NJNursing ASN, RN

NJNursing has 6 years experience as a ASN, RN and specializes in Orthopedics/Med-Surg, LDRP.

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   New Grad RN, BSN in South Jersey/Philadelphia region

   NJNursing replied to DanaCheryseRN's topic in New Jersey Nursing

   The whole tri-state area is a hot mess for new grads despite their degrees. I have heard a lot of people who settled for nursing home jobs and doctors offices. I know with Virtua, the squeaky wheel...
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   Maybe you guys can answer this.... (Kind of long, sorry!)

   NJNursing replied to Christy1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

   That is a pretty complicated case. I have seen the stringy discharge with some pts with std's. She may have a small bit of retained placenta but she would normally just have a steady, continual...
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   Recurrent variables...

   NJNursing replied to violet_violet's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I had a pt like this recently. Iupc put in, pit turned off O2 applied, pt turned in L lateral position with a knee up to try to help the baby descend. Mom was very slow to go from 2-4 cm dil. This...
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   Order for Port-a-Cath lab draws?

   NJNursing replied to jdsp87's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Lab gas never been able to access any central line for draws thus needing a Dr order to be able to get labs out. At the beginning of the year we stopped this practice at all from evidence based...
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   Hospital Infant Security Systems

   NJNursing replied to BABYRN916's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We currently use Hugs tags on the ankle right now. Where I used to work had the clamps on the cord. They stayed on until right at discharge. No
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   Timing of newborn bath

   NJNursing replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We keep babies in L&D for 1-2 hours before going to the newborn nursery. They are bathed within an hour of getting there and gets the full head to toe
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   Inner City Vs. Community Hospital Patients

   NJNursing replied to LDNURSECITY's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work in a community hoapital. We only 6 labor rooms, 2 antenatal / mag recovery rooms, but in a squeeze, we can deliver in them. 2 or's/pacu beds, 5 triage beds. We can have 1 patient all...
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   NJ Board of Nursing - What the Heck?

   NJNursing replied to alibee's topic in New Jersey Nursing

   When I graduated in '06 we had to have our fingerprints done prior to the ATT. Good
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   What is your nurse-patient ratio?

   NJNursing replied to Starfish, RN's topic in Medical-Surgical

   We are ortho-neuro and it can be 1:4-6 on days, 1:5-7 on nights. Aides depends on staffing and 1:1s throughout the house. We always have 1-3 aides for a 35 bed unit. We nearly always have a...
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    Pregnant - what should I avoid in patients, what precautions?

    NJNursing replied to NuNurse<3's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I agree, avoid all isolation patients. We just do it as a courtesy to the preggos on our floor
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    What's it like working an Ortho unit?

    NJNursing replied to jbee's topic in Orthopedic

    Sx =
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    When your patient is complete...

    NJNursing replied to violet_violet's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It all depends. If they are a multip, I may have them push at 10 cm. It also depends on the station. I like to wait until they are +2 to push. If they have no epidural or not a well functioning...
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    Can a male RN work on obstetrics?

    NJNursing replied to lorster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are an all female unit with the female to male doctor ratio being 3:1. There are cultures that insist on being female only and I know when I was in nursing school there were 2 male students and...
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    argument after delivery

    NJNursing replied to Lanesmama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree, there can be genes on either side that can show up at delivery. I had 2 brunettes have a baby with shocking red hair, but apparently there was a great aunt with red hair and she was the...
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    Perform Leopold's Maneuvers

    NJNursing replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't routinely do Leopold's other than to try to figure out if the baby is vertex and where we think FHT's will be. We have several rolling ultrasounds for the doctors to get a quick eye on the...