dariah

dariah has 3 years experience and specializes in OB/GYN.

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1. Question: Specialty pay for Labor & Delivery nursing?

   dariah replied to LaborRN3's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Ditto obrn23. I've never had specialty pay, and only float within maternal-child health.

2. Do you mix your own pit?

   dariah replied to perfexion's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Mine always come mixed from the pharmacy or manufacturer. If we run out is the only time I've had to mix my own.

3. Should I donate all my scrubs?

   dariah replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I've had both cases. My clinic job I had to buy my own scrubs but whatever color/style I wanted. Then my first L&D job they were provided. My current job, I have to buy my own but in a specific color. (Which of course is not the same as the ones ...

4. Do you always keep emergency meds on hand for deliveries?

   dariah replied to perfexion's topic in Ob/Gyn

   No. Case by case like you said.

5. Attachment issues

   dariah replied to abudde6's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have some patients that I've bonded with and remember fondly, crazy horror stories, and patients I go home thinking about because I'm worried about them. But none of it has kept me from functioning.

6. Is a second certification necessary?

   dariah replied to perfexion's topic in Ob/Gyn

   The necessity of it probably is facility dependent. At my former hospital, a big teaching institution, anybody who would be charting on a fetal strip had to have EFM. Since this was a requirement, we did not get a bonus for it. After EFM, you were co...

7. Want to be L&D rn but hate the OR?

   dariah replied to Julcary's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I don't love the OR but I'm rarely in there. When I was first learning to circulate I would get so nervous and intimidated too, but like with everything, it gets easier with practice and experience.

8. Debrief After Traumatic Events?

   dariah replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

   One thing that I don't like is that debriefing sessions are often separated into nursing meetings and medical meetings. Not only are we missing out in the chance to learn from each other, I think it leads to the blame game and fosters a "us vs. them"...

9. Fertility / Infertility Nursing???

   dariah replied to Sl1011's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I imagine starting salary is going to vary greatly by geography. Keep in mind that I was working in New York City where all RNs pretty much make more than the national average. I have found that the tools at Welcome to Salary.com! - Salary.com have b...

10. Postpartum Hemorrhage tool kit

    dariah replied to l/dmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I haven't seen anything in the way of an algorithm or checklist (we just administered what MD asked for) but we had a sealed kit that included 5 tabs of cytotec, and a couple bottles each of pit, hemobate and methergine. We kept it in the med fridge ...

11. How long is a nurse new to labor and delivery usually given for orientation?

    dariah replied to sarahaldean's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I first started in L&D I think I had about 12 weeks and remember feeling so overwhelmed. But once I was really on my own I knew more than I thought I did. It can be hard when someone else with different habits and priorities is hovering over...

12. "Pit to distress"

    dariah replied to lauriepat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've heard doctors try to get me restart or up the pit and say "the baby needs to declare itself" meaning, if we can say the baby can't tolerate labor then we can just call a section.

13. private cord blood collection

    dariah replied to DashCruz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I worked at a large teaching hospital in New York City, almost 50% of patients brought private cord blood kits and almost everyone else participated in the public bank if it was open. Now that I've moved to a small hospital in the Midwest, I've ...

14. What's the weirdest baby name?

    dariah replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Had a boy just the other night named Diamond.

15. I Feel Horrible! Confused! Dont know what to do!

    dariah replied to mommynurse25's topic in Ob/Gyn

    However.....bare in mind that this might be a foreshadowing of how that institution and floor is run. Not saying you shouldn't take the job, but just be prepared that you might hit administrative bumps along the way.