CMCRN

CMCRN has 28 years experience and specializes in L&D,Lactation.

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1. Would you ever be a scab?

   CMCRN replied to klone's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   I would never ever cross a picket line. And especially for $46 per hour that would be a huge pay cut for me. Thanks to my union here in California I make a fair

2. Request: I Need Current Opinions on Nursing Unions

   CMCRN replied to nicholaa2's topic in Collective Bargaining, Union

   You've probably allready done your presentation but I'll chime in anyway. I live and work in California and am a member of a union, The California Nurses Association. I have been a nurse and a member...

3. New grad offered job in ED & mom/baby just wanting some advice

   CMCRN replied to Arr.enn2010's topic in General Nursing

   L&D and ED attract similar personalities, type A, that like the drama. I think it might be easier to go from the ED with the skill set learned there, to OB, than the other way around. If you knew...

4. D&C in OB triage

   CMCRN replied to CMCRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Oh and we have 24 hour in house anesthesia

5. D&C in OB triage

   CMCRN replied to CMCRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Our conscious sedation protocol does not call for EKG monitoring. We do q 5 min vs, bp,pulse and O2 sat. Usually it is just fentanyl which we also give to our labor patients. Primarily it is for...

6. D&C in OB triage

   CMCRN replied to CMCRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Conscious sedation, usually fentanyl and maybe versed. I think all of us would prefer they be done in the OR also. It requires one of the triage nurses be one to one with that pt and is quite often is...

7. D&C in OB triage

   CMCRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work in a level III hospital, about 6,000 births a year. We have a separate OB triage unit 2 floors away from L&D. We are trying to develop a protocol for doing D&C s in the triage unit....

8. How much do you get paid?

   CMCRN replied to EILEEN456's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Better RN salaries on the west coast are a direct effect of Union

9. Anyone here an RNC?

   CMCRN replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My employer, too, offers a financial incentive of $100 per month. I think they do this if they are going for magnet status, which means they are giving a ton of money to

10. PO Vitamin K?

    CMCRN replied to VTBabyNurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    IV? that must be a typo We do have a protocol for po Vitamin K. Double the IM dose orally but it does require 2 follow up doses and is somewhat hard to find outside the hospital setting apparently....

11. Frustrated new L&D nurse

    CMCRN replied to clb6885's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think you did fine. I agree with the other posters, I do not necessarily turn the Pitocin off first, the goal is to get delivered, I acess the whole situation and try the interventions you did. I...

12. Taking RNC Inpatient Obstetrical EXAM HELP ME

    CMCRN replied to rnc-ob_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think you sound prepared. I took it 6 years ago and realized afterwards I had overprepared. If you have a number of years experience then you allready know this stuff. Many people I work with have...

13. Do we need to deal with the hypotension caused by lateral position?

    CMCRN replied to Jiayou's topic in Ob/Gyn

    feisty is exactly

14. Prioritizing Patients - Please Help!

    CMCRN replied to sblivefree's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think this is an impossible assignment. In California it is definately out of ratios! What position is the ruptured 28 weeker? If baby is any position but vertex, in my facility, she requires...

15. constipation and contractions

    CMCRN replied to theamberdawns's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, constipation can cause uterine contractions and exacerbate preterm