MomBabyUnitRN

MomBabyUnitRN

correctional, med/surg, postpartum, L&D,

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  1. L&D RN w/ Herpes - Embarrassed

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to Kr_nurse09's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ^^^^This

  2. PP nurse being sent to med-surg floors to take pt assignment?

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to livealoha's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I absolutely don't think it's wrong to tell them you can't take patients. How would a med/surg nurse like to come up to L/D and take a patient? I used to float to med/surg all the time early in my...

  3. Suspended for a Medication Error

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to Nurse Beth's topic in General Nursing

    It can be hard to forgive yourself when a med error is made. I still remember my first med error; gladly, it has faded over the decades. I had floated to another floor which was common back then. It...

  4. Adjunct faculty pay

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to sheronep's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Where I work, it's $800 per credit. My CNA class is a 4 credit class; so it's $3200 per semester. Some semesters are module classes meaning they may be only 8 weeks long or it could be a traditional...

  5. June 2015 start date MSN

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to roseonye's topic in Western Governors University

    What do you mean they oversold

  6. New High School CNA Instuctor

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to SharonEdgar's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I've been teaching high school CNA classes for about a year and a half. I love those kids! They are so much fun. These are 4 credit classes that they take through our professional-technical...

  7. MSN students - anyone done Professional Presence and Influence?

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to klone's topic in Western Governors University

    Hi fellow nurses... I'm in this class right now, and I can feel your pain so acutely. Is that Era III? Anyway... Just know that you're not alone in your painful feelings of reading and trying to...

  8. WGU RN to MSN

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to chrty_knox's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Oh my gosh... sorry, I just seen this! I have 46cu's left to get my MSN. I believe you have to 150cu's to get your MSN. My first term went very well. Booted up some classes from my next term to...

  9. RN-MSN at WGU... Help!

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to LuckyRN23's topic in Western Governors University

    I go to WGU and have never had a course mentor that doesn't have a Ph.D. My student mentor has an MSN however. I know that there are course mentors that have MSN's, but they're generally not...

  10. WGU RN to MSN

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to chrty_knox's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am starting the first of July. I have two friends who have gone there. One completed her MSN and now teaches (at home) for WGU and one completed her BSN and works for public health. She is...

  11. electronic devices during tests

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to jedubya1's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

  12. Question from a third shift nurse....

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to BrandonLPN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    It's been a long time since I worked in a SNF, but it was against policy to get residents up before day shift. We didn't mind getting them dressed if they were already up, but to physically get them...

  13. Teaching Labor & Delivery

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to rhondal03's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Hi Rhonda. I work in L/D part time. I remember when I first started working there, we'd use oranges (baby's head) to apply fetal scalp leads. That orange would be in a box of course. And it...

  14. OB Nurse's View on Natural Childbirth

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to LexiRN2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We follow AWHONN as

  15. Can you briefly tell me your Group B protocol?

    MomBabyUnitRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just curious to know your Group B protocol. Ours keeps changing and it's driving us nurses

  16. OB Nurse's View on Natural Childbirth

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to LexiRN2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am pro -whatever the mom wants. If she wants to go natural, go for it. If she wants an epidural, go for it. I worked with a mom who wrote out a beautiful birthplan the other night. When her...

  17. Do foley bulbs work?

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to Double-Helix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm an oddball too, Elvish. We often do foley inductions and they work well. I personally hate Cytotec

  18. Are enemas making a comeback?

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to caregiver1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not where I work, either. Thank

  19. Postpartum Depression

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to dee78's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We go over all that information in discharge teaching. There is a PP discharge video that parents are required to watch before leaving that mentions it and we verbally mention and go over s/sx of PP...

  20. nursing policy on handling infant that is not bathed

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to kms6417's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Immediately after delivery, babies go directly to mom's chest. They are wiped off, and stimulated. They aren't taken away to a warmer for evaluation or assessment unless there is a respiratory...

  21. New NRP testing

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to kms6417's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our NRP is handled the same way. I paid for it out of pocket and they reimbursed me. They even paid me for the hours (Maximum of 2 hours) it took to take it at

  22. Staffing for sick call/ not enough nurses

    MomBabyUnitRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm curious how your OB floor staffs for sick calls or when there just aren't enough nurses? Do they float from somewhere else? Do you have a resource pool? Do you have PRN staff you can call? Do...

  23. c/s with ONLY local

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to crazylilkelly's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't have anesthesia at our hospital 24/7 either, but their response time is amazing. They respond PDQ when we need them for emergent C/S's. I have to admit that most stay in house during their...

  24. Just wondering -

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to ejm RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have 9 LDR beds. 3 triage rooms, 2 OR suites. Staffing on nights is usually 3-4 nurses vs. 4 nurses on day shift. We are a 1:1 staffing and our charge nurse does all the triage and catching...

  25. Floating

    MomBabyUnitRN replied to JenRN99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Absolutely you should have two RNs on floor at all times. Minimum. We follow AWHONN guidelines to the