so just a little devils advocate what is diffrent between a baby not getting a bath and you holding the hand of your patient who maybe has HSV that just was in the bathroom scratching a leison did not wash their hands and is now holding yours (i gues...
well, technically we have 24 LDR's, 4 OR suites, however we typically only use 3 (one of those being for cerclages mostly. we deliver about 450 a month, although a couple of years ago when I started (before the birthrate dropped yes I think it it did...
I learned and accepted when i started in labor and delivery that non-medicated births made me nervous i was scarred, I felt bad for the woman who was hurting and i wanted to try to make it better. Then one day I said to myself, this is HER birth expe...
I can't wait to read the update on what actually happens. Your birthplan sounds very reasonable. But keep this in mind birth is a fluid dance. Nothing happens by itself and everything affects everything else. I do NOT agree with the mandatory nursery...
mugwump replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn
well, first of all i would say as a new grad in this economy, don't excpect a labor and delivery job. I would however encourage you to get as close to it, as you could. for instance a hospital with a big labor and delivery unit and work where ever yo...
mugwump replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn
Well as far as the AWHONN do you attend meetings, then you are a "active member" also I try to use the nurse job description in my resume instead of care for patients, you might right i formulate the nursing plan of care for my patients and assess, a...
mugwump replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn
Wow this is a tuff one, my first reactin when your old preceptor critisez you is to remind her that she was your preceptor and you are mirroring her behaviors. so basically when she is critisizing you she is critisizing herslef. i would also talk to ...
I know this is in the speciatly area for OB I'm not sure that all the people posting are in OB so I want to remind everyone or educate everyone that yes all hospitals that do labor and delivery can do an emergency c/section. However the accepted stan...
Had a bad delivery the otherday but suprizingly baby is doing good, can we just way primip pushing for 2 hours, c/section baby got stuck (beyond stuck) took about 5 minuts, pushing from below (2 different people) 2 doctors, 2 surgical techs, extended...
The doctor did tell them the gestational age and it was not viable and it needed to stay with the mother. He was overrulled by the paramedics. And yes there was a reason that she was too unstable for transport. Transport was already called before she...