Mooncricket55

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1. Are "donuts" (invalid cushions) safe ?

   Mooncricket55 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   The institution where I currently work uses "donuts" for new moms with sore bottoms . My previous institution "outlawed" them about 15 years ago. A wound care conference I attended said the cushions decrease blood flow to the perineum and pull on th...

2. OR Bound??

   Mooncricket55 replied to MiMi RN's topic in Operating Room

   I just want to add that I feel OR nurses are a special dedicated group, I admire what they do . There is so much to learn and know about each system of the body's surgeries. It just wasn't my "cup of tea". That's what so great about being a nurse-so ...

3. side effects of lanolin??

   Mooncricket55 replied to abracadabra2886's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I remember that late 1980's or early 1990's we stopped using lanolin for sore nipples...something about pesticides in the Lanolin from sheep grazing on pesticide laden meadows, my facility switched to Lansinoh.......

4. canker sores

   Mooncricket55 replied to sister--*'s topic in General Nursing

   I have suffered with canker sores since I was a child, usually after biting the inside of my cheek, scraping with a toothbrush or dental tool, or biting my lip while I was having surgery. KENALOG IN ORABASE is a MIRACLE !! My brother who is a physici...

5. OR Bound??

   Mooncricket55 replied to MiMi RN's topic in Operating Room

   Hi, I was on orientation for 5 weeks in the OR when I realized it wasn't for me ,I really missed the patient contact. I found that in the OR your most important skills are positioning the patient, specimens and humoring the surgeons !!

6. What's the weirdest baby name?

   Mooncricket55 replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   OK: here are a few, Semaj (James backward), L'oreal, twins named Luke & Laura (after characters on General Hospital) Nevaeh (heaven backwards), Dial (after the soap), Elvis Presley (on the day Elvis died), which wouldn't have been bad but the las...

7. Getting an epidural (with fentayl) may hinder breastfeeding (new study)

   Mooncricket55 replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

   This is my observation and PERSONAL OPINION from 28 years as an OB nurse: epidurals with Fentanyl do cause problems with breastfeeding. Back in ancient times (late 70's,80's, early 90's), the institution that I worked at didn't use epidural anesthes...

8. Why so many interventions ??????

   Mooncricket55 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi, I just recently returned to L&D (26 yrs experience), and now I remember why I left !!! Too many inductions, too much interference, too many interventions !! Doesn't anyone have a baby anymore without Cytotec, an IV, Pit, Epidural,C/Section ?...