7. MD discharge orders and standing orders

   Keeps replied to Keeps's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for the responses. I know that from a financial standpoint the new day starts at midnight so as long as they are discharged by 11:59 that day there would be not additional charge. I haven't ever seen anything that specifically talks about ti...

8. MD discharge orders and standing orders

   Keeps posted a topic in General Nursing

   Does anyone know if there is some type of regulation that states a time frame from when an MD writes a discharge order and when the patient needs to be in fact discharged? We are having a problem with one of our sister units in that they have been t...