NBSAlvarez

NBSAlvarez has 3 years experience.

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1. L&D Nursing Advice PLEASE HELP!

   NBSAlvarez replied to Theworldisourspot's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi! Hello! I hope you accepted the L&D position. That is wonderful. Just like any position, you will have good and bad experiences. The one thing that I dislike about L&D is that you tend to forget about things that aren't related to OB/L&...

2. L&D Nursing Advice PLEASE HELP!

   NBSAlvarez replied to Theworldisourspot's topic in Ob/Gyn

   **** **** **** **** I love to hear how much you enjoy your specialty. I think it is wonderful. I really enjoy Labor & Delivery and still have so much to learn but I feel like it is time to move on to something new. It was refreshing to read your...

3. L&D Nursing Advice PLEASE HELP!

   NBSAlvarez replied to Theworldisourspot's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I love to hear how much you enjoy your specialty. I think it is wonderful. I really enjoy Labor & Delivery and still have so much to learn but I feel like it is time to move on to something new. It was refreshing to write your post

4. Toco monitoring

   NBSAlvarez replied to elizabethdean082's topic in Ob/Gyn

   There are all sort of valid reasons why you would want to do toco monitoring. If you have a patient that is going to be induce, you going to want to know how frequently and how intense her contractions are. You don't want her to contract too much (wi...

5. New nurse in Labor and Delivery

   NBSAlvarez replied to KER5050's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thanks for posting this. Although, this wasn't meant for me but it was helpful. I just started in Jan 2013 and I feel like I went to nursing school for nothing. It is very nerve wrecking because like you said, you have patients lives to deal with. I...

6. RN Struggling After Neonatal Death

   NBSAlvarez replied to jndavis21's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I agree with nursehuffandpuff, review this case and learn from it. Don't beat yourself up, there are certain situations in life where you don't have any control over. It is hard to cope with this. It's ok, you all did the best you could. My suggest...

7. Fetal Heart Monitoring

   NBSAlvarez replied to jcecere's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi! To answer your question, I don't think you will be able to take the fetal heart monitoring because you need a minimum of 2yrs experience. If you do find a class, it might be a class not a certification. I do suggest that you do take BLS and ACLS...

8. New grad RN in L&D, seeking "cheat sheet" in

   NBSAlvarez replied to Cmmrn7's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Well COngrats! I am in the same shoes!!! I am looking to do the same, had seen something on some website. ( Don't remember) If anything, you make copies and minimize it and you got yourself a mini cheat book.