emmborn2trek

emmborn2trek has 19 years experience and specializes in labor and delivery.

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1. Epidurals & Foleys

   emmborn2trek replied to RNBelle's topic in Ob/Gyn

   If you have to keep straight cathing every couple of hours you'll given your patient a UTI. Foley is best-it keeps the bladder from distending which may cause the baby not to decend and it keeps from continually having dragging bacteria from the out...

2. I"m Scared To Death To Scrub!

   emmborn2trek replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

   I been doing this 19 years but it took me 10years to feel comfortable enough not to hyperventalate. My advice is set up every table. If you feel comfortable with the placement of the instruments then you'll feel better. Also they may think they m...

3. staffing in ob triage

   emmborn2trek replied to emmborn2trek's topic in Ob/Gyn

   The thing with our unit we do 250-300 deliveries a month. That does not include the preterm, the high risk delivied pts nor the what I call the home steadiers who are admitted in their teen wks (0 -20 wks) who for whatever reason stay till they are...

4. staffing in ob triage

   emmborn2trek posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have worked in L/D for 19 years and usually I have enjoyed my job. The place where I work takes care of all kinds of maternal/fetal concerns. We take care of highrisk, lowrisk, and everything in between. My concern is that we are buiding a new o...