suezan59

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1. What's the craziest thing a patient or family member has said to you?

   suezan59 replied to monkeybug's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Had a new dad ask me if they had to wipe ALL of the poop off of the baby's bottom when they change the diaper - seriously made me doubtful about their personal hygiene!!

2. Bedside shift report

   suezan59 replied to Tonyac303's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We started doing bedside report several months ago, but it usually ends up being more of a "meet-and-greet" than an actual report. Either there is a room full of visitors (and even if the patient says she's OK with you talking in front of them, I'm s...

3. The most ridiculous birth plans you've had the pleasure of reading

   suezan59 replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   One of the more humorous birth plans I've seen had "code words" that all staff was supposed to use until after the mom delivered. There must have been close to 20 words that staff was forbidden to say around her, and of course, they were all words th...

4. L&D - advocating for patients

   suezan59 replied to AJPV's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm on the postpartum side so I don't know many of the individual reasons for some inductions, but I do know that there seem to be more when certain MDs are planning to go on vacation - a disproportionate amount of their 37/38 weekers will be sitting...

5. Toradol use in L&D

   suezan59 replied to foreverLaur's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We use Toradol for post-op C/S all the time; however, they max out at 4 doses because it's rough on the kidneys (or so I was told). The breast milk transfer issue is not taken into consideration because mom is just not making that much milk yet. Same...

6. baby friendly questions

   suezan59 replied to Rhee's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Our hospital is currently in the process of going baby friendly (we have about 6 weeks before they close our newborn nursery) and most of the staff is pretty upset about it. Not that we aren't already supportive of breastfeeding and rooming-in, but w...

7. What do you wear to work?

   suezan59 replied to Dawn Vylet's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We have facility scrubs that we have to wear. They are stamped with "Authorized OB Staff" and are part of our "security" system - we tell the moms that if someone comes to take the baby (to the nursery, for an MD visit, or whatever), they should be w...

8. What are some questionable/old-fashioned nursing interventions?

   suezan59 replied to DarkestSamus's topic in General Nursing

   We recently had a "practice change" at my hospital and are not supposed to aspirate prior to giving vaccinations. Supposedly there is documented research to support this, but I haven't looked it up myself. Most nurses still do it, though...

9. What's the weirdest baby name?

   suezan59 replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   One of our techs who's been there for years swears that we had a baby boy named "Sh*thead" (pronounced "Sha-TEED"), but actually spelled just like the cuss word. I'm hoping that when the birth certificate was filed they vetoed that one...

10. Best Shoes for Nursing

    suezan59 replied to mooremds's topic in Uniform/Gear

    I have a pair of Crocs Bistro (no holes, non-skid sole) that I love - my feet never hurt in these and I've never slipped on a wet floor like I did with regular Crocs. The only drawbacks I've found are that the toes get scuffed and there's no way to b...

11. Blood typing at birth?

    suezan59 replied to wonderbee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our hospital types the cord blood on all babies, regardless of mom's blood type.

12. Interested In Ob-Gyn

    suezan59 replied to levineal's topic in Ob/Gyn

    During school, we only had one day to observe in L&D - I was one of the lucky ones who got to watch a vaginal AND a c-section birth. Our postpartum rotation was only a few days on the floor and I thought it was really boring (I'm a postpartum nur...

13. Question for m/b/nursery RN's

    suezan59 replied to 2Degs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our hospital policy is to wear gloves when handling breast milk (because it's a bodily fluid), and changing diapers (also bodily fluids). When bottle feeding formula, gloves are not necessary, but if feeding pumped or donor breast milk, gloves are re...

14. Drug testing Labor patients

    suezan59 replied to Jemma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We test the baby's urine if the mom has a history of drug use, late prenatal care (none until after 5 months), or sporadic prenatal care (beware moms who have just moved from out of state and didn't get a new OB doc right away!!). If the baby meets c...

15. Separating Gynecology from OB nursing: Is it time?

    suezan59 replied to Texan_Gal's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work on postpartum and we routinely get GYN post-ops - mainly because it's more convenient for the doctors to do rounds. We are also "associated" with (as in we have to share staffing, and are located next to) pediatrics, so it's not uncommon for ...