MidniteLaborRN

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1. once again... about effacement

   MidniteLaborRN replied to MidniteLaborRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   i didnt mean pinch as in pinch... but just using your checking fingers to guage how thick it is by kinda y' know..."pinching" it.... okay nevermind! but to klone, that is what i needed to know, i think! i will try it and see how it works! and to redb...

2. once again... about effacement

   MidniteLaborRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I came across some information on the net that I thought would really help me in assessing effacement. Because most of what I've come across is really vague and really not that helpful. Even a friend of mine told me, "my fingers just know...." So...

3. When did you become competent with starting an IV and blood draws

   MidniteLaborRN replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing

   personally... i acquired this skill when i began to believe in my ability to do so.

4. I've come back to L&D

   MidniteLaborRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have come back to L & D....again. This isn't my first return. However, prior to and even now, I have been thinking about why I've been wanting to come back to something that I found very stressful and somewhat intimidating. With my first go rou...

5. balloon testing prior to insertion of foley

   MidniteLaborRN replied to URO-RN's topic in Wound

   I was told just last week in orientation that Bard will only guarantee one inflation. So after may years of pretesting, I will not again.

6. Clogs while nursing

   MidniteLaborRN replied to Leselberry's topic in General Nursing

   I wanted to try them but I was a bit leery about the whole running back to the OR for a stat C/S in a shoe that my foot wasn't stabilized in (like in a running shoe).

7. What makes you nervous about or irritated with a new grad or orientee?

   MidniteLaborRN replied to GardenDove's topic in General Nursing

   One thing that irritates me about anyone anywhere is when someone isn't teachable. We should be willing to learn from someone else. And even if you do know something, listen anyway.

8. antepartum and postpartum

   MidniteLaborRN posted a topic in Travel

   Are there antepartum and postpartum travel opportunities?

9. Npo

   MidniteLaborRN replied to Sue McGann's topic in General Nursing

   it is the same where i work--npo means nothing by mouth. exceptions are written as orders.

10. L&d unit interview questions?

    MidniteLaborRN replied to nekhismom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would also ask about the patient load. I worked at one facility where 4 couplets (mom & baby) was the max--at my current work place they keep piling them on and piling them on... They don't count the babies as pts! Pt/staff ratios will become a...

11. Vag exams

    MidniteLaborRN replied to MidniteLaborRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you very much for taking the time to share your wisdom and expertise with me--I appreciate it--as will the residents and patients that I work with . Please... gimme more.

12. Vag exams

    MidniteLaborRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am new to this board but look forward to becoming an active member of it. I work in a very busy LDRP and I am having trouble with performing vaginal exams. I am absolutely clueless and have no idea what I am doing in this area. I go in with my ...