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  1. Overtime-Do you get it for over 8 or over 80?

    nurseob7 posted a topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work at pays overtime for working over 8 hrs in a day -- except to staff that works 12 hour shifts--they get overtime for over 40 hrs in a week. Well, can you believe this? If you...

  2. Babies overnighting in moms room

    nurseob7 replied to crissrn27's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When babies stay with mom all night, how often are you required to document on baby? We are supposed to check that security device is intact every two hours. We are not required to document color...

  3. Pitocin induction-pit rates

    nurseob7 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Even though it is time consuming for the nurse to chart frequent assesments, many pts do not like bp's to be taken so frequently. Of course, once they have an epidural, I feel frequent bp's are...

  4. Pitocin induction-pit rates

    nurseob7 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We currently are usually starting our pit inductions/augmentations at 1-2 mu/min and increasing by 1-2mu/min every 15 min . We have to document FHR and uterine activity every 15 minutes along with BP...

  5. Preprinted Medication Sheets

    nurseob7 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just wondering if any units are able to use preprinted medication sheets? When a pt delivers, most docs routinely order 4 or 5 oral medications to be used prn, and a couple topicals prn. (With a...

  6. PKU testing

    nurseob7 replied to doglover21's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We must wait a minimum of 24 hours from birth (Illinois

  7. Glucose Testing

    nurseob7 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    What device are you using to get blood from baby for glucose level? We are using the tenderfoot -- same device that we are using for metabolic screening (PKU's) -- I think with this device you...

  8. Graduate Nurses vs. Experienced Nurses (Promise to be funny!)

    nurseob7 replied to Sammi15's topic in General Nursing

    I've never seen it before and it made me laugh -- I've been a nurse almost 25 years, and I honestly have to say, most of the things are so true..........Thanks ! Very cute --- I'm printing it and...

  9. nurse to patient ratio in labor halls

    nurseob7 replied to MATER's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello -- Wish I could help you ---I'd like to know the same thing. If you find out, I'd really appreciate if you would let me know....... I'll do the same. Thanks so

  10. Size of Angiocath for IV

    nurseob7 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Curious.....what size angiocath is routinely used for your labor and antepartum patients? We are using 18 gauges but of course, if we can't get it after a couple attempts, will use a smaller size....

  11. Pleasing the "customer"

    nurseob7 replied to magz53's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with you totally --- I had a young patient last year that reported my comment to the nurse manager on her rounds the day after I talked with her. She was feeding her baby every 1-2 hours...

  12. Size of Angiocath for IV

    nurseob7 replied to nurseob7's topic in Ob/Gyn

    18 G are green -- 20 g Pink --- 22 g Blue I just find we rarely give blood anymore ---- delivering about 2,000 babies a year. In the last few years, I've given blood twice and that was the day...

  13. Glucose Testing

    nurseob7 replied to nurseob7's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My unit delivers almost 2,000 babies year year. We use use 40 as our low and then give the glucose and formula --- after feeding, if the sugar doesn't come up, we do a serum level. I would really...

  14. Nuchal cord x4!

    nurseob7 replied to texas-rn-fnp's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First day on my unit, 20 years ago, a doc delivered a baby by c-section with a nuchal cord X7 ! He was unwrapped the cord saying, one, two, three, etc. I've never seen anything close since!...

  15. Pros & Cons, Likes & Dislikes

    nurseob7 replied to NurseLinzLoo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, since I've work in L&D for app 20 years, I definitely do not feel there are alot of cons. I love labor and delivery but do not especially like postpartum. Labor and delivery is faster...

  16. Vendoyne policy question

    nurseob7 replied to Altalorraine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My unit now puts them everyone prior to the surgery and is supposed to use them until the pt is fully ambulatory. This is a fairly new policy -- the last year or two. Before that, we would only...

  17. On-call pay

    nurseob7 replied to ittgrlrn's topic in Illinois Nursing

    I work at a hospital that has a nurses' union. We get paid $3.00 per hour to be on call and time and half when called out with a minimum of three hours pay (at time and half). Usually when called...

  18. She's a great nurse but she's driving me crazy

    nurseob7 replied to not now's topic in General Nursing

    I'd recommend definitely talking to your manager. There is no excuse for a nurse to be unprofessional. I always give my coworkers the benefit of the doubt. I figure everyone can have a bad...

  19. Working 36 hrs/wk

    nurseob7 replied to crazylilkelly's topic in Illinois Nursing

    At my hospital you get paid for 36 hours when you work three 12 hr shifts a week ---- you do get full time benefits though, so that is nice. I think most of the places that I've heard of are the same...

  20. Hourly pay question:

    nurseob7 replied to twiceaslucky's topic in General Nursing

    Your hourly rate seems a few dollars lower than at my hospital for nurse with 3 years experience (hospital in Illinois) But as far as charge pay, anyone who takes charge gets $1.00 more per hour....

  21. do you HAVE to assist with circs?

    nurseob7 replied to pittnurse08's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in a LDRP and we do not assist with circs. The NICU nurses are the lucky ones to do that job........ I watched one as a student nurse and hope to never see another

  22. Make up...?

    nurseob7 replied to ails's topic in General Nursing

    I also have not heard of anything so ridiculous. My unit has certain guidelines but none that say anything about makeup. I am so glad that nurses are no longer allowed to wear any color or...

  23. Labor Nurses regulating epidurals

    nurseob7 replied to terig63's topic in Ob/Gyn

    On my unit, in Illinois, we cannot increase an epidural or give a bolus. We can stop the infusion, but we cannot discontinue the epidural catheter. ]I know some hospitals let the nurse take out...

  24. Does your unit use spinals?

    nurseob7 replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We only use spinals for c-sections ----unless the pt already has an epidural in place, then the anesthesiologist will use that for the section. Epidurals are extremely popular on my unit. I would...

  25. L&D as a separate unit.

    nurseob7 replied to Bibi-OBRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My unit also delivers about 180 babies a month. The vast majority of nurses are cross trained to all areas. We only have a few nurses that only do postpartum. A few that do labor really hate it,...