NurseyNursey

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1. L&D nurses and "infertility"

   NurseyNursey replied to AndreaRN23's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have had 3 pregnancies. One ended in a late miscarriage. I have gotten pregnant pretty easily each

2. Deliveries

   NurseyNursey replied to acuteobrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thanks for the info on that little book. It looks great and I ordered

3. How do you encourage rooming in???

   NurseyNursey replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We only have nursery available at night 11-7. This is to allow the new moms a chance to rest. They are always informed that it is only as staffing permits and if we get busy the infant will be...

4. Drug testing Labor patients

   NurseyNursey replied to Jemma's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We will test if we are suspicious or if the patient has had a prior positive drug test. We will often test the baby depending on the type of substance used. Otherwise, we just keep an extra close...

5. Dealing with doctors.....

   NurseyNursey replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

   You did nothing wrong. He is angry and knows that it was his fault that he didn't make it. You are much easier to be angry at than it is for him to deal with his anger with

6. Am I crazy

   NurseyNursey replied to Dayray's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I don't know you well enough to determine your level of mental fitness. I do think that was too many interventions and way too

7. L&D On Call

   NurseyNursey replied to CIVICgalz's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I also work in a small, rural hospital. We do about 300 deliveries a year. We have no "extra" staff on call but do have call when there are no patients or even a pp couplet (the second person on...

8. Balboa Medical Center OB

   NurseyNursey replied to Dradz's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I had a pretty good experience there delivering my first in 1998. But, I am certain that none of the same people are still there. It is a teaching hospital and has all the bells and

9. Is a pacifier a chargeable item in your facility?

   NurseyNursey replied to layna's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Only one of my three would take a pacifier. My oldest got lots of NNS @ the breast, but since the younger two are only 4 minutes apart. I didn't have a lot of extra time for NNS @ the breast. The...

10. Home birth vs. hospital

    NurseyNursey replied to rnmi2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It is almost impossible to compare statisitics. Homebirths should and usually are only considered in low risk situations. Granted, we all know how quickly things can go bad. There is nothing wrong...

11. number of nurses in delivery room

    NurseyNursey replied to califrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, very often a single LPN will be the only nursing attendant in the room. Our "normal" scheduling has one RN and one LPN on per shift. Our LPNs are able to do everything in your second paragraph...

12. number of nurses in delivery room

    NurseyNursey replied to califrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Exactly,

13. number of nurses in delivery room

    NurseyNursey replied to califrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our hospital bites on this. There is very frequently only one nurse in the room during a delivery and often it is an LPN. I am not comfortable with this and have made it known. I don't think that...

14. Checking FHT's?

    NurseyNursey replied to ERNurse752's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Bravo to you for being at least willing to check, some of our ER nurses find out you are pregnant and then every problem you have is obstetrical as far as they are

15. 4 10-hr day workweeks?

    NurseyNursey replied to dianacs's topic in General Nursing

    I did it for a few weeks. We were all rotating. Normal shifts were 12 hours~7-7. I came in 5a-3p to help get surgery patients ready and assist the fresh post-ops. It was Mon-Thurs which made it...