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1. OR on the unit

   UNC_nurseL&D replied to UNC_nurseL&D's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Our RN's both circulate and some of us scrub as well. I actually like scrubbing and will miss that if I am going to a unit that doesn't do scheduled c/s. Well, there are always the stat ones i suppose.

2. OR on the unit

   UNC_nurseL&D replied to UNC_nurseL&D's topic in Ob/Gyn

   The hosptial I currently work for is huge. We have 15 LDR rooms, a NICU, 30 PP rooms and three ORs. We do at least 2 scheduled C/S's a day.

3. The skinny on working nights

   UNC_nurseL&D replied to UNC_nurseL&D's topic in Ob/Gyn

   How do you nurse a baby period while you work 8-12 hrs a day/night? I assume the answer is pumping.

4. OR on the unit

   UNC_nurseL&D posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am currently chatting with a potential new employer on a L&D unit. It is a medium sized LDRP unit. They do have one OR for emergencies, but the scheduled C/S are done in the main OR. How common is that? Can't say as I would mind, I find sch...

5. The skinny on working nights

   UNC_nurseL&D posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi folks. So, I was ridiculously lucky and got an L&D day shift position right out to school. I love it. Problem is I am moving home next year and I will more that likely be on nights. My question is, if you work nights, do you love it or hat...

6. What's changed in the last 10 yrs in L&D?

   UNC_nurseL&D replied to Salgal08's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Well, I wasn't working in L&D ten years ago, but I am now. Now, at my hospital, we put healthy babes directly on mother's chest at delivery, where babe can stay as long as mama wants. We breastfeed right away if baby shows cues. During labor m...

7. Midwifery?

   UNC_nurseL&D replied to marshYO8's topic in Ob/Gyn

   all he showed with that statement was his ignorance. Midwifery is alive and well in the US. Both of the Hospitals I have worked in have had midwives that delivered pts there as well as a birthing center in the town. Midwives are making a comeback ...

8. COL vs rn salaries in NC

   UNC_nurseL&D replied to blacksea pebble's topic in North Carolina

   Raleigh has one of the more expensive housing markets in NC because it is growing so much. You might want to look at Rex Hospital, they may pay more than Duke or UNC because they are private. Look outside of Raliegh in areas like Chatham county, H...

9. L&D nurses? Are you all for natural births?

   UNC_nurseL&D replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have one year experience in L&D. I am a huge fan of natural births, especially when the mama is prepared for it. A lot of Latina moms are especially fabulous at natural births. I will say though, I have seen mama's come in who really want th...

10. Unsure about moving to NC now

    UNC_nurseL&D replied to vikichck's topic in North Carolina

    Hi there, I am an NC native born and raised, and I love the South, but I will tell you, the pay in NC is pretty low compared to the rest of the county, and the staffing can be sticky. I live/work in Oregon now and if you are used to west coast nursi...

11. What's the weirdest baby name?

    UNC_nurseL&D replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Let's see... I have had a little girl named Genesis Rachel Anne, twins that were named Evangelica (girl) and London Rain (boy), and a little girl named Skyy, not a particularly odd name, but she was named after Skyy Vodka, because it played a large p...

12. Hickory Hospitals

    UNC_nurseL&D posted a topic in North Carolina

    Hello, I am looking to relocate to the Hickory area and was wondering what the nursing opinions of Frye Regional and Catawba Memorial are. I am a Labor and Delivery Nurse, and I like working in hospitals with a wide range of patients. Where I am no...

13. I love being a midwife

    UNC_nurseL&D replied to Baby Catcher, CNM's topic in CNM

    If you don't mind me asking what are your hours like? Do you feel like you have time for yourself and your family? I really want to be a midwife but I am afraid I will be overworked! I am an L&D nurse now and our midwives always look so beat!

14. Fnp/cnm

    UNC_nurseL&D replied to UNC_nurseL&D's topic in CNM

    Um...wow, you pretty much described my exact same feelings!! EXACT! I could have written that! I might print it up and hang it on my fridge :-). It's nice to know there is someone else out there with the same ideas!

15. Fnp/cnm

    UNC_nurseL&D posted a topic in CNM

    Is anyone out there a FNP and CNM? If so, did you get the FNP or the CNM first? How do you integrate the two in practice? I know what I want to do with it, but I want to hear if there is anyone else out there who had the same idea. Thanks so much...