BETSRN

BETSRN

Member

  • Content

    1,378

  • Visitors

    9,721

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    1

All Content by BETSRN

  1. Rush University Medical Center

    BETSRN replied to ClassOf2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The above does not sound like new grad pay, but that is just my guess. Go to Hospitalsoup.com and go from

  2. Anyone left L & D for another area due to stress?

    BETSRN replied to Nursesuzi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'll take L&D any day. Although we do LDRP (means we do it all) nursery is my least favorite area and Post Partum is a bore (on a daily basis). I'll take a good case of fetal distress anytime over...

  3. What is your hospital's policy on supplemental feeding?

    BETSRN replied to cabbage patch rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Are you kidding? All a baby needs is to have a nipple and then they don;t want to open their mouths again for the breast, not to mention,giving larger amounts of supplement sets the baby up for being...

  4. What is your hospital's policy on supplemental feeding?

    BETSRN replied to cabbage patch rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    With problems, we have started initiating pumping much sooner and encourage Mom to pump every 3 hours (if baby will do little or nothing). We have had great results with increasig milk supplies sooner...

  5. Are all day shift nurse burnt out and crabby

    BETSRN replied to Nursesuzi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Eves and nights are definitely better. I personally feel that's the way it is most places. Of course, there are exceptions to that rule, but generally, I think most people wioll tell you that there is...

  6. Rude and crude RN

    BETSRN replied to Thunderwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I feel that his comments can border on "sexual harassment". He could get fired for that. I would report him to someone in authority, or maybe make a complaint to your state board of

  7. Which hospital?

    BETSRN replied to Rocknurse's topic in Connecticut Nursing

    I am in the Hartford area and work at Bristol Hospital. New Britain General has a lovely relatively new ICU. Manchester is a very progressive place. They have a new birthing center. You are very near...

  8. Help! question about complications at a birth

    BETSRN replied to cathalenem's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am in the medium size community hospital (without residents,thank God) but the experience that has been described is unacceptable. GET OUT OF THAT LITTLE PLACE! Remember that your nursing license is...

  9. ICU to OB????

    BETSRN replied to hollerhill's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As an L&D nurse for a long time, I would have to say that I think the general feeling in most hospitals is that OB nurses sit around, rock babies and drink tea. Non-OB people have no idea how...

  10. PPH and REDHEADS?

    BETSRN replied to rtadpole's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I hope of all these women are being watched, that at least the nurses can substitute a heplock for a running IV. WE nurses deal with lots of "myths", and sometimes it's for the convenience of the...

  11. low fhr baseline

    BETSRN replied to ldnurse7581's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I daresay that if it was epidural related and she had not delivered so quickly, you probably would have seen the basline return to what it had been

  12. low fhr baseline

    BETSRN replied to ldnurse7581's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Post dates babies will often have a low baseline. Was she given any medication that might also have lowered the

  13. OB Nurses - Please read! Very worried about my sister!

    BETSRN replied to New CCU RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    She should NOT be "going to class" as you say. 100% effaced is not good at 32 weeks. Should the baby come early, it would probably do fine (in a NICU) but

  14. What do you think about these staffing ratios?

    BETSRN replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Bad, bad, bad!!!!! Do NOT go

  15. How do you get/give report?

    BETSRN replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do nurse to nurse. We are a small LDRP that does about 830 deliveries a

  16. becoming a lactation consultant?

    BETSRN replied to CEG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Start out taking a 40 hour course to become a lactation COUNSELOR. Then after you do that, get lots of hands on experience. That's a good base for later taking the IBCLC exam. IN order to even take...

  17. Vaginal exams: Forcing finger through cervix?

    BETSRN replied to keeper's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You don't need to reach for the inner os unless the outer one is very open. NO need to stir up trouble where there isn;t any. While some women may indeed have a posterior cervix, the type of exam you...

  18. new BSN in postpartum nights?

    BETSRN replied to SpecFuz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Postpartum is a great place to get comfortable before eventually transitioning to L&D. L&D is critical care and the more PP and NSY experience you have before making that step the better. You...

  19. Need Advice

    BETSRN replied to RN123456789's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am well aware that nurses are used in all settings. I am also a community health nurse doing maternal/child health nursing and I ran our hospital's OB/GYN Clinics for many years. So, I have also...

  20. Need Advice

    BETSRN replied to RN123456789's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am well aware that nurses are used in all settings. I am also a community health nurse doing maternal/child health nursing and I ran our hospital's OB/GYN Clinics for many years. So, I have also...

  21. Need Advice

    BETSRN replied to RN123456789's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You're expecting way too much. If the maternity unit you were on is an LDRP, then you have to learn PP and NSY first. It is far better to have mother/baby experience BEFORE you start labor. Labor and...

  22. Need Advice

    BETSRN replied to RN123456789's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You're expecting way too much. If the maternity unit you were on is an LDRP, then you have to learn PP and NSY first. It is far better to have mother/baby experience BEFORE you start labor. Labor and...

  23. Sterile Water Papule--have you ever heard of this?

    BETSRN replied to rnmi2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Some of our CNM's do the sterile water thing on occasion. They burn like

  24. Sterile Water Papule--have you ever heard of this?

    BETSRN replied to rnmi2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Some of our CNM's do the sterile water thing on occasion. They burn like

  25. Abusive, controlling L*D preceptor-any new grads experiencing this?

    BETSRN replied to Nursesuzi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If your nurse manager knows that this preceptor is so awful, why isn't she getting you someone else? There is no excuse for that type of preceptor experience. This woman needs to be accountable for...