landonsles

landonsles specializes in L&D.

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1. Delivery tables

   landonsles replied to Fdavis's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Our techs set up our delivery tables in the OR (they gown/mask/sterile glove to do so), and then cover them with a cover that is included in the pre-packaged vag del kit. The tables are then kept in our sterile supply room until we need them. Once ...

2. Getting called off

   landonsles replied to pottie's topic in General Nursing

   I never thought when I became a nurse that I would have to pretty much fight for my hours...drives me crazy. Because of the way the nurses on my unit are scheduled and the feast or famine nature of L&D, there have been times that, as a full time...

3. Birthing plan for a scheduled c-section?

   landonsles replied to L&DRN03's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Interesting...I have never seen that before. I am wondering if maybe she wanted a little control over a situation where she felt she would have none. KWIM? Eight weeks ago, I had my fourth baby via primary c/s for breech presentation. I felt like I ...

4. L&D nurses? Are you all for natural births?

   landonsles replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   No--you don't look like the ***** who swatted at her nurse...LOL. Your nurse should've respected you and backed off. It's pretty sad when nurses get so wrapped up in tasks/interventions (and, unfortunately charting to CYA) that they forget their pa...

5. L&D nurses? Are you all for natural births?

   landonsles replied to MIcrunchyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I don't care if a woman is in the throes of labor...no nurse deserves to be "swatted at" or kicked for doing his/her job. That being said, I do prepare my pts for whatever task I am about to do and will (usually--unless baby is in trouble) wait for ...

6. Would you give birth at the hospital where you work?

   landonsles replied to luv4nursing's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm going to sound like the poster above me...LOL I will be delivering on my unit in October, too. And this will be my third on this particular unit. My youngest two were delivered there before I worked on that unit; I loved the care I rec'd, so dec...

7. They sent us a 1 week postpartum pt...we do openhearts!

   landonsles replied to MIRockstarRN's topic in General Nursing

   If mom has been d/c'd from hospital already, then she goes to ICU. If she has not yet left hospital, then she comes back to us on L&D.

8. Co-worker hitting up the Dr.s for meds during shift?

   landonsles replied to babiesX2's topic in General Nursing

   The only time I have ever gotten a script while at work was from my own OB. And she offered it b/c I asked her opinion on which OTC med was better for acid reflux. She said that a RX was better and pulled out the RX pad before I could blink. She h...

9. new to l&d...question???

   landonsles replied to Fairy5's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I always tell them (before we start pushing) that they need to take a big breath like they're going under water, to hold it, and then to push like they are "pooping a watermelon." (OK--it depends upon my rapport with my pt as to whether I tell her t...

10. Saddest I've ever been at work

    landonsles replied to joeb1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had the exact same situation a few weeks ago...down to the gestational age, feet first, all that etc, etc. I had just found out the week before that I am pregnant again, so needless to say, it was a highly emotional day for us all. To the OP, I hat...

11. who the heck are you...

    landonsles replied to loaparker's topic in General Nursing

    We have badges with our pics, name, and title. Nurses also have a plastic tag that sits behind our badge that states "RN" in big white letters against a blue background or "LVN" in big blue letters against a white background. It hangs far enough d...

12. What's the dumbest thing you ever got called on the carpet for?

    landonsles replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

    This is from when I worked at a very small dental office---I had a pt "Mrs. X" who, at the beginning of her appt, told us all (including the dentist) how at her last dental office, she had the cops called on her b/c she had pitched such a fit when it...

13. New Grad to Delay working

    landonsles replied to rockermom's topic in Texas

    I did sorta the same thing. I graduated in May 2006, but did not start my first RN job until Nov 2006. (I had a baby that June.) I completed a three month internship, the same as the two GN's who were hired shortly after I was. It doesn't matter that...

14. failed a check off...

    landonsles replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Students

    I failed the Foley check off when I was in NS, and now I put in Foley's all the time..LOL Just practice, practice, practice, and you'll do fine on your redo!

15. on-call practices and compensation

    landonsles replied to roady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have mandatory call that varies each schedule, depending on our staffing. Last month it was 12hrs, this month it's 8. We get $0.50 for each hour on call that we are not called in, and time and a half for the hours we are called in.