RNBelle

RNBelle

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  1. Your stress level at work?

    RNBelle posted a topic in Operating Room

    I have been a nurse for a year and a half now. Started out doing post-partum, moved and started L&D at a new hospital. I am not really liking L&D' and the way our unit runs I doubt they will...

  2. Your stress level at work?

    RNBelle replied to RNBelle's topic in Operating Room

    Thanks for the info! I work in a small rural hospital so we do not perform an extrodinary amount of special surgies. Just mostly c/s, lap chole, and knee replacements to name a few of the

  3. First vaginal exam

    RNBelle replied to Sarah LnDHopes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would always check before or after my preceptor, and it was always great if they had an epidural. And we had one of those models in a box that we would practice with if there was

  4. Postpartum hemorrhage kit

    RNBelle replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have never worked in a place that has a kit. I will have to ask about it and maybe get one

  5. Community hospitals????

    RNBelle replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work at a small community hospital and I like it. I do mostly L&D because we are short on RNs but depending on census some nights i do PP, help be baby nurse for a delivery, etc. I would love to...

  6. S.T.A.B.L.E. Program-GREAT program to achieve certification

    RNBelle replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just got my STABLE and NRP certifications. I loved both

  7. i WANT TO BE A LABOR & DELIVERY NURSE

    RNBelle replied to mommy#3CCRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had 8 months PP experience. I thought I was kind of getting the hang of things and now I am doing L&D. I feel like I am a new grad, starting from scratch, BUT I have great nurses showing me the...

  8. Going to nights!

    RNBelle posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have endured 2 long months of having my preceptor eat her young (me). Finally I am going to orient to nights and hope never to have to be on days ever again! Cross your fingers that they don't...

  9. The Business of Being Born: Documentary

    RNBelle replied to alienRNwannabe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just watched it last night. Very good. Makes me wish there were more CNMs. I would love to work in a birthing center.....maybe one

  10. How did you know you REALLY should be a nurse?

    RNBelle replied to csab's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was suppose to go to med school but just couldn't put my name on the application. So I decided nursing was the way to go. My original goal was to be a flight nurse but I have found myself going down...

  11. Going to nights!

    RNBelle replied to RNBelle's topic in Ob/Gyn

    thanks for all the well wishes! I worked nights before at my previous job have been greatly anticipating the end of orientation on

  12. Pit management

    RNBelle posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just curious how people manage their pt's on pit. I am new to the game and am trying to soak up all the knowledge I can before I am booted out of orientation. I have taken a fetal monitoring class...

  13. Is it really possible to do L&D as a new grad with 12 weeks of orientation?

    RNBelle replied to ejean's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had 8 months PP experience and moved to another state and now am 8 wks through my 12 wk L&D orientation. One month though was PP and nursery but I was still in L&D helping when census was...

  14. Pit management

    RNBelle replied to RNBelle's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have seen some nurses where I work have it cranked all the way up to 36mu and during pushing one of the doc's wants to crank it up more than that (which we don't do). We induce people way to early...

  15. Pit management

    RNBelle replied to RNBelle's topic in Ob/Gyn

    IUPCs are rare to see where I work...Don't know if its a physician thing or what. So I guess I need to rely on

  16. OR on the unit

    RNBelle replied to UNC_nurseL&D's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The OR unit backs up to our unit and we have our own c/s OR room. The OR staff circulates and scrubs in all our c/s. We just do baby

  17. Pit management

    RNBelle replied to RNBelle's topic in Ob/Gyn

    From what I have heard it can knock them out of that pattern. But my question is when up-ing to get them out of the pattern, do you just do it once, or where do you draw the line on increasing

  18. Pit management

    RNBelle replied to RNBelle's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for all the

  19. L&D or Postpartum for a new nurse

    RNBelle replied to OBGYN*RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I started out PP and absolutely loved it! We moved and now I do mostly L&D. I love L&D but would rather be strictly PP and nursery (only b/c I don't like the high stress situations that happen...

  20. How long was your L&D orientation?

    RNBelle replied to SewHeather's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have done PP for 8 months then we moved. I am working at a small community hospital doing mostly L&D. I am in the middle of my orientation. I have done 2 wks PP and 2 wks nurs and now 4 wks of...

  21. Stadol frequency in labor

    RNBelle replied to RAIZIE's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am new to OB nursing. What is therapeutic rest? Our doctors order stadol 1-2mg Q 2 hr PRN x 3

  22. Epidurals & Foleys

    RNBelle posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just curious about what nurses do for pt's with epidurals. Do you give them foleys or straight cath them? One place I was everyone with an epidural got a foley and this new place they straight cath....

  23. Nurse Extern vs Nurse Specialty Tech: Respond quick I go to work at 7pm!!

    RNBelle replied to untamable07's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was an extern and loved it because I worked with an RN all the time. How are the nurses on your floor? Can you ask the charge to work with an RN? I did a little tech work when we weren't busy with...

  24. Do I have to work all 3 areas????

    RNBelle posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just took a job working at a hospital. On the women's floor the nurses cover L&D, pp and nursery. But since they are heavy on LVNs, RNs do mostly L&D. Ok, well the longer I am there the more...

  25. Do I have to work all 3 areas????

    RNBelle replied to RNBelle's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks! Depending on which nurse is going to be my preceptor will guide my decision if I will ask about just doing PP and