MalgaBSN

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1. Is this birth plan reasonable

   MalgaBSN replied to wulfbourne's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Exactly.

2. Is this birth plan reasonable

   MalgaBSN replied to wulfbourne's topic in Ob/Gyn

   i looked into the who recommendations a little further and they came up with the average of 3 minutes as about when the cord stops pulsing. in my practice i have seen various lengths for the cord to stop pulsating.

3. Is this birth plan reasonable

   MalgaBSN replied to wulfbourne's topic in Ob/Gyn

   there is nothing in your birth plan thats unreasonable and, in fact, these requests should be the norm whether a mother has a baby in a hospital, birth center, or at home. i disagree with most responses that racingmom4 provided-- not evidence-based.

4. I never imagined...

   MalgaBSN replied to CrunchyLaborRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Exactly. Just let me add that this is a possibility, people can have that care and you can be involved in it. Its called out-of-hospital birth ! Anyhow, I am also a new grad and when directly into L&D because my goal is to get my midwifery degr...

5. LOW patient satisfaction scores...

   MalgaBSN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   On our unit our patient satisfaction scores usually come back very low (press-ganey surveys). What are others experiences with patient satisfaction scores? My manager always ask why we think this is the case and it seems that no one has a response-...

6. What's the weirdest baby name?

   MalgaBSN replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Araya Sunshine (first and middle name respectively). Get it???

7. Going up against a doc...

   MalgaBSN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Anyone else had experience with OBs saying "I'm going to check this patient now and in an hour and if there is no change we are sectioning her," and then wondering about the doc lying? I was in this situation the other day and it put me in a horribl...

8. Circ Rates by Region

   MalgaBSN replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm in the midwest, sadly, I bet our rate is closer to 98%.

9. Advice for New Grad L&D RN???

   MalgaBSN replied to mlmRN30's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I would suggest buying a good OB reference guide like the AWHONN perinatal nursing book (you can order it from their website). I would also suggest becoming a member of AWHONN because thats our specialties professional organization and they will sen...

10. Movie: "The Business of Being Born."

    MalgaBSN replied to epiphany's topic in CNM

    Wildchipmunk~ We do have one of the highest newborn mortality rates in the INDUSTRIALIZED WORLD. In the studies that this information is coming from they are looking at LBW and premature births and comparing our rate to other industrialized nations...

11. Movie: "The Business of Being Born."

    MalgaBSN replied to epiphany's topic in CNM

    Beckinben~ I agree. Maybe the inductions are just mostly for control on timing? Most inductions end the day they are scheduled or a c/sec is done around 5 anyway?! And induction schedules where I work are really crazy right before Christmas, Holi...

12. Movie: "The Business of Being Born."

    MalgaBSN replied to epiphany's topic in CNM

    Anyone seen this yet or going to see it? Thoughts? Heres a trailer if you don't know much about it: http://www.thebusinessofbeingborn.com/

13. My 2 cents on natural birth/birth plans

    MalgaBSN replied to feebebe23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with both of you. As nurses, we should be happy to support our patients in the decisions they make-- especially when the decisions they make are actually better for them and their baby! I mean-- thats a no brainer! We should be excited som...

14. Please tell me about on-call time

    MalgaBSN replied to future L&Dnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thats basically how it is for me too. I have to pick up two 4 hour shifts to be on-call every two weeks. I also get a couple bucks an hour to be on-call and if you get called in you get time and a half pay.

15. Good Books??

    MalgaBSN replied to LUVtxNursing's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The ultimate OB nursing book-- evidence based and covers all perinatal nursing: http://www.awhonn.org/awhonn/product.detail.do?productCode=LPN-3 I have it and it is so helpful.