Our docs will wait 30 minutes. Some of them are impatient, and pull and tug on the cord, but for the most part, it either comes on it's own, or at the 30 minute mark, they will start to think about...
I agree with you. The private information that is included in a patient chart should only be seen by the people who are responsible for their care. I am dealing with this issue with one of our unit...
Hang in there, I know that the waiting game can be really tough. One trick that you can try, is to go to your BON's website and search to see if you have been issued a license yet. Supposedly, once...
One of the Midwives where I work had a mug that said "Midwives help people out". I thought that was really cute. I realize that you are not a group of midwives looking for a slogan, but I wanted to...
leannek90 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn
We do the same for our pitocin inductions. I try to keep it as low dose as possible, making sure I bolus her first with LR to get rid of any contractions due to dehydration. I also let more than 15...
i work on a busy l+d floor and occasionally we do get mom's who have a fetal demise. i've only been a l+d nurse for 1.5 years, and don't have a ton of experience working with these patients and their...