Elvish BSN, DNP, RN, NP

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    Postpartum nursing vs Mother-Baby nursing.....

    Elvish replied to Queen2u's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think you will be okay too, but I second the advice to ask to float to nursery on occasion. At the very least, see what you can glean from your colleagues that do the nursery end. When you're caught...
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    Postpartum Sleeping Pill

    Elvish replied to Jemma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We offer Ambien 5-10mg but it is a rare mama that needs it to go to
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    Please anyone SBAR/cheat sheet

    Elvish replied to angelwings33's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Once you reach 15 posts on allnurses.com, you'll be able to send and receive PMs. Before then, email is the way to go.
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    What's your hospital policy on blood transfusions?

    Elvish replied to ADNRN1410's topic in General Nursing

    Plum pump, and anything going into a vein is on a pump at my
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    Back to work after a loss of pregnancy...

    Elvish replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks to all of you for your continued thoughts and good advice and kind words. It has meant to so much, I really can't say enough. I went back to work this past weekend and it was hard. One of the...
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    NICU VS. Newborn Nursery in your hospital?

    Elvish replied to justjenny's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am sorry that my post upset you. What you saw in written words (that I wrote years ago and had long since forgotten!) was not burnout. It was a quite human emotion called frustration, and a quite...
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    Obstetrics For Nurses - Circa 1906

    Elvish replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh, I understand all that. I was trying to be polite and call it 'interesting' when a few more colorful adjectives came to
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    Obstetrics For Nurses - Circa 1906

    Elvish replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not going to be able to finish this tonight, but it is sooo fascinating. I think the multiple references to 'hysteria' were interesting, and I REALLY liked the part about labor: "No babbling...
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    Obstetrics For Nurses - Circa 1906

    Elvish replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Moved to Ob/Gyn nursing forum....and I am looking at it now. Interesting
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    Epidural Education

    Elvish replied to tammki5g's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was given something to read, and the CRNA came and talked to me beforehand. I actually did feel well-informed before I got my epidural. (This was not at the hospital where I currently work.) I don't...
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    Need to "grow a pair"

    Elvish replied to aerorunner80's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have found that having specifics - labs, concrete assessment findings, vitals, whatever it is that isn't looking good - right with me, so I can share my line of thinking with them, and then make my...
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    Book - Baby Catcher: Chronicles of a Modern Midwife

    Elvish replied to Little_Babycatcher's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I have that book on my bookshelf, read it and really enjoyed it. A friend of mine also recommended The Midwife by Jennifer Worth. I haven't read it yet, but she said she couldn't put it
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    Back to work after a loss of pregnancy...

    Elvish replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks so much to all who posted here with words of support, encouragement, and advice. I did decide to take the weekend off, since the thought of going back to see mothers and babies together three...
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    A Question about GTPAL (Pregnancy Codes).

    Elvish replied to DJ Trance AZ's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If it's a twin birth, assuming the twins are born at term, it would be G1 T1 P0 A0 L2. If it's triplets, then it's L3, and so on. All you are counting is pregnancies until you get to the number of...
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    non-inpatient OB related jobs

    Elvish replied to LNDBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What about a job at an OB/Gyn
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    Pumping at Work???

    Elvish replied to Sl1011's topic in General Nursing

    I worked and pumped in a doctor's office/community health center for 7 months before I switched to a hospital setting and pumped there for 3ish months. By that time my son was a year and would only...
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    Are there JOBS in the Army Nurse Corps?

    Elvish replied to justlisamarie's topic in Government, Military

    Moved to Government/Military
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    Breastfeeding support by HCPs

    Elvish replied to mappers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's a mixed bag, really. Sometimes it's moms/families that have unreasonable expectations. We have SO many people that read and plan and read some more about labor and do absolutely no learning about...
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    Any experienced nurses still have bad shifts?

    Elvish replied to PAERRN20's topic in General Nursing

    Yep. Been a nurse for 9 years and while I'm a little less frazzled than I was fresh out of the chute, there are some shifts where I barely keep my head above water. Or the ones where I swear I'm going...
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    Blood typing at birth?

    Elvish replied to wonderbee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We type and Coombs everyone whose mom is type O (Rh + or -), and everyone whose mom is Rh-. Other people get a cord blood sample collected, but like the above poster, it's held so if needed we can run...
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    Are You a Member of the allnurses.com Grammar Police?

    Elvish replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    Now, I am Southern through and through in my speech. I am always 'fixin' to do something, or 'goin' to the store. But it drives me absolutely bonkers when people type like this. I want to be the...
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    Vaginal Delivery May Be OK After C-Section

    Elvish replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm in a teaching hospital, so residents and attendings are always there no matter what. If the private docs have actively laboring pts they are in-house as well. That goes for nights. They are almost...
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    Vaginal Delivery May Be OK After C-Section

    Elvish replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It's not 'news' that VBACs are an option per se, but it is news that the guidelines are loosening a bit and ACOG is actually encouraging TOLAC for more people versus simply making it an option. That...
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    Are You a Member of the allnurses.com Grammar Police?

    Elvish replied to PacoUSA's topic in Nursing Humor

    Or your BSN in nursing. :) I can't stand it when I hear
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    Sun exposure during pregnancy

    Elvish replied to ReinventingMyselfAgain's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As this thread was begun five years ago, and since we cannot give out medical advice, I am closing this. We encourage you to seek the advice of your midwife or doctor for guidelines regarding sun...