luv l&d

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1. Inpatient OB RNC...what to study???

   luv l&d replied to OBRN2001's topic in Ob/Gyn

   After 30yrs in L and D, I decided to take the RNC. I re-read Williams Obstetrics and took a practice test from 2 or 3 yrs ago. I also attended a refresher class on Newborn care (I strictly do Ante's and Labors, no babies). The test was helpful as ...

2. pain med...

   luv l&d replied to stephera's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Ah, nisentil. what a great drug! taken off the market after a couple of older pts died after surgery. We would give it at 3 or 4 cm's and moms would sleep til almost complete. It was before epidurals were common place in the late 70's and ealy 80...

3. ACLS, l&d vs ob-gyn nursing

   luv l&d replied to Live In Balance's topic in Ob/Gyn

   ACLS is required when you do PACU. PACU in labor and delivery would be for post c/s, cerclages, d and c's, anything that requires anethesia. Just re-did my ACLS and for the first time got to do my BCLS at the same time (something I have been compla...

4. Change in the way we practice

   luv l&d replied to DEB52's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Oh my I remember, circs in the delivery rm. iv (anticubital, no iv access) pit with anterior shoulder. pudentals (wish more would still do them) trying to guess at when to move a mom to the delivery room so they would not deliver in the hall, or you...

5. 20 week twins PTL

   luv l&d replied to crissrn27's topic in Ob/Gyn

   In my facility, we would have magged, tapped and evaluate for a cerclage. 2-3 is nothing if she is not infected, and we could slow the contractions down. At least we could have tried a delayed interval delivery if not infected. but a 20 wks, they a...

6. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

   luv l&d replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

   17 when I started and 20 when I took my boards. (a 2 day process in the "old days")

7. HELP!!! Ob OR Standards

   luv l&d replied to Chrissy24RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We have "caught "a few scrub techs doing this very thing (keeping the OR open "just in case") but they were on the night shift and told the RN's that it was ok. I am a scrub, and an RN and when we caught wind of what they were doing.... Needless to ...

8. Watchchild - again

   luv l&d replied to tntrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Having used meditech, Watchchild and Qs and then going for a wk to Louisiana and doing paper, I really, really like Qs. I am not a young nurse, and have been doing L and D for aover 30 yrs, but oh, my... Computer charting does take some getting use ...

9. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

   luv l&d replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

   Oh,my, paraldehyde!! use to give it in emena form for DT's. The first one I gave, I was an aide at my sm regional hospital at home (between my 1st and 2nd yr of nursing school) and no one told me about the" Special" non-plastic enema kits for these ...

10. G's and P's question-mom has had twins

    luv l&d replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry for the spelling error, and yes I did mean interval. We probably do 4 a yr and every time we have the G/P discussion. I voted for G1 P 1/2, but nobody else like that (HaHA)

11. G's and P's question-mom has had twins

    luv l&d replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Let me throw another fly in the ointment. What about inteval deliveries? G1P? LC1 but still pregnant. It is a constant source of discussion on our unit.

12. Calling all users of QS charting~!

    luv l&d replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our Qs only interfaces with meditech in the admission of the pt. We still do orders and labs on Meditech, all else on QS. having used Meditech to chart labors, I will take QS any and all times. We had "watchchild" prior to qs and it was a good seg...

13. 12 hr. shifts vs. 8 hr. shifts.

    luv l&d replied to jamerss's topic in Ob/Gyn

    After a "certain age" I think the productivity of the person doing 12's is compromised. 4/8's are my choice. still 3 days off in the wk, but home in the evening to interact with family and friends. full time benies at 32hr/wk. and if the day goes ...

14. Computer charting in L&D

    luv l&d replied to evltwnRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    With the QS system we do not, and I repeat, do not do the admission in meditech. Only in QS. Our managers are great to back us up on this, esp. when the rest of the hospital is using meditech.(only l/d,level 1,ante and pp are using QS) Occasionall...

15. Computer charting in L&D

    luv l&d replied to evltwnRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    With the QS system we do not, and I repeat, do not do the admission in meditech. Only in QS. Our managers are great to back us up on this, esp. when the rest of the hospital is using meditech.(only l/d,level 1,ante and pp are using QS) Occasionall...