Calliegirl

Calliegirl

all areas of ob-gyn nursing. er. pacu.

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About Calliegirl

Calliegirl specializes in all areas of ob-gyn nursing. er. pacu..


married. 4 children. 5 grand-children. i live outside the city limits in the country. we have a small farm, chickens,goats,cows,horses...

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  1. Call Time and Labor Laws

    we work 7- -12 hr shifts in 2 week period, and are scheduled a 24 hr o/c shift every other week, if called in we get time and a half for the hours worked and can only work up to 16 hours. if a nurse is still needed at the end of your 16 hours the cha...
  2. Vag exams with sterile gloves or regular gloves?

    we always use sterile gloves.
  3. On-call at home and police wake you up?

    i live a small rual town, we have to pull a 24 o/c every other week. if we don't answer the phone after several attempts, yes, we call their kin folks,or the police to go out to their house. if we can't get up with the m.d. o/c we call the police. th...
  4. Hold that Push!

    i agree, do not sign that paper. i have worked in ob for 21 years and all of our docs say if the patient is ready to deliver, can't control the urge to push, the baby's heart drops...decels...then the nurses should go ahead and deliver the baby.
  5. Cervidil placement

    yes, and i can't find anything. so i have an email into them. thanks
  6. Cervidil placement

    does anyone know what the alabama board of nursing says about rn's placing cervidil or cytotec for inductions? thanks:)
  7. Know any RN's who became MD's?

    yes, i work with a m.d. who was a nicu nurse.
  8. MD's and Pitocin

    we, also, have an updated copy of prenatals on admit. our docs only come in at night if we call and tell them we need them. just last week i did a cervidil on a patient. reactive strip before palcement then no variabiltiy, and lates about 2 hours aft...
  9. Certifications for L&D Nurses

    i'm looking into getting my rnc in inpt ob. what and how do you study for it? thanks:)
  10. MD's and Pitocin

    our patients are seen in the office 24-48 hrs prior to admit for induction. we, the nurses do the assessment, strip, sve, then call the ob for orders. usually, we cervidil x 12 hours then if needed pitocin is started. 95% of inductions are statred at...
  11. Do you have to be on-call?

    i work in in small town in south alabama. we have to pull o/c for ob-gyn floor, which consist of labor and delivery,post partum,newborn nsy,and anything related to ob-gyn. we pull 1 24 hr o/c every 2 weeks. we get $1.50 per hr, and if you get called ...