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An ER resident was doing his OB rotation and was on shift. I had a resident multip OB patient being induced for labor. I was working night shift. He came in around 0300 after I worked very hard to get her to relax and go to sleep. Yes, he woke her up...

I'm looking into getting my CNM. What's the salary like out there? Is it worth it? What's the salary difference between a CNM and a Lay-midwife? Where I work there aren't a lot of midwives. But where I moved from there was a lot working in the hospit...

I work at a facility that transports OB patients from our facility to the high risk OB facility about an hour away. The nurses that work here are not all ACLS certified. Sometimes, ok, most of the time, the MFM requests that an RN accompanies the pat...

I sometimes use reps to provide an incentive meal for my past inservices/educational classes. Now I hear that there are new regulations that prohibit them from doing so. Just like the one that will not allow them to present their products during the ...

I need help finding out the standards of care for patients under 34 weeks who need a vag check or spec exam for ferning or cervical checks. I am looking for information regarding the care of these patients. Do you as the nurse perform these che...

Thanks for the answers!!! I actually looked up the AWHONN policy template for triaging the OB patient..... they recommend that patients under 34 weeks be evaluated by a physician..... woohoo.....I have been trained correctly.....now I have to get th...

Hi everyone! We just started a new parish nursing ministry in our church. I have researched off and on about PN for over a year. We do not have a budget and the church has some questions. I contacted 2 lawyers and they both gave two different answers...

WOW! It's been that long since I started this thread?? Well, I guess it's time for an update. Yes, I started a Health Ministry (aka Parish Nursing) at our church as stated above. I did take a Basic Prep Parish Nurse Course thru Saint Louis Universit...

When we first moved, we rented in East Orlando. thank god we didn't buy! We checked out the area and found Oviedo. It is a very nice small suburb of Orlando but right on 417 which can link you with I-4 and 408, two major highways to get around Orland...

Stick with your Littman. It's surprising to see how many L&D nurses don't carry their own stethescope but when they need one, they'll hunt you down for yours. Also, I have always wondered how did they do their physical assessments without having ...

I have a difficult question: Should I report an LPN who "was" DON of an agency that runs Juvenile Residential Facilities who already has a confirmed report, by the state's department of children services, of medical neglect? According to our state's ...

Thank you all for responding! I WILL be reporting my suspicions to the state as specified in our Nurse Practice Act. Yes, this agency runs residential facilities for the DOC thru DJJ. These kids even though they have violated laws still deserve to be...

Kumusta! I am a filipina! My parents immigrated to Canada in 1965 and I was born in Toronto a year later. We moved to the USA when I was 2. Lived in Ohio for most of my life but have lived in Florida since 1999. I have been an RN since 1996 and will ...

I worked at APH for the past 6years. I also worked at FH East Orlando, Orlando, and Altamonte campuses for about the same time give or take. See my career at FH has some gaps b/c of: department closure, department's inability to work with my disabili...

I LOVED the Purely Yours! I bought it years ago and have lent it to my friend who also loves it. I have used both brands and Purely Yours is definitely the best! Signed: Mother of 4 breastfed sons!! Ages 15, 12, 8, and 6. I nursed them to the averag...

More info on this situation...... I was hired into the agency to replace this LPN who was DON for a few years. I am an RN which the state requires as DON. Upon my first day of being oriented to the sites and the agency, I was given a copy of a report...

Someone heard the word Chlamydia said and thought it was such a pretty name. Can you imagine the little girl in sex ed class when she hears that her name is a disease? I guess the mom can really say that she has Chlamydia. :chuckle

Has anyone heard of such a thing? Know it's in babies. What are the symptoms of an adult having a patent ductus arteriosus? I am searching for information on it and only found 2 articles on it.

In a nutshell: 9/23- had severe chest pains, SOB, and cyanosis. Elevated BP, tachycardia, and O2sat 80% on 5L O2 per nc. Cardiac enzymes WNL, EKG elevated ST, sent home the following day BR at home til cath. 9/26- cardiac cath and TEE done. L-R shunt...

I agree with the others. I was not a new grad going into OB but I did have OB experience as a CST. Great advice: Look for classes, seminars,books about OB. Get your certifications. Fetal monitoring basic and advanced are excellent classes. Another g...

I personally and professionally know of a few midwives who attended Frontier. They are THE best! Very smart and not kooky like some midwives. I have been checking the school out for years (almost 10 to be exact). That's my dream to someday go there t...

Just sat here and tried to read every single post. But time restrains me from doing that. Lots of other things to do. Wanted to let that be known just in case someone thinks that I'm aggreeing or disagreeing with the way this thread is going. Just w...

All I can say is AMEN! I give thanks to God for giving me the heart to help someone when they are in need. And I thank Him for giving me the brains to do the work. I am thankful that I have the heart to see God at "work" in the nursing field. Sorry, ...

What are the symptoms for R to L shunt or vice versa? Sorry but I'm in L&D. Don't get too many cardiac patients there. I know that you can get CHF with a PDA. What about chest pain, dizziness, fainting, SOB, and inability to tolerate exercise/ s...