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  1. Do you parents bring car seats in the hospital?

    CA CoCoRN replied to Zhlake's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have about 600 births a month too (and climbing). We're both in SoCal from the looks of your profile....but it's not Cedars....and we're definitely not "rich". Dunno about the funding for the...

  2. ldrp in the high risk ob setting

    CA CoCoRN replied to bpobrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in a metro area in Los Angeles county. Our hospital is the "go-to" for high risk pts. We are Level II though. Any ultra-high risk babies (those that will require surgery) go to Children's...

  3. does anyone know this answer????

    CA CoCoRN replied to cna2005rkfd's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yeah....since we're comparing preg. tests...I've always used EPT. Last pregnancy, two years back, I took the test on (oh so ironic) April Fool's Day and it was positive. I already knew I was...

  4. Do you parents bring car seats in the hospital?

    CA CoCoRN replied to Zhlake's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's odd. Our hospital gives car seats to each and every mom unless they EXPRESSLY refuse it. And, really, who's going to refuse a freebie like that. We are also required to have the pt sign forms...

  5. it doesn't matter what kind of nurse you are.

    CA CoCoRN replied to jpatrick188's topic in General Nursing

    And I HATE to beat that dead horse...but a Certified Nursing Assistant is not a nurse. He/She is an assistant in the same manner that a Physician Assistant is NOT a physician simply because physician...

  6. undocumented immigrant wants to be a nurse

    CA CoCoRN replied to huladancer's topic in General Nursing

    In order to take the NCLEX, you need a social security number. I'm assuming as an "illegal" that you don't have one?? Correct me if I'm wrong. Also, fingerprints have to be submitted and...

  7. LVN Vs. RN?

    CA CoCoRN replied to elleon's topic in General Nursing

    Yall are executing the messenger without hearing the message. I don't think (my interpretation) that he's putting down those who are not RNs, let alone not MDs. However, he is correctly stating the...

  8. Speaking Spanish Helpful?

    CA CoCoRN replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

    Okay....but what about those who have been here for YEARS and STILL don't speak English. The lady who keeps my kids while I work is Mexican...and barely speaks a lick of English. She's good for me...

  9. Speaking Spanish Helpful?

    CA CoCoRN replied to Energizer Bunny's topic in General Nursing

    I can not tell you how true and irritating that is. I speak Spanish (not fluently, but when I get on a roll, the patients think I'm Dominican or Cubana). I ONLY speak as much as I do because I can...

  10. What type of pain med in labor used?

    CA CoCoRN replied to Daynamyte's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work with a majority Hispanic population and as a result, our epidural rate is LOW. Maybe 10-15 percent. A lot of those epidurals are "conversions": the pt converts their thinking that an...

  11. Me Again-Can You Help Me W/ Contractions?

    CA CoCoRN replied to following_faith's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ummmmm....go to L&D...insist they put you on the monitor for a bit since this situation has been persisting for you. don't be crabby...just reinforce in the nurses mind what you have been telling...

  12. Tournequit help

    CA CoCoRN replied to raindrop's topic in General Nursing

    Because it's rubber and you're tying it on skin, it will stick to itself if you wrap it right. Basically, I apologize to the patient for the tightness, and then I tie it as if I were tying my...

  13. Question regarding Mosby test score

    CA CoCoRN replied to spiri1's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Is it called the Mosby's Assess Test?? If so, yes, I 've taken it. It was the predictor that my college used as a sort of practice NCLEX. We took it at the end of our final semester. I don't...

  14. My mind is made up...2/24 is the day!!

    CA CoCoRN replied to lmcnabbkv's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I've been licensed for many years now.... but not so long that we had to wait YEARS, as someone said about the good old days. However, a few years ago when I took it, we were not able to even verify...

  15. Why do RN's with ASN and BSN make the same?

    CA CoCoRN replied to cancergirl's topic in General Nursing

    I will agree with this. Depending on how long you are planning on staying "on the floor", your ADN with additional certifications will do. Keep in mind though, that some certifications ALSO require...

  16. Why do RN's with ASN and BSN make the same?

    CA CoCoRN replied to cancergirl's topic in General Nursing

    Bottom line is this, as someone else side, when we're all floor nurses we "do the same job". However, it's when we come off the floor that the difference in education can "show and be demonstrated"....

  17. A truly Blessed Delivery!!!

    CA CoCoRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    There truly is a higher being watching us...watching the children and babies. Yesterday, an ordinary day, I was at work as scheduled. A relatively slow day, I'd even had time to attend an hour+long...

  18. A truly Blessed Delivery!!!

    CA CoCoRN replied to CA CoCoRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you all for your thanks (to GOD, not to us). I kept saying all day that the baby's name needs to mean "watched by God", because she truly was. I still get teary eyed thinking about it. For...

  19. Any high risk antepartum nurses out there

    CA CoCoRN replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Awwww..then you do how we do!! :chuckle Well, you do a few more than us...but we're at 600/month and rapidly growing still. We have a dedicated ante unit who also (when they have room) takes the hi...

  20. Sponges And That String?

    CA CoCoRN replied to carcha's topic in Operating Room

    Hmmmm...we still attach Peons or Kellys to the string when the lap is in the cavity. and heck...even during the count, it sure makes it easy to pick up each lap...but the

  21. I'm starting to hate ICU nurses

    CA CoCoRN replied to Mayflye's topic in MICU, SICU

    Don't hate US. I say us because, though you see L&D below my name, ICU was my first home. It's my second love though. I was fortunate to go into ICU straight out of school. I was also...

  22. How to give bad news

    CA CoCoRN replied to FutureNrse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep!! If you can gently find out if they have a theological or other belief system that they can find comfort in...and have the appropriate rep (e.g Imam, Preist, Rabbi, fellow Buddhist, etc) counsel...

  23. Record for most babies

    CA CoCoRN replied to alphafe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think the most I've seen has been a G13P11. But I have seen women whose pregnancies have been too numerous for our software to handle. Our computer systems see it as an error. We had a woman who'd...

  24. What's best for me, RN or LPN?

    CA CoCoRN replied to char1976's topic in General Nursing

    Have your child first. Devote as much time and energy as you can to your babies. THEN, when they (especially the baby) are at an age which you feel is acceptable for them to be away for you for a...

  25. OB Nurses....Question For Ya

    CA CoCoRN replied to DidiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Depending on the location that the balloon wound up in during pushing/delivery....there could be some urethral injury during the delivery which could be indicated by the blood. Beyond that...a bit...