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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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
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...
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
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...
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...
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...
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...