KT-Jay731

KT-Jay731

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KT-Jay731 specializes in L&D!.


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  1. TC bili meters

    We are trained to lift them off the forehead after each "beep" but I have never actually seen anyone do it that way unless the baby is
  2. Staying for Meetings after Your NIGHT SHIFT!

    I wish our meetings were scheduled for 0730 or 0800! When I'm expected to go back in to work at 1400 for a meeting, especially when I live an hour away, it really messes with my sleep. Day people...
  3. Breastfeeding and painkillers "will it hurt my baby?"

    This caught my attention too - we had a few moms last week with general anesthesia and they were breastfeeding once they were able. I asked about it (since I'm new ) and I was told it was fine. I...
  4. Laboring down

    Just want to clarify my post: I made it sound as if we don't inform them. We do, I meant to write that I don't think they notice that it IS being turned town. I've never had a Mom say "Gee can you...
  5. Laboring down

    We do turn down the epidural in our institution as a general guideline. Honestly I think most Moms don't realize it, either. If we've done it correctly, they are so focused on that baby being almost...
  6. Exams

    Ok so we're roughly 3 weeks into our L&D orientation (we did mother/baby first) and I am HORRIBLE at exams. I can't tell what the heck I'm feeling for, I can't tell the difference between a...
  7. Had my first experience with a fetal demise today (m)

    The day you stop crying is the day you should leave that position. We have a nurse who still gets teary at every birth, and she's been on our unit for almost 20 years. I hope I still love my...
  8. My Feet are KILLING Me!!

    I had the same problem. I went to Olympia Sports to buy a new pair of sneakers (clogs do NOT work for me, I tried them through school and for me they just didn't do it) and the kid actually didn't...
  9. efm during an epidural placement ?

    We actually just had a meeting on this yesterday at our facility: we attempt to keep the monitor on and write on the strip that a placement is being attempted to explain any funny-looking tracings....
  10. Post Partum Recovery Time

    The whole thing screams "patient safety" issue to me; do you have someone in your hospital that you can go to, a risk management officer, etc?? We have LDRPs so luckily we don't need to move Mom, so...
  11. The Circumcision Discussion

    I asked a ped about pain control after the procedure when watching a circ last week (new RN, new to the floor). I knew from school that generally they get "sweetums" during the procedure but that's...
  12. Would you give birth at the hospital where you work?

    The only reason I wouldn't deliver where I work is because I delivered my first at another hospital and I have established care there. My new unit seems great so far, but I've only been there 3...
  13. I am a new grad (and new RN as of yesterday!!!) and at our facility we do BPs on all newborns per our policy. Now my question: Is there a difference between belonging to your state division of AWHONN...
  14. I was slapped by a doctor!

    It is not ok for ANYONE to slap you!!! It doesn't matter what mood the doctor was in or what type of slap it was - let me ask you this: if he had slapped you somewhere other than your cheek, would...
  15. Hospital "gift" for mom?

    I second the massage suggestion - my sister delivered last year at a very nice, small local hospital. She got a great massage the day after delivery and they also got a free coupon for dinner for...