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  1. Pregnancy OCD

    rdhdnrs replied to RNin2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, no, never heard of it. If I can find something out about it, I will post back. We have a psychiatrist who has a double faculty appointment with obstetrics and psych, so maybe I can ask her about...

  2. Should I worry?

    rdhdnrs replied to webbiedebbie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Dear Debbie, The short answer to your question "Should I worry?" is YES!!! All it takes is one bad outcome while you are the nurse trying to take care of three pts on the monitor. If you are sued in a...

  3. Pregnancy OCD

    rdhdnrs replied to RNin2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Please define the

  4. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    rdhdnrs replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    OB nevers: Never drink your 24-hour urine collection. Never believe your mother when she tells you that insulin makes your blood sugar go up. Never have sex in the hospital maintainence closet 24...

  5. and the problem is..........?

    rdhdnrs replied to marcicatherine's topic in Emergency

    I was charge one day on our OB floor and another nurse was passing lunch trays. She paused outside one room (14 year old pregnant) and said "Is this girl now antepartum?" to see if she could eat. The...

  6. Report

    rdhdnrs replied to rdhdnrs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks everybody. Our compromise so far is that the offgoing charge nurse gives report to the oncoming charge nurse in front of the oncoming shift, then the offgoing nurses come in two at a time and...

  7. Report

    rdhdnrs posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey all, I really need help. How do you do nurse shift change report? We have recently gone to group report and it has led to everyone staying late on the offgoing shift every day. We need to...

  8. Can you be pro-life and an OB/GYN nurse at the same time?

    rdhdnrs replied to KarenAR's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It is the mom's choice, which is made long before she comes to us for care. At that point, in my opinion, it is our job just to provide compassionate

  9. Cytotec for Inductions

    rdhdnrs replied to SteelTownRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use Cytotec quite a bit in the university setting where I work. I think it works well for cervical ripening. We use 25mcg q 4 hr lady partslly or orally. I have only seen one case of...

  10. Report

    rdhdnrs replied to rdhdnrs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Deb, I love your "George Dubya" quote!!! I do think we will have to adapt to group report. I read an article online about how to streamline group report. They said have the charge nurses do a detailed...

  11. Funnies thing written in patient notes

    rdhdnrs replied to Suziebee's topic in General Nursing

    Once saw a note on really difficult pt: "This patient is, quite simply, nuts" Have wanted to write that many

  12. Report

    rdhdnrs replied to rdhdnrs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We used to do one-on-one report. Our manager, besides the HIPPA concerns, also thinks that all the nurses on the floor need to have a general idea what's going on with the patients, so that coverage...

  13. Elective C-sections

    rdhdnrs replied to Altra's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey Sue, I know VBAC is kinda out of favor these days (litigation, I think), but I had one and loved it!! It was precipitous labor and I felt like I could do it all over again the next day, as...

  14. Drug testing Labor patients

    rdhdnrs replied to Jemma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We test those with a history of drug use, those who present with s/s of being high, and all those with no prenatal care. I'm not sure what the nursery does, I think they test the babies of the moms we...

  15. Is it true?

    rdhdnrs replied to FutureRNMichael's topic in General Nursing

    Of course all nurses have underlying emotional issues. All people have underlying emotional issues if they're past childhood. This doesn't mean we're all on psychotropic drugs (yet) or escapees from...

  16. Are there any good hospitals to work at?

    rdhdnrs replied to AMV's topic in General Nursing

    The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, where I work on L&D, is a good workplace for nurses. We are applying for Magnet status, and have the ear of the CNO. We recently took an employee...

  17. NArcan drip

    rdhdnrs replied to sharann's topic in General Nursing

    I have run a narcan drip to counteract extreme itching from a continuous epidural. That's the only reason I've seen it

  18. sleeping staff

    rdhdnrs replied to night owl's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    There is always something to do, even in downtime. I work a busy L&D and when we're not busy, we stock, clean, work on evaluations, etc. I don't think there's ever any excuse for sleeping on the...

  19. Checking FHT's?

    rdhdnrs replied to ERNurse752's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If they're anywhere past say 30 weeks, the mom usually knows. Just ask her. I always say, Mama always knows where her baby

  20. Faking It

    rdhdnrs replied to l.rae's topic in General Nursing

    We had a pregnant girl who faked blindness!!! I guess she thought we'd deliver her for it. When her mom came, she was miraculously cured. Have had many pseudoseizure pts... when they're pregnant you...

  21. Night shift vs. Day shift...

    rdhdnrs replied to jaxnRN's topic in General Nursing

    I worked nights the first year I was a nurse, and felt bad all the time. When I went to days, my kids said I was so much nicer!! I think some people are day people and some are night people. Thank...

  22. advanced maternal age

    rdhdnrs replied to Liann's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oldest we have had is 55, with donated

  23. Question about these sue-happy times?

    rdhdnrs replied to xantha31669's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have served as an expert witness on several cases, so can tell you that nurses do get sued. However, all the nurses I have represented have been dropped because of their excellent DOCUMENTATION!!!...

  24. Can you be pro-life and an OB/GYN nurse at the same time?

    rdhdnrs replied to KarenAR's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Said it before, I'll say it again. It's not my job to moralize. It's my job to take care of pts who have already made their decisions. I think you have a right to refuse to take part in ETOP. I am not...

  25. Crash Sections

    rdhdnrs replied to Mofe'ny's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Okay, what!!??? His key was bent??? I think I know this guy. Just kiddin'. Why didn't he go to the main OR and get drugs for GETA? I have never encountered a c/sec under just local and hope I never...