stustressed

stustressed

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About stustressed

stustressed specializes in LDRP.


I am married with two children. I love my family, my faith and my job!

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  1. FH Decelerations & Crash C/S

    Hi everyone, I was just wondering how you all handle fetal heart tones being down for a long period of time when it turns into a crash c/s. I know we all do the same things (position change, IV...
  2. Shoulder Dystocia Drills

    I have worked in two different OB units. In one unit we had a manequin that simulated a dystocia and we were all required (even physicians) to attend the drill. The other hospital we (2-3 RNs at a...
  3. New nurse in Labor and Delivery

    So I am a new nurse.. just took and passed my boards and I got hired in Labor and Delivery. I wanted to know if anyone has any advice to avoid pit falls or common mistakes. Im nervous and need some...
  4. What's the scariest thing you've ever seen as a nurse?

    a few for me.. 1. a pregnant pt with epilepsy (non compliant with her meds and little prenatal care) seizing over and over..called the rapid response team and it took over 2 hours to get her stable...
  5. Pitocin and Decels

    Temper-MENTAL readheads posts sound like exactly how we practice in our unit. We do intrauterine resustative measures (o2 on, position change, fluid bolus, pit off) boom, boom, boom just like that....
  6. Maybe OB nursing is not for me??

    Do you like OB nursing? Take everything else out of the equation... Do you love the deliveries, the emergent situations, the moms, the babys? If you do then maybe the OB unit at this hospital isn't...
  7. Help-updating resume-"Newer" Nurse

    No, i actually have not. My original plan was to try and get a PRN position at the hospital (to see if i liked it and then apply once a full time position came open if I liked it) but they have a full...
  8. Help-updating resume-"Newer" Nurse

    Help, I graduated a year ago and have been working in L&D since graduation. I am wanting to apply for an L&D position at another hospital. Obviously, my graduate nurse resume needs to be...
  9. women working with women, why its so hard

    WOW, i finished reading through this thread and it seems as if it is all just horrible work environments, horrible attitudes, gossip, etc in our workplaces..I am a new grad (starting my job June 2)...
  10. women working with women, why its so hard

    women are such passionate,emotional creatures by nature and sometimes this translates into situations that are not healthy in the workplace. I believe that the best thing to do is to try and support...
  11. The Cervix hunt

    I heard (by a male manager on a med-surg floor) to have the woman cough while looking...he says that it WINKS at you
  12. My preceptor is driving me nuts!!

    Im just wondering (im almost a new grad so I don't know all of the in's and out's) If people hate precepting or aren't good at it etc then why do it ? It was my understanding that preceptors volunteer...
  13. Hesi Exit Test

    2btmanrn....AMEN to you..if I lived in chicago I'd be there on May 7. GoodOldNurse-thank you for your
  14. I GOT THE JOB

    WOW-THANK YOU...that is great info. I am so ready to give it my all but concerned about balancing the demands of being a new grad, studying for NCLEX and becoming a part of my family & friends...
  15. Being eaten alive!

    teensmom- Iam a new grad (in may) & just got an L&D position... I am nervous about facing things that you have explained but I KNOW that L&D is where I want to be and it sounds like you...