Mrs.S

Mrs.S has 4 years experience and specializes in postpartum, nursery, high risk L&D.

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1. Newborn blood glucose sticks

   Mrs.S replied to queenjean's topic in Ob/Gyn

   we do sugars on admission, at 1hr & 4hrs for babies

2. NRP certification?

   Mrs.S replied to cherokeesummer's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I teach NRP; it's a fun class. The algorithm is straightforward. If you read the book and do the practice quizzes at the ends of the chapters, you will be in good shape.

3. How many are PP nurses? LD nurses?

   Mrs.S replied to cherokeesummer's topic in Ob/Gyn

   seriously??

4. How many are PP nurses? LD nurses?

   Mrs.S replied to cherokeesummer's topic in Ob/Gyn

   LDRP...I love labor

5. amniotic fluid embolism

   Mrs.S replied to Almabella's topic in Ob/Gyn

   oh my gosh I'm getting gray hairs just reading this thread...

6. Seriously considering

   Mrs.S replied to septoct7401's topic in Ob/Gyn

   yeah, I think we've all had a nurse taking care of us at one time or another who didn't seem to give a crap about taking care of us. I think they kinda suck.

7. twin delivery...vaginal or c-section???

   Mrs.S replied to samsmom95's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Most of our docs will try for a vag delivery if baby A is vertex even if B isn't, and will attempt to flip baby B after A is delivered. But only a couple will deliver baby B breech, the rest will section the pt.

8. ED sending patients to L&D

   Mrs.S replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

   EXACTLY. that has happened to me more than once too, it's always a hair-raising experience.

9. IUPC and Fetal Spiral Electrode Placement

   Mrs.S replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

   why aren't you supposed to pull the wires apart?

10. ED sending patients to L&D

    Mrs.S replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I wish we could come down to the ER to monitor patients. it just seems like much less of a hassle, for everyone.

11. 02 sat and duramorph

    Mrs.S replied to lmc512's topic in Ob/Gyn

    that's exactly how it goes at my hosp too

12. Central Fetal Monitoring

    Mrs.S replied to rnWinn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I should mention that our is an LDRP too...harder to keep labor patients 1:1 when all you have is labor patients, I suppose. And our hard copy of the strip still prints out in the room off the monitor itself.

13. Refusing "Hospital Protocal"

    Mrs.S replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    One of the experinced labor nurses I work with (our labor guru) recently gave me a tip for working with those unmotivated moms. She said if you present it simply like this: "your baby needs you to______" (position change or whatever it is) that can...

14. G's and P's question-mom has had twins

    Mrs.S replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    no it's not really a big deal, it's just one of those things that get under my skin. like when people say sonnameters.

15. Refusing "Hospital Protocal"

    Mrs.S replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorta OT, but modified Sims' position works just awesome to turn an OP baby