LizzyL&DRN

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  1. sterile water for baby baths

    LizzyL&DRN replied to brady123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I always give the bath in the room w/ plain old "dirty" warm tap water. Sometimes if dad(or mom too) is into it, i'll let him soap his hands up and give baby a little massage bath. Don't think any...

  2. strange request?

    LizzyL&DRN replied to love2shop's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work w/ several docs at my hospital.. And yes one does require his patients to still have enemas. Funny thing though....Almost every one of his patients "refuse" the enema. When I tell them he...

  3. Letter writing for fundal pressure

    LizzyL&DRN replied to Beautifulbirth's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Where i work and I believe the standard of care nowadays is NO FUNDAL PRESSURE!!!! Nurses are not to do it, neither are doctors. I have been all over this subject because we had a doc that routinely...

  4. Interesting places where women have given birth

    LizzyL&DRN replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had a mom deliver in her car....I know not very interesting....however, I asked the father when did the baby pop out, in the parking lot or on the way to hospital. He said the baby popped out...

  5. nursing documentation

    LizzyL&DRN replied to evie1424's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Where I work we document on babies every 30 minutes for the first two hours following birth. As long as all vitals are stable we document at start of shift then q8hours. We also have many protocols...

  6. How many babies?

    LizzyL&DRN replied to prowlingMA's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had quads once. All survived and did very well, i think she delivered at 32-34 weeks. I can't remember exactly which week she delivered. We've had several sets of triplets too. Think only one...

  7. did i make the right decision?

    LizzyL&DRN replied to love2shop's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What difference does it make??? Don't torture yourself by second guessing your decision. You did what you thought was best for you and your baby. Since everything turned out fine I wouldn't stress...

  8. Voluntary C-Sections?

    LizzyL&DRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It is my understanding that at least in California elective c sections are covered by insurances now(not sure about other states). A law was passed that stated women are not forced to go through the...

  9. How many vac "pop-offs" for c-section?

    LizzyL&DRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Okay, so I know w/ a vag delivery in a vac assist, the doc is only supposed to "pop-off" 3 times. What about a c-section? I had never encountered this before, but obviously the doc didn't make the...

  10. Do you round up when weighing babies???

    LizzyL&DRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    My cousin had a baby recently, and being a labor nurse she wanted me there. Unfortunately she delivered at a different hospital than where i work, so i was not able to do anything nursing whys. It...

  11. Midwife gets jail in baby's death

    LizzyL&DRN replied to Mrs.S's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A home birth, VBAC after 3 sections!!!!!! I agree the couple didn't do their homework, but from the article I think that midwife got what she deserved. I can't imagine a midwife doing something so...

  12. What would you do first?

    LizzyL&DRN replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :yeahthat: Why wouldn't you give narcan in this situation? Seems to me if mom got opioids within 1 hour of delivery you'd be more likely to need narcan. I know you don't give it if mom is an addict...

  13. Abdominal surgery during pregnancy

    LizzyL&DRN replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I took care of a mom having a bowel resection at 32 weeks gestation. She had a fairly large piece of necrotic bowel that had to be removed. We did heart tones before and after induction of...

  14. Elective Primary C/S

    LizzyL&DRN replied to Gem97's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :yeahthat: AMEN TO THAT!!! I have seen this situation a couple of times and it is one of the scariest things that can happen in OB. We had a pt that was prev c/s x 1 or 2(can't remember exactly)....

  15. Caught my first yesterday!

    LizzyL&DRN replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sometimes I wonder if the MDs really understand how fast a cervix can change......They are never there for the dilitation only the catching(and get all the glory, for that matter). I've had doctors...

  16. Elective Primary C/S

    LizzyL&DRN replied to Gem97's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not so sure what the fright regarding epidurals is about??? I had two when I had both my children. Both hurt less than having an IV put in. Both were done in less than 5 minutes and were TOTALLY...

  17. Elective Primary C/S

    LizzyL&DRN replied to Gem97's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I always thought the reason they started allowing these types of sections was because they made "pain" the 5th vital sign. Pts can sue doctors and hospitals because they were in too much pain during...

  18. Pet Peeves

    LizzyL&DRN replied to waterfall99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My biggest pet peeve is No PNC! One little ultrasound is all i ask, just one. Just so we know that your baby is okay, and doesn't have some horrible anomaly that having a lady partsl delivery would...

  19. Elective Primary C/S

    LizzyL&DRN replied to Gem97's topic in Ob/Gyn

    After having two children lady partslly, the first causing a 4th degree lac I sometimes wonder why I didn't have an elective c section. Now I get to worry about the future problems I may have as far...

  20. Emergency C/S with local anesthetic only

    LizzyL&DRN replied to kathiecnm's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I KNOW!!! I just about fell over when she said it! I thought going into the OR, i'd finally get to see a breech delivery, not a CS under local only. Thank God it didn't

  21. Emergency C/S with local anesthetic only

    LizzyL&DRN replied to kathiecnm's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I almost saw this done one time. The doc that almost did it tends to freak out a little quick. It was the pts 2nd baby, prev lady partsl delivery and she was scheduled for c-section later in the...

  22. Nurse ratios & comfort with high risk meds

    LizzyL&DRN replied to kathiecnm's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have hung IV Labetolol one time. The pt was on L&D floor and was a 1:1 ratio. I did vitals Q15min, but pt was not on a cardiac monitor. For our Mag pts they are on continuous SPO2/heart rate...

  23. Scary new OB manager

    LizzyL&DRN replied to Mrs.S's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Do you have a union? Maybe if so, you could contact them for help. Managing a unit is a very hard job, however it sounds as if she's got a little big for her britches. If everyone is united as one...

  24. I had my first delivery

    LizzyL&DRN replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats! You obviously did a great job. That's the thing I was scared of the most when I started in OB. I was soooooo scared, and now that i've done a few i'm not as scared. Good for

  25. Triage

    LizzyL&DRN replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No our unit does not allow new nurses to do triage. New grads have to be on their own for at least 1 year and show good critical thinking, problem solving and calmness in an emergency skills prior to...