PegRNBSN

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  1. Transverse presentation - not vertex!

    PegRNBSN replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This points to the need to always do Leopolds manuevers on your patients. I do it on every patient I admit or take care of. The more you do it the better at it you become. We are lucky at our...

  2. My son has SVT Questions

    PegRNBSN replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Cardiac

    Sorry it should have been I have questions. When is it bad enough to treat. If untreated are there any consequences or is it just an annoyance if not severe. Medication vs

  3. Great Delivery / Bad Delivery

    PegRNBSN replied to SC RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In reading your account of the event the only other advice I could give is that if at all possible, staffing allowing it, stay with a multip who is active. Even though you were in there every 15...

  4. Dangerous lessons learned in your first year of nursing

    PegRNBSN replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I started on a very busy med/surg unit, my preceptor taught me a very valuable lesson that I use to this day. She told me when you feel the most rushed and busy, like you can't slow down for a...

  5. Would YOU ever have a homebirth?

    PegRNBSN replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry, I focused on the beginning of the post and thought you thought we weren't treating them as professionals. I guess what is frustrating is that it has come to this. I hate going up the chain...

  6. Would YOU ever have a homebirth?

    PegRNBSN replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How can we treat them professionally when they don't act that way??? We would love to have their input but they don't wnat to share anything with us. I had one instance where the patient had to come...

  7. Would YOU ever have a homebirth?

    PegRNBSN replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the reply. I think it is now becoming a vicious circle, because we are just gearing up for a confrontation whenever we see these women. It has now gone to our medical director and we are...

  8. Would YOU ever have a homebirth?

    PegRNBSN replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have two problems with many moms who are planning on having a homebirth and they need to come to the hospital. 1. Many times they are very angry and resistant to the staff. I understand that their...

  9. Review on epidurals?

    PegRNBSN replied to mamallama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The second website in NOT a good one. Little factual data and very skewed against epidurals. Not a good resource for a health care professional. "If you cannot feel the contractions, you probably...

  10. My Results are back

    PegRNBSN replied to guest27716's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had allergy testing for PCN done when I was 36 weeks pregnant. I was one of six kids and while my mom was pretty sure I was the one who got the hives she wasn't positive!!! My test was negative...

  11. Judgements about big families

    PegRNBSN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had an incident today at work that engendered quite alot of discussion. A mom was having her sixth c-section and seventh child. Throughout the case the anesthiesiologist was making comments to...

  12. Judgements about big families

    PegRNBSN replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was very proud of the nurse in the delivery for telling him how inappropriate he was AFTER the case! He seemed really amazed that anyone found anything wrong with his "banter" as he called it. The...

  13. Judgements about big families

    PegRNBSN replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was suprised at how many of my co-workers didn't see this as

  14. Any former med surg nurses who switched to other specialities like L&D

    PegRNBSN replied to supergirl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had three years of med/surg experience before transferring to L&D. I think med/surg nursing is perhaps the most difficult and under appreciated area in nursing. I gained invaluable experience...

  15. How do I chart during Epidural procedure?

    PegRNBSN replied to jamerss's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our policy is q2 min vitals for 10 minutes after test and first dose then q5 minutes x 30 minutes then q 15 minutes for 1 hour then q 30 minutes for the rest of the time. One of the most important...

  16. Are they still using Cytotec?

    PegRNBSN replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our hospital is one of the last in our city to hold out on using cytotec. The scoop on cytotec is that when it was first tried and studied high doses were used. It came out being much more effective...

  17. How Many is Too Many

    PegRNBSN replied to Fiona59's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I find it interesting that some posters here who are so critical and judgemental of these large families are also the same posters who jump all over others who judge decisions such as abortion or...

  18. An upsetting fetal death

    PegRNBSN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yesterday on our unit we had a young woman come in by ambulance. She stated she was bleeding and 15 weeks pregnant. In getting the rest of the story she had been to an abortion clinic the day before...

  19. An upsetting fetal death

    PegRNBSN replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ] Update: Never received records from the clinic so can't verify any of her story except that she was seen there the previous day and they stated she was 15 weeks. She called our unit yesterday and...

  20. An upsetting fetal death

    PegRNBSN replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Definitely not posted here to start an abortion debate. Everything posted is what happened and what was said by the woman. I don't know what of her story is true but my recounting is what we...

  21. How Many is Too Many

    PegRNBSN replied to Fiona59's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Small family or large family, there are pros and cons. Here is what I judge a family on: Love and care for each child Teaching responsibility (and yes that could mean laundry and cleaning!!) Taking...

  22. Sudafed during pregnancy? Help, I'm miserable!

    PegRNBSN replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sudafed is always what is prescribed at our hospital for congestion. Just make sure that if you aren't improving or develop a fever that you see your OB. The fact that you are SOB concerns me, I...

  23. Serving the doctors?

    PegRNBSN replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have always found that when I treat the doctors the way I want to be treated and politely point out when they could be helping me, that they treat me in the same manner. The other thing that I do...

  24. Who mixes pitocin and mag?

    PegRNBSN replied to bbnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We now only use 20/500 for Mag. We indeed have a near fatal error when 40Gms was bolused instead of plain IV fluids. Accidents happen. Both Pitocin and Mag are premixed in

  25. Photography in L&D

    PegRNBSN replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In this age of digital photography and video it is really quite easy to alter video. There are several instances where cases went to court and the video was altered. Two were discovered as such one...