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We absolutely offer an epidural to anyone with a demise. It's still labor!!! We actually encourage it so that they don't have the physical pain on top of everything else. I can't believe these doctors...what evidence do they need for pain control?? It's despicable what they're doing...

It applies more pressure to the Toco. I've done it and it works okay. I think it works better with some brands of fetal monitors more than others. There something that can be bought and put on the stock that is supposed to work well. Look up The Addition, I found her on Facebook. You can get free samples.

Looks like a contaminated surgical field to me. I'm all for making the experience better but wow. Curious to see infection rates.

Anymore updates?? I was just looking at the Capella Program...wondering if anyone had any more info on it??

No, this nurse is good. There are a lot of things going on in our unit right now that I wouldn't even think of getting into on here. And you say we should have brought up concerns before...well how would we do that when it was just suggested that she train for charge? There haven't been issues with her nursing care, so there was nothing to bring up before. Again, I was only trying to get an idea of what other facilities are doing, I shouldn't have put in the part about her experience I guess. I think it's a little ridiculous of you to call us immature.

Well there is more to it, but I was only asking about facility requirements. No need for some of you to be rude!

Hi all just wondering - in your facility, what are the requirements for charge nurse? I work in a small LDRP unit, we have 4 main charge nurses on each shift. My manager wants to train another nurse to do charge sometimes, however this nurse only has 3 years of experience. The rest of us don't feel like it's a good idea. So I'm curious about what other facilities are doing? Thanks?

Yes where I work is like this. Small community hospital, doing around 50-60 births a month. Mainly 1 group of OBs. It varies as to when they come in, or when they might actually stay in house. They don't come in for epidurals. This hasn't been an issue in the time I've worked there (8years). Not to say there haven't been emergencies, but somehow they seem to happen when the OB is there, or at change of shift when there is extra staff around. Maybe it's "backwards" but it is what it is. I don't see it changing, at least not around here. I'm in WA by the way...

As of now, there has been no legal action taken, and it sounds like the family isn't planning on it. Obviously that can change. I think it's being done via phone because we're on opposite coasts...

Oh yeah we were all advised not to discuss it. 4 weeks after the fact but whatever...I don't discuss it. I'm feeling very frustrated and am thinking of looking for other employment...

Ahh sort of like a debriefing? My hospital is known for not doing that. Everyone involved met with the quality control person individually up to this point. I can't imagine the accounts differing very much from person to person, but obviously I have no idea what the doctor said.

What do you mean by an RCA? I don't plan on saying much at this meeting. My charting can speak for itself as far as I'm concerned. I put in a call to my union to see what they have to say...

Thank you for responding. I am of course thinking the worst. I'll try not to. Just waiting for a call back from the risk management person. I'm just trying to figure out what kinds of questions she could want to ask me, when she has my charting.

She works for the hospital lawyers. Probably says it all doesn't it!

A couple months ago, I was involved in a case with a bad outcome. I'm now supposed to go in to the quality control directors office and have a phone conversation with the RN investigator hired by the hospital (to review the case). Does this sound typical? I'm of course worried that they're investigating me, and I should be worried about my job...