GIGirl1997

GIGirl1997 specializes in OB.

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1. How many OB nurses are certified by NCC

   GIGirl1997 replied to Yonkers's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Yes waiting the six weeks is TERRIBLE!! lol

2. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

   GIGirl1997 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Not sure how much help this is, but I would have just either asked the physician if I should do do an exam, or if he/she was present wait for them to perform. You said ferning was positive, do yall check for ferning yourselves, cause in my hospital,...

3. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

   GIGirl1997 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

   It's nice to see several others in my boat. I graduated in May also, and will be starting in the OB unit in August. My unit you rotate thru all, L & D, postpartum and nursery. So I guess I'll get to see it all! I can't wait!

4. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

   GIGirl1997 replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX

   PVD if it's arterial they are hairless dry scaly and dependent ruber; venous is edematous, weepy, and dependent cyanosis

5. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

   GIGirl1997 replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX

   Ok well I can't find that picture, but I managed to roughly draw it in paintbrush, but don't know how to put a file here.....if anyone wants it can you send me a pm. I really helped me thru neuro because the place each nerve controls is identified ...

6. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

   GIGirl1997 replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX

   the cabbage? Eat it? or put it on their breasts? and as far as a memory tool for cranial nerves, I have a great one, it's a drawing of a face. Let's see I think I have a link. Ok I have to look for it but I will get back to yall. it 7's surround...

7. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

   GIGirl1997 replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX

   I included some cardiac meds a few posts back, they help me....lets see -statin = lipid lowering agents -mycin= antibiotics; watch for oto and nephrotoxicity -vir=antivirals -zine=can be antipsycotics or antiemtics; watch for agranulocytosis and eps ...

8. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

   GIGirl1997 replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX

   Remember it like this....Aquamephyton is the injection you give a newborn right after birth......that's their Vitamin K. Also, through my studying I've seen lots of questions about what food should a pt taking coumidin avoid.....at first I was like?...

9. Anyone Up For Random FACT THROWING??

   GIGirl1997 replied to CrazyScrubNurse's topic in NCLEX

   Ok here's some I can think of: 1. cardiac meds: -pine=calcium channel blockers -olol=beta blockers -pril=ACE inhibitors -artan=angiotensin II receptor blockers 2. No pee no...