Cervical Checks

[StephL&DRN2B]

Good morning...I am a new grad. RN working in L&D. I am having a hard time doing vag. exams & checking cervical dilatation. Does it get any easier? Are there any tricks? Thanks for your input!

Stephanie

[babynurse2001]

Best advice I got as a new grad was "don't come out till you find it - every woman has one".

[midwife2b]

Quote from Smiling Blue Eyes:

Personally I dont' get hung up and play w/any numbers other than those. Really, there is not much diff between say, 70-80% ----I mostly chart 0, 50, 80, 90 or 100%. I am amazed at folks who can call a "30% effacement" but hey, we are all different.

I agree with Deb. I chart just like she does.

In the "old days" we charted thick, thin or complete. No percent.

Have a few older docs who still will chart "67.2312" or "not nearly as thin as it needs to be".