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  1. Unsafe staffing in OB dept

    strn96 replied to rntobe2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Absolutely! I also work at a small hospital (about 550 babies/year) Fortunately, our P/P state that we must have 2 OB RNs in house at all times, and if we get floated to another dept we cannot be...

  2. Interesting places where women have given birth

    strn96 replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work LDRP at a small hospital in a booming county. We are rapidly outgrowing our hospital. One night several months ago our dept was completely full. ER rushed a 17y/o G2 back to us in a WC (she...

  3. What's your experience with doulas?

    strn96 replied to EnergeticRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    AMEN! Many patients have preconceived ideas either for or against epidurals from other "horror stories" they have heard (either about the epidural or of laboring without an epidural). I just try to...

  4. strange request?

    strn96 replied to love2shop's topic in Ob/Gyn

    One of the patients at our hospital (of Asain descent) demanded that the OB doc rub the placenta on her belly. This particular doc is rather "preppy", so the nurses in our unit love to tell this...

  5. Article on MSNBC about 22 weekers

    strn96 replied to preemieRNkate's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree about how distorted the general public's view is about preterm babies. I work predominantly L&D and I get so mad when pretermers come in refusing tocolytics because "I know my baby is...

  6. Caught my first yesterday!

    strn96 replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congratulations! There's nothing quite like that first catch. Had a pt once who delivered less than 10 min after she walked in the door. Of course not enough time to get the doc there, even though we...

  7. Decel Interventions

    strn96 replied to hoping to be an rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our facility does amnioinfusions for variable decels and it works great for some patients. We also use them for thick meconium, although one of our docs was telling me the other day that studies have...

  8. Water Births?

    strn96 replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have no problem working in the hospital for births. I hate how hospitals get such a bad rap. I agree about hospitals getting a bad rap. I work in labor and delivery, and not all OB docs and nurses...