wubbakat

wubbakat specializes in CICU,NICU,L&D,Newborn,PP,OB.

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1. Fetal Monitoring Software

   wubbakat replied to Goldenearring1's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We are a level 1 hospital, we've had OB Trace Vue for a little over a year now, Love It!, quick and easy, allows for more patient care instead of all the time charting. We have upgraded this year, and I have been fortunate enough to be a part of des...

2. Have you had a baby at your hospital??

   wubbakat replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I delivered my second baby in the labor and delivery that I work at. It was such a great experience. I think that my nurses were more intimidated that it was me than I was nervous. There was not one nurse that I was apprehensive about in taking ca...

3. Can I do this???

   wubbakat replied to *Bethany*'s topic in CNM

   Bethany, Congratulations on wanting to be a CNM! While you highly value "natural" birth, you will learn in midwifery school that there is a time and place for interventions. You will be fine. Susan-CNM

4. when do you start feeling comfortable?

   wubbakat replied to hoping to be an rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

   You know, I really think that there is always some feeling of being uncomfortable with what you are doing, and always should be. I think that when a nurse is being too confident appearing, or seems like she knows it all, that is not always a good si...

5. Membrane stripping?

   wubbakat replied to tvccrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

   From my experience in labor and delivery, "stripping of the membranes" only works when a person is actually close to being labor ready, otherwise it is just plain uncomfortable if you are pushing the "want to be in labor", and have this done before y...

6. POLL: How many births/yr and do you have in-house anesthesia / OB providers?

   wubbakat replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

   about 700 deliveries per year, No Anesthesiologist 27/7 in house, except during business hours, on call on weekends, but if epidural infusing CRNA stay in house until delivered, the anesthesiologist doesn't stay in house. OB on call 24/7 but doesn't ...

7. Moms who want to feel absolutely NO pain

   wubbakat replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Here at my facility, request of an epidural is at the pt's discretion of when they want it. It is encouraged that they wait until labor is established before they get an epidural due to the fact that it is possible that if it turns out to be a failed...

8. Breastfeeding at 2 1/2 years???

   wubbakat replied to Murse901's topic in General Nursing

   Breastfed both kids 2-2 1/2 years each. I think with the second child, she stopped at 2 1/2 years. I too had people that "disapproved" of breastfeeding for that amount of time, and felt very self concious about telling people that I still was. My kid...

9. Kissin' cousins

   wubbakat posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have come across a very touchy subject today at work. I have a new mom. Was married to her first cousin, had a baby, now FOB not involved. The baby is actually the FOB's son and cousin. My question is, are there any laws regarding incest, and at wh...

10. What do patients say that irks you?

    wubbakat replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Are you "On The Journey" too?

11. What do patients say that irks you?

    wubbakat replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Working labor and delivery, providing mom's with breastfeeding support, and when we bring the baby's back to mom, and it's time for the baby to nurse, or when the nursery nurse is checking on mom's feedings, and nurse asks, "When did you feed the bab...

12. Cell phones and confidentiality

    wubbakat replied to daisey_may's topic in General Nursing

    You have to be extremely careful about using cell phones or even your cordless phones in your own home. I have a neighbor, who has not been a very nice one, that routinely listened in on my phone conversations on my cordless, she had a scanner. How I...

13. Abx after ROM? How long before...

    wubbakat replied to ShannonB25's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our unit tends to wait until the 16th or 18th of ROM with a term IUP. Though some of our Docs are leaning towards non-treatment unless symptoms arise. As nursing goes, we tend to ask if they would like any Abx when those certain hours of ROM are dr...

14. Do you think the pain scale is accurate?

    wubbakat replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I think your wording on obtaining is really a great way to express it (ie. being able to do ADL's versus not being able to do them due to pain.) Will try that, Pain is very subjective to the patients, and is sometimes extremely hard to assess it if t...

15. Do you think the pain scale is accurate?

    wubbakat replied to flashpoint's topic in General Nursing

    I think your wording on obtaining is really a great way to express it (ie. being able to do ADL's versus not being able to do them due to pain.) Will try that, Pain is very subjective to the patients, and is sometimes extremely hard to assess it if t...