tammki5g
has 12 years experience and specializes in OB, L&D, IPR (1 year).
I am an RN working as the Director of Women's Services in NC (we recently moved from NJ) I am also a lactation consultant and a mother of three woderful daughters (oh yeah I have a hubby too)
Hi Just wondering what the practice is in other places. Do the Anesthesiologists educate patients on epidurals prior to placement or are patients give a video to watch as education while in labor or...
ClassicDame would you mind telling me what state you are from just in comparison? LNDBSN I have been looking and looking for research that really shows that I know its out there but have been having a...
Hi everyone doing a search hoping for some info. Recently I have heard that some hospitals for their L&D units are not wearing hospital laundered scrubs and that the nurses still circulate. Anyone...
tammki5g replied to booluvstrains's topic in Ob/Gyn
Coming to you from the management side. I would LOVE to have a male L&D nurse or a male PP nurse. part of ripping the steryotype down is to let all nurses regardless of gender go for the jobs and...
Hi everyone. I am an RN working on my BSN I am doing a clinical in a high school nurses office and working with them to plan a career day. I have been looking online for a few hours trying to find one...
Hi everyone just a quick question. when you have a Postpartum unit with nurses who do not go into the OR do they have to wear covergowns when leaving the unit? is this an old practice that is no...
Dear BeginnerRN when I was new to nursing and then again to OB I felt the same way. I will always remember what my preceptor said to me when I was close to "graduating" orientation she told me that...
I post the meeting notes also. I attach it to a sign in sheet with everyone's names on it and everyone has to read then sign. I do this for any other notes or notices in between staff meetings. I...
Dear IloveSnoopy First of all I agree with you Med/Surge is a specialty all its own and I give anyone credit who can do it. OB is a wonderful area to work it is mostly happy like you said....
thanks everyone for your replys they are very helpfull to me. keep them coming. I am trying to get a data base to build a nice profile with. I don't expect to get everything I want but with enough...
in one of the hospitals where I worked the Lactation consultant had her own paperwork to fill out and never charted on anychart. I always had a problem with this because then how are problems and care...
Hi everyone Happy New Year. I am writing because I am trying to do some research on what other hospitals are doing with the scrub question. does the hospital supply do you wear scrubs (hospital or...
Hi everyone this is my first time posting. I am a manager on a LDRP unit. new to the hospital and job. I am looking to change things on my unit but I need input to help me out since I have to take the...