CrazyBlondesRock

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1. Do you like your job?

   CrazyBlondesRock replied to chel2thec's topic in Ob/Gyn

   When I worked labor and delivery I didn't spend much time with the newborn. We were supposed to take the newborns to the newborn nursery for admission about 1 hour after delivery. As you can imagine the parents usually spent that hour admiring and ...

2. most Interesting case/situation

   CrazyBlondesRock replied to Still Riding's topic in General Nursing

   I used to be an OB nurse and during orientation had a pt. throw a suspected AFE. We had to do a case study as new OB nurses and everyone was amazed by the labs and fetal heart monitor strips. I learned that when a laboring mom (or recently delivere...

3. Advice for brand-new OR nurse?

   CrazyBlondesRock posted a topic in Operating Room

   I've been a labor and delivery nurse since I graduated in May, 2004, however; some political situations at my hospital arose and I decided to take a job elsewhere and give the OR a try (I've always been interesed in the OR, but really couldn't get mu...

4. RN's scrubbing in on c/s???

   CrazyBlondesRock replied to LD123's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I used to work in a high-volume OB unit (around 600/month) and we used OB techs (I don't think they were certified scrub techs) as scrubs - we usually had 2-3 at night. When these OB techs weren't scrubbing they were doing blood glucose fingersticks...

5. Poll: Are there openings in L&D?

   CrazyBlondesRock replied to ER1010's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My hospital offers fellowships for new grad and new-to-LDR nurses in June and Jan. Definately make sure you will be getting a 1:1 orientation because most of us didn't get a lot of experience with LDR in nursing school (unless you got a senior pract...

6. What did you buy yourself for a graduation present

   CrazyBlondesRock replied to Nightcrawler's topic in New Nurse

   A 32 inch TV and a DVD player with surround sound - love watching movies!

7. What made you become a ob-gyn nurse?

   CrazyBlondesRock replied to WhisperingEchos's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Gompers is right that in OB/GYN (I'm in L & D) you spend most of your time working with moms. I can tell you that as a L+D nurse at most hospitals you will get a variety of different experiences: circulating (and sometimes scrubbing) in the OR, ...