mommajoe

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1. Please give me advice

   mommajoe replied to scrappergirl's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Pray, pray, pray. If this is your journey let nothing stop you--only you know that. I got a clear message. I would never have made it thru nursing school had HE not wanted me to. I hated LD in nursing school because we were not allowed to do anyt...

2. Gave Birth 5 months ago and I still cant Get my

   mommajoe replied to Born2BAnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I agree with mother/baby--have your thyroid cked. I have recently found my TSH levels have increased after my 3 child. I have always had a goiter, but wnl lab values. It would be worth the ckup. I am going to an endocrinologist next month hope al...

3. What RNs REALLY earn $$

   mommajoe replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   I just hate to hear how teachers complain about making such low salaries. My mom has been a teacher for approximately 20 years and still continues to complain about pay. Hey, my thoughts are why don't you try working all summer long and a whole lot...

4. Night Shift And Cancer

   mommajoe replied to Talino's topic in General Nursing

   Hey, I work at night and I also love it. I have been FTE and now PTE for the last 6 years. I have a wonderful husband who is able to care for our 3 children at night. I have a 11 year old son, a 7 year old daughter and a 15 month daughter. I will...

5. Advice please, another vbac question

   mommajoe replied to artlp's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have only had vaginal deliveries (3). Your biblical paraphrase on your post has much relevance to your situation---one concern I have is that you are pregnant with twins. Even if you are able to VBAC babyA you are not 100% sure that baby B will r...

6. depositions

   mommajoe replied to mommajoe's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thanks so much everyone for your helpful and much needed advise. I esp. appreciate gator's and webbiedebbie's threads. It is so nice to know that our profession really cares about one another. This is a great website. Thanks to whoever created it...

7. Pitocin after delivery

   mommajoe replied to babies_r_us's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We have 2 MD's. One prefers 10 units per 1000cc d5lr. We usually give about 200-300cc bolus then put the iv on the pump at 150cc/hr. He usually orders 1-2 bags postpartum. The other MD prefers 20 units of pitocin in d5lr 1000cc same above bolus. ...

8. depositions

   mommajoe replied to mommajoe's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Yes, one lawyer is representing the nurses. There are 3 nurses named in the case. We do not feel as though much preparation has been given. One nurse had malpractice ins., but not me. She did a great job of being neutral. It just seemed she trie...

9. It's a small world:)

   mommajoe replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   About 5 years ago I worked with a male RN, he was actually the manager of our unit briefly before it closed. At the time we had a few differences, but on hind site--I think he was a great nurse. All of the patients really connected with him. It wa...

10. postpartum patient discharge

    mommajoe replied to trixie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At the hospital I work at, we--the nurses--ck for placement and make sure the infant is in the seat properly. We have many many hispanic/lower socioeconomic patients who purchase older car seats, so it is very necessary to ck placement of the baby a...

11. depositions

    mommajoe posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Next week I will give my deposition for a case involving a CP baby. I was the L&D nurse for the 7p-7a shift. I have never given my deposition with the presence of video cameras/court stenographer/7 lawyers. Can anyone give some great advise on...