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  1. Do "ominous" fetal heart tone strips ever improve if you wait awhile?

    beachmom replied to beachmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You have to ask if the baby is better off in the mom or out of the mom. With bad heart tones and a BPP of 2, the baby is obviously better off outside. Afterwards one nurse said a BPP of 2 means a...

  2. Having another nurse check insulin doses & other med Qs

    beachmom replied to Plagueis's topic in General Nursing

    I read a forum here on allnurses where people posted their med errors. The vast majority of med errors that hurt people had to do with insulin. That convinced me of the wisdom of double

  3. First night off orientation- feeling overwhelmed

    beachmom replied to ibambamama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think you did great. I hate those rush admits with a painful mom. So hard. But it's part of working L&D. If you forgot stuff, don't worry, everyone does. Baby and mom are fine. That's the...

  4. Pain medication in Postpartum

    beachmom replied to LuvofNursing's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At our hospital postpartum: Toradol is closely related to ibuprofen. Usually after C/S it's IV Toradol for 24 hours then ibuprofen for inflammation and cramping pain. lady partsl birth moms don't get...

  5. All I want for Christmas is a single payer plan!

    beachmom replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    In my town if you make an appointment to see a doctor for a check up, most of the time you will wait 2-3 months to get in. I've heard of ER's with 12 hour wait times. I read on this forum of an ER...

  6. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    beachmom replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

    I hope she didn't get to take her baby

  7. Phototherapy ?

    beachmom replied to babynurse357's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We always put the baby in an incubator as they are naked under the lights, and an open crib would be too cold. I think 18 inches is

  8. Terms we will not admit to using

    beachmom replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    I thought the 4F's for gallbladder pts. were "fair, fat, forty and

  9. Help with suctioning neonate after delivery please!

    beachmom replied to PEDSOBRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Bulb suction is standard, the mouth then the nose. We only deep suction if there is a reason. If baby is really moist, mostly we bulb suction often and get baby crying. Sometimes we deep suction to...

  10. What pranks have you played on your boss?

    beachmom replied to systoly's topic in Nursing Humor

    Before I was a nurse I did medical transcription out of my home for a doctor. The doctor would dictate his notes on his patients. I would pick up a tape each day, type it at home, print it and bring...

  11. cohorting flu

    beachmom replied to jessi1106's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Cohorting is in our written plan if single rooms are all full. So far it hasn't happened. It takes days to get the H1N1 test back, so how do you know both patients have the same flu? If you put a...

  12. stupid mom

    beachmom posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had a mom delivering on our unit recently. Weeks before she had asked DHS to help her leave her violent boyfriend. They gave her money, and she used the money to get back with the same boyfriend....

  13. What Is Your Most Gross, Yucky, Disgusting Nursing Horror Story?

    beachmom replied to yazisizit's topic in Nursing Humor

    We had a woman with a colostomy and "short gut syndrome." After she would eat, her body would shove the food through her gut so fast, she couldnt' get nourishment, and they were trying various things...

  14. 10 things you say at work lay people could get arrested for

    beachmom replied to sharann's topic in Nursing Humor

    Let's try massaging your breasts. (To help with engorgement postpartum.) Let's soak your breasts in warm water. (Same problem as above.) Can you roll your nipples in your fingers to get them to stand...

  15. Terms we will not admit to using

    beachmom replied to gwenith's topic in Nursing Humor

    "Logorrhea" to describe a person who talks way too much. Logos is the Greek word for "word." rrhea, as in diarrhea. I heard a nurse describe a patient to the on-call doctor. Pt. had limited...

  16. Does this happen to everyone, or just me?

    beachmom replied to Pat_Pat RN's topic in Nursing Humor

    To those of you who have lost things in the toilet, hope they fell in BEFORE you "did your

  17. You Might Be A NICU Nurse If...

    beachmom replied to NICUBSNME's topic in Nursing Humor

    You laugh when you get peed on. All IV starts are done with two people, one to start it, one to hold the arm and do the taping. Your patients never swear at

  18. What part of "isolation" don't you understand?

    beachmom posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just a little vent here. I took care of a little girl in the hospital with pain and bloody diarrhea for three days. Sweet little girl. They did all kinds of tests, and when I had her, they weren't...

  19. What is a "one-sided heart"?

    beachmom posted a topic in General Nursing

    We had a baby born with some major heart defects (lg ventricular septal defect, transposition of vessels and two other things). We shipped him to the big hospital with neonatal cardiology. They told...

  20. What type of family member drives you craziest?

    beachmom replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Mother Knows Best: Last night we had a pt. in L&D with her boyfriend and mom as labor coaches. They want a totally natural birth which is good and we always support that, but they resisted all of...

  21. Should I go to work tomorrow

    beachmom replied to bunnie004's topic in General Nursing

    At our hospital,with the H1N1 situation, we are not allowed to come to work with symptoms like yours. We have to tell our managers that we have flu symptoms to help them keep track of the flu...

  22. Homebirth Gone Awry

    beachmom replied to mamafeliz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    To be fair, maybe we should have a thread on "hospital birth gone awry." Sometimes our interventions cause problems that would not have occured had the birth been at home. Just because a problem...

  23. how likely is infection after water breaks?

    beachmom replied to melmarie23's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I've wondered that too. How likely is an infection with birth greater than 24 hours after water breaking. At my hospital they are induced if their water breaks and no labor starts. If it goes past 24...

  24. OB T-shirt slogans?

    beachmom replied to JoniL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Birth: The light at the end of the tunnel. Or We help people out. (This one you may have to think about before getting it, so not the best for a

  25. Postpartum comfort

    beachmom replied to JB0901's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We also put ice in diapers. It's the right shape. It absorbs moisture. On ortho they put ice in baggies covered with a towel, but when the ice melts and Ziploc opens, you have a wet bed. Also, towel...