lakec4me

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  1. Pitocin d/c?

    lakec4me replied to romantic's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My hospital policy states to decrease pit by half for tachysystole with reassuring fhr, and to d/c pit for non-reassuring fhr (tachysystole or not). There was a great article in MCN journal last...

  2. Calling all OB nurses

    lakec4me replied to WhoNeedsaShot?'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi Whoneedsashot 1. I think the best coach for the patient is someone who has a good relationship with the patient. I've seen dads, friends, sisters, moms, etc all be good coaches. Some of the...

  3. HOTEL OR HOSPITAL?????

    lakec4me replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    About 20 years ago, I worked on a PP unit that had double beds! It was very uncomfortable walking into the room in the middle of the night to asess mom with dad next to her in his boxers. I felt...

  4. Vericose Veins---in women

    lakec4me replied to CoffeeRTC's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am not aware of any type of supportive underpants. However, you may want to try spandex type bike or exercise shorts under your

  5. NRP- getting in too deep too fast?

    lakec4me replied to applesRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with the other posters. If you review the book, you will be fine! There is also a great CD in the back of the book which is very helpful with the visuals. I have been an NRP Instructor for...

  6. Please help interpret this order

    lakec4me replied to mlee9985's topic in General Nursing

    According to Joint Commission, drug names should NEVER be abbreviated. Check out their website and the "do not use" list. Your facility should also have a policy on

  7. c/section terminology

    lakec4me posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Does anyone know of a resource that standardizes terminology used to classify a c/section? For example - crash, stat, emergent, urgent, etc. Are these terms interchanged at your facility? Do they...

  8. Skills Days

    lakec4me replied to guardwife's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    My hospital offers skills days once per year during a specific month. There are 4 different days available (one per week) during the month and staff can stop by anytime during the posted hours. They...

  9. What's a good OB reference book?

    lakec4me replied to Chloe25's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Check out the sticky above for Recommended Reading, but here are a few that I recommend: Guidelines to Perinatal Care (AAP/ACOG), Perinatal Nursing (AWHONN), and Fetal Heart Monitoring Practices...

  10. CVA questions

    lakec4me posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am an OB nurse, so I don't know much about anything but OB. Anyway, my 90 yo grandma who had been totally independent, had a cva on 12/24. She is in a small town hospital about an hour away from...

  11. How long did you work while pregnant?

    lakec4me replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congratulations on your pregnancy - 52 weeks of maternity leave is awesome! I worked until delivery with all 3 of my pregnancies. I actually went into labor with my first at the end of my 12 hour...

  12. When wasting narcotics...

    lakec4me replied to blondy2061h's topic in General Nursing

    We just recently had a meeting with pharmacy about this - they reviewed the policy and we were told that we MUST have the witness watch us, which makes sense anyway. The wasted narc has to be wasted...

  13. Foley Catheters and Doctors

    lakec4me replied to Otterina's topic in General Nursing

    I agree - placing a foley or straight is usually a nursing task. However, in OB world, I have seen many physicians straight cath a patient just prior to