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1. GBBS to treat or not to treat

   verock replied to verock's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thanks for the

2. GBBS to treat or not to treat

   verock posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Just wondering...If a GBBS culture was done at 31-32 weeks and result was negative, and mom delivers at fullterm do your OB's usually treat w/ antibiotics? I was told that a culture this early can be...

3. newborn assesment

   verock replied to verock's topic in Ob/Gyn

   thanks for your replies! I actually called the unit and spoke to the nurse taking of the baby. She assesed baby said it was normal, told peds and said it was normal..baby then got a

4. newborn assesment

   verock posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   hi everyone! I need your opion. I admited a healthy male newborn to our MB unit, and everything was wnl...one thing I noticed was that the head of the member was slightly curve. the color, skin and...

5. New to level 3/OB unit

   verock posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi! I recently got hired to work at a level 3 hospital for mother/baby and L and D. I have 5yrs of experience in both depts. but worked in a level 2 hospital. I would help stabalize high risk...

6. scrub nurse

   verock replied to verock's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Thanks for your

7. scrub nurse

   verock posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello, does anyone have any suggestions on reading material or tutorials on learning how to scrub for a c-section? In a few weeks I will learn how to scrub but I would like a head start.

8. extubating for terminal patient

   verock posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

   Hello, just wondering what are the standard practices when extubating a pt who is terminally ill. My family member is in multiple organ failure, and currently has been intubated for 2+ weeks. We...

9. Pay rate

   verock posted a topic in General Nursing

   Hi! I need some suggestions on how I should approach this. I am an OB nurse for almost 3 yrs, came in the dept. as a new grad. I've never had any problems a work, I am a charge nurse and have also...

10. Retained placenta

    verock posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    How long can a retained placenta stay in? Yesterday one of our pt's miscarried

11. Positive for Barbiturates

    verock posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi everyone. My cousin had her baby yesterday morning- term and healthy. She ended up going to a nearby hospital instead of the hosp. where she was receiving pnc. Well this morning her nurse came...

12. Rush University Medical Center

    verock replied to ClassOf2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry it took me so long to respond my computer was down. Shift differential was about 2.50-3.50, I don't remember. I now work in a level 2 community hosp. (southside) in LD- and I love it! I am a LD...

13. Rush University Medical Center

    verock replied to ClassOf2004's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi! I graduated from Rush about a year ago. New grads start at about $21.__, and there is shift and weekend differential. During that time there was no room for me in LD so I decided to go...

14. Vaginal Birth After Cesarean questions

    verock replied to mdavidSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi Mandy. I work at a small community hosp. and most of the docs are fine w/ VBACS. I've had about 4 or more VBAC patients and all were successful but I have seen 2 VBACS that were unsuccesful-1...

15. OB procedures

    verock replied to mathew's topic in Ob/Gyn

    D and C aka dilatation and curettage, VBAC and cerclage insertion just to name a