TennRN

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1. More Strange Baby Names

   TennRN replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Had a patient not too long ago who was a G6P5 so I guess she was tired of naming kids. She decided to let her Nascar crazy husband name this last one. He named him Ford Lightning. Their last name was Lincoln. Also had Thundur. His big sis was na...

2. monthy birth rate

   TennRN replied to finallyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We have about 200-250 a month. We just pulled even with the largest hospital in our town. We only have 18 postpartum beds and 7 labor rooms and 7 LDR's. The floor has been full with patients waiting in the back for rooms every day I've worked for ...

3. Lack of communication in report!

   TennRN replied to night owl's topic in General Nursing

   What I can't stand just as much is someone who gives me a bunch of useless information in report. For instance, someone telling me where a patient's fundus was....12 freaking hours ago! Hello, I'm gonna be checking her in a few minutes! Unless it ...

4. old scrubs? what do you do with them?

   TennRN replied to Rena RN 2003's topic in General Nursing

   I do the same thing. I'm rarely out of them on days that I have no errands to run.:)

5. nursing uniforms

   TennRN replied to nmb's topic in General Nursing

   Our department decided they wanted us all to wear the same thing so at a staff meeting we voted on a patterned top with solid pants. Well after 3 years of looking at that pattern we are all about to barf. It's a real cutesy baby blue with little pi...

6. Do you ever check yourself?

   TennRN replied to mario_ragucci's topic in General Nursing

   The only time was when I was pg. Another nurse was due at the same time so we used to do U/S on each other. And also when I was pg I would keep a check on my BP.

7. What's the weirdest baby name?

   TennRN replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Not a baby name, but there is a Dr. Foley in my town....he's a UROLOGIST!!LOL

8. What has been your lowest census?

   TennRN replied to Ted's topic in General Nursing

   We have been extremely busy lately. Our Mother/Baby is an 18 bed unit and our L&D has 14 beds. If we are full then L&D has to hold the overflow until we discharge some. Which is not fun for us because even though L&D continues to care ...

9. What Freaks You Out?

   TennRN replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

   I get babies all the time in the nursery with about 6 inches of cord and I have to reclamp and cut it. It is truly nasty especially when the baby has a huge cord to cut through. That cutting sound gets me every time.

10. What Freaks You Out?

    TennRN replied to JennieBSN's topic in General Nursing

    Respiratory secretions and GI bleeds are probably the worst for me. Although running close behind would be having to do foot flushes on diabetics and having to stick the nugauze all the way through a wound and pull it out the other side. And I hate ...

11. Newborn Security

    TennRN replied to BBnurse34's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At our hospital before the infant is taken to the mother for the first time out of transition nursery a security band is placed on the ankle. If this band loses contact with the skin all exits from the maternity wing are immediately locked down and ...

12. postpartum mother/baby unit staff ratio

    TennRN replied to Bessie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Bessie, I'll give you a rundown of what we do at my facility... Baby - received into the transition nursery usually at 1 hour of age. They typically stay with mom in Recovery for the first hour, nursing if mom is wanting to bf, cuddling if not. The...

13. What's the weirdest baby name?

    TennRN replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had a baby boy named Thundur (pronounced "thunder"). His older sister was named Storm. This wasn't the baby's name but I once had a patient named Nylorac. Her mother's name was Carolyn....get it?LOL

14. postpartum mother/baby unit staff ratio

    TennRN replied to Bessie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm new to allnurses.com. :) I work Mother/Baby and we typically have 4-5 couplets. I've had as many as 6 and as few as 3 but norm is 4-5.