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  1. What doctors do that bugs you...

    33-weeker replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    last i read, the us is rivaled only by canada where medicalization of the birth process is concerned. we are actually quite low on the list of industrialized countires when it comes to infant and...

  2. General Reflux Question

    33-weeker replied to BSNtobe2009's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    reflux seems to be 'en vogue' right now. yes, there is a difference between wet burps and true reflux. my kids had no problems, thankfully, but i do see it in the nursery. :barf01: if there really...

  3. cord blood gasses

    33-weeker replied to hejn0006's topic in Ob/Gyn

    for what it's worth, i don't see it done much here either. we are a medium-size hospital, but not in med center, and only have level i & ii nurseries. we do about 225 - 250 births a month. (must...

  4. cord blood gasses

    33-weeker replied to hejn0006's topic in Ob/Gyn

    try these: http://www.utmb.edu/lsg/labsurvivalguide/chem/blood_gas_analysi2.htm http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0cyd/is_18_38/ai_109265347

  5. cord blood gasses

    33-weeker replied to hejn0006's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Collecting them is not that big a deal, just draw from a freshly clamped/cut length of cord into a ABG syringe and put on ice until resp. comes to get it. As far as interpreting the results, I would...

  6. Resources for Birth Junkies

    33-weeker replied to futureTMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    there is a newsletter that comes quarterly called the new nativity ii, editor valerie nordstrom. i can't find the copy i had laying around here right now, but when i do, i'll try to remember to post...

  7. What do patients say that irks you?

    33-weeker replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    time to teach, teach, teach! lol:nurse: while biting your

  8. What doctors do that bugs you...

    33-weeker replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ps. we don't automatically start pushing moms the minute they become complete. it seems that our l&d tends to wait until moms get the urge (if baby is ok, of course). i have to say, we don't...

  9. What doctors do that bugs you...

    33-weeker replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    you know, when i first came to this hospital, i thought the l&d nurses were rather cruel. nearly every delivery i went to, they'd be telling mom not to push and waiting on doc to come. i felt bad...

  10. What doctors do that bugs you...

    33-weeker replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i guess it goes along with social sections and inductions - docs (or whole groups!) that practice '9-5 obstetrics'. they try to schedule as many births as possible to avoid nighttime deliveries....

  11. opinions about epidurals

    33-weeker replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    as to the original post... i am growing to more against iv narcotics than a good epidural. the reason women are so quick to use pain med/epid. - besides fear and the current mindset of society...

  12. opinions about epidurals

    33-weeker replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    well, how's this... i had my daughter and twin sons at home with a midwife and no drugs. i loved every minute of it. (except for back pain with posterior 9# daughter - yow! but sacral pressure...

  13. Starting in well baby nursery

    33-weeker replied to rnin02's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i've been doing level i & ii nsy. a long time. i find i like the pediatric size littman head best. the only time i wish i had a smaller one is when i work with some of our smaller level ii kids....

  14. What do patients say that irks you?

    33-weeker replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    unfortunately, i wasn't around when my husband was

  15. How does your facility utilize pitocin for post-3rd stage?

    33-weeker replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i realize that baby to breast is not possible in every case, certainly. i just find myself taking a step back to look at the bigger picture once in a while. we've gotten so used to technology - like...

  16. Can all parents really make good decisions

    33-weeker replied to mauigal's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    then there's the pt. my friend told me about - teenage mom with a 20-something weeker with multiple, unrelated sydromes, blind, deaf, yada yada yada, with 15 different drips going (4 nurses x 1 hour...

  17. ever have one of those days where you just

    33-weeker replied to CANADARN13's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    isn't that always the way?!!! the ones' who couldn't care less have the best outcomes. go

  18. What do patients say that irks you?

    33-weeker replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    sorry - gotta comment on this one. i don't so much hear the 'prefect' part, but i do hear the 'is it goning to hurt' and moms acting all aprehensive, as i'm signing the consent/taking the baby. i've...

  19. What do patients say that irks you?

    33-weeker replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    oh, my... the last few posts are all mine. i'd better shut up for a while!

  20. What do patients say that irks you?

    33-weeker replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i tell the mom that i will try reasonable measures to console the child, but if i can't give a bottle, she must feed the child when s/he is hungry. and i do just that - i will take those babies right...

  21. What do patients say that irks you?

    33-weeker replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    in level ii nsy, my worst 'irk' is visitors (hispanic grandmothers seem to be the worst offenders for some reason) who wake a perfectly happy, sleeping baby and then get upset because s/he is crying....

  22. What do patients say that irks you?

    33-weeker replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i did have one stay-at-home mom who was having baby #4 or 5 tell me that she never goes on vacation or anything, and that her pp hospital stay every year was sort of her vacation from it

  23. What do patients say that irks you?

    33-weeker replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i get irked when daddies, as i help their son to breast feed, follow my comment of, "wow, he is really is good at this!" with "yeah, just like his old man." i've got news for you, buddy, that baby is...

  24. What do patients say that irks you?

    33-weeker replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i worked with an rn on a birthing unit once who thought a woman had to reach orgasm in order to ovulate. i was surprised that an educated person specializing in women's health wouldn't have corrected...

  25. What do patients say that irks you?

    33-weeker replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i'll second