Goodlaura6

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1. Prep for vaginal Delivery

   Goodlaura6 replied to Goodlaura6's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We are trying to stop the practice of betadine vag prep's but I am unable to find any "evidence based" info to included in my recomendation to our doctors.... any one have artials or anything to back up no prep or just soap and water prep???

2. Prep for vaginal Delivery

   Goodlaura6 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   My hospital is looking into changing from the traditional betadine prep for vag delivery to soap and water (or even no prep at all). I cannot find any research on this, anyone have any data that can help me put together our policy with the most up-to...

3. Update from "Do you read birthplans?" thread.

   Goodlaura6 replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Great News!!! Glad everything went well, and hopefully as you wanted it! Hey, how do you get all those "faces" in your post? Give us more news on your new kiddo!!!!

4. discouraged new ob nurse

   Goodlaura6 replied to kkim529's topic in Ob/Gyn

   You must be in a small LDRP setting ..Is that right? When our hospital went to LDRP's,(from LDR's) everyone had to learn everything ..well, we lost a lot of good nursery nurses and PP nurses who just didn't want to (or couldn't) learn L&D. New pe...

5. Do you guys read birth plans?

   Goodlaura6 replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

   There are also reports that infants who have their cords cut 'to late' end up with more red blood cells than needed, which results in higher bilirubin (spelling?) and jaundice! So, good meaning folks, who believed the "don't cut the cord until it sto...

6. Information in different areas

   Goodlaura6 replied to spburn's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Way back in the dark ages (1973) I started my nursing career in OB, I started on the PP floor. All Mom's and Babes, all the time! It took me about 2 years to figure it all out and yearn for "something more" ...SO I went down the hall to the Nursery (...

7. Retention ideas

   Goodlaura6 replied to Goodlaura6's topic in General Nursing

   I read a paper floating around work about Nurse retention and what Nurses want. It was written from some frustrated nurses soul, I think. She listed 4 main problems: Salary cap, Work Schedule, retirement plans, and respect. It is long..1 1/2 pages of...

8. ob superstitions

   Goodlaura6 replied to moz's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Of course there are superstitions! NEVER wipe the labor board clean even if all the Pt's have gone to PP (for those few of us working LDR's only) Birthing Plan people end up with everything they didn't want and more complications than those witho...

9. Nice nurses don't........

   Goodlaura6 replied to WhiteStockings's topic in General Nursing

   We've been conned: Nice Nurses don't: ever think of themselves Good Nurses: ALWAY put others before themselves! We are expected to somehow live this way! It is a fine line we walk! We lose many because of this, we burn out fast. We need to take ca...

10. Retention ideas

    Goodlaura6 replied to Goodlaura6's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting ... My unit (L&D) is looking into granting "perks" starting with 20 years. Like maybe, no "on call" or getting a straight "Day" shift (no rotation). AT 25 years, maybe not working any "Holidays" any more ... at 30 years, no weekends...

11. Do you guys read birth plans?

    Goodlaura6 replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Birth Plans are ALWAYS read. Sometimes laughed at! Find out what is normally done at the hospital you plan to give birth in, only put things you want done differently in your plan. In other words, they may already do what you want done, therefore no ...

12. Retention ideas

    Goodlaura6 posted a topic in General Nursing

    How does your hospital keep nurses? Any special "perks" for those who stay 15, 20, 25 ... years?