Zhlake

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1. Somalian patients

   Zhlake replied to Zhlake's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I wondered the exact same thing about PPD. It is just very aggrivating for many of the nurses. We are so used to the women getting more and more independent before they leave. And then this culture pampers and dotes over the women so much more. ...

2. Somalian patients

   Zhlake replied to Zhlake's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Oh they are very modest even with us also. And it is nearly impossible to do a fundal check. They grab our hands and say no. And I don't mean the aggressive massaging to get blood to flow, I mean just a quick check to see where it is at. I had a...

3. Somalian patients

   Zhlake replied to Zhlake's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Our experience has been different than yours so far! They have kept their hijabs on but have taking off the rest of their stuff. All of them so far, (we have had quite a few) have had the female circumcision. Varying degress of such. One was very ...

4. Somalian patients

   Zhlake posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am wondering if any of you have experience with Somalian culture and childbirth. I work LD/postpartum/nursery and our small town has had a huge influx of Somalian workers. This transition has been very rocky in our unit, even though we are very a...

5. Bradycardia in newborn and link with maternal Lupus

   Zhlake posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I was talking with a nurse on the OB floor the other day and she was telling me a story about a baby who had been in special care for bradycardia. She just kind of mentioned that when some babies are bradycardic, they check mom for RA factors and th...

6. Reviewing stillbirth strips

   Zhlake posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Yesterday I had an annual OB skills day and one of the things we do is review strips of interesting cases throughout the year. Every year there are a couple of stillbirths that are reviewed. Does anyone else hate doing that? I mean, I understand...

7. When did you take off for maternity leave

   Zhlake replied to MSMCnurse2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I clocked out 20 min before I was a patient (clocked out for an appt and had to go straigt back due to bad NST) and 7 hours before I delivered. I was 6 cm dilated when I was first checked. Couldn't believe I was walking around like that all day! ...

8. Breastfeeding after c-section

   Zhlake replied to camay1221_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am a lactation consultant at my hospital. We did a process improvement on getting babies to the breast. After some education, our average time for vag deliveries was 28 min from birth until first freeding. For c/s it was 30 min. Only 2 min diff...

9. What do patients say that irks you?

   Zhlake replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Sorry to nitpick...but you can drink coke while breastfeeding. Some babies are very sensitive to caffeine, but I always advise moms to drink caffeine in moderation if desired, just like during pregnancy.

10. How many deliveries a day?

    Zhlake replied to Marissa22's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah we don't have nurses who only do labor. We all do labor, special care nursery, well nursery, postpartum and gyn surgical. And if we float to all other areas of the hospital if needed. Now that is what really sucks!

11. How many deliveries a day?

    Zhlake replied to Marissa22's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well that is what happens when you work in small hospital!! There are many many hospitals that deliver far less than that.

12. Pushing with a foley in place

    Zhlake replied to midwife2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We never do foleys either.

13. How many deliveries a day?

    Zhlake replied to Marissa22's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have something like 500 deliveries a year, so some times we go several days without any new babies and then of course we have other days when we have 4-5. Either feast or famine. You know how that goes.

14. Doulas?

    Zhlake replied to asher315's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am a labor nurse and I doula with my second labor. She was worth her weight in gold!!! I loved the support I got from her and would highly recommend a doula to anyone. We worked together extensively during my pregnancy. She talked to me in leng...

15. breastfeeding and breast reductions

    Zhlake replied to new_mom26's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ITA with Bets. I have seen some with reductions breastfeed with very little difficulty at all, and then others that have had to supplement quite a bit. Hook up with a good LC so that you can have regular follow up while breastfeeding. It will hel...