Elvish BSN, DNP, RN, NP

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    Closed nursery: where are your pp mag babies staying?

    Elvish replied to rdnkmommy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our mag moms can have their babies in the rooms with them as long as there is another able adult willing to be in there and help her out with her baby. If not, baby goes to the nursery (which you guys...
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    HIPAA Violation? Article about nurses caring for Tsarnaev.

    Elvish replied to Spidey's mom's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    A person's name and hospital room can be looked up by anyone, unless they specifically ask for privacy restrictions or a prisoner (at least in my state, don't know about others). I wouldn't want to be...
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    Crying?

    Elvish replied to daisygirl5's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have been at it for seven years, and I work postpartum, not L/D. However, there are still times when there's a baby that's just so beautiful s/he brings tears to my eyes, or I see a daddy...
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    Any male nurses working in OB?

    Elvish replied to Jack245's topic in Men in Nursing

    As a patient and an OB nurse, I can say a) we have had men work on both our L&D and mother/baby units and they've received high praise from patients; and b) as a patient in L&D/mother-baby, I...
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    Involving siblings in caring for new baby brother/sister?

    Elvish replied to shaybrown0924's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The hospital where I had my children gave out 'big brother/sister' bands so they wouldn't be left out of getting armbands like mom, dad, and baby. Of course there is no baby info or any numbers like...
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    March 2013 Caption Contest: Win $100!

    Elvish replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    "And then she said, 'I'm allergic to everything but
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    Improving patient satisfaction in OB

    Elvish replied to PinkNBlue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know. It is always an uphill battle - but I hear over and over on my unit (and have said it myself) that if the nurses are happy, the patients will be too. If the nurses aren't overextended doing...
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    Improving patient satisfaction in OB

    Elvish replied to PinkNBlue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Staffing by AWHONN standards....good
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    Call to organ donation center post pt death

    Elvish replied to LogCabinMom's topic in General Nursing

    The ones I have had to call about are always extreme prematurity deaths....never takes long, and they're obviously not candidates for donation. I'm talking 17, 18-weekers born alive and live for a few...
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    Pain Relief in Your Facility

    Elvish replied to Leggings and Lattes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Most people get epidurals, probably somewhere in the 60-70% range. Maybe 10-15% get IV meds - Nubain, Fentanyl - and the rest use nonpharm methods. We tend to have a lot of people show up at 8-9cm and...
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    NAS Babies

    Elvish replied to Bezoars's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We deal with them fairly frequently and have NPs that are well-versed in their care. Anyone who scores 8 or higher 3 times in 24 hours gets started on morphine, usually 0.05mg/kg q4 hours around the...
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    Pedi code

    Elvish replied to ezgreazin's topic in Emergency

    I have friends who run, run, run on the treadmill until they can put it behind them. Sometimes it's 9, 10, 12 miles before it's gone. Sometimes they have to do it for several days. I write. Sometimes...
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    Saudi Arabia - Good Idea or Not

    Elvish replied to 43RN20's topic in General World

    I was addressing your comment that Muslims COME here and can do as they please. Many many Muslims do not have to come here because their families have already been here for generations and have every...
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    Saudi Arabia - Good Idea or Not

    Elvish replied to 43RN20's topic in General World

    Ahem. Muslims were brought here as well...as slaves from Africa, several generations ago. Others are born here to parents who came here by choice. Believe it or not, it is possible to be Muslim AND...
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    Infant admission at bedside

    Elvish replied to s.maire.2126's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Big hospital here. L&D brings babe over in mom's arms. Admit nurse comes to room to ID baby and assess, do vit k and drops, measure, etc. Once initial assessment is done, mother/baby RN takes over...
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    Insulin drip/hourly BG checks

    Elvish posted a topic in Patient Medications

    If a pt at your facility is on an insulin drip and has hourly fingerstick blood glucose checks, how many other patients does their nurse have, and what type of unit are they on? Just
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    People calling out for the holidays

    Elvish replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    What sucks is when you really DO get sick over a holiday. It happened to me once, and it has happened to several co-workers with whom I shared a shift while they looked like dog poo (and as a patient...
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    The most outrageous excuses from patients.

    Elvish replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    I have seen lots of sexually transmitted cocaine, as well as lots of toilet-seat gonorrhea.
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    seeking statistics course for Frontier Nursing Univ.

    Elvish replied to ScarletRaven's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would check a local community college as well, wherever 'local' is for you; some CCs do offer online courses, so investigate that. That is probably going to be your best bet in terms of convenience...
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    PCA use for pain control after c-section

    Elvish replied to Kayla.J.RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Most of our c/s moms get a Duramorph spinal as klone mentioned. Those who don't get a PCA, usually morphine. It is always preferable to have the PCA hanging asap after the section. Almost no one gets...
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    Dilaudid dosing in L&D

    Elvish replied to Daddybyrd's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had an antepartum (read: not laboring, delivery not imminent) getting 1mg q2h for pain. She had kidney stones. It
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    Prep for vaginal Delivery

    Elvish replied to Goodlaura6's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No prep where I work, and no prep where I
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    Nurses, how are you going to vote? 2012 US Presidential Election

    Elvish replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    THANK YOU, THANK YOU, THANK YOU!!!! I don't march entirely in lockstep with the LP, but I voted libertarian in both the presidential and gubernatorial election this year. It drives me batty when...
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    Nurses, how are you going to vote? 2012 US Presidential Election

    Elvish replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Do you know how many executive orders Bush 43 signed before him? Did you read the entire thread and see which lever I pulled? No need for personal attacks here. Signed, An uneducated
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    Nurses, how are you going to vote? 2012 US Presidential Election

    Elvish replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    Um...no. The House is Republican-controlled. Regardless, there is an entire current events forum (upper right corner where it says 'Break Room') to debate all this