Labornursepgh

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1. Does Oxytocin need to be refrigerated?

   Labornursepgh replied to AnnieOaklyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Yes and No. At my facility the bags of Pitocin that come from the manufacturer premixed are stored at room temp in our Pixis. But there are times when we run out or it's on back order and the pharmacy has to mix it in house. The bags mixed in our pha...

2. New L&D RN- New Grad

   Labornursepgh replied to lmc0403's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I was hired in L & D right out of nursing school and I was beyond excited because it was my "dream job." I was very much like you ... I wanted to start and be great on day one. But the reality is that being a great labor and delivery nurse takes ...

3. NoThing left behind

   Labornursepgh replied to Bmv2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work at an HCA facility in FL and all L & D nurses are required to complete CNE on retained surgical items which includes the "Nothing Left Behind" practice recommendations. In my unit, once a patient is in active labor a sterile instrument tab...