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1. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

   jvcrn replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Many hospitals employ nurse techs. In our hospital we hire nursing students to work as patient care technicians. They see and do a lot. I have found graduate nurses who have worked in this role on the unit are more prepared for their first clinical p...

2. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

   jvcrn replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

   :balloons: You do realize it's cold in Massachusetts. right? Stay in the south we need you here! Ask me about a great little maternity center on the southeast coast. :Melody:

3. Routine newborn blood glucose testing?

   jvcrn replied to bbnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Keeping babies with mom and out of the nursery is often in how you approach the subject. Research indicates moms actually rest better with baby in the room with them. As for glucose checks: follow the pernatal guidelines published in the 5th edition...

4. Ideas for 10 min staff mtg inservice

   jvcrn replied to mfshirk's topic in Ob/Gyn

   :balloons: How about nurses giving each other 10 minute hand massages. They will see how relaxing this simple technique is and how easily they can pass it on to patient's/families during the stress of labor/blues etc..