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  1. feeling overwhelmed: Cardiac RN to now Postpartum

    BETSRN replied to rndiva1908's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Most laceration stitchesd are INSIDE, not where you can see them. You are assessing the outer perineum and also looking for unusual pain inside that might signal a hematoma. Ask the older more...

  2. IVs and babes rooming with mom

    BETSRN replied to BBnurse34's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our pumps lock, too, but I cannot remember the name. I'll have to try and remember when I get to

  3. Travel nursing with kids along

    BETSRN posted a topic in Travel

    Does anyone have any experience with doing travel nursing with a child tagging along? My son is 13 (I am divorced) and I would consider it for a summer, but it would mean a complete change of life...

  4. IVs and babes rooming with mom

    BETSRN replied to BBnurse34's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Why not, if the nurse has time to be in and

  5. Getting Vag exams wrong??!!

    BETSRN replied to monie2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No one (doc or nurse) is ever 100% right all the time on exams. In the grand scheme of things, it doesn't really matter what the dilitation is as long as the patient is making cervical change. Things...

  6. nurse to patient ratios l&D/Ante/pp

    BETSRN replied to findingmywayRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Couplet care is the ideal, as mother and baby should be kept together. WE might have only 2-3 couplets or more if the L&D part is abusy. We are an LDRP and we just flex whatever way we have to. As...

  7. home at 4 cm??

    BETSRN replied to tlmhospice's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It depends on the doc but we often send them home if they are not in any actuve labor pattern. They can walk around several cm's dilated for days and weeks. We ahd a lady walking around who was 9cm...

  8. Epidurals and attending in house

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

    OB doc has to be inhouse during placement.

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

    BETSRN replied to harry Krishna's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our ER can be a problem, because they will try and send every pregnant patient up to us even if their problem is NOT related to the pregnancy. This is especially a problem with the flu season now. The...

  10. Your views on Doulas?

    BETSRN replied to sunnybrook23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I love doulas and they are worth their weight in gold as long as they do NOT have their own agenda ahead of their client's. Most doulas are great but they can make much difficulty if they do not...

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

    BETSRN replied to NicuGal's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our patients can leave the baby with whoever they trust We have NEVER had a problem with this. If the baby is in the nursery, however, the person who comes to get the baby out must have a band on for...

  12. Pt. positioning with epidural

    BETSRN replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our beds have a wooden headboard and they are called Affinity beds. I think (not too sure though) that they are amde by Hill Rom. Ours are our original beds so they muct be at least 12 years old. If...

  13. Pt. positioning with epidural

    BETSRN replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was talking about the squat bar being good wen the epidural IS too heavy. If you put up the bar and have the mom place her feet on it, it is a great tool for pushing. The bar will support her very...

  14. Pt. positioning with epidural

    BETSRN replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you have a doc or go to a facility where they will not let you out of bed (in labor) then RUN to a new facility. That kind of philosophy is what leads to increase uswe of interventions and poor...

  15. M. Murray has scared the pants off me

    BETSRN replied to Bessie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have worked in three community hospitals and I would never work in a tiertiary care center. I love the personal attention we can give our patients and the birth experience our patients can have far...

  16. moms and babies staying together

    BETSRN replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We encourage rooming in and it has nothing to do with saving money and getting rid of nursery nurses. It's important for new parents to learn to care for their babies and learn, for instance, to read...

  17. Pt. positioning with epidural

    BETSRN replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Actually,Smilingblueyes, the squat bar is VERY useful when a woman has no leg power. You don;t have to use your back at

  18. Pt. positioning with epidural

    BETSRN replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We put our patients supine with a roll under one hip for a few minutes after the epidural is placed. Then we put them however they want to go. I try and get my patients to sit right up to let nature...

  19. M. Murray has scared the pants off me

    BETSRN replied to Bessie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Feel good about attending her class and knowing what you know. However, I must say that your description of your hospital and its unsafe practices goes way beyond what Michelle Murray is talking...

  20. must allow nursery observation?

    BETSRN replied to threesacharm's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Checking the patency of the esophagus is an old fashioned thing. That is no loger necessary. There is absolutely NO reason to introduce a bottle of water at all. put the baby to breast and be done...

  21. Does everyone get an IV?

    BETSRN replied to NPJohnson's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Where I work, an IV is NOT mandatory and we have many people deliver without one. We do not give any pit after delivery either, if there is no bleeding problems. Bleeding is frequently heavy after a...

  22. What's your policy?

    BETSRN replied to sbic56's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Pregnancy at any gestational age (after 20 weeks) is always evaluated in the OB department. Our docs all take a rotating call for the "unassigned" patient. Our ER wants NOTHING at all to do with...

  23. Ethical Question

    BETSRN replied to CalvilloSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At least here in Connecticut, the laws are on the side of the minor. When a teen is pregnant, she is emancipated and can make her own decisions. What the patient's family members has nothing to do...

  24. Breastfeeding and BCP Question

    BETSRN replied to TonyafutureRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Usually hormonal birth control pills do decrease milk supply. I'm not too sure about how much would get into the milk: very small amounts are usually all that passes with most meds. However, please...

  25. Information needed

    BETSRN replied to bloodstnedrose's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As you are still in high school, I would suggest that if you decide you are realy interested in nursing (and I think it's great that you are) that that you consider getting your BSN. Although most of...