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  1. On Call

    nurseob7 replied to crazylilkelly's topic in General Nursing

    I think it can vary greatly among hospitals. I work in L&D and we are required to take 3 or 4 calls per month ( 4 hr shifts) If we want, we can take an 8 hr or 12 hr call so we are only on...

  2. Re-entry RN looking for advice breaking into OB...

    nurseob7 replied to nightingalemom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't think you are unrealistic at all. Our unit recently hired three new graduates and I'm pretty sure our manager would have hired an experienced nurse first, even if the experience was years...

  3. What is your unit's Uniform Policy

    nurseob7 replied to 1994OBRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We change in to scrubs when we arrive at the hospital. We are supposed to do a three minute scrub before we start work but seems like everyone got away from it years ago. Heard it is going to...

  4. Procedure for drug screens?

    nurseob7 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'd appreciate finding out how your unit handles drug screens. Our unit is requesting a urine speciman on every inpatient OB pt and we are told to send it to lab to be held. This way if a doctor...

  5. drug screens on admission???

    nurseob7 replied to Campnurse123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello - Can you tell me when your unit does a urine drug screen on someone, do they need to follow the chain of command? I was told a urine needs to be walked to the lab and anyone that handles it...

  6. I need help RE: Ob/L&D report sheets

    nurseob7 replied to Moni_luv's topic in General Nursing

    I bet you are right --- it is just most likely a typing error and should be drsg.......we would mention that with a c/section --- we say "low transvere dry and intact", or "open to air with staples",...

  7. I need help RE: Ob/L&D report sheets

    nurseob7 replied to Moni_luv's topic in General Nursing

    Cannot figure out the what the first highlighted one could be ....... Hbag is the hepatitis B status of the mother .......RPR is the serology (either reactive or nonreactive) RPR is testing for...

  8. I need help RE: Ob/L&D report sheets

    nurseob7 replied to Moni_luv's topic in General Nursing

    My LDRP doesn't use report sheets for labor pts --- we do have report sheets for postpartum pts ---- We have to tell the next nurse, gravida-para, type of del, time of del, type of epis if...