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hoping to be an rn has 17 years experience as a ADN and specializes in Labor and Delivery.

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1. Super Anxiety at work

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2. Super Anxiety at work

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   I just left a l and D job I had been at for roughly 12 years to start at a new facility in the town we plan to retire.. I feel so out of my element and the drs are not friendly like where I came from..one of my patients went from 3 to delivering in t...

3. I am ready to quit...

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   ok so last month had a terrible delivery resulted in a c-hyst..not my fault i immediately seen the mother needed internals and called for them..baby was in the 50's...not a good outcome...the other nite i had a terrible delivery..felt something that ...

4. nuchal cords...

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   i know this really sounds stupid but how exactly do you reduce a nuchal cord? what if there are two or the one is very tight? where exactly do you clamp and cut? right at the baby's neck or at the cord coming out? i am sooo confused and am scared i w...

5. ughhhhh...

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   ok just when i am trying to get a little self confidence in my job and feeling a little bit more comfortable..in comes a 20 smthing weeker....breech, srom'd, take her back for a section but the baby is right there...the doc starts yelling for this an...

6. I Need Some Help...

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   This Sounds Really Stupid But I Dont Know How Far To Push The Pt's Before I Call The Dr. In The Room I Am Talking About Prima Pt's And Sometimes I Don't Know If I Am Pushing Them Effectively....when The Head Is Spreading The Labia Or What??? Everyday...

7. checking cervix

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   Trust Me Once You Feel One You Can Feel Them From Then On...all I Use To Feel Was Mush Then I Felt One And From Then On I Can Find Them

8. when do you start feeling comfortable?

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   my question is when will i start feeling comfortable w/ what i am doing? all the girls i was interning with seem far more comfortable then i do.....i am scared of everything from calling the docs to c-sections and it never fails someone always tells ...

9. Decel Interventions

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   Yes We Do Them But I Did Not Have An Iupc In....

10. Decel Interventions

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    Oh I Love Your Screen Name...yeah, Her B/p Was Ok And Was About To Give Terb But She Was A/c And I Got The Fhr To Come Back Up A Little...it Just Made Me Nervous...i Am Trying Soooo Hard Which I Think Is Putting Too Much Pressure On Myself...when Do ...

11. Decel Interventions

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    Uh Not Really I Had The Cap Locks On And It Just Came Out That Way...no The Decel Would Recover But Not Back Up To Baseline As Well...and Yes...the Baby Did Have Good Variability But It Made Me Nervous....i Guess Cuz I Am So New.....

12. Decel Interventions

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    What Are Some More Tricks Of The Trade With Prolonged Decels I Know The Fluid Bolus, Turn Off The Pit, O2, Changing Position, Knee Chest, Contacting The Docs But Anymore Tricks? Last Nite After A Pt Got An Epidural She Had A Big Old Decel I Shook Her...

13. montevideo units

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    i usually count the mvu's at the start of the ctx...but someone told me the other day you can take the tip of the ctx and subtract the resting tone...is this correct..? i just want to make sure i am counting this and ctx, and duration correctly...

14. Looking for a website maybe u can help

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    I had a website saved in my favorites and can't seem to find it...it was nursing teachers showing various nursing skills but interactively...if anyone knows of this website please let me know...thank you...

15. The time is drawing near...Help

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    ok i have been in orientation for about 3 mos now...and they are moving me to nites which i have to orient for 2 weeks....then i will be on my own...i am sooo intimidated by the drs. and everything...i am just really scared..any suggestions? do you r...