jhhrn68

jhhrn68

geriatrics, L&D, newborns

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  1. Nighttime concerns

    jhhrn68 replied to CrunchyLaborRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I oriented on days and nights as do all our new nurses. And our docs come when we call. There will always be a time when the doc just doesn't make it in time for the delivery whether it is night or...

  2. Newborn nursery Log

    jhhrn68 replied to broncopooh's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have lots of logs but not a circ log that i know of. we have one book divided into sections to log all the Hep B, rhogam and Miravax and Adacel vaccines. We have a nursery admission book for date...

  3. Help

    jhhrn68 replied to catjeremy3's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can't help you with that specific facility but I can tell you that before I went to work on the L&D floor at my hospital, I heard all sorts of horror stories about how awfu the nurses were and I...

  4. Newbie nurse with a ? about perineal massage.

    jhhrn68 replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have to admit that i am unfamiliar with perineal massage and I have never seen anybody do

  5. Is it true that a BSN will be mandatory soon?

    jhhrn68 replied to szccdw's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    I first heard about the BSN requirement in 1965! The head of the school of nursing (hospital) tried to talk me out of going there and suggested I should go to college and get a BSN because it would...

  6. man holding wife still during epidural dies!

    jhhrn68 replied to smk1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At our hospital, we always have the family leave the room during the epidural. A RN must be in the room during the procedure to assist. Anesthesia stays for 15-20 minutes after to closely monitor...

  7. My 2 cents on natural birth/birth plans

    jhhrn68 replied to feebebe23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It is too bad that the birth process has become so technical and complicated. I had my second child at home with a nurse midwife and it was a wonderful experience. And women who come to the hospital...

  8. Please tell me about on-call time

    jhhrn68 replied to future L&Dnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our on-call system is one 24 hr. period per 4-6 weeks. We get paid (can't remember how much) and get time and a half for a minimum of 3 hours if called in. Because our staffing is so good right now,...

  9. Urgent help needed--cried after leaving a job site

    jhhrn68 replied to 2bNurseguru's topic in General Nursing

    Get help now! And get out of this job if you can. No job is woth this kind of despair. And you have 2 children who need

  10. Need Help getting L&D position!

    jhhrn68 replied to JulieRN07's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I worked for one year on the skilled nursing unit in the hospital. Then I saw an opening on OB and applied. It was for part-time and that was what i wanted. I had absolutely no experience but the...

  11. Is your unit just L&D/MB/Nursery or do you do women's health too?

    jhhrn68 replied to jenrninmi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our L&D unit is for labor, delivery and recovery. Then the Moms go out to the postpartum floor. We also take some GYN pts., mostly hysterectomies. Our previous director wanted us to do M/B...

  12. Love OB/GYN--Hate coworkers

    jhhrn68 replied to Vroom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I switched to OB after 28 years in geriatrics. I really needed a change. I heard alot about how awful the nurses were on OB, but I didn't find it to be true. I love the people I work with and I...

  13. Your personal delivery experience- what happened

    jhhrn68 replied to DEB52's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had my first one in the hospital 36 years ago, was 6 cm when I got there, had an epidural that did NOT work, and ended up with general anesthesia because the doctor wanted to use forceps. Boy do...

  14. AWHONN Staffing Guidelines Please check this out:

    jhhrn68 replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have LDR rooms, a seperate post-partum unit and a nursery. Our charge nurse does not take an assignment and can float back to L&D if needed. During the day, the staffing is higher and there...

  15. Midwives without nursing degrees risk prosecution

    jhhrn68 replied to TeleNurse2010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had my second child at home attended by a CNM. This was in MD. The first had been born in the hospital under last minute general anesthesia. The two experiences were as different as night and...