mitchsmom

mitchsmom

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  1. I want to quit....

    mitchsmom replied to RNTEX's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You're welcome... I'm not sure if you'd feel much better with more experience... maybe able to handle it a little better as far as OB organization and prioritization but any human can only do so much,...

  2. I want to quit....

    mitchsmom replied to RNTEX's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wait wait wait... did I understand this corrrectly?: Did you have three patients admitted and waiting to be cared for while you were in surgery??!!! As in, not even on the floor?!! Like in a room...

  3. my Biggest fear.....

    mitchsmom replied to AfghaniPrinzess's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Do you have a nurse in the room for mom when you are the baby nurse? It usually makes me feel a little better that there is the other nurse in the room (who is usually one of the 20-30 year experience...

  4. do you team nurse?

    mitchsmom replied to NITEOBRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No, we don't team nurse per se. We do of course help each other out as needed to fill in holes. Usually everyone just has their own assignment though. Our LPN's can do assessments with an RN signing...

  5. dumb scrubs question

    mitchsmom replied to ladybugsea's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Actually we wear our unit hospital scrubs but we do take them home and wash them. We wore scrubs to orientation (you were supposed to wear whatever you would normally wear for your position), so I...

  6. Ebl??

    mitchsmom replied to KMP77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    250cc is one cup, I'd say very

  7. Ebl??

    mitchsmom replied to KMP77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We estimate it in terms of 500. Most all of our pp orders include pp CBC's to ck H&H; one specifically says 'pp CBC if antepartum Hgb (I think

  8. New Grad and Unit orientation

    mitchsmom replied to Bwick's topic in General Nursing

    I got 1 week general hospital orientation (4 days of caring and sharing = nothing helpful + 1 day of IV/pump type info); for OB (as a new grad) we get 12 weeks on the

  9. Do your OBs underestimate EBLs?

    mitchsmom replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I almost gave my baby on Wednesday 10/10 and he was a c/s too... came out screaming bloody murder and pink pink (LOVE it!!) but just tiniest bit lighter on hands/feet so I let 9/9 stand... We only...

  10. How long to wait for Madame Placenta??

    mitchsmom replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our MD's would be freaking if they had to actually wait 30 whole minutes for a placenta. We have one or two docs who pit before placenta, the others open it up just after placenta. All use traction...

  11. question re: nurses doing vaginal/cervical exams

    mitchsmom replied to ljb's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If the community hospitals need people bad enough, and they probably do if they are using travelers, they will probably be willing to let you learn

  12. I'm thinking about OB/GYN nursing...

    mitchsmom replied to R0xyg4l's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Is it just the teacher/ the structure of the class? Why exactly are you struggling with the course? If you love the subject and the rotation but it's just a quirk regarding the course then stick with...

  13. on call pay?

    mitchsmom replied to Pray's topic in Ob/Gyn

    $2

  14. Calling the OB for decels..

    mitchsmom replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :yeahthat: (For an otherwise healthy labor pt & fetus, our MD's would actually probably be pretty annoyed if we called for an isolated late unless it was pretty severe &/or

  15. Help!!!

    mitchsmom replied to HHW2006's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We can't give you medical advice here... you can google home labor inducers if you want but you should consult with your doc or midwife. In general, I think inductions are the causes of a lot of...

  16. Breastfeeding assessment

    mitchsmom replied to babyrn65's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do LATCH assessment a minimum of q8hours (it's part of our assessments in our computer charting system). Actually, the screen for bf assessment includes a more detailed section in addition to the...

  17. Babies overnighting in moms room

    mitchsmom replied to crissrn27's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Me, too! Our unit doesn't keep a well baby nursery; all healthy babies stay with families unless it's an unusual situation and it's great. I couldn't imagine it any other way. The 'liability' argument...

  18. NRP equipment in moms room

    mitchsmom replied to crissrn27's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have everything in every room (some rooms are usually only for pp but if we got busy they could/would be labor rooms; they are all configured the same). We have headboards over the beds where we...

  19. Liability Insurance

    mitchsmom replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have insurance and wouldn't go without. I use NSO. It seems that everyone has a different philosophy on the topic but that's my camp. I do not trust the hospital to stick up for me if it comes down...

  20. offered and accepted Triage and L&D position

    mitchsmom replied to Gennaver's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats!

  21. Awhonn Members Anyone

    mitchsmom replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm a member, too and I recommend it if you can. I think everyone should ideally do it, but how much you personally feel it is worth it will probably depend on what you are looking to get out of it....

  22. Going to an interview as a rural OB nurse, have QUESTIONS!!

    mitchsmom replied to cisco's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree that these are all good questions! I would NOT want to be the only OB nurse on a unit... well, ever... but especially not without a lot of experience. And that is hard to even quantify... I...

  23. well baby nursery RNs...

    mitchsmom replied to nolaRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm with SBE.. we also don't have a well-baby nursery and frankly I would be bummed if we did. Nothing against well-baby nursery nurses! If a mom needs us to take the baby for a while we do it. But,...

  24. Umbilical Cord Blood Donation

    mitchsmom replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I donated cord blood in 2002. We couldn't pay to store it but I figured I could at least donate it to research, or whatever it could be used for. So we did. The kit was free and it all seemed quite...

  25. itching after cesarean section

    mitchsmom replied to mani3433's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't use demerol at all, either. I think the order of use for duramorph-related itching on our neuraxial orders go: nubain, benedryl,