LaborLovinRN replied to Kiddie_Nurse12's topic in CNM
Good luck, I hope you hear soon from Frontier!! I am in Class 112 - CNEP student - and just returned home from Frontier Bound. I have to say it was a great experience and I'm very excited to part of such a wonderful community :)
I came across a very interesting article in the current issue of Nursing for Women's Health. The article featured The University of Utah Hospital and a new way to assess pain - developed specifically in relationship to laboring women. They have deve...
LaborLovinRN replied to untamable07's topic in Ob/Gyn
On our unit there is definately a difference between a Tech and an extern. Our techs function as techs, and the externs are assigned to an RN who they work with the entire shift. Right now I have an extern on a regular basis - 2 days a week, and thi...
LaborLovinRN replied to crissyc03's topic in Ob/Gyn
Where I work, the L&D is a "closed unit", meaning no RN floats in or out. It is a matter of training - a med/sug nurse can't just pop in and deliver a baby or circulate and recover a c/s, and I can't just drop in to do a complex wound debridement...
The pt being able to VBAC will depend on facility policy as well as the MD. The hospital policy on VBAC's is usually dictated by the insurance carrier. For our facility, in order for a physician to authorize a VBAC, that MD or the covering MD must be...
LaborLovinRN replied to Smurfette752's topic in Ob/Gyn
If you want to work L&D, I think you have made a great first step in taking the initiative to apply for this position. I'm sure it must be similiar to what our unit calls "OB Tech". Before I was an RN, I worked as a Tech, and it enabled my to l...
LaborLovinRN replied to hoppermom3's topic in Ob/Gyn
Congrats to both of you who passed, this is definately something to be proud of! WOO HOO!! I took the exam Sept 24th, and will not have my results until the end of October I think the exam was the most challenging I have ever taken, even harder t...
LaborLovinRN replied to momma/babyrn's topic in Ob/Gyn
This is always such an interesting subject to read about when discussed by other nurses. There are always people who will quote statistics about the fact that things "rarely" happen, or that certain emergencies are "unlikely" to occur. However, the f...
LaborLovinRN replied to JentheRN2007's topic in Ob/Gyn
I had a similiar situation when I first started in OB, and I got lots of advice on how to deal with "the nasty OB". Everything from ignoring him to telling him off. Well, here is how I handled the situation... One day right after a delivery he was be...
LaborLovinRN replied to L&Doldtimer's topic in Ob/Gyn
I work in a medium sized community hospital, we have about 275 deliveries a month. We can schedule up to 3 c/s per day (sometimes 4 if the docs push hard enough) 2-3 AM inductions, and 1-2 PM inductions per day. We also usually have between 8-10 NST...
LaborLovinRN replied to eandgsma's topic in Ob/Gyn
Fetal demises' never get any easier, you can never fully be emotionally prepared as every family and experience is different. I don't think there has ever been a demise that hasn't made me cry for one reason or another. Whether it is for a family who...
LaborLovinRN replied to Janinern84's topic in Ob/Gyn
New grads in the Central California Valley start at about $38 hour. After 2 years experience $41+ per hour. At my hospital, the night differential is $6 hour more. We work 12 hour shifts, no weekend differential. I know that CA is one of the highe...
LaborLovinRN replied to jenrninmi's topic in Ob/Gyn
I don't know a single nurse on my unit who hasn't precip'd MANY babies. I have done three in the past month alone! We don't have residents, so if someone walks in the door delivering, the nurse is usually the only one there to catch! All of our comm...
LaborLovinRN replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn
I always ask my patients if they have any special requests (like does dad want to cut the cord, etc). The day before yesterday I had a patients husband say "we just don't want you to use your triceps". I looked at the patient and looked at her husban...
We have to take a mandatory 24 hours (split up any way you like-or 2 12 hour days) a month of call on our L&D unit. Our system works fairly well. Every month the schedule goes up along with the call schedule. All the RN's in our dept are divided...