Northwind48

Northwind48 has 18 years experience.

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1. Dilation Issues Pts w/ Prior Cryo

   Northwind48 replied to honeymist's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Absolutley! I have seen this many times. When you do the VE you can feel the scar tissue, and they tend to bleed more through/after delivery. I have noticed it can take some time to get the cervix to start to dilate. Not all patients are the same...

2. Where does your hospital complete the first bath

   Northwind48 replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work in a busy urban tertiary care hospital. Approx 3000-3500 birth/year. We need to have 3 stable temps/ vital signs 1 hour apart before the bath is done in the patients room. I prefer to do the 1st bath myself then have the parents repeat bef...

3. What's the weirdest baby name?

   Northwind48 replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Dude III. Yes his Father Dude Jr and Grandfather Dude also shared the name.

4. NRP certification?

   Northwind48 replied to cherokeesummer's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Never be afraid of NRP. That is the first thing I tell the new staff coming into the area. I am an instructor and the course is actually quite fun. Read the book (yes it can be very dry) but it really shows the actions needed very well. As an ins...