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1. Anyone in Tennessee???

   obtnt replied to highasthesky's topic in General Nursing

   I too was beginning to wonder if there were any nurses from TN visiting here!! I worked in Knoxville for many years at Ft Sanders. I see that many of the mothers wanting to get in and get to work as a RN are asking about a fast track. I would like ...

2. spooky spooky spooky

   obtnt replied to babynurselsa's topic in General Nursing

   What do I think??? I think you all have WAY too much time on your hands!!! Oh how I miss those slow nights!!!! We don't have those anymore!:chuckle :roll :chuckle

3. Labor Cowboy

   obtnt replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Here again is the RESPONSIBLE USE of IV fluids in the laboring pt! In the old days we did stat EKG and blood sugar on any pt BEFORE she recv'd terb. Then, when we started using brethine sq the docs had to give it!! As for the trendelenberg, it was a ...

4. How much is to MUCH

   obtnt replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   This is entirely too much fluid to be routinely done!!! We are a high risk unit and that changes things a bit but still!!! We bolus the CE pt just prior to placement with 1000 cc and prior to that it's 125/hr unless specified otherwise. A nurse shoul...

5. Is this your "calling"?

   obtnt replied to Swiftee's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I found OB love thru a great instructor-thanks Glenda! --and a 99 % on the NLN exam which impressed us all!! Then I started in L&D as the first new grad they had accepted in 30 years and it was love!! After almost 16 yrs, I can't imagine working ...

6. What is your personal record for babies delivered in a shift?

   obtnt replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My personal best was 3 in a 30 min time period which is etched in my memory forever! I was cleaning up baby in rm 1, handed him to dad, rushed next door and caught baby in rm 2 and did a quick clean up (thankfully both were normal uncomplicated deli...

7. I really need tips

   obtnt replied to roud123's topic in Ob/Gyn

   if ya haven't delivered yet, here goes: try to stay distracted during labor i.e. talk to family/ friends, walk alot, try our the tub, do anything but sit and concentrate on your body at work!! I have seen many first timers and the ones who kept occup...

8. Another wierd bad thing

   obtnt replied to rdhdnrs's topic in Ob/Gyn

   As a previous PIH'er and C/S X3, I know now why the nurses (who I thought were being silly and old fashioned) would not let me up oob until day 3!!!! I was so mad, I thought that because my bp was down almost to a normal reading I could go to the NIC...

9. "Inappropriate" assignment

   obtnt replied to GailWHNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

   WOW! I thought I was alone in my experience here! In the late 80's, I was a green L&D nurse just learning OB and the hospital decided to "pull" from L&D to any and all areas, including ICU, CCU, AIDS floors, etc. and if it got busy in L&D...

10. course for ob nurses

    obtnt replied to imenid37's topic in Ob/Gyn

    hey, that breech delivery experience may not be "done" anymore but it sure "happens", if ya know what I mean!! It was great that ya got the experience because if you stay in long enough, it WILL come in one night, just when you least expect it!! Cons...

11. nursing shortage??

    obtnt replied to obtnt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all! There is a new twist to this story I originally submitted. It seems there was a situation with a "specialist" and an RN with 19 yrs experience. The MD threw a cussing fit and almost hit the nurse and ob tech and the nurse wrote up the doc for...

12. codependent and chemical dependent nurses

    obtnt replied to pm-pedi-er-rn's topic in General Nursing

    Nurses are also exposed to drugs at their disposal, a temptation some can't overcome. It has to start somewhere, but the simple fact that a nurse has exposure to narcotics everyday makes it part of the problem. Doctors too, are in this category and...

13. If nursing caps looked decent, would you wear one?

    obtnt replied to Flynurse's topic in General Nursing

    Like the others, I too have great memories of my cap and what it stood for, hard work, pride in the profession, the history of our sisters before us. Fast forward to today and it is still a great feeling, a remembrance to hold on to. Then I remember...

14. What do you do on your break at work?

    obtnt replied to fedupnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I join the ?break? crowd. In 15 yrs I never had an "official" break!!! I did work with the smoker crowd, who ALWAYS managed to go outside, even with all h$#& breaking loose, and no one had time to go get them!! We have had them paged before and ...

15. Doulas and Scrubs

    obtnt replied to Natalieboo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Another point to ponder: if you LOOK like one of the staff, you could be called upon to help (in the hallway?) and you would be put in a very tough position trying to explain. The public is still very old fashioned with nurses. I once worked in an o...