NurseforPreggers

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1. Regional differences in OB terminology ....

   NurseforPreggers replied to Selke's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work in Alabama and we say: Complete (never heard "fully" used) Cytotec (not miso) Anterior lip or rim We do use BUFA, TOLAC, NCB and other abbreviations One thing I was curious if other people have heard of is ... when we have a woman who is very...

2. OB scrubs

   NurseforPreggers replied to obosoon's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We wear our own scrubs, but we also have hospital supplied scrubs. We have a choice.

3. Post-Its from the edge

   NurseforPreggers replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

   Dear charge nurse, I'd appreciate it if you would not pull a recliner up to the nurses station and prop your feet up with a pillow and a blanket all night long. Its extremely unprofessional. Just because you are not required to take a patient doesn't...

4. Ode to Preceptors from a new RN..

   NurseforPreggers replied to AMARTIN1's topic in General Nursing

   You should print that out and give it to your preceptor. Maybe in a little card or something. That would make a beautiful gift.

5. I was passed over as charge...given to new grad instead

   NurseforPreggers replied to amurdock's topic in General Nursing

   Hang in there! I just noticed what city you are from and it just so happens its the same as mine. So I better not say too much, because I'm quite sure I know where you work seeing as though there are only 3 hospitals here. Just keep your chin up. It ...

6. Destroying narcotics

   NurseforPreggers replied to NannaNurse's topic in General Nursing

   The same way you did.

7. Staffing ratio for this patient

   NurseforPreggers replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

   What is the criteria for transferring this patient out to a Level III facility? I work in a Level II facility and we have similar patients all the time. Actually I don't think I've seen a single patient transferred out of our facility until after del...

8. Nursing t-shirt ideas

   NurseforPreggers replied to WhatToDo's topic in General Students

   I have a shirt that I really like, it has a syringe on the back and it says "Nurses call the shots"

9. Iv Help Needed

   NurseforPreggers replied to AnnetteER's topic in Emergency

   I think it took me a couple of months to be consistent at starting IVs. I think I was pretty terrible at it to begin with. My preceptor use to tell me that I "HAD TO LEARN" to get them. I would get so frustrated. Now IVs really are my favorite thing ...

10. GBS Status: Unknown

    NurseforPreggers replied to camay1221_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do treat unknown pt's at my hospital. Usually Amp 2 grams Q 6 or if they are allergic to PCN we use Cleocin 900 mg Q 8. One group of MD's that I work with treats everyone and they don't check GBS status.

11. L&D Straight out of Nursing School?

    NurseforPreggers replied to Siouxz2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I got hired to L&D straight out of nursing school. It is definitely do-able. I think one thing that helped me get into this facility was that I did my senior preceptorship on this floor during nursing school. The manager was vaguely familiar with...

12. Best area to start nursing carreer?

    NurseforPreggers replied to Bicycleboy's topic in General Nursing

    Med/Surg. I'm sure that is what everyone is going to say. It will give you a good variety of disease processes/treatments.

13. Where can I learn how to draw blood?

    NurseforPreggers replied to ILoveNurses's topic in General Nursing

    In that case I would go to the person that told you that you need to learn to draw blood and ask them how you should go about that. Maybe that person has some resources that you are unaware of. I don't think reading the steps on the internet would be...

14. Where can I learn how to draw blood?

    NurseforPreggers replied to ILoveNurses's topic in General Nursing

    Do you work with any nurses that can teach you? Or better yet, ask your hospital or institution if they have phlebotomy classes.

15. ok to use names in charting?

    NurseforPreggers replied to liswbbrn's topic in General Nursing

    If it is noted somewhere else then I agree with you. Where I work in L&D we generally don't have MARs/procedure logs/or paper charting. We chart everything solely on the computer. The only time we even use MARs is if the patient has more than the...