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  1. Why did YOU choose OB nursing?

    lgowan replied to tabbeycatt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I, like OBNurse3, have always said I am a lucky person in that I can witness miracles everyday in my job! Even the saddest situations are rewarding. On any given day, I work in the happiest place in...

  2. Waiting List

    lgowan replied to mrdoc2005's topic in Alabama Nursing

    I went to Wallace Community College in Dothan AL. That is also where my daughter is going. I wish I had an answer to the shortage, however we seem to be so far behind the payscale in Alabama that more...

  3. mississippi

    lgowan replied to angelaADSN's topic in Travel

    What specialty are you in? The hospital I work at as a perm is taking some travelers as well as working with contractors. Troy Regional Medical Center. Troy is a college town about 40 miles south of...

  4. L & D nurses routinely deliver babies?

    lgowan replied to midwife sarah's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I passed my NCLEX after 75 questions........so happy! :balloons:

  5. Waiting List

    lgowan replied to mrdoc2005's topic in Alabama Nursing

    When I called the college that my daughter plans to attend, they told me #1) there is a waiting list, however it is not first come-first served. They do favor higher GPA's. 2) she has to take 3...

  6. What does it take to be a good L & D nurse?

    lgowan replied to QTRN74's topic in Ob/Gyn

    PaleSarah really summed it up well to only be out of school and in this area for a year! Good Job! I think Ob is similar to ER in that it is sometimes an emergency situation. (i.e. prom, abruption,...

  7. Cholostrum/breastmilk as eye treatment

    lgowan replied to L&D_RN_OH's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Does your protocol include checking every baby, or just jittery, LGA, or SGA babies? There is no need to even check a sugar unless it is justified. In our unit, we will check if jittery, LGA, or SGA...

  8. L & D nurses routinely deliver babies?

    lgowan replied to midwife sarah's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sarah, check the Florida licensing for midwives. I think they are one of the few who have direct entry midwives practice. This is something I checked into when I started back to school. I still think...

  9. Is this common?

    lgowan replied to ayndim's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do push our moms without the doc there. It is kind of a judgement call according to her cervix and station. If they are a gravida 5, we don't push. We just get the catcher's mit and call the doc! I...

  10. HEEELLLLPPPP!!!!Do i need high school algebra?

    lgowan replied to pinkcrush6988's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Fortunately, the any time algebra is needed in nursing is figuring out drug concentrations. Yes you will need some knowledge of algebra, such as cross multiplication, solving 2x=y, x/4=y, etc. Mostly...

  11. Thoughts on working with a laboring patient with a deceased baby?

    lgowan replied to kar212's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It is not an easy situation, and yes I think to start with I shied away from it. However, as I often say,"I work in the happiest or the saddest place in the hospital on any given day." Both situations...

  12. Youngest labor patient?

    lgowan replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    12 year old for me too! It was sad, but I have to say she was one of my best patients. That was over a year ago, and I wonder about her a

  13. SVE's HELP PLEASE

    lgowan posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    need help with exams i just started l&d 7 weeks ago after nursing in many other areas over the past 13 years. i am having trouble doing sve's and knowing what i am feeling. after about 50%...

  14. SVE's HELP PLEASE

    lgowan replied to lgowan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you ever so much for all your advice. I'm doing better but have had some embarrassing moments myself since I posted this thread. One I thought the pt was 10 with a posterior rim---it was the...

  15. New Nurses Poorly Educated

    lgowan replied to Huganurse's topic in General Nursing

    This is scary but unfortunately true. I graduated 14 years ago and we did a LOT of skills in the hospital. However, I am noticing the difference in the graduates now from the same school. My...

  16. RN's removing surgical drains

    lgowan replied to conniejean's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Been doing it for years, no problems

  17. How do you deal with lazy co-workers?

    lgowan replied to RNforLongTime's topic in General Nursing

    It's taken me a long time and many a tiresome shift and many years in management to learn this one! If you are the charge nurse then take charge. If you aren't, find her and have her delegate. If the...