"I understand your belly button is sore but that does not mean the cord is wrapped around the babies neck. Remember the babies cord is not connected to YOUR BELLY BUTTON!!! Here let me draw you a picture ..... again." Yes it's sad that this particula...
We give pain medication past 6-7cms depending on the individuals progress. I was just wondering if anyone used orders that correlated with dilation rather than pain scale. Thanks for the input!
Some facilities allow you to crosstrain into another area, even encourage it! You keep your regular position with the unit your on and orient to a new unit gaining experience in a new area. We encourage our L&D nurses to crosstrain to the NICU to...
Not only is it unrealistic after 4 weeks of orientation for you to complete all those tasks, it could be potentially unsafe. Usually the more experienced OB nurses run our triage area at my facility, just like in ER. Those nurses start the admission...
Drakebrn replied to nocturnalnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn
How ironic! Me and a couple nurses were just disscussing that same thing except we call it black cloud. We have had a rough 2009. 2 sets of 20 weeks twins both pprom, 38 week multip complaining of SOB ends up with a PE, a healthy 39 week primi with n...
One of our nurse managers attended a conference last year that indicated the national standard for years experience required for charge nurse for L&D was 5 years. I have looked all over the internet for this national standard and I am unable to f...
I also work in a teaching hospital and have those same issues. Some residents have the attitiude " your just a nurse". Sometimes they just look at the patients as cases and not a real people. I know for young residents complicated cases are exciting,...
On my unit we have standard preprinted Labor and Delivery admission orders. We are running into an issue with our narcotics. Trying to stay up to date with JCAHO guidelines we have added a pain score to the orders, for example: Fentanyl 100mcgs IV ev...
Hello, This is my first time using this forum so I apologize if this question has been asked in an earlier thread. I currently work on a Labor and Delivery and have been there for 2.5 years (since graduation). I have taken every opportunity to a...