zinker35861

zinker35861 has 11 years experience and specializes in L&D.

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1. time frame ob back up

   zinker35861 replied to janeob's topic in Ob/Gyn

   In my opinion there should always be enough nurses on the unit to attend to a STAT C/S and a vaginal delivery at the same time. Leaving you by yourself is crazy. Two nurses on the unit seems pretty tight as it is. Good Luck working that out.

2. Direct OP position

   zinker35861 replied to L&DRN03's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We use a partially deflated birthing ball with almost all of our patients when they have an epidural. We place it between their legs to help open the pelvis. Sounds very similar to the peanut ball. We still have a C/S rate of 35-40% though. I think t...

3. Do your docs bring baby to sterile warmer in c/s?

   zinker35861 replied to zinker35861's topic in Ob/Gyn

   The person taking the baby to the warmer is the first assist not the attending doctor. There is always a doctor with the patient. AORN states that the sterile persons stay in the sterile field and non sterile persons stay in non sterile area. We are ...

4. male ob nurses

   zinker35861 replied to V SPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We need more male OB nurses to break up the female menotony in L&D. It just takes the right attitude, compassion, and confidence and you will be accepted by your peers and your patients.

5. Do your docs bring baby to sterile warmer in c/s?

   zinker35861 replied to zinker35861's topic in Ob/Gyn

   That's how it was done at the last 2 hospitals I worked at too. Seemed to work well.

6. Do your docs bring baby to sterile warmer in c/s?

   zinker35861 replied to zinker35861's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I appreciate everyones replies to this. Its hard to find anything out their stating you should do it one way or the other. I do get that the doc shouldn't leave the sterile field. Seems that the nurse needs to do a sterile scrub, gown, and glove beca...

7. Stirrups?

   zinker35861 replied to CEG's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We use footplates all the time. We probably do epidurals on 90-95% of our pts. Never a problem. The only time we had a problem was trying to figure out how to use the stirrups when a doctor insisted on using them once. Took 3 people to get them up.

8. Do your docs bring baby to sterile warmer in c/s?

   zinker35861 replied to zinker35861's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We set up the oxygen and the suction and lay them along the back wall of the warmer and drape is pulled enough away from those things so the RN and ped can have access to check them. Blankets are underneath the drape. We have a shelf that is attached...

9. Direct OP position

   zinker35861 replied to L&DRN03's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Definitely I see lots of pts with this probably because of early epidurals. I haven't found one position that works all the time. In fact I have less luck with hands and knees position than anything. One nurse on our unit swears that if you can find ...

10. "OB" ACLS?? Anyone heard of this?

    zinker35861 replied to enfermeraSG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    st lukes hospital in boise id has this course. here's the link www.stlukesonline.org/aclsob. hope this is helpful.

11. "OB" ACLS?? Anyone heard of this?

    zinker35861 replied to enfermeraSG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I took the ACLS OB in Boise ID about 2 months ago. It's straight ACLS with added OB content. Nothing is left out but you actually have 6 added hours of OB stuff added. You get the Americal Heart ACLS card at the end. There is no mention of the OB par...

12. Do your docs bring baby to sterile warmer in c/s?

    zinker35861 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are trialing a new technique for our hospital in which the doc brings the baby to a sterile warmer in a c/s instead of having a nurse gown and glove to receive the baby from the doctor. We did this at the other hospitals I worked for and it always...