jarrn03

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1. Have you ever had a pt have sex...

   jarrn03 replied to jarrn03's topic in Ob/Gyn

   The doctor never instructed them to have sex in the hospital. He had no idea that it had happened until he came out of the OR.

2. L&D nurses - can you look at my birth plan?

   jarrn03 replied to Lola77's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Your approach to your deliveries are about the same as mine. I totally get a kick how the familys always ask how much babe weighed, no one asks if they are breathing etc. My babies stay on their mommy as long as I can keep them there. I do eyes/thigh...

3. Have you ever had a pt have sex...

   jarrn03 replied to jarrn03's topic in Ob/Gyn

   The doctor was unaware of it happening until the nurse told him.

4. Have you ever had a pt have sex...

   jarrn03 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Have you ever had a pt and her spouse have sex in their room "to get things going naturally"? We had a couple come in that had had intercourse that am, stimulating contractions. Her cervix was changing but then stalled out around 7 CM. The mother to ...

5. Funny OB things people say

   jarrn03 replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Has anyone had a pt bring in a pic of their mucous plug on their cell phone? I've gotten 2 in 4yrs. I about died!! Thank god for cell phones!

6. Average hourly pay for per diem agency RN?

   jarrn03 replied to CowsRGreat's topic in Agency

   Days-$48 Eve-$50 Noc-$52 Here in Oregon.

7. HELLP syndrome patient today

   jarrn03 replied to Suebee6's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I can totally relate to the moms not getting to see their babies because of meds. I delivered at 28wks due to preeclampsia and was on Mag. It was pure torture. I think I finally whinned enough the nurse took me down at about 22 hrs post op. I only...

8. Teen dies from Med Error in Labor

   jarrn03 replied to htrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We had the same thing happen a few months ago but we were fortunate that nothing horrible happened. I was so happy that I wasn't working that night. It went through 3 nurses and a CRNA before the night shift nurse found it. Of course it happened to ...

9. How hard do you work to remove all vernix?

   jarrn03 replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

   The longer you wait for the bath the more the skin absorbs it and less you have to wash. I don't try hard at all to get it off. Why waste a good thing! Julie

10. single umbilical artery

    jarrn03 replied to Tweety's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My son also had a 2 vessel cord. It was DX at my 20 wk ultrasound. I was sent for a level 2 US and nothing else was found so we elected not to have an amnio. 8 wks later I delivered due to pre-eclampsia. He spent 74 days in the NICU. After he was se...

11. drug screens on admission???

    jarrn03 replied to Campnurse123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have a policy that if they meet critieria such as late entry to care..after 20 wks, past history of use, any + screens, precip labors. Mom's have to give consent, but we don't have to have consent to screen the kiddo. If they have any of the above...

12. 2 vessel cord

    jarrn03 replied to perle1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My son also had a 2 vessel cord. It was DX at my 20 wk ultrasound. I was sent for a level 2 US and nothing else was found so we elected not to have an amnio. 8 wks later I delivered due to pre-eclampsia. He spent 74 days in the NICU. After he wa...

13. IV Fentanyl for labor...

    jarrn03 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Currently our facility uses stadol. We are looking into using Fentanyl. For those of you that use it can you tell me what you like and don't like about it. What are the usual dosages? Thanks for your help. Julie

14. Replacing amniotic fluid to raise HR

    jarrn03 replied to kbclary4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What they were doing is called amnioinfusion. This is done for different reasons. One is when the amniotic sac has broke and water has came out, the cord loses some cushion. If the baby is laying on the cord or it is being compressed in anyway it ...

15. pain med...

    jarrn03 replied to stephera's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I tell my pts "Natural" is coming out the magic door. Doesn't matter how you get there, just as long as it comes out the magic door. Everyone has a choice. C-sections are not natural so we do everything we can to make it happen "natural".