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DEB52

OBSTERTICS-POSTPARTUM,L/D AND HIGH-RISK

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  1. Change in the way we practice

    DEB52 replied to DEB52's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have to say that most of this is bringing back memories. I hadn't thought of Parlodel for a long time. I didn't do the alcohol gtts for PTL but I did do the Brethine gtts. I remember what a big deal...

  2. Duties of OB nurses (and others) Please feel free to add!

    DEB52 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Dear mamababynurse, I am so sorry that you have had such a bad experience in OB nursing. It is really a wonderful place to work in the right situation. We all do have busy, busy days.I have had every...

  3. Change in the way we practice

    DEB52 replied to DEB52's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That reminded me ,Arwen, we didn't feed babies until they were 4 hrs old and every baby got sips of sterile water first to check to see if they could swallow. And breast feed babies got "sugar" water...

  4. Verbal orders vs Telephone orders

    DEB52 replied to DEB52's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for letting me know that we are not the only one's doing this. When I was at work yesterday ,I heard that the residents were calling nurses on the phone from down the hall to give them to...

  5. What age were you when you went to nursing school?

    DEB52 replied to Imissthefall's topic in General Nursing

    18 when I started nursing and 20 when I

  6. Applying for Job and Being Pregnant

    DEB52 replied to Lynn07's topic in General Nursing

    When I graduated in 1976 I was 4 months pregnant and not married. That was a big deal back then. I got a job working in a nursing home for 3 years. They were great to me and love my son.After I left...

  7. Help telling co-worker to stop complaining!!

    DEB52 replied to LilDKessler's topic in General Nursing

    We have a nurse like that who never shuts up and is negative about everything. So one time I put a sign up that stated " BE POSITIVE "it was placed where only the staff could see it. It did seem to...

  8. Do all hospitals share commonnursealities

    DEB52 replied to PattonD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh, I have been a believer of the full moon for a long time. I also believe that things happen in threes. Never erase the last name off the board in L/D. That's bad luck. Never says things are getting...

  9. TV programs

    DEB52 replied to crissrn27's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes!!!!

  10. TV programs

    DEB52 replied to crissrn27's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can't watch them since I saw a lady have a baby in the ocean. It wasn't a nice sandy beach. It was rocks and cliffs. Too much could of happened. Thank God it

  11. PT recommended for pregnant women on bedrest

    DEB52 replied to Jolie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have P.T. work with our High-Risk patients. They do resistance exercises with them using the elastic bands. It's a great program.

  12. sexual jokes in the workplace

    DEB52 replied to penguin2's topic in General Nursing

    Letting it be is the reason people have been able to get away with this all these years. There are policies on this and this is considered sexual harrassment and inappropiate behavior in the...

  13. Help with Apgar Scoring

    DEB52 replied to obnurse13's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's the way I did

  14. Calling All Nurse Managers/Clinical Directors

    DEB52 replied to RNPATL's topic in Nurse Management

    Well I started my new position as CTM about 3 1/2 weeks ago. It seems abit disorginized. We have been very busy with an average of 28 to 31 patients on our high risk unit. I've been working alot on...

  15. Are You A Good Leader?

    DEB52 replied to TrudyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am hoping that I am a good leader. Recently I became a Clinical Team Manager of my unit. I'm trying to transition from staff to management. This isn't easy every day. But I try to be fair, I try to...

  16. Change in IV Phenergan Policy

    DEB52 replied to RNKPCE's topic in Patient Medications

    Since I started reading this thread, I have brought the issue of Phenergan IVP to my manager and the staff. My manager talked to the head of OB. I contacted the pharmacy. They did have something...

  17. 20 week twins PTL

    DEB52 replied to crissrn27's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was wondering also if something else was going on. Did the mom have a elevated temp? Did they suspect an uterine infection? If none of these things were occuring ,she would be on bedrest and given...

  18. Who is accountable?

    DEB52 replied to TigerGalLE's topic in General Nursing

    Our PCA's are trained to do fingerstick B/S's and every year they are tested on this on an education day. Patients do there own B/S's also so it should not be an issue if they can do it but the...

  19. question re: nurses doing vaginal/cervical exams

    DEB52 replied to ljb's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I worked L&D 16 yrs and now I work a High Risk Pregnancy unit. I have always done vag exams. We do the cervidil and cytotec insertions on our unit. In our L&D we (the RN's) do insert IUPC's...

  20. Rn, C?

    DEB52 replied to asilmk's topic in General Nursing

    In Sept 2006 I recieved my certification in In-house OB through National Certification Corpporation. I had to study for and take a test that covered from antepartum to postpartum and everything in...

  21. pts going out to smoke

    DEB52 replied to crissrn27's topic in Ob/Gyn

    After many years of smoking, I finally QUIT! On March 30th it was my one yr. anniversary. When I first quit smoking I wasn't a pleasant person even with the patch. But it was my choice to quit. A...

  22. Hip Hip Hurrah!!!!

    DEB52 replied to snowfreeze's topic in General Nursing

    MAKE THIS DAY SPECIAL! :hbsmiley: DO WHAT YOU WANT. :balloons: :balloons: :balloons:...

  23. If you had your time over again >>>

    DEB52 replied to Sabby_NC's topic in General Nursing

    I also always knew that I wanted to be a nurse. So my answer is yes ,I would do it allover again. Even with all the things I know today. My adult son said to me one day " you really love your job"....

  24. Calling All Nurse Managers/Clinical Directors

    DEB52 replied to RNPATL's topic in Nurse Management

    Yesterday I found out that i was chosen for the position of Clinical Team Manager.I've been working as a charge nurse on an antepartum unit of 28 beds.I'm excited and nervous. The position starts in...

  25. Any Antepartum nurses?

    DEB52 replied to NikRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Mag pts are very routine on our AP unit. I've been taking care of mag pts for so long that it's not scary at all. Where are the pts going ? Are there special high risk rooms in L&D. We have those...