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1. tracking pt acuity

   OB4ME replied to OB4ME's topic in Management

   Our director staffs our couplet care/ante/gyn unit based solely on unit census. We can, per the guidelines, take 5 gyns, or 4 couplets, 6-8 individual moms or individual babies, or 4-6 antepartum patients. She claims that these are excellent guidel...

2. Need help: OB/GYN nursing in California

   OB4ME posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   My husband and I are planning to move to CA, probably the San Diego area, possibly LA area (nicer areas, though). I've been looking into hospital job opportunities in CA, and can get some ideas of which facilities to look into. However, especially ...

3. tracking pt acuity

   OB4ME posted a topic in Management

   I'm looking to create a form for tracking pt acuity, in order to determine appropriate staffing. I've heard that some units have a form with something like a point system, where, for example, a pt on fall precautions or on certain drugs requiring in...

4. Breaking into Legal Nurse Consulting

   OB4ME replied to bestblondRN's topic in Legal

   I too am just getting started in this field, for the same reasons you are. :-) Personally, I chose to go with Vickie Milazzo to learn basics about the field. I'm going to start her home study soon, and will be attending her seminar in August. I'v...

5. Girl gives birth in chatroom,talking to me!

   OB4ME replied to Anagray's topic in Ob/Gyn

   LOL! Teamwork...that's a great story! I bet all the extra oxygen you all got from breathing right along with her also helped you all on your tests...LOL!

6. new idea...maybe for some

   OB4ME replied to seanymph's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I also prefer using the ice diapers... A recent funny about ice packs...Our hospital recently contracted with the local air force base to provide L&D care for military families. So, we are starting to take care of lots of them, and they bring wi...

7. The Circumcision Discussion

   OB4ME replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Interesting thread here... Not wanting to repeat many of the comments that have been said repeatedly here, I do have something to add... In our area, welfare/medicaid is now refusing to pay for newborn circumcisions. Many of our local insurance comp...

8. GBS treatment??

   OB4ME replied to Chttynurs's topic in Ob/Gyn

   One dose of ampicillin as adequate tx for +GBS? That doesn't sound right. Our unit is switching to PCN q4hrs as routine tx (Clinda for PCN allergic pts), as most GBS is supposedly resistant to Ampicillin. Are most of you still using Amp? We also s...

9. GBS treatment??

   OB4ME replied to Chttynurs's topic in Ob/Gyn

   One dose of ampicillin as adequate tx for +GBS? That doesn't sound right. Our unit is switching to PCN q4hrs as routine tx (Clinda for PCN allergic pts), as most GBS is supposedly resistant to Ampicillin. Are most of you still using Amp? We also s...

10. velamentous insertion ??

    OB4ME replied to L&D.RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, I would imagine that one would feel pulsing of blood vessels in velamentous insertion...but I certainly wouldn't want to go there because of the risk. Velamentous insertion that crosses the cervical os is actually called vasa previa. I've al...

11. velamentous insertion ??

    OB4ME replied to L&D.RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, I would imagine that one would feel pulsing of blood vessels in velamentous insertion...but I certainly wouldn't want to go there because of the risk. Velamentous insertion that crosses the cervical os is actually called vasa previa. I've al...

12. Birth Ball question?

    OB4ME replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hmmm...We were just talking about this at work the other night! :-) We use birthing balls on our unit. The only problem is that ours are all really big (the 3ft ones). We get quite a few tiny moms, from areas like Guatamala, who are well under 5ft...

13. Birth Ball question?

    OB4ME replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hmmm...We were just talking about this at work the other night! :-) We use birthing balls on our unit. The only problem is that ours are all really big (the 3ft ones). We get quite a few tiny moms, from areas like Guatamala, who are well under 5ft...

14. Thinking about Becoming a Legal Nurse Consultant

    OB4ME replied to OB4ME's topic in Legal

    Having always had a passion for both medicine and law...I am giving serious thought about becoming a certified legal nurse consultant in independent practice. I've done alot of research online, but would love some input from people who have no financ...

15. Thinking about Becoming a Legal Nurse Consultant

    OB4ME posted a topic in Legal

    Having always had a passion for both medicine and law...I am giving serious thought about becoming a certified legal nurse consultant in independent practice. I've done alot of research online, but would love some input from people who have no financ...