ragingmomster

ragingmomster BSN, MSN, RN

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  1. Arg!!

    ragingmomster replied to EmmaG's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, My favorite topic. Keep in mind I am an L&D nurse who worked in Med/Surg for a few years before going on to a specialty. I'm on the East Coast, my parents are in Hawaii. Every time he starts...

  2. yet another intervetion for birth.....

    ragingmomster replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

  3. do you actually wait?

    ragingmomster replied to StacieRN's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! You all have me wishing for more protocols. As it is, we have one for hypoglycemia and that's about it. As for most of the privates I have learned where to draw the line. I will start a line...

  4. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    ragingmomster replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks Dream_Nurse, My cause is not for concern but for education. This is a new situation for me and my co-workers and I am hearing doubts and questions everyday and this young man has not even...

  5. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    ragingmomster replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Dayray - Thank You. I started this thread with someone like you in mind. It is unfortunate that is has become hijacked and full of animosity. Can you tell me, does your institution have a specific...

  6. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    ragingmomster replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks everyone for your responses. I really am looking for information about how to help this new RN assimilate. brissie- Our male MDs do not provide any care unchaperoned in L&D. they won't...

  7. Sooooo.... What if I decided to go back? (long)

    ragingmomster replied to JadziaSolo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wellll....? It's been 5 days and over a long weekend, how did the interview go and are you coming back? I hope so, we need

  8. L & D OR team?

    ragingmomster posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok, Does anyone work in a busy L & D unit that has a specified team of RN's to run all the scheduled c/s's? We are trying to implement one at the end of the month (has been in the works since...

  9. Guess what RN's, you didn't need that college degree!!

    ragingmomster replied to welnet66's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Has anyone else been discussing the Sunday supplement article that wrote about What People Make? My husband just read me the section that lists the best paying jobs without a college degree and...

  10. Ephedrine

    ragingmomster replied to Bonnierose's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Have to agree with smilingblueeyes, ephedrine is part of our epidural orders for hypotension immediately following the

  11. Laboring down

    ragingmomster replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    fontanels were way off to the right side and kind of at 12 and 3, if you can imagine that. it was way crazy that day and the residents hadn't checked her in more than an hour when she started...

  12. Laboring down

    ragingmomster replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    One patient earlier this week refused to labor down. She had a pretty good epidural through her labor but when she got to completely dilated she was feeling pressure. We tried to explain and tried...

  13. How many vac "pop-offs" for c-section?

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

    Three is the max, doesn't matter what type of delivery. Had a resident tell me last week that she could apply the vacuum as many times as needed as long as descent was occuring. I don't think so. We...

  14. Pitocin question

    ragingmomster replied to BirthingBabies's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sixty is surprising! We will go as high as 40 when some of the privates order it, but I think this is more using pitocin to prove that a c/s is necessary. Residents usually go up to

  15. Pitocin induction-pit rates

    ragingmomster replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We will occasionally get an order from one of the residents for 4x4 pit q15 minutes. Of course things go a bit slower than that. I had never heard of the whole idea of letting the first dose sit for...

  16. Do you round up when weighing babies???

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

    d/t recent issues with mistakes being made in birth weights, every birth or daily weight in our NBN has to be verified with 2 RN's and grams are used for the docs and we put lbs and oz's down to 8lbs...

  17. 9 months to plan this...buy a camera!

    ragingmomster replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congratulations!:balloons: How can you find the time to sit and write us this wonderful news? Our unit has a digital camera but we only use it for fetal demise cases. I ask families if they have...

  18. Clogs while nursing

    ragingmomster replied to Leselberry's topic in General Nursing

    you all may have convinced me to try a pair. my main concerns were with the holes. i work ob and never know when my pt's "gonna blow". i want my feet to stay dry when the fluid splashes. that said,...

  19. labor and delivery nurse-patient ratio

    ragingmomster replied to magz53's topic in Ob/Gyn

    "Intrapartum: 1:2 pts in labor 1:1 pts in 2nd stage 1:1 pts w/ med or ob complications 1:2 Pit induction or aug of labor 1:1 Coverage for initiating epidurals 1:1 circulation for c/s...

  20. car seats

    ragingmomster replied to babycatcher2B's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Same thing here. It's not so much a matter of us being too stupid to put in a car seat as compared to the parents, but we haven't looked at the manual and can not be familiar with all types of car...

  21. Holiday policies- what does your unit do?

    ragingmomster replied to NICU_Nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Our unit does a three way rotation. This year Christmas Day, next year Christmas Eve, third year, both off. This rotation is called a "track". Thanksgiving and New Year's don't seem to be issues....

  22. just a little thought

    ragingmomster replied to oramar's topic in General Nursing

    I will chart that pca teaching was completed, reinforcement needed because I am the one setting them up immediately after surgery. If I have a pt who isn't using it appropriately I will chart that I...

  23. How do you explain decel situation to pts?

    ragingmomster replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I love the imagery of the up and down in the pool. Will have to remember it later this week. Also love the line about being the first to spoil the

  24. Caught my first yesterday!

    ragingmomster replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You go girl! Healthy baby, healthy mom, who cares what the doc says. Maybe next time she'll believe you know what you're talking about when you

  25. I made my patient cry (long)

    ragingmomster posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Let me stick to the basics... My orientee and I had a pt yesterday that was 23weeks and came to our triage/unit 3 times in 4 days for PTL. Each time she was treated with IV fluids and the ctx...