Hushi05

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1. References from previous employers

   Hushi05 posted a topic in General Nursing

   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...

2. Doctor's office vs. hospital

   Hushi05 replied to tsgarman's topic in Ambulatory Care, Clinic

   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...

3. Newbie advice- Ob 1st job not going so well

   Hushi05 replied to NuNurse<3's topic in Ob/Gyn

   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...

4. Pain medications post partum

   Hushi05 replied to CoppertopRNC's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We use ibuprofen 800 mg for lady partsl postpartums and add Percocet if there are lacerations. For lady partsls we also use Epifoam and Tucks (witch hazel) pads. Post c/s we use Percocet after the...

5. Was asked if I was bisexual?!?!?

   Hushi05 replied to caregiver1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I can't think of a reason to ask a woman that question other than as part of gathering a social

6. Mag sulphate with preeclampsia

   Hushi05 replied to hmorgan's topic in Ob/Gyn

   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...

7. Gastric lavage in healthy term newborn??

   Hushi05 replied to flarson's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have never heard of such a thing. Wow, talk about "old

8. Saline in a bottle not for injection?

   Hushi05 replied to Hushi05's topic in General Nursing

   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...

9. Saline in a bottle not for injection?

   Hushi05 replied to Hushi05's topic in General Nursing

   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

10. Saline in a bottle not for injection?

    Hushi05 posted a topic in General Nursing

    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...

11. Uncomfortable feeling during dilitation check?

    Hushi05 replied to EMJrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    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

12. L&D right for me?

    Hushi05 replied to allmylove's topic in Ob/Gyn

    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...

13. Doulas: love them or hate them.

    Hushi05 replied to Sixxer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    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...

14. Demand for WHNPs?

    Hushi05 posted a topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    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...

15. I've given up OB

    Hushi05 replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    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...