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  1. Shoulder dystocia

    mormor posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi All! I have been doing a lot of reading about shoulder dystocia but have yet (knock on wood) to assist in a dystocia delivery. I would be very interested in hearing about such an experience, what...

  2. New grad nights in birthing center

    mormor replied to belle005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was a new grad in 2009. The only unit I ever wanted to work on and the only reason I went to nursing school was to be a labor & delivery nurse. Nobody around here hires new grads into OB, but...

  3. Pitocin infusion: Induction vs PostPartum

    mormor posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    This may sound like a stupid question, but I'm a new OB nurse and I am confused about something. When we are inducing our patients, we usually have 1000 ml LR's as a main line infusing at about 125...

  4. Shoulder dystocia

    mormor replied to mormor's topic in Ob/Gyn

    These posts are so helpful, as I'm familiar with the maneuvers but as of yet haven't had the opportunity to use them - I know that there are no stepping stools in our L&D rooms. I'm going to...

  5. Shoulder dystocia

    mormor replied to mormor's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you all! Very

  6. Pitocin infusion: Induction vs PostPartum

    mormor replied to mormor's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks all for your great responses! I feel better knowing that my thought processes were correct after all. As a new OB nurse, I'm discovering how differently some of the nurses on my unit do the...

  7. Pitocin infusion: Induction vs PostPartum

    mormor replied to mormor's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you! That's what I thought and have been doing and then a nurse scared the bejeezus out of me when she told me to never ever mainline pit! Whew! I'm so

  8. New L&D Nurse

    mormor posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I will be starting my new job in L&D in a few weeks and I am BEYOND excited! At the same time, I'm really nervous. I've been reviewing a few L&D textbooks and reading up, but I know it's...

  9. New L&D Nurse

    mormor replied to mormor's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you all for your great advice! I have also read an entire L&D textbook cover-to-cover as well as an intermediate FHR monitoring book. I have no disillusions that I'll go in knowing...

  10. New L&D Nurse

    mormor replied to mormor's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks so much for your great advice rayshanna! I will definitely follow it. I'm a relatively new nurse. I've been working in the surgical rehab unit for less than a year, so I'm quite nervous....

  11. PEG tubes

    mormor posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Could someone walk me through the protocol/process for checking peg tube placement and subsequently administering meds through the tube? I did this once in Nursing 1, but it's been a while and now I...