wsiab

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1. Dealing with doctors.....

   wsiab replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Gotta love those "macrosomic" 6-7 lbers.

2. triage

   wsiab replied to acuteobrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We have an 8 bed triage unit staffed with 2 nurses. It works great, the goal is to get an NST and assessment in 20-30 minutes. Women that get sent home are usually there from under 1 hour to 3 hours. For long term observation we will put them in a...

3. One to One Prenatal Education

   wsiab replied to layna's topic in Ob/Gyn

   All of the hospitals out here charge for their classes. I had my first when I was 17 and planned parenthood had a midwife that offered prenatal classes there on a sliding scale (when I wound up on bedrest for ptl before class started, she came to my...

4. Manual extraction

   wsiab replied to Dayray's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We do those in the OR, with anesthesia. In addition to the anesthesia/pain control issue, you never know the reason the placenta is not coming out on its own (acreta?, etc) or if you will be able to control her bleeding after.

5. prereq's

   wsiab replied to aj rn 2be's topic in General Students

   Have you tried showing up for the first day of class for A&P, go to the class, talk to the instructor and see if they would be willing to add you or at least let you attend the first couple of weeks and consider adding you if people drop (which h...

6. Holiday schedule....

   wsiab replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

   Holidays off....That's funny. We are required to get christmas or new years off, based on seniority. If your holiday off does not fall on one of your regularly scheduled days off, then you get signed for an extra shift to make up for the day off. H...

7. I've got a question about inducing?

   wsiab replied to TeresaRN2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Talk to the doctor/midwife about your concerns, mention how close you live to the hospital. They are probably just concerned about getting you into the hospital before you deliver. I have seen history of fast labors/precipitous deliveries used as a...

8. After nursing school

   wsiab replied to dframirez's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I started L&D directly out of nursing school about a year and a half ago. The job I took was not the only offer for L&D that I got. It can be done, go into it with your eyes open, and ask questions about the training the facility offers and...

9. Crappy car, crappy house, sacrifices

   wsiab replied to gordi24's topic in General Students

   Hang in there, and don't be afraid to make friends. I went to a private college for nursing school, there were a lot of new cars in the parking lot and the amount of spoiled rotten brats, who thought that the definition of being poor was having to ...

10. Sigma Theta Tau

    wsiab replied to adrienurse's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, inducted May 2000

11. Ok, I have been having a problem down under and am a *little* worried

    wsiab replied to kimmicoobug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry, I know the comment is comming a little late..... I would definitely check into planned parenthood,they usually have state funding for obgyn related care that has less strict income requirements than medicaid (the application is one page and y...

12. Please Help Me With Peds Math..or Ill Be In Big Trouble!

    wsiab replied to nicoleinphilly's topic in General Students

    31 lbs is not 68 kg (try dividing 31 by 2.2 instead of multiplying).... This is why the numbers are coming up so high, 68 kg is about 150 lbs ( that's one big three year old).

13. monthy birth rate

    wsiab replied to finallyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    600+ per month.

14. Is Physics the most difficult class?

    wsiab replied to RENAISSANCE RN's topic in General Students

    Definitely not. I took physics as an elective because I loved it in highschool, very fun class, challenging and stimulating but definitely not the most difficult course I took... It just requires strong math skills. Anatomy requires a lot of memoriz...

15. Advice on Resumes and Cover Letters

    wsiab replied to colleen10's topic in General Students

    You may want to consider a functional resume instead of an experience driven resume. Mention a brief employment history, a few lines, and state references are available upon request, have a references sheet prepared to bring to an interview or fax ...