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  1. Mother/Baby nursing?

    htrn replied to rnin02's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are trying to do the same thing on our unit and it has been very, well, let's say trying. We are taking a step back and looking at the bugs we need to work out but will be going back to it. We...

  2. Cervical Exam

    htrn replied to pskeim's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Minimizing cervical exams is important, but so is learning how to correctly assess cervical dialation. Pts at lower risk for developing an infection are good choices to 'practice' on. If a pt. is...

  3. If they are so worried about my health....

    htrn replied to jo272wv's topic in General Nursing

    We went to a "Tobacco Free Campus" in November and what in experience it has been. I have to admit that I hated the 'smoking hut' just outside the hospital entrance for both employees and patients...

  4. Why is charting so difficult and time consuming?

    htrn replied to Soup Turtle's topic in General Nursing

    IV start - charted 4 different places - IV started with 18 guage accuvance, 1st attempt, left arm, 1% lidocaine used for analgesia, LR 1000ml at TKO. Newborn Hearing screen - charted 9, YES NINE,...

  5. Night Shift and Phone Calls from Family - Vent

    htrn replied to incublissRN's topic in General Nursing

    Call mom on your way to work at 2300 - "Hi Mom, on the way to work and wanted to chat." Call again at 0200 "Hi Mom, just got a chance to sit down and wanted to ask you a quick question." 0400 "Hi...

  6. Are all nurses that wear white dorks?

    htrn replied to CaLLaCoDe's topic in General Nursing

    My nsg school uniform was white pants and blue scrub top. As I suffered through uterine fibroids and all that they come with , I could never understand why in the world it was expected that...

  7. New Patient Asessment

    htrn replied to JeepDudeRN's topic in General Nursing

    LPNs cannot do the assessment, but they can 'gather data' the RN uses to help her perform her assessment. LPNs charting is supposed to be cosigned by an RN - usually something along the lines of an...

  8. Difficulty with a CNA

    htrn replied to NurseWi_JennJenn's topic in General Nursing

    I work with one CNA that is 65+ and can work circles around me and many other nurses. As a new grad, she helped me learn so much about being a good care provider. Now, several years later, she...

  9. Aldretti Scale

    htrn posted a topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Help!!! I am looking for an online or easily accessable reference for the Aldretti Scale. We are updating a policy and I am trying to verify that we are using and correctly referencing this scale or...

  10. Does your facility do VBAC's?

    htrn replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, we do them - heck, our docs will even do pitocin inductions on VBACs. I, personally, had 2 c-sections then 2 sucessful VBACs. Even had several versions on #3 prior to going into labor. That was...

  11. Aldretti Scale

    htrn replied to htrn's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Thanks for the website and the info. Google is often my friend, but I was getting hits for the Aldrete scale under, what I now know, is the incorrect spelling. Even when I don't know enough to know...

  12. what did you do in your former life?

    htrn replied to 3rdgenRN2B's topic in General Nursing

    Delivered pizzas for a couple of years, was a lifeguard, swim instructor, after school program 'instructor' for kids, and worked as a temp - all at the same time. Was in the Navy for 6 years....

  13. POLL: How many births/yr and do you have in-house anesthesia / OB providers?

    htrn replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just over 500 deliveries/year and climbing OBs in building during "business" hours - on call rest of the time Same for Anesthesia Usually both can get there in 5-10 minutes, but winter is coming and...

  14. Medical terms you'd rather see changed....

    htrn replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    Failure to Progress - it implies the woman didn't try hard enuf or it was somehow her fault her cervix didn't cooperate. Also Failed

  15. Postpartum nurses and circumcisions?

    htrn replied to AmericanChai's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do an awful lot of circs at our hospital. The peds don't do them because as a group they decided that they would not perform an unnecessary surgery on a newborn!!!! Good for them. Our OBs and...

  16. Will somebody PLEASE tell these doctors....

    htrn replied to UM Review RN's topic in General Nursing

    If you don't want to take the sock out of your mouth and speak clearly, then atleast take the mask off your face so I can read your lips. If you don't want to do either, then don't give me flack for...

  17. Has this happened to anyone else?

    htrn replied to allthingsbright's topic in General Nursing

    BTDT - was able to get through the MRI, but they had to pull me out of the tube and put a towel o er my face. Doesn't help that I'm so fat that I barely fit in the darned thing. It happens to lots of...

  18. my first time seeing a dad almost pass out

    htrn replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    everyone in the room gets the same speech from me, a mantra really: "if at any time you feel faint, dizzy, light headed, pukey or wierd at all, plant your butt on the nearest flat surface, even if...

  19. Question for L&D Nurses re: Doulas

    htrn replied to RegularGirl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I personally think doulas make my life so much easier when a patient is in labor. Doulas have been proven to reduce the need/use of medication and epidurals, their patients are more informed and...

  20. nursing caps

    htrn replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I like the nostalgia of nursing caps. I don't like the fact that nurses, CNAs, docs, and housekeeping all wear the same thing and cannot be distinguished from one another except by their name tags....

  21. Nursing & website is depressing!!!

    htrn replied to SeanyRN's topic in General Nursing

    l think one word we as nurses need to learn how to say, and say with conviction, is NO. It should be taught in nursing school and reenforced in the NCLEX and during orientation. If we do not take...

  22. November balot (lets get political!!!)

    htrn replied to labman's topic in General Nursing

    As pathetic as Doyle is, I will still be voting a straight Democratic ticket - I'm tired of the republicans and they frankly scare me to death. I will be voting against the "Marriage" ammendment. I...

  23. Overcoming Night Shift Alienation

    htrn replied to Arkansas RN's topic in General Nursing

    We work 8 hour shifts and I find it very difficult to get to alot "Mandatory" events. Things like TB skin tests and flu shots, none of the early morning (0700) clinics are when I am getting off of...

  24. Those Baby Shows

    htrn replied to LiveZen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    On admission. Me: Have you taken any prenatal classes during your pregnancy? Pt: No, but I've been watching "Baby Story" and reading alot of stuff on the internet. Me: Groan and :uhoh3:...

  25. What's your most interesting/scary case?

    htrn replied to LizzyL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    36 5/7 weeks, GBS negative from three days earlier. SROM 5 hrs PTD, clear fluid. Beautiful strip, great labor - dream patient for a nurse. Labor less than 7 hours. Infant born with resp distress,...