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  1. What would you have done? Episiotomy

    Graduation2016 replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Is insulting necessary? I go by what I see at work and by I hear from patients

  2. What would you have done? Episiotomy

    Graduation2016 replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree to disagree. From a surgical point of view, I think the episiotomy takes shorter to repair and to recover. A natural tear is harder to repair and longer to heal. Especially those urethral...

  3. What would you have done? Episiotomy

    Graduation2016 replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What is this supposed to mean? You have never seen someone tearing away and that could've been avoided with an

  4. What would you have done? Episiotomy

    Graduation2016 replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At work often we see patients who are needing the episiotomy and the dr would stahl doing it to give them a chance. Then this on dr was not only rude but did a procedure that was absolutely not...

  5. Circ boards

    Graduation2016 replied to mamagui's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I worked mother/baby and assisted with circs we never strapped the arms, just the legs. I would hold arms up if needed while OB did the

  6. Moving to Florida post-graduation

    Graduation2016 replied to BeachsideRN's topic in Florida Nursing

    If you plan on being close to your parents in Melbourne,look into Health First. They are the best in this area. Amazing place to work for! Health First | Brevard Florida Health Insurance | Space Coast...

  7. L&D gals

    Graduation2016 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    hello there! for those of you working L&D, I'm wondering how other hospital in other states do things. how many people are allowed in the room if mom is laboring? when mom is pushing? is there a...

  8. L/D RN learning to scrub for c/sec

    Graduation2016 replied to massbaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    is there a reason in specific that they want rn's to knwo how to scrub? wouldn't it be easier to have OB Scrub Techs instead? we do get paid less but once I graduate I would love to scrub sections at...

  9. Which states are CNMs permitted to do homebirths?

    Graduation2016 replied to moonredlife's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There's quite a few lay midwives that attend births at home. these "midwives" are not even. nurses , they have just taken some courses on midwifery but are not licensed or certified. there's on CNM...

  10. NLN testing

    Graduation2016 replied to Graduation2016's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    this NLN yeast was awful. not only although we are a bilingual program all of our tee I ology is. lastly English since most of us already work in the field in English speaking hospitals. the questions...

  11. NLN testing

    Graduation2016 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    We will have an NLN test in two weeks and we have no,idea on how to prepare for this test. Can anyone offer some tips? Thanks in

  12. what to do. decicions, decisions

    Graduation2016 posted a topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I stared as a CNA on Mother/Baby in 2009. did that for 2 years and loved it, then went into the surgical technology program and as I graduated moved to L&D as an OB Scrub Tech. one year after...

  13. what to do. decicions, decisions

    Graduation2016 replied to Graduation2016's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    that sounds like a plan Grn Tea! I absolutely love the labor process and all that and have been there as scrub tech for almost 4 years makes me believe that I could actually could do this. This 4...

  14. Nurses who can't give out narcotics

    Graduation2016 replied to Blackcat99's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    maybe being assigned to patients who don't take narcotics can help? not everyone at the nursing home gets narcotics, right? As a student, during my med surg rotation I had many patients who had no...

  15. L&D gals

    Graduation2016 replied to Graduation2016's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is hilarious! How are we supposed to know when you were not even the one who commented and it was someone else making reference to your name? Sorry, my magic lamp is at the

  16. NCLEX Before Graduation

    Graduation2016 replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in General Students

    By no means

  17. NCLEX Before Graduation

    Graduation2016 replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in General Students

    By nor and am I thinking I can sit for NCLEX before graduating, my confusion is if I get to get ATT from the BON after completing my requisites which would be in December or if I need to wait until...

  18. L&D gals

    Graduation2016 replied to Graduation2016's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First of all, sorry for the NICU dude, our NICU is on another floor and besides we have only one Neo male Dr and one Neo male NP, so I apologize for assuming they're all gals. The reason to ask is...

  19. NCLEX Before Graduation

    Graduation2016 replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in General Students

    That was I was thinking. But there's so many rumors and even the school can't/won't answer a lot of our questions. Now the newest rumor is that our pinning/capping will be postponed until the next...

  20. NCLEX Before Graduation

    Graduation2016 replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in General Students

    Ok, I confused now more than ever. I'm about to start my 4th semester in 2 weeks. Then in Sept through December we have Leadership, Practicum and Practicum Clinicals. We are not clear as when our...

  21. Male student enters OB room. What do you think?

    Graduation2016 replied to truckinusa's topic in Male Nursing Students

    In my unit nursing students only watch, they don't get to do much. As a student myself in my OB rotation I didn't start any IV lines since I had only practiced with the dummy hand in lab, so I...

  22. Male student enters OB room. What do you think?

    Graduation2016 replied to truckinusa's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I don't get the whole male students not welcome in a labor room, aren't most doctors and respiratory techs male anyway???? working in OB I don't see a lot of this. most of our patients are happy to...

  23. Letting very young children see a dying patient

    Graduation2016 replied to Cuddleswithpuddles's topic in Critical Care

    when my stepfather passed away almost 4 years ago my children were then 14, 10 and 4. I picked them all up, explained what happened (he had been in ICU for over 3 weeks and had just been transferred...

  24. Calling yourself an RN

    Graduation2016 replied to MadpeysRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It is my understanding that even students who have graduated NS but yet to pass NCLEX cannot call themselves nurses either neither sign RN, LPN or whatever next to their name because in reality, yes,...

  25. I'm taking my Fundamentals HESI exam... HELP?!

    Graduation2016 replied to BrittanyRae3's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Review the scope of plot active, the standards and all those that can get a bit confusing. We are taking out Peds and Maternity HESI in 2 weeks and we are ready dreaming out! Do you have access to the...