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We are a level 1 hospital, we've had OB Trace Vue for a little over a year now, Love It!, quick and easy, allows for more patient care instead of all the time charting. We have upgraded this year, and I have been fortunate enough to be a part of des...

I delivered my second baby in the labor and delivery that I work at. It was such a great experience. I think that my nurses were more intimidated that it was me than I was nervous. There was not one nurse that I was apprehensive about in taking ca...

Bethany, Congratulations on wanting to be a CNM! While you highly value "natural" birth, you will learn in midwifery school that there is a time and place for interventions. You will be fine. Susan-CNM

You know, I really think that there is always some feeling of being uncomfortable with what you are doing, and always should be. I think that when a nurse is being too confident appearing, or seems like she knows it all, that is not always a good si...

From my experience in labor and delivery, "stripping of the membranes" only works when a person is actually close to being labor ready, otherwise it is just plain uncomfortable if you are pushing the "want to be in labor", and have this done before y...

about 700 deliveries per year, No Anesthesiologist 27/7 in house, except during business hours, on call on weekends, but if epidural infusing CRNA stay in house until delivered, the anesthesiologist doesn't stay in house. OB on call 24/7 but doesn't ...

Here at my facility, request of an epidural is at the pt's discretion of when they want it. It is encouraged that they wait until labor is established before they get an epidural due to the fact that it is possible that if it turns out to be a failed...

I have come across a very touchy subject today at work. I have a new mom. Was married to her first cousin, had a baby, now FOB not involved. The baby is actually the FOB's son and cousin. My question is, are there any laws regarding incest, and at wh...

Breastfed both kids 2-2 1/2 years each. I think with the second child, she stopped at 2 1/2 years. I too had people that "disapproved" of breastfeeding for that amount of time, and felt very self concious about telling people that I still was. My kid...

Are you "On The Journey" too?

Working labor and delivery, providing mom's with breastfeeding support, and when we bring the baby's back to mom, and it's time for the baby to nurse, or when the nursery nurse is checking on mom's feedings, and nurse asks, "When did you feed the bab...

You have to be extremely careful about using cell phones or even your cordless phones in your own home. I have a neighbor, who has not been a very nice one, that routinely listened in on my phone conversations on my cordless, she had a scanner. How I...

Our unit tends to wait until the 16th or 18th of ROM with a term IUP. Though some of our Docs are leaning towards non-treatment unless symptoms arise. As nursing goes, we tend to ask if they would like any Abx when those certain hours of ROM are dr...

I think your wording on obtaining is really a great way to express it (ie. being able to do ADL's versus not being able to do them due to pain.) Will try that, Pain is very subjective to the patients, and is sometimes extremely hard to assess it if t...

I think your wording on obtaining is really a great way to express it (ie. being able to do ADL's versus not being able to do them due to pain.) Will try that, Pain is very subjective to the patients, and is sometimes extremely hard to assess it if t...

Had a husband that came home from his job one day, shortly after I got my RN, and said "I've quit my job, and I think I will work out of the house now" Didn't quite sit too well for me, but supportingly I asked "Doing What?" He decided that he was go...

Currently live on the coast of NC, Morehead City, Have heard of only good things about the hospitals up there in Raleigh/Durham area, very updated on technology. Another great thing, you are only 3 hours drive from the beach!!!:flowersfo

Hi! NC nurse right here right on the coast, Morehead City to be exact. Am originally from OH too. It seems your looking more inland, mountainlike. Try looking coastal. Alot of great places to check out.

My hospital has been using meditech now since last January, Has not been an easy road, if any of you have used it yet. Alot of BUGS to be worked out still:madface: . We have had 2 "redo's" on the system itself to make it work for us. I know change is...

Hi, I'm full time registered nurse, I have 2 children. My oldest was born with a sever cleft palate, and had difficulty with actually breastfeeding, so I pumped for 2 years. Yes, Q 3 hours during the day, and Q4 hours at night. I used this frequency ...

Hi, Just saw you were going to work at St Mary's Hospital. My career started on the 3100 unit, cardiac/telemetry/neuro. I don't know if it still the same these days, was a great place to work. Left and moved to NC in 1998. As far as the best living ...

There's nothing wrong with calling the nurse manager and asking your questions. I work OB/L&D, and I do alot of the orientation of new nurses to our unit. Alot of them did call and inquire before they decided that it was my hospital that they wan...

IV catheter insertion is still being taught in schools, at least in NC, I currently work with several RN students, and they all have had instruction in school with this skill. In my day, it was a basic RN skill, once you have passed your boards, you ...

Is there any true technique involving the subcutaneous stick of lidocaine prior to IV catheter insertion, or is it something that nurses try, with the advice of other nurses who happen to be good at it? I do numb my patients, and have good results, ...