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Our L&D unit has hundreds of thousands of dollars invested in a computer based external monitoring system that includes computer charting. However, we (the nursing staff) do not use the electronic charting system because it is too time consuming...

I need advice about a heated situation in my hospital. I am a L&D RN who also works the postpartum wing of our unit. Our hosptial has bought several area hospitals and closed one, resulting in overflow. We are seeing medical patients on our OB/G...

a meeting with administration, nurse managers, and staff has the following resolution: on a trial basis nurses in L&D postpartum will take call to cover L&D only on week days (no holidays)and will not be used for regular staffing (call will r...

We have been using cytotec at our hospital for several years. For awhile it had replaced pitocin (except in vbac's) It is great to ripen a cervix. Our doc's start out with 50 to 100mcg PO about q 4hrs. I've observed:hyperstimulation (resulting in ...