tulsaL&D

tulsaL&D has 6 years experience and specializes in high risk OB.

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1. Difficulty getting into M/B

   tulsaL&D replied to rds007's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work at a teaching hospital and we have nurse externs all of the time. You get paid around $10/hr and can work 24 hours a week. We occasionally hire new grads in L&D, and it definately helps if you have had the externship experience. I would...

2. Just curious...Do nurses hate Birth Plans?

   tulsaL&D replied to chnc1024's topic in Ob/Gyn

   TrudyRN you obviously had a horrible experience. What area do you work in? How long ago was your delivery? And where?

3. Just curious...Do nurses hate Birth Plans?

   tulsaL&D replied to chnc1024's topic in Ob/Gyn

   1.) No IV- this is probably ok in a birthing center setting, but at the hospital I don't want to have to try to get an IV in during a critical time. We don't require IV fluids, just IV access.2.) No fetal monitoring. Again, in a birthing center ...

4. Just curious...Do nurses hate Birth Plans?

   tulsaL&D replied to chnc1024's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I don't hate birth plans that are realistic. I do however have a problem with ones that interfere with pt safety. We can tell when a pt is making an educated decision with what she wants and expects for her labor and delivery. There are numerous w...

5. Will I HAVE TO particpate in abortions if I become a L&D nurse????

   tulsaL&D replied to chnc1024's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have worked in a high risk labor and delivery unit for 5 years now. There have been many times we have had to induce a pt for health reasons before they had a term fetus. To Hopefull2009, I don't consider inducing a preterm pt with preeclampsia t...

6. Clinical advice for nursing students

   tulsaL&D posted a topic in Oklahoma

   Reading through some of these posts I see that many of you are in nursing school and I've seen a few posts regarding nurses attitudes toward students. I graduated from RSU claremore. I remember thinking as a nursing student that I would never treat...

7. Oklahoma introductions....

   tulsaL&D replied to LanaBanana's topic in Oklahoma

   Hello, Amy, RN. Live and work in tulsa. I've been a labor and delivery nurse for 5 years, started right out of school. Have a 3 1/2 y.o son and a 2 month old son. Married. Have my ADN but hope to eventually get to school for CNM

8. Does it get better?

   tulsaL&D replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I remember being new and scared to death thinking that I was in over my head. Do you have central monitoring on your unit? Where I work we have central monitoring in every room and if something bad happens then everyone on staff can see it even if ...

9. Something all OB nurses should know.

   tulsaL&D replied to NHmommy's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I know that where I work we do keepsake boxes and photos regardless of gestation. We also keep all of these boxes and photos if moms do not want them at time of discharge. We recently had a pt come back 7 years after her loss and we were able to gi...

10. Wanting to make this nightmare get better

    tulsaL&D replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Do you augment patients with pitocin or use epidurals? If you do then maybe administration needs to take a look at safe staff to pt ratios. During the week we staff at least 4 RNs and 1-2 OBTs. On weekends we have at least 3 RNs and 1 OBT. I pers...

11. IV policy

    tulsaL&D replied to 2curlygirls's topic in Ob/Gyn

    All of our pts get IV access for possible emerg. situations. I have only had a few pt's refuse any IV (heplock) and they have to sign a refusal form stating the risks for complications and releasing liability for any bad outcomes due to refusing.

12. Positive or unknown GBS

    tulsaL&D replied to MemphisOBRNC's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our pediatricians used to go by that rule but now all they have to have is one dose of antibiotics (in for 4 hours). I'll try to find the policy tomorrow at work that shows the research done for the change they made.