mauiiRN

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1. Supporting a woman in labor...

   mauiiRN replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

   First of all, good for you for looking to improve your skills to better help your patients! Second, a lot of things will come in time. Five months is not that long to be in L&D. Pay attention to other nurses and how they work with patients, thing...

2. nursing care r/t pregnancy termination

   mauiiRN replied to CeilingCat's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have only been an L&D nurse for a year and a half but it's long enough to have seen some fetal losses. In our L&D, we only admit patients who are over 20 weeks, otherwise they are sent to emerg. We do not do D&Cs on our floor, but we d...

3. Cytotec for PP hemorrhage

   mauiiRN replied to RootedRedwood's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We use misoprostol frequently in our unit for PPH. Here is info I have obtained from an obstetrical research program we use: Sublingual administration has the most rapid onset and highest peak; Peak concentration is achieved faster with oral and subl...