MamaMadge

MamaMadge ADN, BSN

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  1. Any L&D nurses here?

    MamaMadge replied to flygirls2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I also went straight to L & D out of school and have no regrets. It was the reason I wanted to become a nurse and I was also encouraged by my instructors/preceptors that if my passion was OB...

  2. Feeling sick and stupid

    MamaMadge replied to lannisz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Do NOT feel stupid! You are NOT!!! Trust me! After a six month orientation, I still felt afraid! (As a matter of fact, I still do!) I've been doing this for a year now and everyone I talk to says...

  3. Where's my thank-you card?

    MamaMadge replied to SierraN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    SierraN...could it be that your co-worker is "silently" hinting about receiving gifts, snacks etc. from her past labor patients to her current labor patients? Maybe she is sneakily planting the idea...

  4. Running into the room for every D-cel

    MamaMadge replied to waterfall99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I only have a year experience in L & D so naturally, I am nervous about any decel. Our providers do NOT worry about variable (V's or W's) decels with good long term variability (unless pt. is 1...

  5. OB RN for 1 month and LOVING IT! :o)

    MamaMadge replied to jenrninmi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am SO, SO grateful for this website!! I have posted on other threads about this same topic....I have been an RN for 1.5 years. I've been in L & D for one year and on my own for about 6 months....

  6. patient ratios?

    MamaMadge replied to MIA-RN1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I wish you the best of luck in rectifying your situation. It sounds like you work in a very dangerous place! Keep notifying your lead/manager when you feel you are out of compliance with...

  7. Videotaping during births?

    MamaMadge replied to MamaMadge's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Gompers....thank you so much! I read the previous discussion....lot's of good

  8. patient ratios?

    MamaMadge replied to MIA-RN1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    hmm..maybe I should move to CA? CoopergrrlRN....come on over!!! We could use you! The weather is great, it's a little expensive to live here but a very good overall quality of life! We also get all of...

  9. patient ratios?

    MamaMadge replied to MIA-RN1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    CoopergrrlRN, that sounds like a heavy load for someone with only 5 months experience! The legal ratio in CA is 4 mother baby couples per RN. We are also over sometimes when we relieve each other...

  10. Doula services for Fetal Demise, Miscarriage, Stillbirth

    MamaMadge replied to SuzieQ_Scrapper's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At our Hospital and around this region (No. Calif.) there is a group called Resolve Through Sharing or RTS. RN's and/or anyone who works in Maternity (such as aides, Techs etc.) can go through the...

  11. Moms who want to feel absolutely NO pain

    MamaMadge replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow! So many differing ways of doing things! At our hospital, if she gets Pitocin, she's offered all pain relief options just like any other patient. It is UP TO THE PATIENT if she wants to use...

  12. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    MamaMadge replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for your replies everyone! It makes me feel better too NYCRN05 to know that I am not alone! There is strength in numbers! In a few years, we will be the ones comforting new L & D nurses!...

  13. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    MamaMadge replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi everyone! I am new here too! I am currently living my dream of working as a Labor & Delivery nurse:1luvu: . I just graduated a year and a half ago and have been doing L & D for almost a...