*Ferty~OB~RN*

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1. fetal heart rates

   *Ferty~OB~RN* replied to valene's topic in Ob/Gyn

   WE assess FHT's every 15 min in second stage, however, some docs like it AFTER EVERY CONTRACTION during this stage, and others just have us spot check every so often....

2. Nurses caps!

   *Ferty~OB~RN* replied to FERTMYRTOBRN's topic in General Nursing

   I am thinking of buying a whole bunch of caps from Kaycaps and selling them on ebay!!! If the one I saw went for over $50, then maybe I could make some dough on the

3. Would like info on waterbirths....

   *Ferty~OB~RN* posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I thought this forum would be a good place to see if I could glean further information on what other practioner's protocols are for waterbirthing. Our unit has just started waterbirthing, after a LONG...

4. Calling all nurses whose unit does waterbirths...

   *Ferty~OB~RN* posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am looking for further information on what your units protocals are for waterbirthing. I was fortunate enough to get both of our waterbirths this month, and now have been given the task to check...

5. First non-staff waterbirth at our hospital and..

   *Ferty~OB~RN* posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I was the nurse on duty and got it!! WOO HOO! Just had to share my excitement about it!! It was such an awesome experience. I could not believe the difference in how much calmer the babies come...

6. Birth Control--Ortho patch

   *Ferty~OB~RN* replied to HISSYTHECAT's topic in General Nursing

   I do love the convenience of it, because I am so non-compliant with taking meds po. However, I have started getting my usual headaches that I tend to get on the po pill. Still trying to figure out...

7. Waterbirths

   *Ferty~OB~RN* posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work in a rural hospital that has just started our waterbirth program. SO far we have only one under our belt (a fellow OB nurse) and we have two scheduled this month. Does anyone out there with...

8. Nurses caps!

   *Ferty~OB~RN* replied to FERTMYRTOBRN's topic in General Nursing

   DO you remember how much your cap cost from Kays???? I just saw one on Ebay that auctioned for over 5O bucks!!! Now I really want to get one just for the shock value at work!!! Will check out the...

9. Any male nurses on your OB unit???

   *Ferty~OB~RN* posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I just have to ask this one, because we have a newly-just passed boards-older male nurse that works on our med surg unit, and when our OB unit is short staffed, we pull from the med surg floor to help...

10. Feeling Overwhelmed!

    *Ferty~OB~RN* replied to Ang00's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i have so been where you are at! all i can say is hang in there! it does get better as you get more experience! i had 7 kids when i cross-trained to ob, so the docs and nurses felt i was pretty up...