SmilingBluEyes

Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis

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    Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

    SmilingBluEyes replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

    PS: it angers me that hospitals don't "allow" TOLAC and VBAC simply due to risk mgt, insurance and lack of 24/7 anesthesia coverage and other issues. Forcing otherwise good candidates to undergo...
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    Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

    SmilingBluEyes replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

    She needs some serious counseling in my humble opinion. I won't debate her right to her opinion but anyone who seriously believes she was raped needs some help for what can be real PTSD or other...
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    Honest opinion for a soon-to-be New Grad

    SmilingBluEyes replied to sunshine63's topic in Ob/Gyn

    GO WHERE YOUR HEART AND SOUL LIE. I started right into LDRP nursing and feel very well rounded and never looked back. There is plenty to learn and do. And you won't regret it. Med-surg is a great way...
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    Anyone going baby friendly?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to babyktchr's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I vehemently disagree with "all or nothing" thinking. Baby friendly is great, but we also have the responsibility and ethical obligation to support ALL parents including those, who having been...
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    Breast baby after C-Section and GD

    SmilingBluEyes replied to nkochrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    duplicate
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    Breast baby after C-Section and GD

    SmilingBluEyes replied to nkochrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Agree 100% with above post. And you don't have to formula feed "instead" of breastfeed, but rather PC formula after breast. Or like another post says, try SNS. And current standards/evidence suggest...
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    Family-Centered Maternity Care and Rooming-In

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Elvish's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Your description sounds pretty much precisely what our hospital does. Rooming in is best, but I agree that respite care in a perfect environment would be available upon request. That we can't always...
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    Ten Things A Nurse Doesn't Want to Hear

    SmilingBluEyes replied to VivaLasViejas's topic in General Nursing

    Mom to misbehaving child: "IF YOU DON'T BE GOOD I WILL HAVE THAT NURSE GIVE YOU A SHOT!" You BETTER BELIEVE I corrected that one post-haste! UGH way to make kids afraid of medical personnel and LIE...
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    breastfeeding gone wrong

    SmilingBluEyes replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with those saying it was apnea. YES a pendulous breast and sleepy mother can occlude an airway, but much more likely is the apneic episode
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    What are your thoughts on AROM?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Mary C's topic in Ob/Gyn

    it is the Cook Cervical Ripening Balloon pictured in link below:
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    What are your thoughts on AROM?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Mary C's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use a double-balloon cervical opening device. Like a foley but has 1 80ml balloon for above the cervical os, and another of equal size for below. It is designed to irritate and dilate the cervix....
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    Question about Injections and who can give them

    SmilingBluEyes replied to CareteamRN70's topic in General Nursing

    In many states, medical assistants DO give injections. Check your state board of health or nursing to find out whom that would be in your
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    What to do with people who think they know nursing?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to nohika's topic in General Nursing

    Try not to get offended and just educate as you can. Don't sweat the small stuff either or you will go crazy. This country is a bunch of TV addicts and so many really do base their opinions of so many...
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    hospital policy on Facebook, cellphones= suspension

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ChristinaEDRN's topic in General Nursing

    Put the cellphone down and get to work. It's 12 lousy hours; you can live without Facebook and Twitter for those hours.
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    Online Tutorials: Electronic Fetal Monitoring

    SmilingBluEyes replied to VickyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No, certification is a separate credential, with a test you must take to prove competency. This program you are discussing is education to get you prepared to work in any L and D or antepartum...
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    AWHONN Staffing Guidelines Please check this out:

    SmilingBluEyes replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I might add; just because a person feels she is efficient and "can handle it" or would be "bored" with staffing according to recommendations, does not mean she is operating SAFELY. Nor giving decent...
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    AWHONN Staffing Guidelines Please check this out:

    SmilingBluEyes replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And we wonder at people who seek homebirth at almost any cost. They know getting decent and safe care in a hospital is increasingly less likely. All this at a time when nosocomial infections will...
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    What are your thoughts on AROM?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Mary C's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think it's best off not done until labor is well-established and station is low, for what I feel are obvious
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    OB "Freebies"

    SmilingBluEyes replied to malone2192's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we got these educational DVDs for our expectant clients in my childbirth class: The Best for Baby http://www.4baby.com Yea, there are lots of ads in there but this information is way beyond useful and...
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    Have a cultural sensitivity question:

    SmilingBluEyes posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Background: We had a lovely, devout Muslim couple who had a baby a while back in my hospital. Their requests were clear but simple; no meat diet and no male care providers other than the ones already...
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    Why are nursing instructors mean?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to 4everpeace's topic in General Students

    I think many instructors play head games that are completely out of line, childish and unnecessary. I have talked to others who went to schools where this was not the norm. Now, this is just me but, I...
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    $100,000 in student loan debt?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to FireStarterRN's topic in General Nursing

    for MEDICAL school maybe. NOT nursing. Nope. NOt
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    Opinions on scripting

    SmilingBluEyes replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    Patients want nurses who are competent and caring, not robots who appear unable to think critically for themselves. I wish the pro-Press Gainey folks really got
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    Opinions on scripting

    SmilingBluEyes replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    But people who hear the same exact phrases from EVERY nurse get creeped out. I get creeped out when I go to my local (big chain) grocery store and hear the exact same greeting from every employee whom...
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    Opinions on scripting

    SmilingBluEyes replied to country mom's topic in General Nursing

    Education and teaching are NOT easy. First, you have to find the time to do this among the myriad other tasks that take your energy; interruptions in our work are a given. How many times I have been...