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RNmommy

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  1. RhoGAM and Coombs

    RNmommy replied to NeuroNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Rh and Coombs are separate and different. The Coombs tests will be part of a rhogam work up for an Rh neg mom after baby's blood type comes back Rh positive. Also please note that coombs testing...

  2. Breastfeeding assessment

    RNmommy replied to babyrn65's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We document in the infant's chart and assess LATCH at least q shift but also any other time that a feeding is directly

  3. Moving to Georgetown

    RNmommy replied to redwolf's topic in Texas Nursing

    Oh and FTR, I don't regret moving here for one minute. Even though I also took a huge paycut (moved from CA), I absolutley love our quaity of life here :) And honestly, the money difference hasn't...

  4. ucsd,sharp,palmarado,tri-city

    RNmommy replied to rnduke's topic in California Nursing

    I live in TX now but I am a native San Diegan. I worked at Scripps and did RN training at all of the area hospitals and have friends who work at all of them. What kind of nursing do you do and what...

  5. RN moving to TX from CA

    RNmommy replied to sirena1481's topic in Texas Nursing

    I moved from San Diego (my lifelong home) to Austin last June and have been very happy in

  6. Moving to Georgetown

    RNmommy replied to redwolf's topic in Texas Nursing

    A HUGE pay cut.

  7. Newborn Pain Assessment

    RNmommy replied to darynash's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Q shift and with painful interventions. We use

  8. have you ever had a surrogate mom as a patient?

    RNmommy replied to lannisz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've probably been involved in a dozen or so surrogate cases, either as the "mom's" nurse or the babies nurse. More than half were for gay couples (this was in CA). I only enountered one problem. I...

  9. Information on infant care plans

    RNmommy replied to Joni's Mom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hematoma or sub-galeal? As far as your care plan is concerned, I would go with Hyperbilirubinemia secondary to Hematoma/sub-galeal r/t vacuum extraction. But, you do realize that the hematoma is...

  10. Need info for circ presentation

    RNmommy replied to onehusbandsevenkids's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would estimate that 90% get circs where I am now. They all get anesthesia. Some docs use lidocaine others use EMLA. All the babies get Sweet-Ease. If the anesthesia is given time to work, it...

  11. car seats

    RNmommy replied to babycatcher2B's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my old job, we were specifically not allowed to touch the car seats or instruct parents on their installation. We would refer them to "certified car seat inspection stations" but never ever do it...

  12. Bilichek help

    RNmommy replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my old job, we used the Bilicheck. It was recommended around the time that I moved, to do the procedure on the substernal area, rather than the forehead. Our Unit Educator said that there was...

  13. Postpartum nurses and circumcisions?

    RNmommy replied to AmericanChai's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Jemommy, are you a postpartum nurse? That argument about hygeine is really, really outdated. The current AAP position is anti-circ. There are WAY more risks with cicumcision than there are with...

  14. Postpartum nurses and circumcisions?

    RNmommy replied to AmericanChai's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my old job, the peds did the circs and I worked a lot of day shifts, so I assited with lots and lots of circs. Everyone had their own way of doing it. Some used Gomcos, some used Mogens and some...

  15. New fetal death certificates?

    RNmommy replied to LydiaNN's topic in California Nursing

    I thought that babies had to be born alive to get a death cert? I thought that fetal demises specifically did not get a death cert. Hmmm.... Anyway, I think that all of those questions are...

  16. palomar medical center-question???

    RNmommy replied to taapple's topic in California Nursing

    I agree with the above poster concerning commute. Maybe look at other beach commuities in North County, like Encinitas. One of my best friends delivered both of her children at Palomar. I found her...

  17. San Diego- PEDS opportunities??Please help!!

    RNmommy replied to taapple's topic in California Nursing

    So, will you still not consider NICU? It would be easy to transition to Peds later and with experience, you will have more chance of getting into the unit you prefer, because you will no longer be a...

  18. San Diego- PEDS opportunities??Please help!!

    RNmommy replied to taapple's topic in California Nursing

    I don't think any of the Sharp campuses have peds units anymore. They have NICUs but I don't think

  19. "ratios"? and pay in California?

    RNmommy replied to NewJA's topic in California Nursing

    To clarify: In CA the ratio in Mother-Baby is 4 couplets-1, so basically 8-1, not 2 couplets as mentioned above. This is also the recommendation for patient safety from AWHONN. So, even though I am...

  20. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    RNmommy replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    I don't disagree that there are some excellent schools in SD. Unfortunately, I could not afford a nice, big, new house in any of those school districts, like I can here. My house in Texas, with square...

  21. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    RNmommy replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    Actually CA ranks 47th in the nation and Texas ranks 24th. Schools are a big deal when you have children, as it seems fionasmommy does. The beach isn't all that to a lot of people. There are only a...

  22. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    RNmommy replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    Fionasmommy, you OWN a house two blocks from the beach and make less than $50k??? Which beach? How do your schools rate? What are your taxes. Gee, I lived in SD my whole life (until recently) and...

  23. San Diego- PEDS opportunities??Please help!!

    RNmommy replied to taapple's topic in California Nursing

    Have you tried Kaiser? I thought they had inpatient peds. Another option would be taking a new grad position in the NICU at any of the area hospitals with OB units. Who knows, you may end up loving...

  24. Is Everybody Moving to California?

    RNmommy replied to Sheri257's topic in California Nursing

    Lizz, I don't think that you can discount the fact that most people (not just nurses) have to work to afford to live in CA. I am a native San Diegan, 30 years. My husband and I just moved to Texas...

  25. Austin Area Pay Rates

    RNmommy replied to gizmo12's topic in Texas Nursing

    News to me. But yay if you're right :) The pay is pretty poor, considering our cost of living is higher than most surrounding areas. I took a 1/3 pay cut moving from CA but my living expenses didn't...