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  1. Group B strep & pit concentration

    PattonD posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wifey wants me to ask..... Ruptured Mom tested positive for group B strep and pit was started as the doctor was being called. Antibotics are supposed to take 4 hrs. to work??? So the question is: Is...

  2. Nurse tracking devices

    PattonD posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    How do you guys feel about wearing tracking devices on your person? Your location displays on a computer screen where you are at inside the hospital at all times.

  3. Is "magnet status" a joke?

    PattonD posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    A new hospital is being built here and supposedly they are going to have magnet status. All the research I have done online indicates nurses are NOT in favor of the way it is currently implemented....

  4. New hospital mock training drills

    PattonD replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok so won't do it. But I would still like to know what makes one patient more difficult/challenging than another. Jolie, can you at least tell me

  5. New hospital mock training drills

    PattonD posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    My wife will be moving to their brand new facility soon. They are moving from an old small facility to a HUGE one. They will be taking on more doctors so therefore their patient load should increase...

  6. New hospital mock training drills

    PattonD replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Are there really professional mock people? If so where can I find them? Is there like a mock

  7. Something fun: What would you REALLY like to say to new PARENTS?

    PattonD replied to BabyLady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not a nurse (wifey is) but I am an air quality specialist. What I want to know is why new moms take their babies home and put them in the room they have prepared for them with fresh paint and...

  8. RNC study material

    PattonD posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Please help, I am so confused. My wife wants to further her education in nursing and wants to take the "Inpatient Obstetric Nursing" exam. It will change her credentials from RN to RNCOB (I think)....

  9. RNC study material

    PattonD replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    https://allnurses.com/ob-gyn-nursing/has-anyone-recently-329206.html I read this post, pretty helpful. Also are there any testing angles I can shoot for like: Answering all easy questions then go back...

  10. Christmas Party Ideas

    PattonD posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    My wife (L&D Nurse) asked me if we could have a Christmas party at our house for staff at her hospital. I was wondering if anyone has attened such a party where they had a great time because of...

  11. x-mas gift ideas for nursing staff

    PattonD posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Other than the obvious FOOD I want to get a gift to leave up at the nurses station. Something like a book, puzzle, game, etc... PPL are always bringing food, I want to do something different. Help...

  12. Computer software for scheduling

    PattonD posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    This probably doesn't even exist but I am looking for a computer program to help out with nurses scheduling. What I am looking for is to input staff names, times they available (7a-7p Fri-Sun for...

  13. x-mas gift ideas for nursing staff

    PattonD replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I love all these ideas, you gals are so smart.

  14. Where's my thank-you card?

    PattonD replied to SierraN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think what we are talking about here is the misunderstanding/ignorance of the "Amiable" social style. NOT personality, but rather social style!...

  15. Docs C/S rates

    PattonD posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Have a sister-in-law in the hospital as we speak. I don't think the sitation is going the greatest as she is headed closer and closer toward a c/s. Are doctor's c/s rates public

  16. Docs C/S rates

    PattonD replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Update: In three hours she went from a dialation of 1 to a 10! Delivered lady partslly with no complications. Everyone is doing fine. Whew...I did all that worrying for

  17. Docs C/S rates

    PattonD replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So maybe c/s rates should be public information then?

  18. Docs C/S rates

    PattonD replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    SIL's age is early

  19. Docs C/S rates

    PattonD replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Maybe you're right and she doesn't want my input but if I were in the hospital in a potential critical situation I would want someone watching my back..... Sorry but after learning the motives behind...

  20. Docs C/S rates

    PattonD replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    These are my questions, not hers. She is a 40 week primip and has no idea what goes on behind the scenes. She came in last night (not ruptured, no bloody show) with contractions every 3 min apart...

  21. Docs C/S rates

    PattonD replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So I guess that is a NO about the c/s rate being public information? If it matters this is all happening in

  22. Healthy women schedule C-sections to prevent vaginal stretching

    PattonD replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    according to webster: vanity - having or showing undue or excessive pride in one's appearance or achievements : conceited arwen, i'm having a hard time making the connection from vanity to pain...

  23. Healthy women schedule C-sections to prevent vaginal stretching

    PattonD replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for your candor Awren. Actually I would love to come to work with you for a few nights :)....for real. I had no idea fluids are squeezed out of a babies lungs durning a vag delivery. Makes...

  24. Healthy women schedule C-sections to prevent vaginal stretching

    PattonD replied to rph3664's topic in Ob/Gyn

    From a first time mom's point of view they probably can't imagine pushing a baby out lady partslly. Whereas they see surgeries done all the time. You are put under, get cut, get sewn back up and take...

  25. ED sending patients to L&D

    PattonD posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    At what gestational age does the average Emergency Department (ED) send a mom to L&D? Does the ED always stick to hospital