just1rn

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1. Sucky weekend

   just1rn replied to OBNURSEHEATHER's topic in Ob/Gyn

   ((((Heather)))) Gosh?!?!?!? Ob can really suck sometimes. Thinking of you and hope you are doing OK!

2. Do you feel stuck in nursing?

   just1rn replied to MICU RN's topic in General Nursing

   I go to work, take care of my patients and pretty much enjoy watching her try to find things wrong.... :p

3. Disabled asked to give up nursing, other services...

   just1rn replied to NMAguiar's topic in General Nursing

   Respite care and therapies for special needs children have been slashed.... I know because my son was having hIs therapies cut from three days a week to one day a week due to constrants on the "budget". Also we could only get 10-11 hours a day "nurs...

4. what r u using instead of seconal?

   just1rn replied to ShandyLynnRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   WONDERFUL ambien 10 mg

5. Big hospital or small hospital?

   just1rn replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work in a medium hospital and we have in house anesthesia, not in house OB's. We do LDRP's- low risk. High risk shipped to a level 3 facility. I really like the autonomy we have to care for our patients.

6. Coaching style during pushing

   just1rn replied to sbic56's topic in Ob/Gyn

   At our hospital RN's and Docs all scream the 1-10 counts.... And yes I am guilty of it too esp with the epidural patients. They are always to numb to feel and they never effectively push. Been to recent conferences and have tried the grunting throug...

7. Do you feel stuck in nursing?

   just1rn replied to MICU RN's topic in General Nursing

   How is this for STUCK!!!! Our >>new

8. too many interventions in L&D

   just1rn replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I agree with NO social inductions.... the docs have increased our c/s rate up to about 40%. This because the "social" inductions have primip's, who are not ready, stressing the fetus. Also, a few prolapse cords because of arom when the patient is +3...

9. cytotec

   just1rn replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Cytotec is solely the responsibility and liability of the MD's at my facility. No one likes it because of it unpredictability except the doctors. And never do they document a bishop's score.

10. After nursing school

    just1rn replied to dframirez's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our hospital offers an intership into OB and L&D. Its a 6mo program that gives you diadactic with clinical orientation. All the new grads seem to love it

11. AROM- do you do it?

    just1rn replied to mark_LD_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not in Scope of Practice for the State of North Carolina

12. epidurals in small hospitals

    just1rn replied to seanymph's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in a hospital that deliveries 400-500/yr. RN's assist in administration. Never bolus or dose patient crna is responsible to dose or bolus pt. We are allowed to d/c catheter after delivery. We have to confirm a blue tip with another RN Hope t...

13. What's the weirdest baby name?

    just1rn replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we had a hispanic lady that named her child "FEMALE" because she like the fact the nursery nurse named her on a crib card. pronounced fe mal le