OBNurseShelley

Just wondering how many L&D nurses have ACLS, and does your hospital require it? I do not and only a few of us do....but I'm seriously considering becoming certified, I've only worked in L&D and don't intend to work anywhere else, but we oft...

Sorry to hear your sister is not coping well. Hang in there and support her the best you can.

Yes, that is what I meant, they will come to terms with the imminent death and eventually death on their OWN TERMS. It's the statment, "MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND" that hit a button for me. It's similar to dealing with a teenager, you can't MAKE THEM UND...

One of the talk shows had a mom on one time that this happened to. She delivered a boy that weighed 2-3 pounds and nearly 8 weeks later delivered a girl that weighed 5-6 pounds, the kids were now 9 or 10 years old and doing well. We did it once at...

That's right, I did not mean to tell the parents that at all, I just meant that sometimes it's ok for the parents to have hope, depending on the situation. Of course there comes a point when they need a reality check about a declining situation. I...

You don't MAKE THEM UNDERSTAND, they will soon enough, just let them have hope and support them by answering questions and making them comfortable. Miracles DO happen and there's nothing wrong with having hope, sometimes it's all people need to cop...

I am an RN with 3+ years experience in L&D, I have been travelling for the last 2 years and now looking at getting a staff position again. I keep hearing of everyone getting bonuses and moving expenses and other nice things, but I'm not seeing t...

These stories are really interesting to me and some unbelievable, it just floors me what people will do to get some drugs. I am constantly complaining about pain documentation, because I work L&D and for the most part it's NOT applicable. THa...

I work as a traveler and I have never been anywhere, where assessments change based on an epidural analgesic, typically in recovery they're assessed similar that everyone mentioned, then get routine vitals on PP. HOWEVER: for spinals using duramorph...

Just like all the various methods of dealing with childbirth, it depends on the person. I have taken care of patients that chose this method and found that it worked really well for them, by the end of their labor they were so far out there, it was ...

Frontier School of Midwifery and family nursing has an MSN program for CNM and NP. The website tells you a lot, im in the CNM program, and I've been very happy. http://www.midwives.org SHelley

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I have a few questions. I have recently discovered an option that sounds lucrative, and wanted some feedback from other business-minded nurses. Does anyone know anything about this and how it's d...

HUGE ROOMS with COMFORTABLE beds for post-partum and dads! I definately like the idea of a floor pharmacy, or at least a tube system! ah well, keep dreaming this is fun!

This is a cool thread, I too am always looking for new places to try out, currently working as a travel nurse, and exploring the country, native of KS, which is nothing exciting to speak of there, and then drove out to northern california, and i have...

Don't get up and walk to the bathroom after delivering one twin in the bed and don't seem shocked when we are frantically trying to get you back in bed! True story, 24 weekers, a nurse heard a baby crying and went in the room, knowing this was a Pre-...

I had no idea anywhere still used this, I had heard of it being used YEARS ago, but with the increased use of epidurals, I guess it was phased out??? I'd love to know more about this if anyone has any links to articles or anything???

you can have the cardiac, I'll stick to OB, it's not as complicated and scary as you think:)

yes I agree, I was going to stay, you're not even supposed to take a tylenol in your first trimester, but hey I'm not a doc, so not my call to make

I agree call your doctor, is zithromax the best tx for a UTI? That's your doctor's call.

Just curious if after giong through all that did you still think it was worth it to have a VBAC??

I love it, it's all I've ever done, you usually end up with more days off in a row, especially if you ask to work all your shifts in a row, i used to work 4 12's then have 4-5 days off.....without taking PTO, I think ifyou have to work FT, its a good...

If you're going on interviews....might I suggest doing travel nursing? It's a great way to get a job and make money without the committment if you like it you can stay. Check out the delphiforums for more info. I've worked at 5 different hospitals ...

So sorry you're having to go through this, you're doing the right thing by verbalizing your feelings, you don't need to "get over it" you just need to deal with it, and burying your head in the sand won't help, you know that. Get some professional c...

Well said imenid, sad that someone is so misinformed to assume all community facilities are bad. I've worked in both tertiary and community settings and have been fortunate to have good experiences in both. Once again, ignorance is obvious in this ...

motherbaby, I disagree, while this hospital she works at, does sound unsafe, that IS NOT THE NORM FOR EVERY community hospital, and I don't think it's right to lump them all together. I have worked at 2 community hospitals and they were both very sa...