mitchsmom

mitchsmom

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  1. Start my L&D job September 5th!

    mitchsmom replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats! I just started L&D about a month or so ago

  2. New Nurses in L&D

    mitchsmom replied to luvmypatients's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Some places do, some don't. I went right to L&D a little over a month ago. Our unit has been very, very busy. I have 12 weeks of orientation - learning alot, wish I could make my brain absorb it...

  3. What does your facility do for "big wigs"?

    mitchsmom replied to zumalong's topic in General Nursing

    ... I'm new and I've only known of one semi-VIP who really didn't get any special treatment except some supervisor told us she was a VIP and we all walked away and said what MT RN

  4. Considering a midwife- few questions from pregnant RN

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

    I would just check with whoever you are interested in using, some will follow moderate risk pts in consultation with the MD, but it probably depends on the practitioner and the individual situation....

  5. IV policy

    mitchsmom replied to 2curlygirls's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ...plus at this time you could be needing to get methergine/ hemabate/Pit/fluids from med room, page MD back to the room, massage uterus/express clots/ continuing assessment of mom, have family...

  6. bedside ultrasounds-nursing restrictions

    mitchsmom replied to SheaOBRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't have to have a doc to start pit (lol, they'd barely ever be able to leave if so!) & we don't do bedside u/s. If someone needs it, an u/s tech comes up from radiology to do

  7. opinions about epidurals

    mitchsmom replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm new but I haven't seen a single person walking around yet on our unit (medicated or not). Intermittent might be allowable but I haven't seen anyone ask for it and everyone I've had has been...

  8. Pitocin titration

    mitchsmom replied to birdsnbees's topic in Ob/Gyn

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  9. So, I had my interview in OB today....

    mitchsmom replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats!! I'm a couple of weeks into my orientation and I wish it were much more scheduled. I have some orientation papers that the manager gave me but it doesn't correlate one iota with what I'm...

  10. Anyone here teach their hospital's childbirth classes?

    mitchsmom replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I took the childbirth educator course that our hospital uses for its instructors right before I decided to go to nursing school (so I never ended up teaching it). We seem to always be needing...

  11. Walking during labor...please bear with me

    mitchsmom replied to 2curlygirls's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm a really new nurse so I can't claim much experience, but if for no other reason it seems to make labor much more comfortable than lying down. At least it did for me and several people I've...

  12. Who is starting their new career on 7/10 or sometime during the next week?

    mitchsmom replied to Lisky90's topic in First Year After Licensure

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  13. opinions about epidurals

    mitchsmom replied to Jayla's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My first two babies were with epidurals. The first was perfect, it stopped the pain but I could still feel contractions and could feel to push. The second was good but started to wear off so I started...

  14. Babies cut during c-sections?

    mitchsmom replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    During my preceptorship in April, we had a baby that was cut during a c/s - actually twice... one on the cheek and one on the foot. We were like huh? I assume that his foot was up by his cheek in...

  15. Who is starting their new career on 7/10 or sometime during the next week?

    mitchsmom replied to Lisky90's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Same here! I ended up doing four 12's through yesterday and I'm beat but I'm going to come back and update when I catch up around the

  16. Labor Nurses regulating epidurals

    mitchsmom replied to terig63's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This was part of my orientation this last week & it reminded me of this thread... in my paperwork our policy states that RN's who have the training can administer boluses via pump,...

  17. Do You Have Male Nurses on your Unit?

    mitchsmom replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My husband is not a nurse but he works with nurses (probably about 60% male and 40% female) and observes them daily. He always says that he can't believe the things that the women put up with, that...

  18. Do You Have Male Nurses on your Unit?

    mitchsmom replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't have any male nurses on our LDRP unit. Our OB docs are about 60% female/ 40%male. The peds docs are probably the other way around, or maybe even

  19. How long is orientation for new grads on your unit?

    mitchsmom posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Mine will be 12wks on our LDRP. (I did my preceptorship full-time for a month there also). I'm just curious how long orientation is for new grads on your

  20. New to the board and loving it

    mitchsmom replied to NICUpassion's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Welcome, L&Dpassion - I'm pm'ing

  21. Who is starting their new career on 7/10 or sometime during the next week?

    mitchsmom replied to Lisky90's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Done with the first week... I'm still excited to be starting but I'm kind of disappointed with our orientation - I did not find much of it substantive at all. It was a very , extremely general...

  22. HI, new...

    mitchsmom replied to KMEP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Another good one too is:

  23. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    mitchsmom replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It is not a master's program; the guidelines for becoming a lactation consultant are found at the IBLCE (The International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners): http://www.iblce.org/ (click on the...

  24. Quick question for anyone who has applied/attending/attended Frontier

    mitchsmom posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I'm just wondering how many months out you started your application process? When did you first contact them? (I know I can check deadlines, get the app, etc.

  25. Who is starting their new career on 7/10 or sometime during the next week?

    mitchsmom replied to Lisky90's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It sounds like you will get a lot of good, complex experience in your position :) I am new to nursing so I haven't been in the field at all (I am an IBCLC (lactation consultant) and took a childbirth...