LandDRN

LandDRN

CCU stepdown, PACU, labor and delivery

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  1. Worried about hospital emergency plans...

    LandDRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know this is not a direct OB/GYN issue but this is my "home board." I live on the gulf coast of Florida. Our hospital sits directly on the mouth of a large river that opens into the Gulf of Mexico....

  2. Worried about hospital emergency plans...

    LandDRN replied to LandDRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They don't and in some situations are stuck at their facilities like we are that are in evacuation zones. Guess we are pretty helpless which is sad for our patients and

  3. The Customer is always right

    LandDRN replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Have to agree. I used to work PACU and they actually had to put a number code pad on the surgical suite doors due to too many patients family members becoming impatient and going through the "staff...

  4. "fan out and go" + alchohol

    LandDRN replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Hahahaha!! The girls will love that one!!

  5. How did it come to this?

    LandDRN replied to Southernurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have felt the same but often not posted it due to possibly being reproached as in some other threads. Why is it when a parent/child cares for one family member that is ill for a year or two they are...

  6. AWHONN Staffing Guidelines Please check this out:

    LandDRN replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We follow all AWHONN recommendations except for this one. It is not uncommon to have a labor pt on mag and pit with a second on an insulin gtt and pit on our unit. We are told it is to keep us busy....

  7. Online Tutorials: Electronic Fetal Monitoring

    LandDRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    AWHONN has a great site with reviews, the latest guidlines and even online

  8. Guess the mispronounced medical term

    LandDRN replied to EricJRN's topic in General Nursing

    hahaha! I work in OB and had a patient come in because she was having

  9. "fan out and go" + alchohol

    LandDRN replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    Made a great marketing strategy for those that aren't responders. " Private and semi-private rooms with a water front view!" is advertised in our hospital pamphlets!!! And if you stay for a storm you...

  10. "fan out and go" + alchohol

    LandDRN replied to Pepper The Cat's topic in General Nursing

    I agree in responsibility and providing care but I am no use to anyone if I am dead! We were just informed our hospital does not evacuate for hurricanes, regardless of catagory. We were told our new...

  11. C-Sections on the rise.

    LandDRN replied to Halinja's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree about the unfavorable inductions. I wish we ( and more docs) still used bishop's scoring......it would get rid of alot of our "failure to progress" inductions. Interesting side note. We have...

  12. C-Sections on the rise.

    LandDRN replied to Halinja's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our docs always quote "when in doubt, cut it out..." They are very liability trigger ( or should I say scalpel) happy here in

  13. RN Scrubs

    LandDRN replied to babyphat's topic in General Nursing

    In L&D we are required to wear pink or blue. I know on the med surg/cardiac/ICU units there is no requirements, maybe because they can't keep nurses so the don't make a big issue over it. When I...

  14. Do you tell nurses ands Dr's that you are a nurse when you are the pt?

    LandDRN replied to FlyLady's topic in General Nursing

    Nope. We just had our second child in September and one of the nurses who used to work on our labor and delivery unit with me clued them in. I must say though, since I have an insight I was told I was...

  15. Cuplet Care

    LandDRN replied to Travel Nurse01's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Florida does not have mandatory staffing laws. We are in sad shape here on the lower west coast in winter. We ( and several are hospitals) frequently go on diversion because of lack of beds. This...

  16. Age when you had your first child?

    LandDRN replied to sugabuga's topic in Ob/Gyn

    1st-23 1st live birth-24 2nd

  17. Very bad clinical evaluation from my instructor

    LandDRN replied to Bala Shark's topic in General Students

    I can sort of relate. I had very good clinical reveiws until my last semester. My instructor bluntly told me " I don't like young nurses. They don't take the profession seriously. ( I was 20 at the...

  18. Conflicts in the delivery room

    LandDRN replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would have politely asked them to step out of the room for a moment and explain to them if they can't be calm and supportive for their daughter/granddaughter's sake, they will either have to leave...

  19. How long is maternity leave in the US?

    LandDRN replied to Marra Jade's topic in General Nursing

    A co-worker of mine had PTL and had to be off work for about 9 weeks, subsequently after having her baby only had 3 weeks of real maternity leave. The rest had to come from vacation time. Kinda...

  20. How long is maternity leave in the US?

    LandDRN replied to Marra Jade's topic in General Nursing

    I just had my second child in September here in Florida. We get 12weeks nonpaid maternity leave provided we are full time, company has more than 50 employees and have been employed more than a year as...

  21. Pt refused to leave!

    LandDRN replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you. The point I was trying to get

  22. Pt refused to leave!

    LandDRN replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Again, I don't think anyone is against medicaid here. Seems the biggest frustrations come from people who CHOOSE to live their lives on entitlements versus those who HAVE to. These people who choose...

  23. Customer Relations and management

    LandDRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just curious on how supportive your management is when it comes to pts/families behavoirs. We recently had an incident where one of our NICU nurses purse got stolen. Her keys to her new car with...

  24. Customer Relations and management

    LandDRN replied to LandDRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yes, immediately and had them come to the unit to file the

  25. How much do you make as an RN in Labor and Delivery where you work?

    LandDRN replied to Janinern84's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh yea, our weekend diff is