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Oh and to add one more thing....Each time a new policy is presented or existing policy modified a copy is placed in the charge binder along with the checklis the charge nurse does and each staff...

We have a charge nures checklist that it to be completed per shift. On the checklist we assign "housekeeping" duties to each nurse on the floor such as stocking rooms, checking off crash cart ect. On...

You know the saying "You don't know what you don't know"? I think that folks that think that obtaining an advanced practice nursing degree without the bedside experience don't understand how valuble...

I've been both a CNA and an RN. There are days when I would love to come to work and do my assigned task and go home. I worked hard as a CNA and was a valuable member of the team. I had no idea then...

So much focus is put on a mom being preganant that sometimes providers lose sight of the fact that if mom dies, so does baby. Not to say protecting the fetus is not important, and may call for some...

Since posting this I've become employed at Naval Hospital. I've been there almost three years and really like it! I work L&D and we follow AWHONN guidelines. Nurse to pt ratios are usually very good....

I love the pt's that want to have a drug/epidural free natural delivery. It's really a rewarding to be at the bedside to coach them through labor, or teach family members how to be effective coaches....

I don't have a crazy story...just something to share. I am an L&D nurse for a Naval Hopspital in coastal North Carolina. Worked a12 hour shift Friday, slept at the hospital Friday night, and worked...

If it makes you feel any better, I also grieved the time I missed with family by working every other weekend. I took a clinc job so that I could work M-F instead. And guess what, I hated that even...

I've been an L&D nurse for 5years and still love it! Somedays I'm more "excited" than others to be present at a delivery. I really enjoy that fact that in L&D you have predictability and high acuity...

I have Danskos and LOVE them! Everything else i've worn causes my back to hurt before the shift is over. I do have a pair of Danskos that are very squeaky so I dont wear that pair as much. I've been...

I love what I do as a nurse, when it comes to pt care, just not the politics of nursing. It is a demanding, intense field. Maybe because of the level of responsibility we have, or maybe those who...

No inductions before 39 weeks unless medically indicated, has been the standard of care at the hopital i'm at for the past 2-3years. The MOD information was part of the training we received when we...

So very beautiful....thank you :flwrhrts:

I've been an L&D nurse for almost 5 years and worked in several different facilities. We have always used Para to determine number of live births. So with twins we would use a G1P2 for each child....

:yeah:Yayyyyy!!! Congrats! I know how ya feel. Was definately one of the proudest moments of my life. Enjoy your pinning ceremony and how awesome that you get to share that with your mom. I'm sure...

IMO...which may not be worth much..lol...There is such a fear of legal action if there is an adverse outcome, that physicians do as much intervention as possible to CYA. The prevalent mindset now is...

I didn't read every single post (there are ALOT) so this might have been addressed...but....I don't understand why hours can't be more flexible in general. I really like working 12's and i'm hands...

Thanking my lucky stars that I graduated and got into L&D when I did. Been a full time L&D nurse since graduating in 06. I also live in an area largely unaffected by recession and work for a military...

Same here!

Having more knowledge is never a waste of time. The more you know the better off you are. I have taken ACLS twice. The initial class, then recert. When I recert I take the full class though because I...

We use amnisure at my facility. The amnisure literature states that ANY line, no matter how faint indicates a positive result. However, recent intercourse can cause a positive result so it's...

I've already stated my post was not taken as intended, so i'm not sure what else i can say to apologize. I've worked in facilities where there are no in house docs. We work under standing orders and...

Oh also on the skin to skin comment. I was thinking that if mom delivered at home and you were transporting her from there, that she would be placed on the stretcher holding the baby. If she was...

I in no way intended what I posted to come across as negative. You asked what you should cover when teaching out of hospital deliveries. I just stated what I had obseved when receiving out of...