gemininurse71

gemininurse71 specializes in L&D, High-risk AP, rural hosp..

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1. Calling L&D Nurses - Tips and Tricks?

   gemininurse71 replied to itslindahuynh's topic in Ob/Gyn

   If the cervix is still very posterior, I have found that a bedpan, covered with a chux and placed up-side-down with the higher part at the lower back and lower part under the buttocks, helps tilt the...

2. Can a hospital retract their job offer

   gemininurse71 replied to nadomel's topic in First Year After Licensure

   Sorry about your troubles, but even in my Union hospital with a signed contract, there is a clause that allows the hospital to terminate employment within the first 90 days (probation period) without...

3. Am I a bully?

   gemininurse71 replied to haron54's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

   Sorry about your troubles, but even in my Union hospital with a signed contract, there is a clause that allows the hospital to terminate employment within the first 90 days (probation period) without...

4. Bedside handoff report on mother/baby unit

   gemininurse71 replied to OBnurseSandy's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We closed our nursery (mostly for staffing reasons) about two years ago and have found very few complaints from patients. Our PP nurses take 3-4 couplets and we do bedside report. First, the...

5. What did you do to land a job in L&D?

   gemininurse71 replied to jamd11's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I got my first job at a nearby (100 miles away from home) rural hospital with an OB program. They were a small critical access hospital that only did 70-90 deliveries per year. I was a staff nurse...

6. Question about noisy/open-glottis pushing

   gemininurse71 replied to seemerun's topic in Ob/Gyn

   The thing about open glottis pushing is that it almost always takes longer. Since 80-90% of the patients we see (at my hospital) are epiduralized, this could mean more time pushing, and moms get...

7. What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

   gemininurse71 replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

   New one today: Aahzlie; pronounced

8. Can a male RN work on obstetrics?

   gemininurse71 replied to lorster's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Our unit has 2 male RNs in L&D and both are EXCELLENT nurses who I would not hesitate to receive care from. They do occasionally get "fired" for being male but for the most part they get good...

9. Vaginal Table set-up

   gemininurse71 replied to essej2's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Weird, we never set-up until we are ready to deliver. OK, maybe when we call the docs to come for delivery. If the tech can't do it, the nurse does it herself. I can't imagine why you'd want a table...

10. You Arent Supposed To Hold A Newborn Baby If On Menstrual Cycle?

    gemininurse71 replied to starmickey03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had a patient on our unit once that at the front desk declared that nobody on their period was allowed to touch their baby. It was passed on in report each shift and we all laughed. I never took...

11. baby to the nursery please

    gemininurse71 replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Because of budget cuts, our nursery recently closed and I think it's a shame. Although I do believe some people would take advantage of the service (baby in nursery more than mom's room, or multiple...

12. New nurse ?- SVE's when closed/thick/high

    gemininurse71 replied to Calzonan RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Try a clean bedpan (not fracture pan), upside down with thicker part toward the feet and covered with a pad while pt totally flat in bed - it is awkward, but tilts the pelvis well. You can also...

13. Funny OB things people say

    gemininurse71 replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was walking back from lunch break, just passing the OR suite, when a man approached me and asked if his wife's 'circumcision' was over. Several pts/SO/family members wonder how the baby will come...

14. labor and delivery nurse question

    gemininurse71 replied to rizagirlRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    1) do i need or is it advisable to have labor and delivery 'training' (if there is such) before i go apply for work? 2) is it required to know ob or do i need to get certified on this before i get the...

15. forced vaccines

    gemininurse71 replied to crissrn27's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This has been going on at Virginia Masonin Seattle for a few years. At first, the nurses were told that if they didn't get vaccinated, they would have to wear a mask at all times while working. The...