LaborLovinRN

LaborLovinRN

L&D, OR, Med/Surg

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  1. Frontier CNEP Class 112 or 113

    LaborLovinRN replied to Kiddie_Nurse12's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Good luck, I hope you hear soon from Frontier!! I am in Class 112 - CNEP student - and just returned home from Frontier Bound. I have to say it was a great experience and I'm very excited to part of...

  2. Has anyone recently taken the NCC Inpt OB Certification Exam?

    LaborLovinRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was wondering if anyone out there has recently taken the NCC Certification Exam for Inpatient OB? (to become an RNC) I am taking the exam at the end of September and would love any information or...

  3. New way to assess pain in laboring women

    LaborLovinRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I came across a very interesting article in the current issue of Nursing for Women's Health. The article featured The University of Utah Hospital and a new way to assess pain - developed specifically...

  4. Nurse Extern vs Nurse Specialty Tech: Respond quick I go to work at 7pm!!

    LaborLovinRN replied to untamable07's topic in Ob/Gyn

    On our unit there is definately a difference between a Tech and an extern. Our techs function as techs, and the externs are assigned to an RN who they work with the entire shift. Right now I have an...

  5. Labor Nurses Floating to Med Surg.....

    LaborLovinRN replied to crissyc03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Where I work, the L&D is a "closed unit", meaning no RN floats in or out. It is a matter of training - a med/sug nurse can't just pop in and deliver a baby or circulate and recover a c/s, and I...

  6. Anterior lips and future deliveries

    LaborLovinRN replied to Chixie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The pt being able to VBAC will depend on facility policy as well as the MD. The hospital policy on VBAC's is usually dictated by the insurance carrier. For our facility, in order for a physician to...

  7. Introduction & Question

    LaborLovinRN replied to Smurfette752's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you want to work L&D, I think you have made a great first step in taking the initiative to apply for this position. I'm sure it must be similiar to what our unit calls "OB Tech". Before I was...

  8. RNC-OB exam today!

    LaborLovinRN replied to hoppermom3's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats to both of you who passed, this is definately something to be proud of! WOO HOO!! I took the exam Sept 24th, and will not have my results until the end of October I think the exam was the...

  9. opinions about homebirthing

    LaborLovinRN replied to momma/babyrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is always such an interesting subject to read about when discussed by other nurses. There are always people who will quote statistics about the fact that things "rarely" happen, or that certain...

  10. Dealing with nasty OB

    LaborLovinRN replied to JentheRN2007's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had a similiar situation when I first started in OB, and I got lots of advice on how to deal with "the nasty OB". Everything from ignoring him to telling him off. Well, here is how I handled the...

  11. Number of procedures scheduled per day?

    LaborLovinRN replied to L&Doldtimer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in a medium sized community hospital, we have about 275 deliveries a month. We can schedule up to 3 c/s per day (sometimes 4 if the docs push hard enough) 2-3 AM inductions, and 1-2 PM...

  12. Had my first experience with a fetal demise today (m)

    LaborLovinRN replied to eandgsma's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Fetal demises' never get any easier, you can never fully be emotionally prepared as every family and experience is different. I don't think there has ever been a demise that hasn't made me cry for one...

  13. How much do you make as an RN in Labor and Delivery where you work?

    LaborLovinRN replied to Janinern84's topic in Ob/Gyn

    New grads in the Central California Valley start at about $38 hour. After 2 years experience $41+ per hour. At my hospital, the night differential is $6 hour more. We work 12 hour shifts, no weekend...

  14. Ugh! Delivered Baby On My Own The Other Day...

    LaborLovinRN replied to jenrninmi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know a single nurse on my unit who hasn't precip'd MANY babies. I have done three in the past month alone! We don't have residents, so if someone walks in the door delivering, the nurse is...

  15. Funny OB things people say

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

    I always ask my patients if they have any special requests (like does dad want to cut the cord, etc). The day before yesterday I had a patients husband say "we just don't want you to use your...

  16. How do you do your call schedule

    LaborLovinRN replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have to take a mandatory 24 hours (split up any way you like-or 2 12 hour days) a month of call on our L&D unit. Our system works fairly well. Every month the schedule goes up along with the...

  17. Has anyone recently taken the NCC Inpt OB Certification Exam?

    LaborLovinRN replied to LaborLovinRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have taken the EFM Exam, it was difficult and went very in-depth, luckily I did pass the first try. Lots of questions related to pathophys and meds on that Exam. As far as the Inpt OB Exam goes,...

  18. Hospital Issued Scrubs vs. Personal Scrubs

    LaborLovinRN replied to Hollywood/rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In my L&D unit we are required to wear the provided hospital scrubs. The first reason is because we circulate all our own c-sections, and have to wear "proper OR attire". The second reason is for...