magicsauce

magicsauce specializes in Women's Health.

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1. Central monitoring survey

   magicsauce replied to obnurse9398's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi There. 1. How many labor beds do you have?--->8 Triage Beds, 22 LDR Beds, and approx 50 PP beds 2. How many physicians deliver in your unit?--> many different call groups, usually 10-15 on call on any given shift 3. Is it LDRP or just Labor ...

2. New grad taking ACLS course??

   magicsauce replied to nurseypoo87's topic in New Nurse

   I took my ACLS at the tail end of nursing school because I wanted to pad my resume due to the fierce competition. I was able to land the job that I wanted so I'm glad I did it. HOWEVER, in my opinion, it wasn't necessarily beneficial to take it witho...

3. For Southern California Nurses

   magicsauce replied to ladykb8's topic in California

   I live in San Diego and we have a large Middle Eastern Community in our area. I have had to call the Arabic translator many times to get assistance. In addition to the learning a new language, I think it would be neat to learn cultures and customs fr...

4. OB Project Help!

   magicsauce replied to shellie12's topic in General Nursing

   I had to do a project in my leadership class in my program and I chose Gestational Diabetes. It was a relatively easy topic to find lots of research on and I was able to learn and teach my fellow students great information. I am now a new grad that w...

5. Documentary: The Business of Being Born

   magicsauce replied to SlightlyMental_RN's topic in General Nursing

   I have watched it multiple time, I enjoy it each time. I am an L&D nurse so I think it is positive to see films that promote positive bith experiences. I think that in our society due to the fear of litigation, there are far too many intervention...

6. New L&D nurse advice

   magicsauce replied to LDRPNurse7's topic in Ob/Gyn

   sorry, I mean to say "AWHONN"

7. New L&D nurse advice

   magicsauce replied to LDRPNurse7's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Congrats on your new job:yeah: I am also a new grad, graduated last Sept, and also got hired in L&D. One great book that has a wealth of information is "Intrapartum Management Modules, A Perinatal Education Program". It covers almost everything y...

8. Pit Inductions---How much do you increase?

   magicsauce replied to LDR-RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Our policy states that we start with 1-2mu and can increase 1-2mu up to 20 mu q30 min as long as the FHR is reassuring and the patient isn't experiencing tachysystole. After 20 mu we have to have an MD order and place an IUPC. I have heard of places ...

9. Sharp Grossmont/ Sharp Memorial Hospital

   magicsauce replied to gwapo's topic in California

   I currently work for Sharp and would recommend the organization to everyone! I worked for my current hospital for 2.5 years and then was able to transition into the New Grad program that just started after graduating from my ADN program in Sep/09. I ...

10. Documenting decelerations

    magicsauce replied to theamberdawns's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Is there really such a thing as over documentation when it comes to decels? I would document what I saw, whether it was an early, variable, or late. Establishing a pattern for decels is key in determining fetal well being so I would say chart away :)...

11. On Working with Sexual Minorities

    magicsauce replied to VivaRN's topic in General Nursing

    What a great post! It's wonderful when people can share stories that have the opportunity to open others eyes.