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  1. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    BETSRN replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    6 months, minimum. You have not even started yet. Give it a chance. You need at least a year minimum in labor/delivery before you are even remotely ready to go it on your own. get the background than...

  2. "Don't waste your time getting your BSN..."

    BETSRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    A BSN is not going to earn nurses any more respect until we stop back biting and stabbing each other. Also, until we all learn to stand up to MD's and demand respect, it isn't going to happen

  3. How do I know if ER is right for me?

    BETSRN replied to LearningRN's topic in Emergency

    3-11 ia a wonderful shift and it has a more laid back personality than days (for instance). If you do not work well under pressure, I would stay away from an emergency room. How about doing straight...

  4. "Natural" birth

    BETSRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hopefully

  5. "Don't waste your time getting your BSN..."

    BETSRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    We all take the same qualifying exam. On the floors we all do the same things. We are all nurses. There are few places that pay anything extra for the degree. It's the hands on experience (number of...

  6. Are they still using Cytotec?

    BETSRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    After placement, Mom is monitored for one hour. Then, Mom is free to roam and we monitor every 2-4 hours "depending on contraction pattern." Whenever she gets more active we swing into a more regular...

  7. "Natural" birth

    BETSRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You see, that's the problem with some hospitals: putting a healthy baby in a NICU just because Mom had a section. That is ridiculous. Is it any wonder that there are difficu;ties with bonding? Cheers...

  8. Hi I have a couple of questions?

    BETSRN replied to momof4plus1hubby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just refuse the rubella immediately post-partum. You do not have to take it. As far as the anesthesia meds go after your tubal, you do NOT have to pump and discard your milk. When you are awake, the...

  9. OOHHHH The Arrogance of Some Doctors!!!

    BETSRN replied to Katydidit34's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would change doctors and tell the guy just WHY you are leaving his

  10. Hospital Infant Security Systems

    BETSRN replied to BABYRN916's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can't remember the name of our system but we use the sensor on one of the ankle bands. They work fine. The (exterior) doors lock when a baby gets too close to the door. The alarm is loud and...

  11. Weeding out of nursing students

    BETSRN replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    Regardless of what you would like to think, the "myths" that you mention above are real. It is highly unusual that you graduate with the same number who started. That's quite an achievement. Of course...

  12. Weeding out of nursing students

    BETSRN replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    It's not about the book work. I don't think the weeding out can happen until the students are actually performing nursing duties. Students are not going to come to the realization that they dislike...

  13. What field of nursing would you NEVER consider working?

    BETSRN replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    I could never do Psych because so many of those long term repeaters are so manipulative and they know how to work the

  14. Commonly used drugs

    BETSRN replied to geminikell's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my place, only anesthesia gives ephedrine, as you would have to have them there if the B/P is low enough to need

  15. Commonly used drugs

    BETSRN replied to geminikell's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Stadol, Phenergan, Hemabate, Fentanyl The list will vary, depending on where you

  16. "Natural" birth

    BETSRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think we all wold agree with you. I feel that happens because those types of patients can not let go and let their bodies do the work. Labor and birth is really a process you cannot

  17. "Natural" birth

    BETSRN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As long as the baby and mom are fine: no meds, no IV's, intermittant monitoring, whatever she

  18. Gestational Age Assessment Question

    BETSRN replied to VickyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Consider getting rid of the Ballard. Our new pediatric hospitalist had us stop doing them because they basically tell you very little of importance. They were a waste of

  19. RN Student- Moving to FL after Graduation

    BETSRN replied to CinLPN2RN's topic in Nursing Career

  20. How many Pt do you take care of?

    BETSRN replied to Franlpntorn's topic in General Nursing

    1:1 in active labor, maybe up to 5 normal PP's. AS we are an LDRP, we do everything so the assignments often chanage sepending on the activity of the

  21. Weeding out of nursing students

    BETSRN replied to Tweety's topic in General Students

    It saddens me to think that there are instructors out there who do this. However, nursing is a demanding profession and I do think that there is probably natural weeding out process which occurs...

  22. Moving to CT

    BETSRN replied to nurturingkneads's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    New Haven residential areas vary widely from very safe to extremely

  23. Moving to CT

    BETSRN replied to nurturingkneads's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    Naugatuck Valley Community College (near Waterbury) has an ecellent nursing program, but like the others, you have to apply and be accepted into the nursing program and they are very competitive....

  24. delee suctioning

    BETSRN replied to ladylabor's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We only use a Delee for meconium at birth. Otherwise suctioning (deep or otherwise) is a nursing judgement. If you think about this for a sec, would you WAIT to get a doc's order if a baby was...

  25. BSN duties?

    BETSRN replied to nev's topic in General Nursing

    We had the same requirements for clinical obligations, careplanning and preparations as the BSN students. The big difference for us was that from day 1, we did 2-3 actual clinical days each week...