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  1. Physicians and Labor Support

    shortstuff31117 replied to May_baby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Switch doctors ASAP...better yet, tell her to find a

  2. Just my hospital??

    shortstuff31117 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just the other day, a new policy became official in my hospital. We can no longer give meds on a range schedule. Like 1-2 Percocet Q4 hrs. Now we have to give 1 and then if the pt. needs it we can...

  3. Normal Newborn Resp. Rate???

    shortstuff31117 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all... When I was in school we learned that normal resp. rate for NBs is 20-60. Now I work as an LDRP nurse and one day I charted 28 for a baby, and my preceptor said no that was wrong and it looks...

  4. Tips for reaching a posterior cervix??

    shortstuff31117 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm new to L&D and have actually been having really good luck with finding the cervix of my patients. Yesterday I had a pt, first baby, head was way low, 0 station, but her cervix was way up...

  5. What's it like at your hospital??

    shortstuff31117 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've just started my L&D training, and I really do love it for the most part. I like the doctors but I don't like how they do things. Seems that everyone gets pit, and the epidural is really...

  6. How do you treat home birth transfers??

    shortstuff31117 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just curious if they are treated well at your hospital. I just started at mine, and I havent seen a transfer come in yet, but I've heard a few stories where home birthers came in, for prolonged...

  7. Can't mix drugs??

    shortstuff31117 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our pharmacy recently decided that we can't mix drugs, meaning we can't mix pitocin, nubain, or any other "high risk" drug. This has caused a problem already where the physician orders a different...

  8. Mother/Baby nursing?

    shortstuff31117 replied to rnin02's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My unit does LDRP so we are all cross trained. Well except me I start my L&D training next month LOL. We are a small unit, about 800 deliveries a year. But anyway, this is how it is on our night...

  9. How do you treat home birth transfers??

    shortstuff31117 replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the idea...We do have a birth center just north of us...I don't know how that works though. I would love to be a midwife assistant or something like that...its just that I'm supporting my...

  10. How do you treat home birth transfers??

    shortstuff31117 replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm in WA too! Do you not have a lot of home birth midwives where you are? We have quite a few in my

  11. When to tell boss I'm pregnant??

    shortstuff31117 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just started my very first OB nursing job on Dec 4th. And wouldn't you know it, I got pregnant a few weeks later. I'm wondering when the best time is to tell my boss. I have no idea how this is...

  12. New RN Grad

    shortstuff31117 replied to babyphat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Right now we have 2 new grads working in our unit. Me and another woman! We are a small community hospital, and honestly I think they were really hurting for staff LOL. However, I got the job because...

  13. When to tell boss I'm pregnant??

    shortstuff31117 replied to shortstuff31117's topic in General Nursing

    Well I haven't had my first appt. yet, I'm only 5 weeks along. But anyway, I would never tell my co-workers before I told my boss, that just doesnt seem right. We are a small unit so it will get...

  14. Have you had a baby at your hospital??

    shortstuff31117 replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks everyone! I never thought about using HIPPA...that makes sense though. I do work in the OB unit at my hospital, and though I love most of the nurses, my hospital is very medicalized and I am...

  15. what is with this 9 months business?

    shortstuff31117 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree its easier to go by weeks. And you ovulate 12-16 days before the start of your next cycle, not 14 days after the end of your last one. This is why the pregancy wheel is not accurate for most...

  16. Any L&D nurses here?

    shortstuff31117 replied to flygirls2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just started a job in OB this past Friday. I'm a new grad and L&D has always been my dream. I actually worked med-surg for 2 weeks before I was offered this job and I hated every second of it....

  17. Didnt do so hot in NRP class...

    shortstuff31117 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm a new grad and start a job in mother-baby next week at a small community hospital. I took my NRP class yesterday and I feel like I didnt do that great. It took me about 2 1/2 tried to get through...

  18. Does your facility do VBAC's?

    shortstuff31117 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well I havent started my OB job yet, but because I want a vbac in the future I know that the hospital I will be working at does "allow" them. However, it is only one practice of OB's and I hear they...

  19. Would this be bad to do??

    shortstuff31117 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I just started working as a new-grad/resident on a med-surg floor. I dont like it much but its only been a few shifts so thats okay. I just saw a job posting for a labor and delivery residency at...

  20. Would this be bad to do??

    shortstuff31117 replied to shortstuff31117's topic in General Nursing

    "be honest with the hospital offering the position and let them make the decision whether to hire you. " [color=#00bfff] you dont happen to have any advice on how to word this do you? :-) i'm just...

  21. Don't apply here anymore or what??

    shortstuff31117 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I had a job interview a month ago, the nurse recruiter said she'd let me know what the nurse manager decided a week afterwards. That was 3 weeks ago and I never heard anything. So of course I assume I...

  22. Lacy, WA

    shortstuff31117 replied to linda8532's topic in Washington Nursing

    I know because I had an interview there a few weeks ago LOL. The nurse recruiter told me all this over the phone even before the interview...The pay scale is pretty good, its slightly higher than the...

  23. When you DONT get the job...

    shortstuff31117 replied to shortstuff31117's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone. I dont want to hold out any hope for this job..it's my one interview out of about 20 applications...so I'm a little desperate LOL. I will call her tomorrow.

  24. When you DONT get the job...

    shortstuff31117 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious...I interviewed for a job 2 1/2 weeks ago. The nurse recruiter said she would let me know by the end of the next week, which was a week and a half ago. I have yet to hear anything so of...

  25. Nothing for new grad in Olympia??

    shortstuff31117 posted a topic in Washington Nursing

    Hi... I am a new grad, actually graduated in Dec 2004, but have been a stay at home mom til now. I've been looking for work since June, applied for about 15 jobs at St. Pete's, had one interview,...