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  1. How long do you typically stay?

    flytern replied to CrunchyLaborRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How do you give shift to shift report? How many patients will you have? I too work until 0730 in labor/delivery. Most days, we leave by 0730, but, if someone comes in active labor at 0650, it's our...

  2. strange request?

    flytern replied to love2shop's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I remember the show. It was a food show (go figure) on PBS. The placenta was fried up and eaten on crackers. In England. Mine: I had a bald father rub the placenta on his head for 1/2hr, supposedly...

  3. Is "magnet status" a joke?

    flytern replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :nuke: Have to agree that I don't see much difference in being Magnet or not. Except for the public relations end of it. Most of the preparation for obtaining magnet status seems to be paperwork,...

  4. ACLS Question

    flytern replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    450 bed hospital, 30 bed LDRP, we do our own C/S and recovery which is why we have to have ACLS certification. (They say we legally have to have same skills as our main OR staff!)

  5. "OB" ACLS?? Anyone heard of this?

    flytern replied to enfermeraSG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do the full blown ACLS course every 2 years here. It's really scary to imagine having to use that stuff. We're lumped into the program with RNs from ICU/OR/ telemetry. It's like a foreign...

  6. laboring down?

    flytern replied to love2shop's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Unfortunately, when patients here the words "you're complete" they think they have to start pushing, urge or not. If they have an effective epidural, no urge, and are -3/-2, sometimes I tell a little...

  7. Christmas Gift for your unit from docs

    flytern replied to fetch33's topic in General Nursing

    Started out as an office nurse: got Christmas bonus(usually about $500.00) nice dinner at a restaurant for staff/family. Then went to hospital nursing (3rd shift) We see the empty tins of...

  8. New interest in OB Nursing

    flytern replied to Run4life's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Get out there and interview! Gone are the days that the only way to get into OB is if nurses retired or died! Depending on the hospital, and nursing shortage, there should be positions open. In my...

  9. Any L&D nurses here?

    flytern replied to flygirls2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you plan on diving straight into L&D, just remember, it's not only about giving birth. In today's society the "healthy" pregnant woman is a rarity. Most moms have other conditions that have...

  10. No experience necessary?!?!

    flytern replied to ChaseTyMadi's topic in General Nursing

    Unless you're 80 years old, you can do this. I would encourage you while taking these pre-courses, to maybe get some sort of job in a hospital/nursing home. It might give you an idea of what it's...

  11. Is L&D my destiny?

    flytern replied to CrabbyPatty's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm partial to OB. But I have a Bachelors in Psych too. It truly comes in handy. Especially these days. Not a day goes by that we don't have either a unwed teen mother, or someone who has...

  12. My patient was complete for 7 hours :(

    flytern replied to waterfall99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm with you SmilingEyes. I'm glad to see someone else out there believes in "laboring down". This is what I learned a long time ago (when dinosaurs roamed the earth). But where I work now, it's...

  13. Caught my first yesterday!

    flytern replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats! What a feeling (both scary as all get out and exhilarating) But, forget the docs. Sometimes you just have to say, stop the panting and push! Why prolong moms pain? Before we had our "doc...

  14. wannabe lactation consultant

    flytern replied to maggijo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have 1 LC on staff, she is not an RN. She doesn't have the best relationship with the staff RNs. Not sure if this is because she isn't a nurse or because all she sees is the "boob-mouth"...

  15. The cheerleading is NOT helpful

    flytern replied to waterfall99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm usually charge RN on a midnight shift w/lots of "newer" nurses. I try to attend most births (mainly for support/another pair of hands/gopher). I try to mimic what their primary nurse is doing....

  16. Didnt do so hot in NRP class...

    flytern replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Couldn't agree with you more. I've been NRP certified for about 10 years. Every delivery I attend, I have that thought in the back of my mind, what would I do? Not that I want to have to go through...

  17. Feeling sick and stupid

    flytern replied to lannisz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Stand up for yourself. Been doing OB for about 20 years. Talk to your manager TODAY! Try to get one preceptor, follow her schedule. Talk to her. IF she's a good teacher (which every preceptor...

  18. Do you have a nursery at your facility?

    flytern replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do about 200 births a month. We have a "holding" nursery, open from 11pm - 7am. Usually used by bottle feeding moms. Some breastfeeding moms use it, we bring junior out when he's hungry (his...

  19. Maternal death

    flytern replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Be prepared! This unfortunately is part of the deal of working OB. At least once a month we have mock drills on different situations, post partum hemorrhage, infant abduction, seizures, prolapsed...

  20. Where's my thank-you card?

    flytern replied to SierraN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know we all didn't go into nursing for thank you cards, I think it started when patients became clients and hospitals became "hotels". I go home knowing I did the best job I could do, kept my...

  21. Learning Disabled Students

    flytern replied to dmarie (GA)'s topic in General Nursing

    Been there, done that. Had a male student (whose father was an MD) with a learning disability. He couldn't read well, so all books were put on tape, his tests were oral exams (he couldn't write very...

  22. You Know You're an Old(er) Nurse If . . .

    flytern replied to hollyvk's topic in General Nursing

    OLD OB RN: remember when: 1. C/S, in bed for 2weeks and then sent home 2. Vag deliveries in bed for 7 days. 3. Babies were only brought out to mom for feedings, then whisked back to the...

  23. Did I over react??

    flytern replied to donegal1's topic in General Nursing

    Been an OB nurse for almost 20years. You are in the right as far as I'm concerned. There really is no reason for that infant to be in the morgue, it's really hard on the parents to imagine that...

  24. What's your holiday bonus?

    flytern replied to Meerkat's topic in General Nursing

    Nothing for thanksgiving. But after we attend a mandatory 1hour forum (where the big whigs all pat themselves on the back for the great job they've done this past year) we get a $15.00 certificate...

  25. CONTINUED IN WHAT IS THE MAJOR REASON Why are they all leaving?

    flytern replied to artistnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have to believe that we leave because you can't "turn off" being a nurse. It's a 24/7 job, whether you're being paid or not. YOu mentally take your work home with you, and sometimes physically (On...