Mary C MSN, RN, APRN, CNM

Seriously? A policy ? We use birthing balls all the time. The only thing I'm cautious about is making sure I can pick up FHR/ctx in an active laboring Pitocin patient. Otherwise, I let them sit on the ball and will dopple for 1 ctx q 15 mins per ...

I can't give you any advice, as I'm also looking for help! I worked in medsurg for a year, then went to L&D. I never truly got comfortable in med-surg, and now that I'm on my way back to med-surg-- I need help. I will be keeping an eye on this...

Haha, it's funny because I have 10 pregnant friends and I am also pregnant. I feel like there's something in the water here and everyone's pregnant. But we're all due July-October. I, too, work in L&D and we had a lull from Jan-March but we're ...

I was browsing the career website of a local hospital and came across a job with perfect hours 7a to 530p 4 days a week that I'm totally qualified for RN, BSN, ACLS, etc. But I have no idea what the heck it is! Does anyone know what it stands for? ...

Haha thank you, that sounds right. I just didn't want to apply to a job that I would hate Surgery is awesome. I appreciate it.

This is the posting: Registered Nurse - LU Job

I feel badly for you, mcs1505. 1 in 3 sexual assaults, and I, too, one of them. I can understand why you may be uncomfortable with a male caregiver, but I don't see how a lesbian female caregiver is the same. I hope some day your scars will heal f...

I've been on nights, and a nurse for a year and three months. I worked last night. I go back tonight. I don't drink caffeine after 2AM, I don't drink booze after work, I work out fairly regularly and I keep this crazy kinda night shift for the mos...

Reading about vasa previa, and having had 3 patients with chorio in the past month... I'm beginning to be really concerned with my 1 cm, posterior, high, 50% effaced pts having a first AROM attempt. I've been looking at the research that says AROM i...

Thanks everyone. I like the shower, eat, sleepaid idea :) I was fine with nights for a while, they're just harder on me lately and I'm not sure why.

Agreed.

Haha, I've already read it. I love reading textbooks. I finally finished the Twilight series, but I would LOVE for some school reading to get done before deadlines. It makes me happy to read research, I know I'm lame, but working in L&D it rea...

Sounds wonderful! Thanks for reminding me to call for my username and password!

I can't wait!! Any advice? I'd love to buy some textbooks to start reading now-- I'm so excited!!! Looks like we're in it together!

I agree with all of this-- we don't ever use foley balloons on the cervix-- we do use cervidil as a cervical ripener, occasionally cytotec based on Bishop's score. I feel like AROM is done very frequently and very unwarranted. How do we stop this A...

I took 265 questions, missed the last answer, adn passed it!

Ditto, I got accepted to Class 71!!!! :heartbeat Can't wait to meet everyone, I'm SO overjoyed!

That would be a great day. I felt pretty confident with my answers, but I normally get good vibes when I do well... It was pretty hard for me to read. I hope hope hope it went well!!!! When do you interview?

I disagree with the above. I HATED med surg while I was there. It was new, overwhelming, and scary. But it taught me SO much about time management and critical thinking. Just because a mom is in OB doesn't mean that she doesn't have some of the d...

I interviewed today. We have to wait til September 1st to find out? I will be crawling up the walls by then!

We had deliveries that kept us busy and then a long lull. I am not quite sure how this came up, but it was interesting. I knew LH dropped dramatically after ovulation, but I didn't know if that was the case in fertilization too. Thanks for the insi...

in menstrual cycle, resulting in fertilization... I know progesterone stays up. What happens to luteinizing hormone? I know its important for ovulation-- but what about after that? I know it normally drops in a normal menstrual cycle. Does it dr...

As a L and D nurse, my health insurance only covers innetwork OB/GYN... DH are TTC and I have HPV which requires freqent exams. How did you pick which physician to go to? Is it a bit strange to have your co-workers involved in your reproductive he...

Thanks for the info. I'm not pregnant yet. My previous providers had been seeing me every 3 months because I had progressed. Since I'm just ASCUS at the last pap, I've gone back to yearly! Also, I'm not pregnant yet-- the husband and I are just ...

Just saw this-- oh no. That doesn't sound like what you're looking for. What did you decide? I loved my vented patients!