mother/babyRN

mother/babyRN RN

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  1. "Inappropriate" assignment

    mother/babyRN replied to GailWHNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you ANYWHERE accept the responsibility of an assignment you know you are not prepared for, or accept the responsibility of supervising an LPN or another nurse in a like situation you must, as you...

  2. Question about xfer of pt from ldr to pp

    mother/babyRN replied to indynurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I hate couplet care. Hate it hate it hate it......That said ( and no, I will not reverse my opinion), I will call and also tape report on their tape recorder so they don't have to do anything else but...

  3. Question about xfer of pt from ldr to pp

    mother/babyRN replied to indynurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We give them at least an hour and often more than that. Doesn't matter if they want to come over by wheel chair. We give them the option. If we aren't horribly busy we admit baby and mom in delivery...

  4. dilation/effacement/station

    mother/babyRN replied to Natalieboo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was under the impression that ballotable is synonymous with floating, that is, if you can push the head away, it is not engaged or wedged in the pelvis. If you can push the kid away, he or she is a...

  5. How often do you document fht's?

    mother/babyRN replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We also document on the strip q half an hour for low risk and q 15 for high risk. Yes, epidurals and pit, at least in our facility count as high risk. We document the fh, ltv or plain variability if...

  6. L&D/NICU hostility!!!!

    mother/babyRN replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You know, just about everyone is short staffed. Those pf you who don't circulate through all three areas to actually experience what each other is going through, should consider asking your NM to have...

  7. L&D/NICU hostility!!!!

    mother/babyRN replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was in the nursery the other night and reporting off actually had a day nurse tell me we have it easier because they have babies in the nursery all day. Hello, where do you think most of them are at...

  8. L&D/NICU hostility!!!!

    mother/babyRN replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If we get "vacation" inductions or not quite term being induced for "sick of being pregnant", the nurses refuse to participate. That slows things down considerablu and makes the docs think twice. Your...

  9. L&D/NICU hostility!!!!

    mother/babyRN replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Gosh, thats unfortunate. That lack of information or innocent ignorance between areas is the reason we have to circulate through all of them. As a PIH patietn WITH a complete previa, no way did anyone...

  10. cracking at corners of mouth

    mother/babyRN replied to Kim-rn's topic in General Nursing

    This happened to me and I was told I had a vitamin B deficiency ( hct 32)...Took some supplements and it cleared up within 2 weeks. Never came back. Good

  11. How do all of you document when running an amnioinfusion?

    mother/babyRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    was just wondering what some of the similarities and differences are in the way we all document when an amnioinfusion is running..how often, what you see in terms of fluid coming out, etc....do your...

  12. How do all of you document when running an amnioinfusion?

    mother/babyRN replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks everyone. When we see (usually) particulate mec we like to "encourage" the docs to do an amnioinfusion. We infuse ns via warmer pump and imed, and generally give a 300cc bolus with a fixed rate...

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

    mother/babyRN replied to Figaro's Mom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think its nuts. The guy is into control. In my opinion, anyone following this will create a dysfunctional, angry control freak who doesn't need to be in a relationship with any of MY sweet, nurtured...

  14. How do all of you document when running an amnioinfusion?

    mother/babyRN replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks Mark, I appreciate your imput, as always...We do not require a consent form but that sounds like a good idea, especially with the problems that could potentially occur. I will pass that...

  15. too many interventions in L&D

    mother/babyRN replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just had two patients from Brazil, where they have a 95 percent c/s rate because they do c/s on demand there (for various reasons that you can imagine.) I am not in favor of this sort of thing, and am...

  16. too many interventions in L&D

    mother/babyRN replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey Mark, just have to tell you that as someone who has had one lady partsl delivery ( of a baby over 9 lbs after 22 hours ruptured with no pain med) that it was MUCH easier or at least much less...

  17. How many of you married doctors?

    mother/babyRN replied to JHUnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Money isn't everything and if you can't make it on your own why bother? I dated a doc long ago and we are still friends. However, I would rather, being a married person, have him able to be home being...

  18. Question about working in the Nursery.

    mother/babyRN replied to kookyscientist's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Welcome to you! If the way things are going gets to fruition, we will be headed to mother baby couplet for everyone...Totally unrealistic at least in our facility. Not enough nurses or willing...

  19. not documented, not done. what does this mean?

    mother/babyRN replied to kmahoneyrn's topic in General Nursing

    Here is an example even though I am usually one to document everything, even as simple as stating that I check on a sleeping patient every hour (or more if indicated) and write that their respirations...

  20. L&D Meds

    mother/babyRN replied to MelissaCT's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I should add, if a doc asks you to give a med and you are unsure or uncomfortable, review your hospital policy on the matter. If there is no hospital policy (in our case they were asking us to...

  21. what does TID mean?

    mother/babyRN replied to thisnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps the person who complained didn't want to have to do it twice on their shift? Three times a day works for me, and unless times are specified or the order is written to do it q shift, I wouldn't...

  22. L&D Meds

    mother/babyRN replied to MelissaCT's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, in our facility anytime pitocin is supposed to be started nless there is a doc in house. They don't always like to conform to that but we are specific. Be really aware of the resting tone...

  23. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    mother/babyRN replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    Shoot, I did forget to mention that this year there was a little meeting to appreciate nurses we have lost. Nice idea and they even went so far as to plant a tree-in a spot where the other one died so...

  24. Nurses week Cheap gifts from admin.

    mother/babyRN replied to nilepoc's topic in General Nursing

    Well, there were no gifts and, as I am artistic, I did volunteer to do the poster for display in the main corridor because I was certain if the nurse manager did it we would either all be embarrassed...

  25. ob to med surg

    mother/babyRN replied to tmf1202's topic in General Nursing

    We are required to float everywhere in the hospital but not required to take assignments, not only from the standpoint that we might be rusty on new procedure, or because some nurses don't have that...