Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.
allnurses

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.
Discussion

Calling experienced OB nurses:)

Hi all! I need help! I am new to L&D and am having some trouble with VE's and determining dilation.

Any words of advice? I get that this will probably take time but I wish it was easier! My first issue is reaching those posterior primips! I have them put their hands underneath them but still can't reach (probably just need to be a bit more aggressive?). And I cant seem to feel cervix once the head is at 0 station and she's dilated 5+ (probably d/t effacement?)

Any advice would be greatly appreciated!

  • Quote

    • Featured Replies

    you may just have small hands....and practice makes perfect!!

  • Quote

    There was one far posterior cervix I could not reach for the life of me (even with the pelvic tilt)! My precepting nurse could, but she had longer fingers than me! I agree with the above post...you may have small hands

  • Quote

    If the cervix is very posterior, and sitting on her hands doesn't help, I give very gentle fundal pressure with my left hand to bring everything down a bit.

  • Quote

    quick question as a RN are you allowed to give VE?? im a new RN and work in L&D and only the MD's PA's and CNM's do VE..... im in NYC maybe its different not sure

  • Quote
    quick question as a RN are you allowed to give VE?? im a new RN and work in L&D and only the MD's PA's and CNM's do VE..... im in NYC maybe its different not sure

    Yes, absolutely we're allowed. The facility I work at now is a teaching hospital that has both interns/residents (so, they want experience in SVEs) and midwives (who are there at bedside and do their own SVEs) so here I don't get much experience with SVEs, but at the facility I worked at prior to this, it was a small community hospital where the doctors were not in-house, and the RNs were expected to do just about everything.

  • Quote

    • Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Add a Comment
    Go to topic listing

    Currently Reading 0

    • No registered users viewing this page.

    Account

    Navigation

    Search

    Search

    Configure browser push notifications
    Chrome (Android)
    1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
    2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
    3. Adjust your preference.
    Chrome (Desktop)
    1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
    2. Select Site settings.
    3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.