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  1. OB foreign language

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

    Ok... PROM can also mean 'prolonged rupture of

  2. Rules for the ER (long)

    33-weeker replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    [My view is that maybe if nurses were more polite and kind to their patients maybe there would be more nurses in the field. I think that a lot of the nursing shortage is because people see how nurses...

  3. Epidemic of dumb!

    33-weeker posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Can I vent just a bit... Right now, we have a teen mom in labor who, herself, has a repaired septal heart defect. The sono she had in pregnancy was suggestive of heart defects in her baby. She did...

  4. Rules for the ER (long)

    33-weeker replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Is your sign bi-lingual? LOL Maybe that's the problem.

  5. Rules for the ER (long)

    33-weeker replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    In defense of those saying they wanted you to see that their child did in fact have a fever, I have done that, too (with my PC - not nec. the hospital ER) and brought a dose of OTC fever med with me...

  6. Rules for the ER (long)

    33-weeker replied to EDValerieRN's topic in Emergency

    Fever is one of the ways the body fights infection. If we reduce fever the minute it comes, we hinder the body in healing itself. When my kids get a fever, I let them run it to a point. If its...

  7. Hispanic patients

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

    I just read the post above my last. I agree. The Hispanic people are some of the most patient parents around. Even the young fathers have endless patience when dealing with toddlers in the waiting...

  8. Hispanic patients

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

    Now come on... I'm 40-something, took 2 years of basic Spanish my freshman and sophamore years in high school and haven't really used it since, yet I have managed to pick up enough Spanish with very...

  9. Hispanic patients

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

    If these patients were simply visiting on vacation, we would not have this attitude. Many of the Spanish-only patients I see here in Houston are crossing the border to have their babies here so that...

  10. Newborn nursery Log

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

    I work in Houston, TX. Every hospital here that I've ever worked in has a newborn log. L&D keeps one on their patients and we keep one on the babies. We don't do one for circs, and only a couple...

  11. I am DONE!!!!!!

    33-weeker replied to tamrnmomof4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :yeahthat:

  12. Newbie Mom2be asks for non-medical advice

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

    When I was pregnant with my twins, my midwife had me keep a diet diary for a couple of weeks. She reviewed it and told me where I needed to make changes. She also - obviously - supported natural...

  13. Deaf Nursing?

    33-weeker replied to Alcomedicism's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    A resident who came in one night when my son was in the hospital had a nifty stethescope that was hooked to a little box which was connected to an earpiece or something. The resident had a small jaw...

  14. Autism, mercury and cover up???

    33-weeker replied to LydiaNN's topic in Developmental Disabilities

    Yes! My kids all tested high for heavy metals. The two that tested the highest are the ones with autism. (My late brother-in-law was HFA.) We did some oral chelation with the two autistic ones. I...

  15. How do you deal with Non-Urgent Patients

    33-weeker replied to mom2michael's topic in Emergency

    Part of it is lack of education. Also... no matter how many urgent care facilities there are, if your insurance doesn't cover them then its off the the ER you go after hours and on

  16. We can't go on divert!

    33-weeker replied to RNcDreams's topic in Emergency

    Blew a casket? ha ha ha I'd like to see that. kidding - couldn't resist Of course with that kind of staffing they might have needed some

  17. Movie: "The Business of Being Born."

    33-weeker replied to epiphany's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I was made aware of something I never knew. I work at a facility with a level II nursery, but we of course stabalize smaller/sicker babies for transfer (lines, vent...) and occasionally keep a...

  18. Bicornuate Uterus

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

    I just caught a baby of a woman with a double uterus, double cervix and septate lady parts the other night. The doctor clipped the septum and stitched it over to the side out of the way for delivery....

  19. Movie: "The Business of Being Born."

    33-weeker replied to epiphany's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Could the difference be the ratio of 'paying' vs. non-paying/medicaid patients? I imagine that a hospital caring for mostly privately-insured patients probably turns a profit, where one with a...

  20. Bizzare

    33-weeker replied to magz53's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just when I think I've seen it all... I see some more! LOL I've been working nursery for years. I've noticed a definite increase in the number of parents asking about the baby's blood type and or...

  21. How to become organized as a new nurse

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

    I work nursery and NICU. I find that having a really well-thought-out report sheet that helps me organize myself is key. I am known for creating custom forms, especially 'cheat sheets' for various...

  22. Patient's preferences during birth

    33-weeker replied to TTE7's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Read and educate yourself some more. You are on the right track. There are a lot of good books out there. Try New Atlantean Press if they are still around. You are in charge of most things in the...

  23. New to OB setting

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

    You'll like it but you might be bored after all you've done in the past. You will be a great asset when a pt. goes south with the rare/unusual compication or there is a code situation. We used to...

  24. Please! i need your expertise on this.

    33-weeker replied to mctina_20's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My money is on the Demerol. Was Narcan given at delivery or afterward? Sounds like it should have been if it

  25. Newborn blood glucose sticks

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

    LGA, SGA, infant of a diabetic mother, less than 37 weeks or greater than 42, 5 min. apgar = 7 or less, admit temp less than 97.0*R, all level II admits -- get bedside glucose tests every 2 hours x 3...