It depends on what your hospital has. Normally, the information should go from your computer to a server, then to a storage disk and then to a backup storage disk. These are all in different buildings...
All of our nurses are trained in the infant safety seats. It was a 3 day work shop. Ugh! Anyway, we give the car seats and teach the parents on correct
We give them a robe, infant car seat, diaper bag and a gift bag that contains, lotion, shampoo, conditioner, lip gloss, deodorant, shower gel, toothbrush, toothpaste, pen, paper, comb and a bath net...
Envy replied to FutureRNelizabeth's topic in General Nursing
There are several nursing schools in South Dakota. There are wait lists but they aren't 3 years. Sometimes someone who was accepted changes their mind and you can take their
I've worn the white dress, white hose, hair up and nurse's cap for Halloween. The older patient's called me the "real nurse". It was amazing how many visitors would walk past the other staff and come...
You need to be aware of the pt. history--was it a preciptious or prolonged first or second stage of labor, or both. What drugs were used, oxytocin and mag.sulfate. Were forceps or vacuumn extractor...
If only 1 finger fits in the cervix--1cm,when you cross your fingers and the 2 fit in--then it's 2cm, if you have your fingers side by side and they both fit in-it's 3, if with 2 fingers there is a...
I do know that Haiti won't accept out dated supplies or medicine. Not sure about other third world countries. If you have items that you no longer use and don't have outdates I can get you an address...
I might chart it as an isolated deceleration with rapid recovery, if it happens once.(Hopefully it recovered rapidly) If it's repetative,(occurs with every contraction) I would chart it as repetative...
I've worked with TraceVue for 7 years. We have computers in each LDR and at the nurses station and in the doctor's lounge. Two years ago we attached the program to the OB's cllinic so that they can...
Envy replied to hoping to be an rn's topic in Ob/Gyn
MVU's are measuring the tip of the contraction and subtracting the baseline resting tone. This is done over a 10 minute interval. This can only be done using an internal uterine pressure
I almost quit nursing school because I didn't like any of the clinicals and I thought that Ihad made a judgement error in going into nursing. Then came my clincals in L&D. My very first clinical...