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I have never heard of the pain theory with redheads nor have I seen a difference. I have heard of the bleeding one in relation to red heads and fully agree with it. I have seen many redheads with a Post partum Hemmorage

I actually sent a patient home once at 6 cm. She wasn't really in active labor yet. She didn't want pain medication and wanted to labor at home. She came back several hours later @ 8 cm and delivered almost 2 hours later. I agree with the other ...

What a great story. She shounds like a she will make an awsome doc. Tell her there are plently of jobs in California for great OB/GYN. Our hospital would take her.

We always have "A" doctor in house but it is not neccesarily the doc of the patient so that isn't really an issue. I don't think our docs would go for that at all.

We don't have a policy but we try to watch mom and baby for signs that progress is being made. We do have a few doctors that will call every few hours to find out their progress and will have expected us to have checked them. We avoid checking on r...

The other day we actually had more "medical" patients with pyleo or flu the other day. Yes we don't really want the flu patients up on the floor but we don't have much of a choice especially if they are in labor.

Our favorite in OB is "Can I have my EPIDERMAL?"

I have no problem with doulas as long as they don't get in my way. I actually think they can be very beneficial to the patients. I try to explain all procedures in very simple terms for my patients because I realize that sometimes they don't always...

Congrats to your daughter and to you. Sounds like you raised a wonderful daughter.

I hate needles too. Now I don't mind sticking others with a needle but come near me with one and watch out. As for the vomit, that still gets to me. I doubt I will ever get over that one.

First off I have to say that I think posting this topic was only asking for another flame war. People don't like being critisized. And basically that is what DayRay was doing. Yes the more contraversial threads get more attention because everyone ...

I think I would approach the manager and voice your concerns. He or she may have honestly forgotten that you were promised 1st cancel. Check with her first.

You would only need to get premission to reprint if you were going to publish your work. If it is just for course work you just need to site your source.

I would rather work in an environment that I feel that my license is not in jeapordy or that I am risking the lives of my patients. If I loose my liscence I will have no job. I like having money to do the things I want to do but I would rather wor...

I think your choices would be limited by the reason that you were kicked out of your nursing program. I think regardless that would be a cause to re-evaluate the reason that you want to be a nurse. Don't go into your nursing program with an expecta...

I don't see how any OB Staff would allow that to happen. There are obviously two separate stories being told here. I don't think that that would actually happen in any well developed country. We have a midwife that has been traveling to Afganistan...

My question for you is why didn't you apply for an Illinois RN license in the first place? I think that writing to the board and explaining your situation can't hurt. They are hurting for nurses everywhere.

All of our healthy babies stay with the mom for the entire hospital stay. We will take babies for short periods if we are not buzy to allow for mom's to have a few hours rest. Few of our moms take us up on this though. We will do PKUs, hearing tes...

OB-Gyn Nursing actually encompasses several things. Yes you can work as an OB nurse in a doctors office. In the hospital setting OB nurses will work Labor and Delivery, Post Partum (after the baby is born), Intrapartum (preterm labor, sick pregnant ...

I think at one point or another we have all had more than a few of those moments. I remember feeling the same way during clinical rotations, during my initial orientation as a new nurse, during my Post partum orientation, during my labor and deliver...

I will be working Thanksgiving night. That is fine because all of the celebrating will be over by the time that I have to go in. Last year the only holiday I worked was New Years Eve

I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My condolences to you and her family.

I LOVE what I do. I love the fact that i get to be a part of such a special moment. I love seeing a couple become a family. It is so rewarding to help a mother who really wants to go natural go natural and avoid a medicated birth. It is really re...

I can't believe that your hospital would say that. What an insane policy. He do have more births with and epidural than without but I think our nursing staff is still very open to going natural. I am glad to hear that your doctor is very much on y...

We also do our newborn baths during Mom's recovery period. We only do the bath though if the baby's temp is 98.0 or higher. We will postpone the bath and keep the infant under the radiant until the temp is stable.