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  1. Post delivery MgSo4 recovery

    rpbear replied to CatPKU's topic in General Nursing

    This should probably be moved to the OBGYN/Midwives forum, you will get a beter response. We have pt's on Mag also, but we fortunately have a high risk maternal unit that is staffed by L&D and...

  2. The nightmare...dealing with fetal demises

    rpbear replied to Mat-ctr-Rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Whenever I have a question to whether I am tracing mom's HR vs baby HR I put a pusle ox on mom, our pulse ox traces on the paper as well in a lighter line, then you are sure that it is mom and not...

  3. Cystic Fibrosis in egg donation

    rpbear replied to cokegal19's topic in Ob/Gyn

    BJnurse said it perfectly. I have a nephew with CF who is 2 and is doing very well. Early detection and treatment are key. I wouldn't worry about your 2 year old son, if he had CF you would have seen...

  4. 10th demise this month!

    rpbear posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all, Last night at work our 10th demise of the month delivered. It is really taking a toll on the whole staff. This was a 34 week demise, on Christmas we had a 39 week demise, not to mention 8...

  5. 10th demise this month!

    rpbear replied to rpbear's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks everyone for the replies. We have a staff meeting coming up in a few weeks, I will bring up the sugestions. We do have our own "talk therapy" around the nurses station, and everyone has helped...

  6. Cord Blood Collection

    rpbear replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yes they are stem cell collection

  7. Cord Blood Collection

    rpbear replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We see only a few of these kits also. I read all the directions ahead of time and make sure everyone involved in the care of the pt is aware of the kit. We will try to have another nurse come in and...

  8. Decrease in O2 use on newborns

    rpbear posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    We recently did our annual competency training and as part of it we had one of our CNNP's from the NICU come talk to us about the use of O2 on newborns. They are asking us (I work in L&D) not to...

  9. Narcan at Delivery

    rpbear replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I thought that Narcan didn't reverse the affects of Nubain. We as L&D nurses can't give Narcan, we have to hit the "code pink" light, then NICU comes running and a NNP has to give an order for...

  10. Has anyone read this book? "Your First Year as a Nurse"

    rpbear replied to helpinghands's topic in General Nursing

    I have the book. I found it to be a lot of common sense stuff, but it does offer good advise for furtharing your carreer, dealing with workplace politics and stuff like that. It was rathar inexpensive...

  11. Any facilities that stop accepting pts if there is insufficient staff?

    rpbear replied to Nurse Ratched's topic in General Nursing

    I work L&D and we will divert if we are full, not for low staff. However, our NICU has closed due to staffing. They do take babies that we don't forsee ahead of time going to NICU, but they...

  12. things I didn't learn in nursing school

    rpbear replied to mygirlsmom's topic in General Students

    I am just finishing up my first year as a new nurse in L&D, so from someone fresh out of school..... 1. Never start a conversation with a doctor "I am sorry to bother you but," I makes you sound...

  13. children present at birth-yay or nay-ages of kids, your experiences, etc

    rpbear replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Children under the age of twelve are not even allowed above lobby level durring RSV season (Oct-Apr) where I work. It makes people very upset that they can't have every child of every friend and...

  14. children present at birth-yay or nay-ages of kids, your experiences, etc

    rpbear replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry, dublicate

  15. When are they in trouble? (Decels)

    rpbear replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am also new to L&D (about 9 months now) and I still have a hard time with this. I do as everyone else does, have your co-workers review the strip with you. And when in doubt, call the cnm or md...

  16. freaking out about after graduation

    rpbear replied to readingRN's topic in General Nursing

    I felt the exact same way. I was no tfreaked out abour boards, just freaked out that I was going to be the nurse. No one to turn to no one to back me up. I am 9 months into my new career and I...

  17. Interviewing...need help...dish the dirt!

    rpbear replied to csushi's topic in General Nursing

    I work at Presbyterian L&D, I know nothing about ICU at Presbyterian and nothing about any of the other hospitals. I moved back here after nursing school last year and went off of a friends...

  18. Question about pitocin after delivery

    rpbear replied to MommyLauraRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We give Pitocin 20u in 1000 cc after the placenta is out, I usually start at 1200cc/hr and then decrease by half (600cc/hr) after two or three fundal checks with little bleeding and then again by half...

  19. Not accredited by NLNAC/CCNE but by State BON...

    rpbear replied to 1savvydiva's topic in General Students

    The only problem I know of if your school is not accredited is when you go to get a license in another state. I was moving after nursing school and when I was applying for my license in another state...

  20. gift for mother in law/starting chemo soon

    rpbear replied to amber74's topic in General Nursing

    What a great idea. My sugestions are.... A journal (she may need to vent some feelings onto paper) Some music tapes or CD's (my friend would listen to relaxing music while recieving her chemo) A gift...

  21. What to do with old nursing books?

    rpbear posted a topic in General Students

    I have a lot of textbooks that I don't want anymore. I remember I sold some back to a company over the internet last year but I can't rmember the name of it. Does anyone know the name of the website?...

  22. What to do with old nursing books?

    rpbear replied to rpbear's topic in General Students

    Any idea on how to get them there? This sounds like a wonderful idea and I would love to

  23. More male nurses

    rpbear replied to ayndim's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have two male RN's on our L&D floor. They are both great! One works mostly triage and maternal special care, the other is a relief charge nures and a floor nurse. I have never seen them run...

  24. transferring unstable pts to postpartum

    rpbear replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have a maternal special care unit that takes all of our "unstable" pp pts, pts on Mag, serious pph, or any special complication that may occur, they have two SAC beds with monitoring capabilities....

  25. What will YOU do with your first "real" paycheck!?

    rpbear replied to DZcarrie's topic in General Students

    This is a great thread. I am a December grad with my first job as an RN. I didn't do it with my first check, but I bought my hubby a honda 4-wheeler, it is somehting he had always wanted. So to say...