First day on the job as L & D nurse.

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Specializes in LDRP.

Busy, busy, busy.

I saw a delivery, a full term pit induction, was doing fine, had her water broken, epidural put in, from 6cm to 10cm and delivered in less than an hour. Baby had a compound arm (that i'd never heard of that before). epidural barely had a chance to work

then a 21 weeker 3cm dilated in for a possible cerclage.

the computer charting, all the assessing, etc etc-it's so much to know! i am very excited though :) I learned a lot and saw alot.

I'm officially a Labor and Delivery nurse now!

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Specializes in NICU.

yes... it sounds like you were very busy, but it also sounds like you learned a lot. How exciting!!! Best of luck to you... L&D :nurse:

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Specializes in 4 years peds, 7 years L and D.

:cheers: Congrats!! Sounds like you were broken in well today!

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Specializes in Mother-Baby, Antenatal.

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!! I will be in your shoes God willing by November!!!!

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

WOOOHOOO nothing like hittin' the ground running!

Good luck and keep on learning!

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Congrats to u!!!!!!!! I hope that I will be saying that in about a year

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Specializes in OB, lactation.

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Hi - I've been at my new L&D job for about 6 weeks... I have felt like you do pretty much every day so far & expect to for a while.

I still have a ton to learn of course, but things are finally starting to fall into place a little bit - I'm getting to know the routine and getting to be able to take a pt and do most everything (and just get my preceptor when I'm not sure about something, which I still have plenty of questions). When things get crazy (which we have been crazy busy almost every day I've been there... like record-setting busy and we just picked up a contract for our local health dept pts), she is there to help and that will be a lot different later when I'm off orientation (will be the hardest thing, but I'm trying to learn to manage my time and pace things right).

Yesterday I had the polar opposite of the pt you described... cytotec'd, pitted, AROM'd, no epidural ... and wasn't going anywhere with it except probably down c-section lane :(

Have fun!!

Congrats!

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