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Does anyone remember a recall of Ethicon Vicryl sutures in the mid 1990's? I found some info on the FDA home page, but would like to know if any of you remember this and what was the recall regarding. Thanks Nicole, OBT

Hi all, I have been assigned to spend a day with a Radiology nurse as part of my senior year of nursing management module. I was there today and was sent to watch a few stress tests and saw a lower GI, however, due to a mis-communication was not re...

OK guys, I know that you are asked by new grads for all kinds of advice, however, mine is just a little bit different.... I am done on Tuesday with clinicals:D And start a new position in L&D later this month as a RNLP in a different level 2 hosp...

Where I am at now a level 2+ community hospital we will treat with mag up to 34 weeks and turb up to 36-37 weeks dependant on the MD and patient's condition. My own personal experience had me on turb po until 37 weeks...of course I went post dates.....

Dianah, I just wanted to get back to you and thank you for responding with such thorough information so fast!!! Like I said in the first post the nurses I met with were very nice and tried to provide me with some info, however, it was too basic, n...

OMG!!!!:rotfl: Thanks!!! I really needed a good laugh...how funny. I too have a five year old son and boy they can be up to no good from time to time.... I have two... My own happend earlier this year when I was on Oncology during a clinical rotati...

Congrats All!!!!:balloons: I know I don't post here often, but thought I would share in the excitement... Final Exam May 12 Grad/Pinning May 29/30 Found Job L&D (FT nights) Start May 19 as a tech once I have the letter to practice as RNLP will t...

Good one Heather... My guess the increase is the responce to sympathetic stim...ie the "fight or flight" responce... Or LSD?

I am not an RN, but will be one soon...I work in L&D and have had to follow one increadably incompitent nurse for a long time before she got enough sense to resign... I was given report on a delivered pt., RN told me that the patient was fine, sh...

I know! I Know! A bottle of MGD Light! Well at least that is my guess... I work OB and a few years ago we got a call from main OR for some obstetrical forceps, well I knew that they were not doing a delivery down there so you HAVE to ask why they w...

MB RN WoW! How unbelievably sad! And the CT scan showed nothing?? Increadably sad story.... Do you know what happened to the baby? Nicole

We had a patient once that was about to be sectioned for suspected chorio and unreasurring fetal heart tones. Mom had sats in the high 80s, rising BP, unsteady HR. Her nail beds were cynotic, lips blue, c/o increasing SOB and chest pain. This was ...

I aboslutely LOVE ER! I am cable-less right now so I miss all the TLC show, watched or taped them all. Direct TV will be set up soon and I can't wait to get a peak at the Discovery Health Channel. :biggringi By the way does any one remem...

Hi all, I am curious what youall think about new grads starting in L&D? I have worked in OB for 5 years with the last 1+ year as a OBT. I got a call from my CUL, asking me what my plans were after graduating next year. Of course I would love ...

Hi guys! I don't get to post here often cuz I usually have my nose burried in some nursing book or am playing with my kids. But I enjoy reading the posts when I have a chance and would like your input.\I am in second semester of clinicals doing Orth...

Congrats!!!! The girls I work with highly recommend a Michelle Murray's Fetal monitoring classes, check out http://www.proedcenter.com/index.htm they have the class list. She also has a book called Essentials of Fetal Monitoring 2nd Ed. That is exc...

Cathy, You brought tears to my eyes, it's both beautiful and tragic.

Ok, I have a question for all you experienced L&D RNs... We did a c/s for a patient with fetal distress, late and variable decels into the 60s and FTP. We get into the uterus and the cord is an occult cord, coming down with the head of the baby ...

Hey, Thanks guys for the responces. It just didn't make any sense to me. It's nice to have somebody explain it and point out the obvious. I am "just a tech" so sometimes the girls are reluctant to validate my educated guesses. I like learning ab...

Leilani, Funny, but agreably painful one! I had a similar experience a few weeks ago. We did a c/s and the pt. was had to go under general. After the section anesthesia was taking her out of general but she still had the tube in. I was assisting...

Shay, Thanks for the reply. I know it's hard to make a judgment on something that you did not see personally. I agree it is a bit of a controversy up on L&D, but I really think that most the time, with good technique and fast analysis, it proba...

Try the book Math for Meds by Curren & ? Try Barns & Noble on line search. This what was recomended for Nursing 101 and has lots of practice problems to help you refresh not only basic math skills like fractions but also has dosage calc., ...

GREAT THREAD! I work OB and the worst thing I have ever experienced was a pt who was post dates and when the MD ruptured the bag, there was a copious amount of meconium filled fluid but THE SMELL WAS AWFUL!!!!! There is no term to describe the sten...

Cindy, The loss of a child is so devistating and unexplainable even when there is a medical diagnosis. This is something that I feel will never get easier, and probibly shouldn't. We lost a mother last year, it doesn't get easier, but time begins...

Try Chicken Soup for the Mother's Soal. The first edition has a couple of stories about adoption, I think there might even be one from a nurse's perspective. Nicole:)