elleRN

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1. Is this common practice?

   elleRN replied to manna's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have worked L&D in 3 differnt facilities and it is hospital policy that all family members leave the room for epi placement. how can you trust that him or her wont pass out, or cause trouble. i would never let someone else hold the pt, what if ...

2. unions, mandatory & $$$$

   elleRN posted a topic in Massachusetts

   hi everyone, recently moved to mass from nyc. took two jobs, one FT one per diem. started per diem job this week. was informed in interview that nurses at this facility belonged to the union. I find out today at day two of orientation, that I am requ...

3. do you have central monitoring???

   elleRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I recently relocated to the Boston, MA area and I am going on interviews at hospitals within a 40 mile redius of Boston. Today was my first day of interviews, and one of the hospitals north of Boston near the new hampshire border does not use central...

4. professional organizations

   elleRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   How many of you belong to a professional organization? And is it worthwhile to join? I have been looking in to one and considering my options. Thanks for the advice!

5. sunny-side up baby

   elleRN replied to shearernurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I've gotten used to the OP deliveries, but I had a mentum anterior delivery the other night now that was crazy. luckily it was her thrid so he came out quickly, but there is nothing like doing a vag exam and feeling the face and having your finger su...

6. best hospital for L&D

   elleRN posted a topic in Massachusetts

   Hi Everyone!!! I am going to be relocating to the Boston area in January. Will be taking a job through a travel agency I used to work for. I am able to ask them to look in to hospitals I want. So I need some insight from all of you on which hospital...

7. footprinting newborns

   elleRN replied to RAIZIE's topic in Ob/Gyn

   baby gets footprinted and we hand decorate it and give to the parents. we don't keep footprints. baby gets two ID bands and a cord clamp, the clamp also has an alarm box attached to it. mom and dad each get a band as well. all bands and clamp have th...

8. Please recommend a pocket guide...

   elleRN replied to lovemyguys's topic in Ob/Gyn

   the labor and delivery in my pocket is nice and small and a good reference. it really helped me as a new L&D nurse

9. getting consents for epidurals

   elleRN replied to seanymph's topic in Ob/Gyn

   we are so laxed on obtaining consent for epidural. the anesthesiologist always explains the procedure and takes questions, but only a few of them get a consent signed, and some don't even do it all the time. it is not the nurse's responsibility to ge...

10. surgical prep for c/s

    elleRN replied to elleRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    wow, all we are given is a lap moist with normal saline from the scrub tech or nurse. we take it with a sterile glove, and use the scrub solution straight from the bottle. some nurses scrub the incision area and then do the circular motion from the u...

11. surgical prep for c/s

    elleRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    was never properly taught how to do the sterile prep of abdomen while patient is on the table for c section. it is not always done, only if the doctor requests a scrub before the paint prep which they do. i have asked several of the nurses i work wit...

12. Were u required to have experience before doing OBGYN nursing?

    elleRN replied to Anagray's topic in Ob/Gyn

    went in to l&d after being a med-surg nurse for 1 1/2 years, and feel the experience was invaluable. i knew i always wanted to be an l&d nurse, but i wanted to learn to be a nurse first. the skills you pick up and learn in med-surg are so imp...

13. Meconium deliveries

    elleRN replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

    a peds team attends all high risk deliveries. the team is made up of a NNP, or peds resident, and either a NICU RN or a mother baby RN dependent on the situation. there is a list of deliveries that this team must attend, including all mec deliveries....

14. L&D summary on resume

    elleRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know why but I am having a hard time writing that little summary blurb part about what your position entails ..... what do you include in yours?? Please help me out! I can't seem to get it to sound right, and don't know if I am including the ...

15. another cytotec question...

    elleRN replied to moz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we use 200 - 400 mcg intra vaginally every 4 - 6 hours. really effective for IUFD's. also for post partum hemmorage rectally works great...