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  1. University of Cincinati Online CNM program

    finallyRN posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Is anyone in this program or heard anything good or bad about it? I am looking into several schools but this one seems the most

  2. Evidence-Based practice re: Pitocin Inductions

    finallyRN replied to HazeKomp's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This was actually part of our Pitocin protocol at the last hospital that I worked with but no one ever did it. I wonder if it actually

  3. Rady's Children's Hospital San Diego orientation... INFO please?!?

    finallyRN replied to lolale's topic in California Nursing

    I have worked there for a little while. I did not start there as a new grad but have heard good things about the program. One of the biggest problems is that they make you rotate for at least a...

  4. Online Science Courses

    finallyRN replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Thank you for the info on rio salado college. Unfortunatly I am looking for an upper division stats

  5. Online Science Courses

    finallyRN replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I know this thread is about science classes but I need statistics class for my MSN class and was wondering if anyone had taken anything

  6. Do you get a lot of false alarms coming in?

    finallyRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I delivered my son in the L/D unit that I worked in. I had been having BH contractions for a few nights previously but the night I went into labor they got strong really quick. I think I had about 4...

  7. Onlind distance midwifery programs

    finallyRN posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I have heard of Frontier school but recently heard some negative things about the program. What other online programs are

  8. Sjsu

    finallyRN replied to bjssk's topic in California Nursing

    I graduated from there in 1999. I feel it was a great school. I know that we only lost 5 students in the 3 years to failing classes and I believe that only 8 people did not pass the NCLEX on the...

  9. Online Advanced Fetal monitoring

    finallyRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Has anyone ever heard of or taken an advanced fetal monitoring class online. I am a labor and delivery nurse that left the specialty for a little while and am looking to go back to labor and delivery...

  10. Onlind distance midwifery programs

    finallyRN replied to finallyRN's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    What is

  11. 20 week twins PTL

    finallyRN replied to crissrn27's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At the hospital I use to work L&D at we would probably tried to stip the PTL and give steriods. Unless there were other issues there should be no reason not to at least try to stop the

  12. "upping the pit" with regular ctx's

    finallyRN replied to emilyriv34rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have low dose and high dose pit inductions. With the low dose we up 1 every 15 mins. With the high dose we up 4-6 every 30 minutes. I find that the low dose actually works better than the high...

  13. How many 37, 38-weekers wind up in NICU?

    finallyRN replied to mermom's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our hospital does not allow for inductions before 38.5 weeks for this very reason. We had one doctor in particular who would induce 37 weekers and they usually were earlier than

  14. "upping the pit" with regular ctx's

    finallyRN replied to emilyriv34rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    like the other posters said Ultimatley if you don't feel comfortable don't do it. If the doc continues to pressure you go to your charge nurse or manager, if they don't support you, find another

  15. How do you get/give report?

    finallyRN replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had voice care but just recently got rid of it. It didn't work in our unit. I think we just had too many people with negative attitudes who didn't want it to work. I thought that is was fine...

  16. Poll: Midwife hours/lifestyle

    finallyRN replied to ER1010's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    The midwives I work with now are employed by the hospital. They usually do 1 or 2 8-hour clinic days a week anad 1 or 2 12 hour shifts in the hospital where they do deliver any of the patients from...

  17. Thank you L&D nurses

    finallyRN replied to katesmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I was in nursing school I didn't really think that I would end up in L/D. It was a rotation that I liked but not where I thought I wanted to work. Now that I work L/D I realize how much I love...

  18. Do your OBs do circs everyday?

    finallyRN replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our OBs do our circs and they do them every morning usually before office hours. We have kindly asked them not to do them between 7 and 7:30 but there are a few who still do. As I work Night shift I...

  19. fetal heart monitor strips as a legal document

    finallyRN replied to rdhdnrs's topic in Legal

    We do computer charting on our unit and the strips are being stored in the computer however we still are saving our paper monitor strips. Computers are still not a perfect system if memory is lost so...

  20. Writing on Fetal Heart Monitor Strips

    finallyRN replied to rdhdnrs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We also have electronic charting (Quantitive Sentinal) I still make little notes on the strip when I am buzy then go back to chart in the computer. The strip is still part of the permanant

  21. transferring unstable pts to postpartum

    finallyRN replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have LDRP's but have many nurses that only do PP. We will give them patients on Mag or even PPH patients they have been trained to deal with these types of patients plus Labor nurses are on the...

  22. Balboa Medical Center OB

    finallyRN replied to Dradz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I Have never heard negative comments about Balboa Hospital. I have never heard rave reviews either though. As far as the midwives are concered I work with several midwives that have or still work...

  23. getting consents for epidurals

    finallyRN replied to seanymph's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We get consent for lady partsl deliveries. Anesthesia is supposed to get consent for epidurals. We are not allowed to get consent for a c-section untill the decision is made by the MD. Our MD's...

  24. Placenta previa - on bedrest & depressed

    finallyRN replied to louloubell1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The only advice I can offer is what everyone else has said. STAY IN BED. If you have no more significant bleeding incidents, there should be no reason you can't carry this child to term and have a...

  25. new grads that don'y ask questions

    finallyRN replied to altomga's topic in General Nursing

    I think it can go both ways. If a nurse acts like they know it all and don't ask any questions they are scary. But the nurse who asks question after question about stuff that was already explained...