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  1. Easterners, Waterbirth?

    tinyscrafts posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Is there anyone who's hospital does waterlabor or waterbirth pretty commonly? In CA this is rare at best. In talking to other nurses they tell me that back east it's much more accepted/routine. I've...

  2. LVN in L&D?-vent-help

    tinyscrafts posted a topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I live in Southern California, LA county,. I am considering starting an LVN program. I REALLY want to work with moms, I am a doula and CBE. Ideally L&D but i'd take Post partum too. I am on a...

  3. Question about your rooms..

    tinyscrafts replied to BittyBabyGrower's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree, separation is pretty uniformly a bad

  4. Physicians and Labor Support

    tinyscrafts replied to May_baby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm a doula and I recently had my first experience with a dr that came into the room, saw me there and proceeded to rip my client a new one, in their native language (picture me being clueless here)...

  5. Dangerous Unit?

    tinyscrafts replied to ShannonSRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    wow. can anyone say whistleblower

  6. How long to wait for Madame Placenta??

    tinyscrafts replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I tried to get the mom to file a complaint. I thought after some time went by she would. She is quite clear on what happened, but didn't. I did write it up from my point of view and I still have it....

  7. PKU testing

    tinyscrafts replied to doglover21's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm no expert on PKU, but I've been told the CA state now uses tandem mass spectometry & aparently the test timing using this method is not as sensitive as it was when they used the previous...

  8. frustrated lvn trying to get in to a rn program

    tinyscrafts replied to Mcfly10's topic in LPN to RN

    your grades in your prereqs? or your whole overall GPA? Honestly that scares me. I've got A's in my prereqs and am just starting an LVN program. my GPA overall isn't a 3.0 (misspent youth, friggin...

  9. Mother needing support-daughter bipolar

    tinyscrafts replied to bookwormom's topic in Psychiatric

    http://www.dbsalliance.org

  10. How long to wait for Madame Placenta??

    tinyscrafts replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I did, & then for good measure Dr Ogre stuck in a 10" hemostat with guaze and swept it around her uterus "to make sure he got everything". Barbaric is right! Could a nurse do something (report...

  11. I'm starting to think that all Professors are nutcases (long)

    tinyscrafts replied to justme1972's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I've had some psycho professors lately. Everyone is complaining, some to the adminstration, dean, dept.heads, lab instructors etc and It's WORKING. things are getting better, teachers were not asked...

  12. Which AP Class?

    tinyscrafts replied to mydee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    not me, get yourself an anatomy coloring book instead- the fat and goo makes stuff harder to see, not easier, and the smell,, I swear those chemicals are a danger to any living

  13. Both Micro and Human 2 (A&P2) this summer?

    tinyscrafts replied to Kina21's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I thought i'd be safe and take one at a time, as it turns out i think i could've done Anat and phys (seperate classes) at the same time. Now i have to take Micro in 5 wks in the summer. :uhoh21:ewww....

  14. Low Amniotic Fluid

    tinyscrafts replied to LouRN92's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Personal experience is great, but is there any research on the accuracy of AFI/? It seems (i could be wrong) that this is one thing that has come into use without much

  15. I'm 17 and I need some advice! please!

    tinyscrafts replied to Nati213's topic in California Nursing

    I'd look at the ROP regional occupational programs LVN programs before I shelled out that sort of cash for a private school. dont; get discouraged, jsut start your prereqs. inch by inch it'll be a...

  16. Question about pulse.

    tinyscrafts replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    lol. i remember laying in the tub, belly sticking out, with water in my belly button (what was left of it). I could see my pulse shaking the puddle with every beat LOL. I thought it was funny/weird,...

  17. Student and wanting help in going forward to bcome a OB nurse

    tinyscrafts replied to NursingStudent19's topic in Ob/Gyn

    why are you getting an AA in med assisting? around here an MA program is like 9 weeks long. ??? An AA will get you an

  18. Low Amniotic Fluid

    tinyscrafts replied to LouRN92's topic in Ob/Gyn

    can i ask a releated question? How accurate is an AFI? does it have any predictive value in terms of baby outcome? I'm seeing many many inductions due to low fluid, I know it's supposed to be a sign...

  19. Tubs for labor

    tinyscrafts replied to 27YearRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just because the Waterbirth International tubs are called birth tubs doesn't mean you can't just labor in them and then get out. I don't see the problem ??? The spa in a box sounds like exactly what...

  20. pulsatilla as a homeopathic remedy

    tinyscrafts replied to GingerSue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    what source did you find that in? I've never heard that. AFAIK, Pullsatilla is a changer of changeable things used mostly for breech, posterior. so in that sense it changes whatever is moveable to...

  21. What's your experience with doulas?

    tinyscrafts replied to EnergeticRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hmmm... I've been thinking about this for a while now. It is encouraging informed consent I think. and putting that responsibility squarely in the doctors lap where it belongs. When the doula goes to...

  22. did i make the right decision?

    tinyscrafts replied to love2shop's topic in Ob/Gyn

    try joining the ICAN email group. I bet you'd find support there.

  23. What's your experience with doulas?

    tinyscrafts replied to EnergeticRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :lol2: THat's exactly what I was alluding to when I said So tell me what would be percieved as interfering? Give me the subtle stuff. I bet we can all agree on the obvious

  24. Doula vs midwife

    tinyscrafts replied to stillpressingon's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yup, I know, I think it makes things very confusing, that's why I'm a fan of the different terms. But people are just now getting what a doula is... I'm an ALACE CCE too :) They now make people sign...

  25. Lisa Miller's Advanced Fetal Monitoring--worth $300?

    tinyscrafts replied to kirsnikity's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This may sound geeky but as a doula/nursing student that's trying to make myself employable when i get done, I was thinking of taking a fetal monitoring class. I see the advanced ones advertised all...