Valerie RN, BSN

Valerie RN, BSN specializes in L&D.

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1. pitocin and oxygen

   Valerie RN, BSN replied to Valerie RN, BSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   You definitely wouldn't last long if you turned pit off with every decel. Doctor's would be angry and honestly wouldn't let it fly. Not to mention that women would get more c-sections because of prolonged rupture of membranes. I just didn't know h...

2. Can a female have a reaction to a depo shot?

   Valerie RN, BSN replied to barefootlady's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I was on depo for a couple years and HATED it. I have a permanent bruise on my side (depo can cause this) that I got when I was 17 (currently 24). After I got it I instantly lost any sex drive, weight gain, horrible mood swings, bled all the time f...

3. pitocin and oxygen

   Valerie RN, BSN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   At the facility I work at we frequently have oxygen and pitocin on at the same time. If the strip warrants turning pit off we definitely will, however, sometimes after an epidural or nubain or even with variable decels preceding pushing and with pus...

4. Describing Decels

   Valerie RN, BSN replied to Valerie RN, BSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thanks for your response. To be totally honest when I was on orientation we were told about variable decels, early, lates, etc. but almost everyone describes them as I did above or says "present" in the appropriate box. However, it can be very mon...

5. Magnesium sulfate infusion

   Valerie RN, BSN replied to massbaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

   At the hospital that I work at we have to have 2 iv sites if we are running mag and pit together.

6. Describing Decels

   Valerie RN, BSN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I took a FM class about 6 months ago and they stated that describing decels ex) - fht's with contraction to 100 lasting approx. 50 seconds before returning to BL - could potentially hang yourself in court if, for example, it was a 60 second decel in...

7. L&D nurse at my wit's end....

   Valerie RN, BSN replied to clb6885's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I absolutely LOVED your post! When I was on orientation I was scared about every little thing I did (like calling the docs) and if I would have read your post I would have felt so much better about things because you explain it in such a positive wa...