SewHeather replied to SewHeather's topic in Educators
Bosnanurse, I understand what you're saying about sticking with it, but there are times when you have to take your losses and move on. I am at the point where I am considering just taking my losses. Some things are not worth the heartache. When I s...
Hi All! I am a RN with 3 years of experience in OB and have recently been hired at a for profit college with the vocational nursing program. I was originally hired for a per diem clinincal intructor position but during the process of being approved, ...
Had a patient bite me in the shoulder when she was pushing. It drew blood so I had to get the full round of testing. I understand that being in labor is painfull and stressfull but that seemed a little over the top. But I did manage to refrain fro...
I'm an L&D nurse and I hear that alot;" Labor nurses aren't real nurses". My favorite part of being a labor RN is circulating for cesarean sections. Been thinking of making the jump to the OR since I like it so much.
ours is very similar, except when we have 2 consecutive readings above 45, we can discontinue to heel sticks unless we have any reason to recheck it, ie jitteriness, unwilling to eat, lethargy, etc... Checking every three hours after a few good reas...
I'm curious, has anyone had a labor induction patient that was prescribed vistaril to help them sleep? At my facility, we have a few midwives that prescribe Vistaril for their inductions, but only if they come in for their scheduled induction on the...
SewHeather replied to SewHeather's topic in Ob/Gyn
Thank you for your replies! Wow, I'm beginning to feel really ripped off for my orientation. I have actually been in this position for a year and a half now, but it has been so busy lately (I will often times do 2 or 3 deliveries each shift), that I...
I'm curious as to how long everyone's orientation was to labor and delivery. I had a six week orientation for my unit and was expected to be proficient with two laboring patients and circulating for c sections. Does this sound about right or was th...
Title: RN status: Full time, staff (non-traveler) Category: acute care hospital Specialty: LDRP # of beds in the unit:38 Geographics: Arizona How has your facility or department been affected?: we don't seem to be feeling the recession at all, I usu...
SewHeather replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing
Had a labor pt who said she was allergic to the dyes used in pills and couldn't possibly take the synthroid I was trying to give her as it would cause her throat to swell. Mind you she told me all this while she was eating an enormous bag of M&M...
I have been working in L&D for just about a year now and I was wondering how many laboring patients do you take at a time and where do you work? I usually have 2 patients at a time and it doesn't seem to matter what stage they are in. There hav...
You have 8 post partum patients?!?!? Please tell me you are incorporating the infant in that count. On our MB unit we care for 4 couplets on average and 5 if it's packed and short staffed. I can't imagine that I would be able to give decent care w...
Our unit's policy is try a variety of things if the infant's temp is below 97.6, such as skin to skin contact, double wrapped in warm blankets or placing under the warmer. We are only to take a blood sugar if there are more hypoglycemia symptoms such...