AlaskaKat

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  1. Most commonly used drugs?

    AlaskaKat replied to AlaskaKat's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I passed! Thanks for your help, the test focused on Indomethacin, Morphine, Pavulon, fentanyl, vancomycin and

  2. Most commonly used drugs?

    AlaskaKat posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have to take a NICU med test tomorrow and am trying to prepare. Which drugs do you use the most often? I have been focusing my studies on: Dopamine, Amp, Gent, Vanco, Indomethacin, PGE, &...

  3. Dopamine and Dobutamine

    AlaskaKat replied to Teshiee's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thank you thank you thank you!!!! It's all coming back

  4. Dopamine and Dobutamine

    AlaskaKat replied to Teshiee's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi guys, I am just going back into NICU after five years of working L&D, and boy have I forgotten a lot! I am trying to remember the whole dopamine thing and am apparently having issues. Bear...

  5. OP babies=more pain?

    AlaskaKat replied to ChristyE's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ABSOLUTELY! OP babies are far more painful, in my experience as a L&D nurse and a mom who had one OP and one

  6. Umbilical cord care

    AlaskaKat replied to AlaskaKat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Interesting... We've been tub bathing our babies for years here yet we continue to use alcohol. Guess I need to do a search to find some

  7. Umbilical cord care

    AlaskaKat replied to AlaskaKat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the quick replies! Any one else have research for me? I'm going to need to convince the

  8. Birthing positions

    AlaskaKat replied to BETSRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No routine episiotomies, no routine IVs, we don't break the bed, we don't do epidurals, and they can be in whatever position they want for labor and delivery, though it is almost always semi-fowlers...

  9. Waterbirths

    AlaskaKat replied to *Ferty~OB~RN*'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    Off topic, I know... But let's start giving everybody epidurals so that the dads are happy. Wouldn't want them to be uncomfortable with the pain or

  10. Sciatica in Pregnancy

    AlaskaKat posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am about 21 weeks along with my 2nd, and am having major sciatica pain allready. Didn't happen until way later last time. I know that when I see pts with sciatica we do little more than give them...

  11. number of nurses in delivery room

    AlaskaKat replied to califrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We always have two RNs for vag & CS deliveries. When it is really busy, the second RN may only stay until all is clear and leave after 10-15

  12. Should nursing charges be separate from the room charges?

    AlaskaKat replied to deespoohbear's topic in General Nursing

    We used to do a lot more individual supply and procedure charges and they all recently got chopped and batched into the room charge. the reason? Medicaid reimbursement... They won't pay for the...

  13. er vs. ob the battle goes on sort of

    AlaskaKat replied to imenid37's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I also work in a small community hospital OB department. We see almost all prego pts over 16 weeks. If they are there for something unrelated to pregnancy, we will sometimes go to the ER to "clear...

  14. pit after delivery

    AlaskaKat replied to elleRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We always mix our pit the same, regardless of why we are giving it, 20 u per L of D5LR. We don't just give it routinely postpartum, but only for heavier bleeding, with a verbal MD order. If I happen...

  15. telephone triage

    AlaskaKat replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm also very interested in any copies of these forms, telephone triage here right now has no protocol and everybody does it differently. My email is [email protected]

  16. does anyone still us prostaglandin gel

    AlaskaKat replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use prostin for the majority of our inductions, rarely we use cervidil if they are really not ripe. Prostin usually works very well after about 2 doses if it is mixed right by pharmacy. Hardly...

  17. "Babywise!" Help! Friend swears by it.

    AlaskaKat replied to Figaro's Mom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    QUOTE]Originally posted by Figaro's Mom Thank you Shay....thank you, thank you, thank you. I will try to be diplomatic about it since she's such a good friend and all.... I fear she won't really...

  18. Has anyone been pregnant as a L&D nurse?

    AlaskaKat replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have a seven month old and worked L&D, PP and nursery while pregnant (except for bedrest from 34-36 weeks). It was great! I have a great unit and everybody was very good to me. At the end, I...