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  1. Stadol Screamers

    htrn replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had stadol with my first labor 16 years ago - that stuff should be BANNED!!! It was absolutely awful, did not help with the pain and I think it made the whole experience worse than it had to be. I...

  2. Take my survey, its for class!!!

    htrn replied to luvmyguys's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    1) BSN 2) hospital 3) yes/no 4) No 5) N/A 6) supposed to 32hrs, often 50+ due to meetings, etc... I feel valued and I rarely feel overworked 7) No, but I would never leave my co-workers in a lurch if...

  3. Customer Service?

    htrn replied to ragtoprn's topic in General Nursing

    Customer Service = Can I get your guests a pop, coffee, juice? Cream or sugar with your coffee? I'm sorry the batteries are dead in your TV remote control, I stand her and change the channel for you...

  4. Nursing Dx?

    htrn replied to Lindsay42's topic in General Nursing

    How about anxiety r/t financial

  5. G's and P's question-mom has had twins

    htrn replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OMG, someone call my husband quick - he won't believe I did something

  6. G's and P's question-mom has had twins

    htrn replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Gravida is the total number of pregnancies, Para is the total number of deliveries. If you do the long version (I can't remember the order) it includes total # of pregnancies (G), then breaks them...

  7. I need to vent a little....

    htrn replied to prmenrs's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I feel for you - been there, still doing that. Our hospital has a 'competency' system and annual skills fair. They finally decided to go to a 'must demonstrate competence' and 'must understand' and...

  8. charting tips, decels, etc

    htrn replied to enfermeraSG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have the same problem with my coworkers. Every conference I have gone to has told us to document a decel as early, late or variable but all of my coworkers go nuts when I tell them this. They...

  9. why was Dr. so upset? (long)

    htrn replied to RNinNWGA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am sorry that this happened to you. It shouldn't have, but often we are forced to deal with behaviors from physicians that we wouldn't tolerate from anyone else. As you are new, it is not unheard...

  10. Mag Sulfate policy

    htrn replied to USA987's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We very, very, rarely transfer any of our mom's to ICU. I can see a situation in which we would transfer a mag pt to ICU for further monitoring, but I can almost bet my next paycheck that an OB nurse...

  11. Docs making stupid decisions

    htrn posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Quick background: I work in a small hospital birth center in a rural area. We serve patients from up to 75+ miles away. Two dedicated L&D rooms, 5 PP rooms, 2 antepartum/PP rooms and one...

  12. What do I do? (long)

    htrn replied to ChrgRN's topic in General Nursing

    I feel for you chgrn. If there is anyway you could let her know that mgmt is going to start coming down on this particular rule, that seems to me to be the right thing to do. Can it be mentioned in...

  13. Docs making stupid decisions

    htrn replied to htrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Your induction sounds like a very reasonable induction - and I would never complain about a true pre-eclamptic coming in to be induced, no matter how busy I was. Of course, then we have the...

  14. Opinions please...

    htrn replied to Sandi0302's topic in General Nursing

    If you are in a position to do/have what you really want - then go for it!!! It sounds to me like what you really want to do is be a mother. Being an LPN is NOTHING to be ashamed of. I have, and...

  15. Docs making stupid decisions

    htrn replied to htrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Moral Distress I really like that, because that perfectly describes what I am feeling about work right now. The problem is, what do I do? I think I might need a vacation, have considered looking...

  16. Nursing care plan?

    htrn replied to sn07's topic in General Nursing

    I am sorry I didn't respond to this yesterday, but here are some more ideas just in case you are still working on it: pain r/t cramping during nursing - non-medical interventions could include blanket...

  17. Experienced Nurses Only

    htrn replied to RunningWithScissors's topic in General Nursing

    That's alot nicer than being flamed - I like that one much better. I really enjoy the postings from nursing students - It wasn't that long ago (5 years) since I was a student. Let's face it, we were...

  18. Docs making stupid decisions

    htrn replied to htrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Answers to more questions: We do limit the number of inductions we schedule to two a day. We may add a C-section for that day or a cervidil for that night, if we can staff for it - or more likely if...

  19. Docs making stupid decisions

    htrn replied to htrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In answer to Deb's questions: The growing number of deliveries is a fairly new thing, we added an OB doc a couple of years ago and her practice is growing by leaps and bounds - which may be why some...

  20. 16,000 deliveries a year? Really?

    htrn replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work at the only hospital in the county that delivers babies - we had a record month in August - 59 Babies :monkeydance: And we thought we were

  21. New to L/D

    htrn replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First off - Congratulations!!!:biggringi and welcome to L&D. Can't help you with spec exams as I work in a small hospital and our MDs feel that nurses should not be doing those, AROMs, FECGs,...

  22. Off shift nurse supervision

    htrn replied to ckentrn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    We went to a similar system a couple years ago, but only for day and pm shifts while the pharmacy was open. We have a 5 bed ICU and our hospital census runs from as few as 10 or less in the house to...

  23. injured and dissolutioned

    htrn replied to workinmom7's topic in General Nursing

    As an L&D nurse that is soooo in love with my job, you have my thoughts and best wishes. Have you considered doing prenatal classes, working in an OB office, nursery nurse or NICU nurse? Many...

  24. Is it just me, or are nurses pushy?

    htrn replied to firstyearstudent's topic in General Nursing

    If we are talking about a situation that would cause serious harm if the patient didn't comply - you better darn well believe I am pushy!!! I do try very hard to explain the reasoning for a plan of...

  25. Do you have Male Nurses in your OB Unit

    htrn replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't have any male OB nurses, but IMHO, if they don't have a problem with a male doctor then they shouldn't have a problem with a male nurse. We have 2 male and 2 female OB's. All of our...