Daysleeper9

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1. Cytotec in outpatients

   Daysleeper9 replied to bbnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Ahem...I'm not from the Pacific Northwest, but we would NEVER do an outpatient Cytotec induction! What is he thinking of?! As Solo mentioned, all too often you get nasty decels with this stuff--it's just negligent to send these women home with no ...

2. Forced to float?

   Daysleeper9 replied to rn500's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Right or wrong, kids, we DO get the prima donna label. I've worked in Maternal/Child Health for the past 10 years, and since I work in a small hospital, floating is a fact of life. Yes, our staff has to go to Peds, med/surg and ICU, but by the sam...

3. med/surg or L&D

   Daysleeper9 replied to lynne,sn's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I strongly, STRONGLY suggest that you do at least one year of med-surg before specializing in anything, L & D included. Every hospital that I have worked in has a "float" requirement. This means when the labor room is slow, you can be pulled t...