GailWHNP

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1. Darn stupid doctors!!!! geeesh!

   GailWHNP replied to Browneyedgirl's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I've seen only one doctor pull on the cord, and out came the cord, placenta, and some of the inverted uterus. Gail

2. when do you have first mammogram

   GailWHNP replied to GAstudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Am Assn of OB-Gyn and Am CA Assn recommend first screening manogram in a woman with NO RISK be at 40 years of age . . . followed by one every 2 years unless there are risk factors, then every year. For women at risk, mammograms are recommended earli...

3. Protecting The Docs

   GailWHNP replied to cokie's topic in Ob/Gyn

   To me, this is the best solution! There *is* a chain of command. Docs usually don't pay attention to nurses where I work on "trivial" issues (their perception, not mine) such as this; however I've found the chain of command usually helps tremendous...

4. Inappropriate care by MD-just venting

   GailWHNP replied to rdhdnrs's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I, like sleepqd, would do my best charting and also hope for chart review if it's a medical decision made by the doc. If the doc was rude to either me or the patient, I would write it up. Sometimes it does good cuz the nursing administration follow...

5. Abuse/Neglect Question

   GailWHNP replied to layna's topic in Ob/Gyn

   In FL, every health-care provider is required to inquire re domestic violence. As a nurse practitioner, I include a short assessment usually during the initial interview when I send the accompaning party outside to complete a bit of registration pap...

6. Didn't bond well. (venting, long)

   GailWHNP replied to OBNurseShelley's topic in Ob/Gyn

   It drives me nuts when patient's relatives compare their experience with my pt and questioning my "expertise" because this was/wasn't done to them! That kinda frightens the patient, too. Had a pt the other day who was "ruptured" for 22 hrs before c...

7. Outbreak Of Herpes At Birth

   GailWHNP replied to lpnga's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Taking this from the internet: Herpes infections in the neonate If a baby does become infected with the herpes virus, he can have any of three kinds of presentations: localized infection of the skin, eye, and mouth; localized infection of the brain a...

8. Menstruation question?

   GailWHNP replied to leelee33's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi, Leelee . . . Most dysfunctional uterine bleeding (90%) is due to estrogen breakthrough bleeding, a result of anovulation. Since ovulation has not occurred, progesterone is not available in sufficient quantities to stabalize the endometrial stru...

9. acls

   GailWHNP replied to valene's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I dunno. I'd rather be in front of a jury saying such certification is not a requirement and that I did perform duties within standards of care (BLS) rather than saying that I'm certified but didn't know what the heck to do because I never use the "...

10. How do you triage? Different admission forms?

    GailWHNP replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi, at your . . . We do not do a full admit on a triage pt . . . often don't have the time but would also hate to kill so many trees. We assess the pt's complaints and any OB problems she may have had. We do make sure she has a reactive strip befo...

11. Hospital pays for education?

    GailWHNP replied to TootyFruity's topic in General Nursing

    Where I work in Florida, if you attend the hospitals' school for nursing, they will cover your expenses when you contract for 2 yrs with them. If you quit before the 2 yrs, they prorate what you owe them. When I graduated with a BSN, I went to work ...

12. Nurses shortage?

    GailWHNP replied to TootyFruity's topic in General Nursing

13. Pure worthless crap

    GailWHNP replied to ohbet's topic in General Nursing

    Nursing theory was definitely one course I could've saved hard-earned money on! I *still* don't see how it applies to anything, but I imagine someone will tell me, huh? Gail

14. is labor and delivery and OB really a specialty?

    GailWHNP replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Mark, You should've asked them if that meant they'd float to L&D, then, when it gets nuts. Of course, it's a specialty. Gail

15. "Inappropriate" assignment

    GailWHNP replied to GailWHNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah, I'm trying to get feedback on how to raise the flag, particularly *before* I have been assigned such a patient and preferably without being fired! Gail