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  1. Who covers for antepartum when they are short staffed?

    breastfeedingRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi! I work in a hospital that has L&D, Couplet Care and Antepartum units, (well baby nursery and NICU, too, but that isn't the issue right now). Those of us that work in Couplet Care are expected...

  2. Who covers for antepartum when they are short staffed?

    breastfeedingRN replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    smiling, i figured that orientation would be more than a few days, which is probably why none of us has been trained. i am not even sure how our antepartum unit works. they are a separate unit and...

  3. Who covers for antepartum when they are short staffed?

    breastfeedingRN replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for your responses. I totally agree that if we were given a proper orientation, that it would be okay, but we aren't given one and are short staffed right now so I can't see that happening for...

  4. Mundane question

    breastfeedingRN replied to NurseHeather's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i work postpartum, so maybe this wouldn't work in L&D, but i have little blank cards that i give them and i tell them what a pleasure it was to have them as my patient and a quick note about...

  5. Any high risk antepartum nurses out there

    breastfeedingRN replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    are you at desert? i work at tbird. hi!! i work in couplet

  6. post c-section pain management-rant and question

    breastfeedingRN replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I totally agree that my job is to advocate for my patient's. Being a new nurse I sometimes am not sure of what I am supposed to do, etc. I probably should have called at midnight, but I really...

  7. Banner Health

    breastfeedingRN replied to Belinda-wales's topic in Arizona Nursing

    A little late, but I work for Banner Health and really love

  8. I'm In!!!

    breastfeedingRN replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Arizona Nursing

    i did the part time program at glendale for my last 2 semesters and i loved it. worked out great for those who needed to work FT and also for SAHMoms like me. the instructors were great and i am so...

  9. comfortable shoes

    breastfeedingRN replied to Spider Cat's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    i am in love with my z-coils. i used to always have foot and leg pain after a 12 hour shift, but i never do now. i have the clogs and they are

  10. When circ's go bad...

    breastfeedingRN replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I worked in peds as an MA, saw a couple where they wouldn't stop bleeding for awhile and infections. Never anything like that. I don't believe in routine circumcision, so I am soo glad I work...

  11. post delivery MgSo4 pts

    breastfeedingRN replied to CatPKU's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Deb-love your avatar!!! Anyway, I was only on mag for 12 hours then I was in the hospital for another 36 hours after the mag was dc'd. I totally feel for anyone who has to be on mag. That stuff...

  12. post delivery MgSo4 pts

    breastfeedingRN replied to CatPKU's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I thought my nurses were just mean not letting me have my baby with me except to feed her. It was double rooms and they would bring her to me to nurse her and then take her away as soon as she was...

  13. Single in nursing school

    breastfeedingRN replied to FutureIsBlue's topic in General Students

    be yourself, do what you want to do! it is probably a little easier to get through school if you don't have to worry about kids, spouse, significant other, etc. if you are happy where you are right...

  14. What do you think about...

    breastfeedingRN replied to humiliated's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    i totally respect your opinion and i have my reasons for mine. my main problem is with people who go to direct entry programs and have basically no experience being a nurse and their title is a nurse...

  15. post delivery MgSo4 pts

    breastfeedingRN replied to CatPKU's topic in Ob/Gyn

    well, from my own personal experience being on mag, i was in L/D the whole 12 hours I was on mag. mag wasn't started until about 2 hours after i delivered when my pressures weren't going down as...

  16. Umbilical cord care

    breastfeedingRN replied to AlaskaKat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Forgot to say that I also tell them that if it gets poop or pee on it, to wash it with some warm soapy water, rinse and then let it dry thoroughly. Mainly I tell them to keep it dry and clean and to...

  17. I feel like a terrible nurse, what should I have done?

    breastfeedingRN replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's okay. I was really confused at first, thinking "I was just saying she has large fontanels." Then it hit me that you were thinking I was diagnosing her with XXX. No problem at

  18. I feel like a terrible nurse, what should I have done?

    breastfeedingRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I try as hard as I can to be a good nurse to my patient's and part of being a good nurse is being an advocate for the patient. I had a couplet on Sunday and the baby had some things that were just...

  19. What do you think about...

    breastfeedingRN replied to humiliated's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The reason I choose to see NPs is because I hope they have a different attitude than PAs and physicians. They have been there on the patient side. I always ask the office staff if the NP I am...

  20. I feel like a terrible nurse, what should I have done?

    breastfeedingRN replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nurs546-Thanks! It is hard for me to talk to the docs, too and I was an MA for 8 years and worked with docs all the time! I think not knowing them well has a lot to do with it. I rarely see them...

  21. How much $ do RNs start out at?

    breastfeedingRN replied to Doug85's topic in General Nursing

    Here in the Phoenix area, I started out at $20.23 with a 15% differential for nights. I think that is about the going rate

  22. Umbilical cord care

    breastfeedingRN replied to AlaskaKat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't use alcohol or teach parents to use it on discharge. I know my friend is a nurse at a different Valley hospital and they use it and teach parents to use

  23. I feel like a terrible nurse, what should I have done?

    breastfeedingRN replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    thanks guys! i am learning more and more to trust my gut. whenever i don't, i feel bad about it later. it is usually after talking to some of the other nurses and then i get talked out of whatever...

  24. I feel like a terrible nurse, what should I have done?

    breastfeedingRN replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for your reply, SBE!! I always enjoy what you have to say and you inspire me to be the best nurse I can be. I know I have learned from this experience and hope to handle things like this...

  25. What does your screenname mean?

    breastfeedingRN replied to PMHNP10's topic in General Nursing

    mine is easy. still breastfeeding my daughter and i am an RN. though i picked the name before i actually finished school, i was thinking positive! breastfeeding is also a passion of mine, promoting...