Hushi05

Hushi05

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  1. I am job hunting and was asked to provide references from previous employers. My current (soon to be former) supervisor tells me that HR rules say that she cannot provide a reference for me because of "liability issues". All she can do is confirm e...
  2. Doctor's office vs. hospital

    I know this is an old thread, but I had to chime in. I have worked weekend option in L&D at a hospital for the past 6.5 years. I'll tell you, answering phones and doing paperwork and occasional vital signs sounds heavenly to me. I guess you co...
  3. Newbie advice- Ob 1st job not going so well

    You didn't provide much information about your unit, how busy it is, etc., but it sounds like the unit's management has failed you. Six months is a good long orientation, but no matter how long an orientation is, if it doesn't prepare you to practic...
  4. Pain medications post partum

    We use ibuprofen 800 mg for vaginal postpartums and add Percocet if there are lacerations. For vaginals we also use Epifoam and Tucks (witch hazel) pads. Post c/s we use Percocet after the morphine PCA is turned off or after the Duramorph wears off...
  5. Was asked if I was bisexual?!?!?

    I can't think of a reason to ask a woman that question other than as part of gathering a social history.
  6. Mag sulphate with preeclampsia

    Mag sulfate in postpartum preeclamptics is for seizure prophylaxis. It is a *mild* vasodilator which accounts for the slight lowering of BP and perhaps mild increase in urine output, but the real reason for the diuresis is that the preeclampsia (a v...
  7. Gastric lavage in healthy term newborn??

    I have never heard of such a thing. Wow, talk about "old school"!
  8. Saline in a bottle not for injection?

    Both the bottles and the IV saline bags say "preservative free". Both solutions are labelled "sterile" but of course neither would remain sterile once opened. I think the issue is more than that of concerns about sterility because the saline from t...
  9. Saline in a bottle not for injection?

    I want to know because I'm a curious person. I saw the bottle the other day and saw it said, "Not for injection" and I'm not one to take things at face value. I want to know why!
  10. I couldn't find an answer to this anywhere. Why is the saline for irrigation that comes from a bottle not suitable for injection? As far as I can tell, it is chemically the same an an IV bag of normal saline. Does anyone know the answer?
  11. Uncomfortable feeling during dilitation check?

    I agree with ktliz. There isn't much need to be exact with cervical checks. All you really need to know is closed/long/high, change from last exam, and crowning.
  12. L&D right for me?

    To be an L&D nurse you have to be willing to have patients who are "unstable", i.e., patients whose conditions are rapidly changing. Some nurses prefer a shift where you can kind of predict what will happen, plan your day, care for the same pati...
  13. Doulas: love them or hate them.

    We don't get a lot of private patients who can afford doulas but our unit is pretty accepting. Many of the L&D nurses where I work are former doulas and aspiring midwives. The doulas I have worked with have been pretty low key and unobtrusive, ...
  14. Demand for WHNPs?

    Does anyone know if there is much demand for Women's Health NPs? I'm an L&D nurse, and I do not want to be a midwife, but I would like to provide prenatal care as well as well-woman care in an office setting. I don't personally know any WHNPs, ...
  15. I've given up OB

    That is so exciting! I'm thinking of moving "off the floor" at some point. I'm thinking women's and children's case management. Remember, you can always go back to OB if you don't like what you're doing.