Conejita BSN

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    Getting CA license, went to school in another state

    Conejita posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Hi all, Just wondering if any of you out there went to nursing school in a state other than CA, and then moved right to CA to take the NCLEX and get a CA license (without ever being licensed anywhere...
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    Hanging a Mag Bolus?

    Conejita replied to LDR-RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we do the
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    Why is there a nurse when you have a midwife with hospital birth?

    Conejita replied to Florence NightinFAIL's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not totally on topic to the OP but just an FYI, I worked for a small community hospital in N. California that did give privileges to a non-nurse midwife to deliver in the hospital. This midwife is a...
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    Cytotec for PP hemorrhage

    Conejita posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Dearest L&D nurses, Just wondering if anyone knows the best route for Cytotec (misoprostol) being used in PP hemorrhage? Our docs/midwives order it given PR, PO, and sublingual/buccal...all in...
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    Post c/section diet

    Conejita replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We only have two providers who do C/S where I work and they couldn't be more different with the post-op diet orders. We have one provider who writes orders for advance as tolerated- and we usually...
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    Postpartum Nursing Question

    Conejita replied to Hozgur's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't have any NPs (nurse practitioners) working on our unit, which is antepartum/L&D/postpartum all in one. We do have CNMs (certified nurse midwives) though- these are masters prepared RNs...
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    fentanyl in labor

    Conejita replied to ldcmw1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use IV Fentanyl quite frequently for labor pain where I work. Our providers prefer Fentanyl for labor pain relief over other opiates because it decreases the likelihood of having to give the infant...
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    Staffing Issue

    Conejita replied to L&DRN2008's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yikes. It does sounds like a disaster waiting to happen. I also work in a small rural hospital- we do 500-600 births a year....so maybe that amount makes the difference. We always have two RNs on...
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    Question about "Too narrow of bones" with giving birth

    Conejita replied to SNLou84's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have women squatting during labor/pushing/birth with some frequency. The providers where I work are very accommodating to what position the woman wishes to give birth in. Both our Midwives and...
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    Question about "Too narrow of bones" with giving birth

    Conejita replied to SNLou84's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As I understand it, true CPD is quite rare these days whereas it was more common during times of poor nutrition which caused rickets and other pelvic anomalies. CPD is difficult to diagnose but is...
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    Question about "Too narrow of bones" with giving birth

    Conejita replied to SNLou84's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As others have said here, the measurement tools used to screen for CPD and macrosomia (a big baby) are often fairly inaccurate and most women should at least be given the chance to labor and try for a...
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    Funny OB things people say

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

    Funny one from a few weeks ago that just popped into my mind and made me laugh again: A very nice woman who had been on bed and pelvic rest for the last few weeks came in to r/o pre-term labor again....
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    Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

    Conejita replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

    From what I have read, if a c-section is court ordered- yes, they can actually send the police to find you and bring you in and force you to have a c-section. Scary! Sounds like assault and battery...
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    My L&D misadventure

    Conejita replied to labordude's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't think it is right that males are discriminated against in this area of nursing. Personally, I feel that our all-female nursing staff could really use some gender balance! With that said, I...
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    Who's using AmniSure?

    Conejita posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey OB nurses We were talking about getting AmniSure at our staff meeting today and I was wondering if anyone else is using it? Good? Bad? Sounds so much simpler (and less invasive!) than doing a...
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    OB foreign language

    Conejita replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Looks like you guys already got most of 'em. Forgive me if i'm repeating but here's a few we use regularly in L&D that I don't remember seeing: HCV - Hepatitis C TOLAC - trial of labor after...
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    "Eyes & Thighs"

    Conejita replied to Conejita's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Do you have a link to the American Academy of Pediatrics guidelines that recommend a specific timing for administration? I searched their website but couldn't find it. Our pediatricians want us to...
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    "Eyes & Thighs"

    Conejita posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    By "Eyes & Thighs" I am referring to the Vitamin K injection and antibiotic eye ointment that are routinely administered to newborns shortly after the birth. Where I work, we have a significant...
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    "Eyes & Thighs"

    Conejita replied to Conejita's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am speaking of those that are uninformed by their own admission. I always assess the parents knowledge of the medications before asking if I can give them. No assumptions here. I support patient...
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    Survey about Cytotec

    Conejita replied to nurse_maya28's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use the generic consent form that we use for everything else and write in "Cytotec induction of
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    Survey about Cytotec

    Conejita replied to nurse_maya28's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yes you are right-
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    Survey about Cytotec

    Conejita replied to nurse_maya28's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How many births do you do per year or per month? We do between 40-60 usually- small rural LDRP. How many OB/gyns do you have on staff? On staff at all times? None. We mostly have 1 OB/GYN whose...
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    Home Birth culture in your Area

    Conejita replied to mamafeliz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First off, I want to say that I completely agree that it would best serve all parties involved if there was a standardization of evidence based care throughout all birthing scenarios. And you are...
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    Home Birth culture in your Area

    Conejita replied to mamafeliz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In CA there is licensure available for direct-entry midwives. Direct-entry midwives can become "Licensed Midwives" (LM) when they have achieved the required educational and clinical experience in...
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    "Eyes & Thighs"

    Conejita replied to Conejita's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree that there is usually adequate time (just not quality teaching time) during the recovery to discuss interventions ....and I personally haven't found it particularly difficult to verbally...