Elvish BSN, DNP, RN, NP

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    online BSN programs

    Elvish replied to aflac381's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Moved to Distance Learning
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    nurses working in long term care facilities...

    Elvish replied to princess007's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Moved to
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    Cleaning urinary catheters

    Elvish replied to jerek's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    Moving to Dialysis/Renal/Urology in hopes that you get a few more answers than you were getting in the previous forum.
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    AAP changes stance on FGM

    Elvish replied to krimicrat's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Well, I'm opposed to babies of both sexes having their genitalia cut at
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    Family and PT reactions to male nurses

    Elvish replied to Warrior504th's topic in Men in Nursing

    I work OB/Gyn and there are no male RNs on that floor (though I'd welcome men to my unit). My first job was on a medsurg floor with several male RNs and I never had to switch with any of them for a...
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    What to do when the census drops...

    Elvish replied to lccougar02's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our NICU PRNs come hang with us in the newborn nursery or go over to peds. Hospitalwide policy is to call off OTers first, then PRNs, so sometimes we call off our own unit PRNs and don't really have a...
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    Sat monitoring -- Car Seat Test -- CHANGES?!

    Elvish replied to spacey's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm in wellbaby (plus a little) nursery and we don't routinely keep our kids on any constant O2sat monitoring. However, for the corificeat test, we monitor the kiddo for however long he's in the seat....
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    switching form postpartum to couplet care

    Elvish replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    AWHONN has a couple really good segments on newborn assessment - focusing on the normal. I think they're a couple years old but still good. If you're not an AWHONN member you'll have to pay a little...
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    Baby Friendly Hospital

    Elvish replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Having that baby get a proper latch is soooo important. I may have a baby that I hear sucking/swallowing at the breast, but still only have his mouth open about half as wide has he can actually get...
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    Partial Birth Abortion

    Elvish replied to sunniejamaica's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Moderator note: This is not a debate about pro-life vs. pro-choice, or anti-choice, or anything else. There was a question asked in the original post (OP), let us please stick to that question, not...
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    Couplet report sheets/worksheets

    Elvish replied to obsg's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here are a couple threads with some info that might help: https://allnurses.com/ob-gyn-nursing/postpartum-report-sheets-221406.html https://allnurses.com/ob-gyn-nursing/anyone-have-good-314790.html...
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    PROM...help me please

    Elvish replied to sunniejamaica's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What I'd do instead is get a water bottle and turn it upside down. Unscrew the lid a little, let a little water leak out, then tighten it back a little. Unscrew the lid a lot - almost completely off -...
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    men in printed scrubs

    Elvish replied to TexanJLN's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Moved to Nursing Scrubs & Uniforms
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    Daytonite has passed away...

    Elvish replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    I am heavy-hearted as I read this....like EricJRN, I know she made me a better nurse. Joyce indeed made the most of the years she was given. She is missed. Thanks for the obit link,
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    Toradol? Do you give it to breastfeeding moms?

    Elvish replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have been known to hold Toradol/Motrin if Mom has a known clotting disorder or hx GI bleeds, but for the general population, no, it's not been a huge
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    Toradol? Do you give it to breastfeeding moms?

    Elvish replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Aforementioned book - Medications and Mothers' Milk - says it is considered safe, and wtbcrna's post above breaks it down quite nicely as well. (Matter of fact, I think it sounds like it comes right...
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    Toradol? Do you give it to breastfeeding moms?

    Elvish replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We give it all the time to our BFing c/section mamas. Q6h x 24hrs. Never had a problem. A lot of package inserts or drug information put out by the manufacturer will say a product is...
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    Need to interview a neonatal nurse

    Elvish replied to beckyyf5's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I moved this into the neonatal forum and made it into its own thread. I hope this helps you!
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    Epi No Birth Trainer?

    Elvish replied to anggelRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nope, no thanks. I'm of the 'Let it stretch on its own and let Mom push how/when she wants' and you're a lot better off. And less machinery. Humans have been fine for a long time without contraptions...
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    Difficult Time Working Nights

    Elvish replied to Yogalov'nRN's topic in General Nursing

    I'd schedule a meeting with a manager and explain to them the situation, and see if there are PRN positions during day/evening. It would probably help to have a note from your psychiatrist or other...
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    Adoptive mom brings in pumped breastmilk to feed baby: what are your thoughts?

    Elvish replied to redbeads's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When people bring in their own breastmilk from home (longterm baby in the nursery) I have no idea if it's been stored correctly, if anything's been added to it, or what. I have to trust that the...
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    awhonn journals?

    Elvish replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Unless things have changed since December (my membership expired and I haven't renewed it yet) they mail them. One month you get JOGNN and the next month you get Nursing for Women's Health. I've kept...
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    Where are all the pregnant women?

    Elvish replied to nitx's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We've had an unusually low census too - several people get cancelled or rescheduled each shift. In almost five years I've never seen it like this. Folks at the local clinic say by summertime we'll be...
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    OB abbreviations

    Elvish replied to blendleylpn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    c/w is 'correlates with' in my experience. I'm not sure about the
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    Ok to write a dx when taking order from physician?

    Elvish replied to southernhospitality's topic in General Nursing

    I'd write it, whether it's phrased 'for numbness of both legs' or 'dx: numbness of legs' or whatever. The 'diagnosis' in that case is not so much a medical diagnosis (say, nerve root compression) as a...