Minou

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1. My poor co-worker!

   Minou replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Unbelievable !. I work in a small Birthing Center that is actually in a separate building from the main hospital ( soon to be changed ). We are a closed unit so do not float ( that is nice !!!! ) The price of that is we take mandatory call twice a mo...

2. Stillbirths

   Minou replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I feel for you, indeed it is very difficult any time you have a demise, especially the full term babies that are/appear perfect. You probably never will forget your first demise, it is imprinted in your mind, but you put that in your bag of experienc...

3. Charting- again

   Minou replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

   What I found useful when I started was to read other nurses' charting to get ideas of what to write ( and sometimes what not to write ). Remember to be accurate, to the point and chronological . re-read your charting and if you're not sure, have some...

4. Patients refusing Pitocin

   Minou replied to Minou's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I do too....I guess ideally, this should be started before pregnancy but more realistically, in the doc's office...part of the initial prenatal care should be to educate the pt about the possible ways to do birthing...I guess if you're high risk at a...

5. Patients refusing Pitocin

   Minou replied to Minou's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I agree....I totally respect pt's rights to go whichever route they choose...but they need to be educated and assume the responsibility of their choices...health care being what it is today, we don't ( pt and staff ) have the luxury of doing slow na...

6. Patients refusing Pitocin

   Minou replied to Minou's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm glad to see these responses...Here i am thinking i'm not a "supportive" l&d rn....well, the pt did'nt want to go home although we told her she wasn't in active labor and the doc didn't want to p.o. family. but yeah, I would've gladly given he...

7. Patients refusing Pitocin

   Minou posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi , I am curious about how other L&D nurses deal with an admitted primip, not ruptured , irregular uc's, not really progressing, but oh soooo in pain ( 1/th/high ), this being the reason for admit, and refusing pitocin ...and BTW, you only hav...

8. Elective Cesareans/On Demand

   Minou replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi, I have to say that a c/section just because it's convenient is outrageous ( be it on the pt's part or...the doc's ...) But I do support c/s for valid reasons ... I have 2 c/section stories...that actually happened a day apart not too long ago.....

9. What do patients say that irks you?

   Minou replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hey, I thought I was the only one that used that Holiday Inn thing..." Are you the nurse " as you're getting ready for a sve....:-)

10. PP Hemorrhage (long)

    Minou replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, first of all congrats on the good nursing you provided this pt ( which I am sure she will never fully appreciate ), now, my pet peeve with these know-it-all people is that I don't understand why they don't just have their babies at home....Oh I ...

11. Absolutely the most entertaining birth plan I have ever read....

    Minou replied to Mermaid4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just love this... a girl after my own heart...wow...I am going to cut/paste this somewhere, it is just too precious, Thank you for sharing, Minou

12. I hope I haven't made a mistake

    Minou replied to cabbage patch rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know how you feel !!! my first job was like that ( not L&D, but med/surg ) and unfortunately lasted 7 months...I hated everything about that job ...lousy pay, lousy understaffing, lousy equipment, and the atmosphere, what a hellhole !!! A disgu...

13. Photography in L&D

    Minou replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is a difficult thing to settle... pt's right to have a record of the birth (makes sense ) vs staff's right to do their job unhindered and to not be on tape ( also makes sense ). Pt safety always, always comes first. we don't need people crowding...

14. 16G or 18G for IV access?

    Minou replied to k_cole21's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we use mostly 18g, some rn's go for 20g when they have a hard stick but I tend to think if you can get a 20g in, you can get 18g in as well. 16 G, too big !! Minou

15. Lotus Birth...What do yall think about this?

    Minou replied to JVanRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, since reading this thread a couple of days ago, I had a chance to mention Lotus Birth at work... not very popular....I get a lot of " WHAT ??? ", " Yuck " , " Are you serious ? " and " What for ? "...Whooey, I guess I can relax ...Lotus Birth...