beepers40

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1. But I have little kids!

   beepers40 replied to Tweety's topic in General Nursing

   I just want to put in an opinion that part of the resentment around holiday scheduling comes from abusive work policies. When I started working as a nurse two years ago, I thought I understood what working on weekends and holidays would entail. I h...

2. Cytotec for PPH

   beepers40 replied to FERTMYRTOBRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We, too, use 1000 mc cytotec PR for PPH. First line is pit, second line is usually methergine for vag births, but if it's a section we often go to cytotec, either in the OR (climbing under a drape to place it--oooh, fun!) or in the PACU. And yes, i...

3. staffing

   beepers40 replied to One tired mama's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We are a tertiary care center and do sometimes end up with three patients each, but only if they are stable and not doing much, i.e. cervidil or low-dose pit, or early labor where pt has UCs but not feeling them, or stable antepartums. Once pt. gets...

4. A career as a RN....later as a MD? (need advice)

   beepers40 replied to lapalma's topic in California

   David, Look into Masters' Entry programs for people with bachelors' degrees but no nursing experience. You earn an Masters' degree while you're going to nursing school. UCSF has a great one, and if you're down in SoCal several of the universities t...

5. Northern Calif Roll Call

   beepers40 replied to Spidey's mom's topic in California

   I live in the East Bay and work L&D. Nice to have a local forum.

6. Would I be considered a "difficult patient?"

   beepers40 replied to keeper's topic in Ob/Gyn

   "Do I have any formal education as a health care professional? I've been waiting for this question. I do not believe a woman needs formal education as a health care professional to make informed decisions about her health. I think it is imperative th...

7. Becoming a Labor and delivery nurse

   beepers40 replied to fahamesha's topic in Ob/Gyn

   One thing I wanted to add here is the importance of getting assigned to an L&D unit for your senior preceptorship. The three of us in my class (class of 2001) who did our senior preceptorships in L&D all ended up with job offers from our res...

8. Would I be considered a "difficult patient?"

   beepers40 replied to keeper's topic in Ob/Gyn

   This is a very interesting thread. I concur with the posters who think that it's not what you say, it's how you say it that earns you the label of "difficult". Difficult patients are not about this or that particular intervention, they are about co...

9. community vs teaching hospital

   beepers40 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi all, I just accepted a position with a teaching hospital run by a well-known university in my area. My current job is at a community hospital in a high-risk L&D unit where we do about 700 deliveries a month. My new boss at the university hos...

10. Fentanyl for Labor Pain?

    beepers40 replied to layna's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Fentanyl IVP is our first-line narcotic. Standard orders are 50-100mcg IVP Q1-2 hrs. No special O2 or other mommy VS monitoring, just FHR and toco. Works really well, wears off fast, babies do really well with it, too. Take effect immediately. M...

11. How much do you make?

    beepers40 replied to Navy Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    1. RN 2: 18 months 3. L&D noc shift 4: $39.20 SF Bay Area

12. Need help for clinical project!

    beepers40 replied to MelRN13's topic in Ob/Gyn

    AWHONN, the Association of Women's Health, Obstetric, and Neonatal Nurses, is the standard-setting body in nursing for OB. Lots of info available. They have a website. Do a search on AWHONN, it will give you the link.

13. Survey: Do you think the federal government is taking the nursing shortage seriously?

    beepers40 replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    "Shortage? What shortage? All the nurses I know are tall." --Alleged comment from our illustrious leader.

14. How many ??????? on NCLEX now?

    beepers40 replied to flowerchild's topic in General Nursing

    I can see how someone could assume that the length of a test gives a more valid result, but in this case I don't believe it's true. This is a case where the computer is our friend. NCLEX questions are rigorously tested out before being used in the ...

15. Should I shadow a Nurse? HELP!

    beepers40 replied to rncountry's topic in General Nursing

    Shadowing a nurse is a great idea. Try and find someone in the specific area you're interested in (ER, long term care, mom and baby, etc.) since the work and the environment varies so much from place to place. Find out who the director of nursing e...