tulsaL&D

tulsaL&D

high risk OB

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About tulsaL&D

tulsaL&D has 6 years experience and specializes in high risk OB.


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  1. Difficulty getting into M/B

    I work at a teaching hospital and we have nurse externs all of the time. You get paid around $10/hr and can work 24 hours a week. We occasionally hire new grads in L&D, and it definately helps...
  2. Just curious...Do nurses hate Birth Plans?

    TrudyRN you obviously had a horrible experience. What area do you work in? How long ago was your delivery? And
  3. Just curious...Do nurses hate Birth Plans?

    1.) No IV- this is probably ok in a birthing center setting, but at the hospital I don't want to have to try to get an IV in during a critical time. We don't require IV fluids, just IV access.2.)...
  4. Just curious...Do nurses hate Birth Plans?

    I don't hate birth plans that are realistic. I do however have a problem with ones that interfere with pt safety. We can tell when a pt is making an educated decision with what she wants and expects...
  5. I have worked in a high risk labor and delivery unit for 5 years now. There have been many times we have had to induce a pt for health reasons before they had a term fetus. To Hopefull2009, I don't...
  6. Reading through some of these posts I see that many of you are in nursing school and I've seen a few posts regarding nurses attitudes toward students. I graduated from RSU claremore. I remember...
  7. Oklahoma introductions....

    Hello, Amy, RN. Live and work in tulsa. I've been a labor and delivery nurse for 5 years, started right out of school. Have a 3 1/2 y.o son and a 2 month old son. Married. Have my ADN but hope...
  8. Does it get better?

    I remember being new and scared to death thinking that I was in over my head. Do you have central monitoring on your unit? Where I work we have central monitoring in every room and if something bad...
  9. Something all OB nurses should know.

    I know that where I work we do keepsake boxes and photos regardless of gestation. We also keep all of these boxes and photos if moms do not want them at time of discharge. We recently had a pt come...
  10. Wanting to make this nightmare get better

    Do you augment patients with pitocin or use epidurals? If you do then maybe administration needs to take a look at safe staff to pt ratios. During the week we staff at least 4 RNs and 1-2 OBTs. On...
  11. IV policy

    All of our pts get IV access for possible emerg. situations. I have only had a few pt's refuse any IV (heplock) and they have to sign a refusal form stating the risks for complications and releasing...
  12. Positive or unknown GBS

    Our pediatricians used to go by that rule but now all they have to have is one dose of antibiotics (in for 4 hours). I'll try to find the policy tomorrow at work that shows the research done for the...