USC2001

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1. What type of nursing experience is best for becoming an NP?

   USC2001 replied to AlisonBSN's topic in NP

   I would reccommend getting experience before starting an MSN program. I just finished my FNP program (yesterday, actually, I graduated). When I started I had 2yrs experience in L&D. I then switched to Home Health for the past yr. Its not impossib...

2. opinions Crosscountry Travcorp

   USC2001 replied to RonT's topic in Travel

   I am also starting w/ Novapro in Jan 2007. My friend traveled with them and really enjoyed her experience. They have been very nice and accomodating for me.

3. NRP Classes

   USC2001 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hey everyone, I need your help with a problem. I worked in L&D for 4.5 yrs and then have been doing Home Health for 8 months. I am going to go do some travel nursing and the majority of the positions are in L&D. The problem is I let my NRP ex...

4. working your way through NP school

   USC2001 replied to np_wannabe's topic in NP

   I worked 36hrs a week (nights) for the first year. When I started my clinicals I dropped down to 32hrs, which just those 4 little hours made a big difference in my sanity. However now that I am in my last semester and am doing clinicals all the time ...

5. Patients refusing Pitocin

   USC2001 replied to Minou's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I had a pt last night, primip, 30yrs, 1/90%/-1 (hey at least she was thinned out :)) contracting every 10 mins, 41 wks (hey- how did that happen- I didn't know you could stay pregnant that long under an OB's care :chuckle ), who was dying from pai...

6. Personal L&D w/son...want your opinions?? LONG

   USC2001 replied to CRNA010's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Could the "sample of the cervix" been a Fetal Fibronectin (FFN) maybe? That is something they would do if you were preterm, but I don't know about at 36 wks (that would be too late I would think). Sorry for your experience!

7. Patients who come to the ER in labor and do not know they were pregnant?

   USC2001 replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Emergency

   I work in L&D and we had one come in the other night via EMS with baby in arms! Swears she wasn't pregnant! She had delivered at work (CVS) in the bathroom. She said she just felt "woozy" all day and then felt contispated and went to the bathroom...

8. Frequency of vaginal exams during labor

   USC2001 replied to BETSRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Alot of our docs are too exam-happy for my taste. I try to minimize my vag exams. We have some docs though that will check a pt literally 5 min after you so they can say "she's 7-8" when you said she was 7cm. Ok...and how does that change our paln of...

9. triage patients

   USC2001 replied to finallyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I agree that pts who even think something might be wrong should come in. I always tell people if they apolagize for coming in not to worry "we are open all night". However, most of us are talking about pts who KNOW nothing is wrong with them and just...

10. pushing with an epidural

    USC2001 replied to starry nights's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with Deb (of course :)). Even with an epidural I have found that most pts can feel the pressure when the head moves down to a +2 station, even if they couldn't before. One of the great things about working nights is you can labor down a pt be...

11. More Strange Baby Names

    USC2001 replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My elementary school principal's last name was Dicoff (prounced Dick Off) and he named his daughter Tara! She's gonna have problems dating!

12. Patient didn't know she was pregnant

    USC2001 replied to cabbage patch rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had a heavy-set pt one time that went to her doc for dizziness, nausea, heartburn, etc. Her BP was up and they perscribed a BP med without doing the pregancy test. Well a couple weeks later she goes to the ER (of the only hospital in town without a...

13. can you really tell the difference?

    USC2001 replied to prinzessdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I wanted to be a CNM too when I graduated nursing school. Well, I have gotten 2 years experience in L&D and changed my mind. I really would rather teach and work L&D part-time. I have alot of respect for CNMs and alot of the time I feel like ...

14. cephalic OP position and pushing, what is the best position for mom to push?

    USC2001 replied to Mazzi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have even done the hands and knees position with an epidural when mom was small and didn't have too strong of an epidural. I was so excited the first time I was able to get a baby to turn by pushing in this position! I was bragging to everybody! :)

15. Pt's C/O in the ER (funny)

    USC2001 replied to ER-RN2's topic in Emergency

    Allergic to: ambien ativan loritab phenergan demerol morphine etc Nurse- "have you ever had any surgery or been hospitalized?" Pt- "no" Nurse-"Any medical problems?" Pt-"no" Ok... how the heck do you know you are allergic to all these wonderful drugs...