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1. Do You Have Male Nurses on your Unit?

   mom2dacl replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work L&D, and our nurse manager is a Man. He started out as a Paramedic, became a nurse, and has worked his way up through the ranks, so to speak. He occasionally comes in for deliveries if we are really short staffed. He is great, Very prof...

2. Is anyone near or in the path of Katrina?

   mom2dacl replied to Monica RN,BSN's topic in General Nursing

   I am in Tallahassee, and we are not getting hit, but we are getting the patient transfers. Our ambulance bay has been full since Sunday. I cannot complain, however, if my workload increases. I have a home and my family is safe. My prayers go out ...

3. Hospital Infant Security Systems

   mom2dacl replied to BABYRN916's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We also use Prosec. Our biggest problem: running out of sensors. K

4. Are they still using Cytotec?

   mom2dacl replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Interesting. our protocol is 1 hour bedrest and 1 hour monitoring, then Q4hours or per nurse descretion for cervidil, but continuous with cytotec. (unless IUFD)

5. Are they still using Cytotec?

   mom2dacl replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We currently only have one doc using it at our place for live births. others use it for IUFD's, but will absolutly not use it for cervical ripening for induction. I overheard one of the oldest docs in town telling a resident (today, in fact) how un...

6. What an informative group. Coming off orientation in L&D

   mom2dacl posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi ladies (and gents), I have spent the last few weeks reading the forum, and I have learned so much! I am on my last week of orientation on L&D, and I have had wonderful preceptors who have really taken good care of me. I previously worked full...

7. Youngest labor patient?

   mom2dacl replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We had a 10 year old who had been raped by an uncle, who was in prision, btw. The pregnancy was discovered far to late to do anything about it. The child was in foster care with a wonderful foster mother who did the best she could. The original plan ...

8. Swedish nurse looking for Tallahassee colleagues.

   mom2dacl replied to marialans's topic in Florida

   Labor and Delivery at night. Was an Extern , now an NST. Went full time for the benefits. I plan to work there after Graduation. I might be doing my preceptorship in MSICU. I tried to get and ICU. Are you at FSU? (Too many U's :rotfl: )

9. Swedish nurse looking for Tallahassee colleagues.

   mom2dacl replied to marialans's topic in Florida

   Labor and Delivery at night. Was an Extern , now an NST. Went full time for the benefits. I plan to work there after Graduation. I might be doing my preceptorship in MSICU. I tried to get and ICU. Are you at FSU? (Too many U's :rotfl: )

10. Swedish nurse looking for Tallahassee colleagues.

    mom2dacl replied to marialans's topic in Florida

    Hi to both of you. I also Graduate next April from TCC and currently work at TMH. Where do you work, Todd? Where are you planning to work, Maria? Karen

11. Where are the catheters?

    mom2dacl replied to Mimi2RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep, here in Tallahassee, FL we have been out for weeks. Back order is all we are told. It really sucks. Then, to top it off, we ran out of 8 fr Suction catheters, which is what we were using to replace them. Those came in, but still no Deelee!!!...

12. Heard a sad, scary story from my preceptor today

    mom2dacl replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I Saw this happen just a few weeks ago. Baby was 17 week demise, many abnormalities. Bladder of baby was so destended and when head came out, cervix clamped down. Baby's head came off while trying to deliver. Needle aspiration was needed to pull flui...