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  1. Induction craze

    L&D_RN_OH replied to Blizzard's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't think any L&D nurse views medically indicated induction negatively. But, for elective inductions....... when you open the door to intervention, you invite more in, KWIM? Inductions can...

  2. Easy question for L&D nurses

    L&D_RN_OH replied to Rhon1991's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Have yet to see anyone sleep through labor. I have seen women sleep between contractions, wake enough to moan, then fall back to sleep, however. I think we are taught culturally that labor is supposed...

  3. Do redheads have more pain during labor in your opinion?

    L&D_RN_OH replied to becca.utns's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I read the second study. I am a natural redhead and always considered my labors fairly mild compared to the reactions of some pts I have dealt with. Now, after reading that, I'm not sure if my labors...

  4. home at 4 cm??

    L&D_RN_OH replied to tlmhospice's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Exactly. If the cervix isn't changing, and obviously, if she's being sent home from the hosp, it's not, then she's not in active labor. And w/o a medical indication, there really is no reason to...

  5. Epidurals and attending in house

    L&D_RN_OH replied to L&D_RN_OH's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do have someone on call every night, and generally they are in house. From our biggest practice anyway (LS). Whoever is on call usually spends the night in the call room, although they may go home...

  6. BF and maternal temp

    L&D_RN_OH posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just curious if any of you have a policy, or pedi preference for not allowing BF if Mom has a temp. Our NSY was not happy that one of my Moms nursed her baby when she had a temp of 103.5 after...

  7. BF and maternal temp

    L&D_RN_OH replied to L&D_RN_OH's topic in Ob/Gyn

    See, this is exactly what I am hoping to avoid. That is too bad that things were that way then. I hope that we are a little more progressive these

  8. Induction craze

    L&D_RN_OH replied to Blizzard's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We actually don't do a whole lot of scheduled inductions. Maybe a few a week. But if we are real busy and there is not a significant medical indication, they get

  9. BF and maternal temp

    L&D_RN_OH replied to L&D_RN_OH's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm assuming you work in NICU, right? See, now I was getting flak from the NSY for "letting" my pt bf when she had a temp of 103.5. Granted, we didn't know where the temp was coming from. We were...

  10. BF and maternal temp

    L&D_RN_OH replied to L&D_RN_OH's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That was my theory too. Better to have the antibodies, than

  11. Vaginal Exams (How Often?)

    L&D_RN_OH replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That is horrid. We have had pts sit at 8 or 9 cms for HOURS. And like 10 lb babies aren't delivered lady partslly? I think your theory is right. I would hate to have to work with that doc. As far as...

  12. Old School

    L&D_RN_OH replied to acuteobrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Same here. Sometimes we skip the saline lock too. Oh, and no foleys. The only pts with foleys are

  13. Question for my fellow RNs of the OB world..

    L&D_RN_OH replied to harry Krishna's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I guess we are a little different. We get ALL pg pts in L&D. ALL. Including flu, UTI's, pylelo, MVA's, etc. I remember one MVA pt, 34 wks, who had a fractured pelvis. She was kept in L&D...

  14. Ethical Question

    L&D_RN_OH replied to CalvilloSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not in

  15. Don't you hate it when?

    L&D_RN_OH posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    You have a pt come in thinking she is in labor, wanting natural childbirth. After spending the night in observation all night on continuous EFM , instead of taking your advice and using some of your...

  16. Pt. positioning with epidural

    L&D_RN_OH replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Positioning after the epidural is up to the CRNA or anesthesiologist. Some prefer low fowler's with a tilt, while another prefers semi fowler's. No one puts the bed completely flat. During labor, we...

  17. Question for my fellow RNs of the OB world..

    L&D_RN_OH replied to harry Krishna's topic in Ob/Gyn

    HK, I am not speaking of ALL ER nurses, just ours. Our ER does NOT triage OB pts, merely call up to the floor and say they are here come get them, so we don't get "report" from them. All pts are...

  18. Old School

    L&D_RN_OH replied to acuteobrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is the only one you mentioned that we do. No enemas here. And we wouldn't necessarily do continous fht on a 26 wker even in PTL. Just cont. toco. I like to think we are pretty liberal here. Our...

  19. Don't you hate it when?

    L&D_RN_OH replied to L&D_RN_OH's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Pretty close. Her Mom was an old L&D nurse and actually helped her latch baby on while I went to get her a drink. He did latch pretty easily. But Mom only nursed for about 5 min and said she...

  20. Inspired by the moms and baby together thread..

    L&D_RN_OH replied to NicuGal's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They are all in pvt rooms. Moms are taught to keep the door closed if she is napping or in the shower. They do not have to be with a banded individual while Mom is in the shower, but they must have a...

  21. Question for my fellow RNs of the OB world..

    L&D_RN_OH replied to harry Krishna's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Btw, we had several pg flu pts over the last couple weeks, so I think that nurse must have been

  22. Question for my fellow RNs of the OB world..

    L&D_RN_OH replied to harry Krishna's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Same here. We got one the other week, who I swear, must have had a pos HPT that day! She came in for cramping. Well, hello, do you want us to put her on a monitor? This week I had a 33 wker, that...

  23. Was this really routine? On partial birth abortions

    L&D_RN_OH replied to geekgolightly's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Catholic hosp, no elective AB's here. I know we recently had a big to do with the ethics commitee about an elective "induction" at 24 weeks for an anencephalic baby. Even that was shot down, and she...

  24. Premie vs. "Miscarriage"

    L&D_RN_OH replied to acuteobrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't even intervene until 23 weeks. Before that, we don't consider them

  25. Birth Control part of discharge teaching?

    L&D_RN_OH replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work at a Catholic factility and while we teach lady partsl rest for the first 6 weeks, we do give Depo to pts who have requested it from their docs. Different BC options are not included in...