sdavis56

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1. How many deliveries do you have per month?

   sdavis56 replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We do 100-120 del a month, just LDR- have postpartum unit/different staff. we do our c/s unless census/staffing forces us to send the c/s to the main or. 6 LDRs 1PACU room 1 OR

2. North Carolina Roll Call

   sdavis56 replied to RNPATL's topic in North Carolina

   Hi! I have been a L&D nurse in N.C.(where i was born and raised:wink2: ) for 21 yrs. love my job!!! i feel very fortunate to look forward to getting up and going to work, many do not. Just found this site recently and have really enjoyed it alrea...

3. Is there a good method to decide who works what holiday?

   sdavis56 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Med-Surg

   i've been at the same hosp. for 20 yrs(great place to work!) we have always alternated holidays, one year you work christmas eve, next yr you work christmas, one year you work new yrs eve, next yr-new years day, if you work thanksgiving this yr, you ...

4. My first and hopefully last resignation letter I will ever have to type...

   sdavis56 replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

   just curious, if you have only been there 10 wks, aren't you still in that usual 90 day period where you can leave or they can ask you to leave no questions asked-no reason necessary, thus no bad repercussions on either side. that is how it is at our...

5. question

   sdavis56 replied to newnurse.rs's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I've been a L&D nurse preceptor for several yrs. We do 6 mths orientation and feel this is a must. At our hosp. the nurses also do c/s, so they must learn to scrub,circulate,and recover, which are other roles besides the "labor side" of l&d. ...

6. Epidural management in labor

   sdavis56 replied to Mythreeangels's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with "palesarah", we were doing the same,not adhering to awhonn standards but as of Monday,Oct.17 we WILL be adhering to those standards, it has been a LONG battle. It is not that we can't manage the epidural, but the standards are very clear...

7. Do you belong to a nursing association?

   sdavis56 replied to Aneroo's topic in General Nursing

   I feel the same! i was a member of ana for yrs, until i finally got fed up with their political bias, i have and will always remain a member of my specialty org.AWHONN