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  1. LOW patient satisfaction scores...

    MalgaBSN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    On our unit our patient satisfaction scores usually come back very low (press-ganey surveys). What are others experiences with patient satisfaction scores? My manager always ask why we think this is...

  2. Going up against a doc...

    MalgaBSN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Anyone else had experience with OBs saying "I'm going to check this patient now and in an hour and if there is no change we are sectioning her," and then wondering about the doc lying? I was in this...

  3. Is this birth plan reasonable

    MalgaBSN replied to wulfbourne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Exactly.

  4. Is this birth plan reasonable

    MalgaBSN replied to wulfbourne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i looked into the who recommendations a little further and they came up with the average of 3 minutes as about when the cord stops pulsing. in my practice i have seen various lengths for the cord to...

  5. Is this birth plan reasonable

    MalgaBSN replied to wulfbourne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    there is nothing in your birth plan thats unreasonable and, in fact, these requests should be the norm whether a mother has a baby in a hospital, birth center, or at home. i disagree with most...

  6. I never imagined...

    MalgaBSN replied to CrunchyLaborRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Exactly. Just let me add that this is a possibility, people can have that care and you can be involved in it. Its called out-of-hospital birth ! Anyhow, I am also a new grad and when directly into...

  7. Circ Rates by Region

    MalgaBSN replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm in the midwest, sadly, I bet our rate is closer to

  8. Advice for New Grad L&D RN???

    MalgaBSN replied to mlmRN30's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would suggest buying a good OB reference guide like the AWHONN perinatal nursing book (you can order it from their website). I would also suggest becoming a member of AWHONN because thats our...

  9. Movie: "The Business of Being Born."

    MalgaBSN replied to epiphany's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Wildchipmunk~ We do have one of the highest newborn mortality rates in the INDUSTRIALIZED WORLD. In the studies that this information is coming from they are looking at LBW and premature births and...

  10. Movie: "The Business of Being Born."

    MalgaBSN replied to epiphany's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Beckinben~ I agree. Maybe the inductions are just mostly for control on timing? Most inductions end the day they are scheduled or a c/sec is done around 5 anyway?! And induction schedules where I...

  11. Movie: "The Business of Being Born."

    MalgaBSN replied to epiphany's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Anyone seen this yet or going to see it? Thoughts? Heres a trailer if you don't know much about it:

  12. My 2 cents on natural birth/birth plans

    MalgaBSN replied to feebebe23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with both of you. As nurses, we should be happy to support our patients in the decisions they make-- especially when the decisions they make are actually better for them and their baby! I...

  13. Please tell me about on-call time

    MalgaBSN replied to future L&Dnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thats basically how it is for me too. I have to pick up two 4 hour shifts to be on-call every two weeks. I also get a couple bucks an hour to be on-call and if you get called in you get time and a...

  14. Good Books??

    MalgaBSN replied to LUVtxNursing's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The ultimate OB nursing book-- evidence based and covers all perinatal nursing: http://www.awhonn.org/awhonn/product.detail.do?productCode=LPN-3 I have it and it is so

  15. Need Help getting L&D position!

    MalgaBSN replied to JulieRN07's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sometimes there are positions that are internships in OB-- that would be a good place to start. Otherwise, get a job in a hospital with an OB unit that you want to work in and then transfer from...

  16. Are we marketing tools or are we in healthcare?!

    MalgaBSN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was informed in a recent staff meeting that our friendy formula rep will be stepping up her involvement in our unit (as if she wasn't there enough). She now will be attending every staff meeting...

  17. I got in!

    MalgaBSN replied to Nicky30's topic in Ob/Gyn

    oh, and here are some must-reads: *ina may's guide to childbirth by ina may gaskin * gentle birth choices by barbara harper * birthing from within: an extra-ordinary guide to childbirth preparation...

  18. I got in!

    MalgaBSN replied to Nicky30's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nicky~ We should definitely chat more. I am soon to be applying to get into the CNM program in WI where I am. I have a BSN and just graduated in May and started in L&D. I hope to apply and...

  19. Amnioinfusion...pump or no pump???

    MalgaBSN replied to USA987's topic in Ob/Gyn

    From 2008 Perinatal Nursing Text: Amnioinfusion has been shown to resolve patterns of variable decels, but not late decels or decreased variability. Amnioinfusion for oligiohydramnios is not...

  20. Are we marketing tools or are we in healthcare?!

    MalgaBSN replied to MalgaBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    pirap~ I'm not trying to flame you, but I have to say I am not impressed by your logic or the information you are providing to parents. You are not doing the research, but are instead promoting...

  21. Are we marketing tools or are we in healthcare?!

    MalgaBSN replied to MalgaBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I really don't think formula enhances medical care. And we as professional health care providers really shouldn't be recommending one brand over another. We should just be educating mothers that are...

  22. IV in Emergency?

    MalgaBSN replied to CEG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Never. And even if you did once-- is that a good reason to ALWAYS have an IV. It is an intervention with risks. Thats like car accidents happen, so will I never drive a car again. People shouldn't...

  23. L&D nurses that think its just a job....

    MalgaBSN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I feel frustrated by the fact that most of the nurses I work with don't take their jobs very seriously. Most don't seem to think about anything past their 8 hours (like what happens to this patient...

  24. L&D nurses that think its just a job....

    MalgaBSN replied to MalgaBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    babyktchr & bagladyrn~ I'm sorry, but you read that statement completely different from the point I was trying to get a across. I wasn't bragging by any means. What I was trying to say is that...

  25. L&D nurses that think its just a job....

    MalgaBSN replied to MalgaBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Jolie~ Yes, thats what its probably going to come to. In school and clinical it was just expected that EBP was always your ultimate goal. Where I work now, it seems to be frowned upon. And I am in...