mugwump

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1. Are you a new informatics nurse?

   mugwump replied to InformaticsRN.MA's topic in Nursing Informatics

   I have started my new position as clinical informatics coordinator in March, so I am a newbee as well and am

2. Are you a new informatics nurse?

   mugwump replied to InformaticsRN.MA's topic in Nursing Informatics

   i will be in a couple weeks

3. nursing policy on handling infant that is not bathed

   mugwump replied to kms6417's topic in Ob/Gyn

   so just a little devils advocate what is diffrent between a baby not getting a bath and you holding the hand of your patient who maybe has HSV that just was in the bathroom scratching a leison did not...

4. Timing of newborn bath

   mugwump posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   so everyone i am working on a project and i am just curious when does eveyone complete their initial newborn

5. Just wondering -

   mugwump replied to ejm RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   well, technically we have 24 LDR's, 4 OR suites, however we typically only use 3 (one of those being for cerclages mostly. we deliver about 450 a month, although a couple of years ago when I started...

6. Epidural vs. nature births

   mugwump replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I learned and accepted when i started in labor and delivery that non-medicated births made me nervous i was scarred, I felt bad for the woman who was hurting and i wanted to try to make it better....

7. L&D nurses - can you look at my birth plan?

   mugwump replied to Lola77's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I can't wait to read the update on what actually happens. Your birthplan sounds very reasonable. But keep this in mind birth is a fluid dance. Nothing happens by itself and everything affects...

8. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

   mugwump replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

   well, first of all i would say as a new grad in this economy, don't excpect a labor and delivery job. I would however encourage you to get as close to it, as you could. for instance a hospital with a...

9. L&D and/or Post Partum Nurses!

   mugwump replied to smelton5's topic in Arizona Nursing

   I work at Banner Desert so I don't really know any who go to

10. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    mugwump replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well as far as the AWHONN do you attend meetings, then you are a "active member" also I try to use the nurse job description in my resume instead of care for patients, you might right i formulate the...

11. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    mugwump replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow this is a tuff one, my first reactin when your old preceptor critisez you is to remind her that she was your preceptor and you are mirroring her behaviors. so basically when she is critisizing you...

12. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

    mugwump replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There is an article about this on

13. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

    mugwump replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know this is in the speciatly area for OB I'm not sure that all the people posting are in OB so I want to remind everyone or educate everyone that yes all hospitals that do labor and delivery can do...

14. Horrible delivery the other day

    mugwump posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Had a bad delivery the otherday but suprizingly baby is doing good, can we just way primip pushing for 2 hours, c/section baby got stuck (beyond stuck) took about 5 minuts, pushing from below (2...

15. Having a h ard time processing something that happend yesterday

    mugwump replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The doctor did tell them the gestational age and it was not viable and it needed to stay with the mother. He was overrulled by the paramedics. And yes there was a reason that she was too unstable for...