SmilingBluEyes

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    Best internet site to find a nursing job?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    http://www.hospitalsoup.com I think was one.....check it out. GOOD LUCK. Often you will not find such things on the net but by networking with other people...... Check out your hospital job lines and...
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    The Case Against Breastfeeding

    SmilingBluEyes replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Such a paradox. We see more boob on the cover of Sports Illustrated Swimsuit issue or many xbox games than bf moms EVER show. Time for everyone to grow up like they have in other countries. Get over...
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    Post-partum/newborn overflow to med surg

    SmilingBluEyes replied to obnursesteff's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think it would be simple enough to make a policy that pp moms and babies placed on m/s floors NOT EVER be cohorted with people with certain infections. Check with your infection control...
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    The Case Against Breastfeeding

    SmilingBluEyes replied to EffJay's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Educate and let them make their choices and then keep the guilt trips to yourself. That is my motto. Seems simple enough to me. And to the poster who did not want his wife's "merchandise" ruined,...
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    Post-partum/newborn overflow to med surg

    SmilingBluEyes replied to obnursesteff's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is wrong to cohort clean patients who are postpartum (and I assume their BABIES) with people with these infections. What do your OBs and Infection control nurse say of
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    "Rooming in" on Mother/Baby - not one size fits all

    SmilingBluEyes replied to LilyBlue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am betting those who say there is "no nursery" mean there is no well baby nursery, which indeed DOES meet federal and state requirements. As long as qualified staff and facilities are available to...
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    "Rooming in" on Mother/Baby - not one size fits all

    SmilingBluEyes replied to LilyBlue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Lamaze, what is ideal and what happens are often two different things. And we all know how management and administration get around JCAHO mandates when it serves them. The fact is, they refuse to...
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    Nurses STOP telling me to be a RN ! PLEASE

    SmilingBluEyes replied to NurseLoveJoy88's topic in General Nursing

    Do what works for you. Smile and say thanks for your opinion and walk away when someone offends you. That is my best advice. Good
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    prolapsed cord

    SmilingBluEyes replied to magz53's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Where I work, in order to do ANY kind of induction of labor, a physician provider with c-section priveleges must be made aware of it and be available for back-up within, I believe, 10 minutes from...
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    "Rooming in" on Mother/Baby - not one size fits all

    SmilingBluEyes replied to LilyBlue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Rooming-in is best under ideal circumstances. That said, provisions should always be made to help out with sick or tired moms so they can get rest. Allowing an adult overnight visitor is so helpful in...
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    Something fun: What would you REALLY like to say to new PARENTS?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to BabyLady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A couple things come to my mind immediately: 1. That guilt is a hallmark of parenthood. Don't let it eat you alive---don't let others add to it, and go with your gut when it comes to your babies....
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    An OB's Birth Plan

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Poppy_Petal's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I echo those saying to find a better fit for you. This may be an amazing provider, but not the right one for you. Sounds very very impersonal and cold. I would not like this. I wish you the very...
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    What if I'm only interested in women's health?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to MasonsMommy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I went into nursing school interested in either geriatrics or OB. I really wanted geriatrics FIRST but kept an open mind. Turned out, I like almost ALL the areas in which I did clinicals, even...
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    L&D Charge Nurses

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Drakebrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I concur with the above post. Also remember, charge nurse duties do vary by institution and location. In a large teaching hospital, for example, a charge nurse might need to have much more experience...
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    Need Ideas for teen teaching project

    SmilingBluEyes replied to LizzyL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I echo the above post mentioning In Joy's teaching resources. We use these in our childbirth classes and find them very helpful. I also do bring "show and tell" items to class, from all the internal...
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    Help for training nurse

    SmilingBluEyes replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Your unit should have a specific plan or outline covering all the specific skills a new orientee should be expected to be able to perform by the end of orientation. It should be formalized guide that...
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    Postpartum care plans

    SmilingBluEyes replied to luv2shopp85's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My nursing school textbook, from Ladwig, London and Olds, provided an entire section (pullouts even) with careplans and teaching points for patients, as well. Please, research the above post for your...
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    New grad here- Tips on inserting Cytotec?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Cassideca's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A lot of places have nurses inserting cytotec. Not just community hospitals, either. I take the pill between my index and middle finger, form a "tongs" with these and go up slowly along the small of...
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    Lesbian L and D nurse

    SmilingBluEyes replied to AudreyHurston's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have worked with nurses who are gay and straight and frankly patients never picked up on it. Sexuality need not be a part of being a nurse as said before me. As long as YOU are comfortable with your...
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    Home Births -- The Good, the bad, and the Ugly

    SmilingBluEyes replied to michael79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    To the OP and anyone else concerned: The subjects of homebirth, as well as unassisted birth----and debated safety/need for hospital birth are rife with controversy and often become heated. We just...
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    Can you work in L&D as an LPN?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ksauce20's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I live in Western WA State too, and no OB unit (inpatient hospital) I know of in this area hires new LPNs into labor and delivery. There may be one or two who may use them in Postpartum/mother-baby...
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    Vericose Veins---in women

    SmilingBluEyes replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am unfortunately unaware of such a device. Seriously, getting this evaluated and a treatment plan from more than one OB/GYN or perhaps another specialist, is a really good idea. I know it's not...
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    The Circumcision Discussion

    SmilingBluEyes replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think we, in some cases, have to agree to disagree. For some, circumcision IS mutilation----it certainly is the surgical altering of a very delicate part without the consent of the boy undergoing...
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    TC bili meters

    SmilingBluEyes replied to lmc512's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well not sharing them among babies, but using the same tip again on a single baby. Yes, this was being done and I don't know
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    I GOT THE CALL !!! I'M in the ARMY.. I'M IN THE ARMY

    SmilingBluEyes replied to spawnupe's topic in Government, Military

    Congratulations and thank you for your commitment to serve our nation. I wish you the best in your military