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1. GBBS to treat or not to treat

   verock replied to verock's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thanks for the feedback!

2. GBBS to treat or not to treat

   verock posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Just wondering...If a GBBS culture was done at 31-32 weeks and result was negative, and mom delivers at fullterm do your OB's usually treat w/ antibiotics? I was told that a culture this early can be a false negative? Thanks!

3. newborn assesment

   verock replied to verock's topic in Ob/Gyn

   thanks for your replies! I actually called the unit and spoke to the nurse taking of the baby. She assesed baby said it was normal, told peds and said it was normal..baby then got a circ.

4. newborn assesment

   verock posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   hi everyone! I need your opion. I admited a healthy male newborn to our MB unit, and everything was wnl...one thing I noticed was that the head of the penis was slightly curve. the color, skin and everything was normal so I proceeded to document it...

5. New to level 3/OB unit

   verock posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi! I recently got hired to work at a level 3 hospital for mother/baby and L and D. I have 5yrs of experience in both depts. but worked in a level 2 hospital. I would help stabalize high risk patients and get them transfered out asap or delivered p...

6. scrub nurse

   verock replied to verock's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thanks for your help!

7. scrub nurse

   verock posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello, does anyone have any suggestions on reading material or tutorials on learning how to scrub for a c-section? In a few weeks I will learn how to scrub but I would like a head start. Thanks!

8. extubating for terminal patient

   verock posted a topic in Hospice

   Hello, just wondering what are the standard practices when extubating a pt who is terminally ill. My family member is in multiple organ failure, and currently has been intubated for 2+ weeks. We know that she would not want to be kept on a ventilat...

9. Pay rate

   verock posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi! I need some suggestions on how I should approach this. I am an OB nurse for almost 3 yrs, came in the dept. as a new grad. I've never had any problems a work, I am a charge nurse and have also oriented new grads or nurses and have received goo...

10. Retained placenta

    verock posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    How long can a retained placenta stay in? Yesterday one of our pt's miscarried (

11. Positive for Barbiturates

    verock posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi everyone. My cousin had her baby yesterday morning- term and healthy. She ended up going to a nearby hospital instead of the hosp. where she was receiving pnc. Well this morning her nurse came in and took the baby back to the nursery and explai...

12. Rush University Medical Center

    verock replied to ClassOf2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry it took me so long to respond my computer was down. Shift differential was about 2.50-3.50, I don't remember. I now work in a level 2 community hosp. (southside) in LD- and I love it! I am a LD and mother/baby nurse. Good Luck

13. Rush University Medical Center

    verock replied to ClassOf2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi! I graduated from Rush about a year ago. New grads start at about $21.__, and there is shift and weekend differential. During that time there was no room for me in LD so I decided to go somewhere else. There are so much opportunities at Rush - ...

14. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean questions

    verock replied to mdavidSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi Mandy. I work at a small community hosp. and most of the docs are fine w/ VBACS. I've had about 4 or more VBAC patients and all were successful but I have seen 2 VBACS that were unsuccesful-1 Uterine rupture and 1 failure to progress. The docto...

15. OB procedures

    verock replied to mathew's topic in Ob/Gyn

    D and C aka dilatation and curettage, VBAC and cerclage insertion just to name a few.