Hushi05

Hushi05

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  1. Does your facility hire new grads into L & D?

    Hushi05 replied to javawren_23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We hire new grads all the time. I'm used to it. I don't mind new nurses; most of them are very intelligent, eager to learn and passionate about the work we do. I was hired as a new grad, and I had...

  2. Vaginal Table set-up

    Hushi05 replied to essej2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We're now being told by Infection Control that we are not to set up a lady partsl table until it is ready to be used. Real pain in the

  3. Be honest - Do you get excited about birth anymore?

    Hushi05 replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I feel similarly. I find the labor and delivery part of L&D to be, frankly, rather boring. We have residents on our floor, so they manage the labors and I feel like a mere servant. Laboring and...

  4. Leaving facility AMA...

    Hushi05 replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had my babies at a freestanding birth center, and we went home 3-5 hours after delivery. I was well educated about potential complications, had the phone number of the midwife in case of...

  5. Need some reassurance

    Hushi05 replied to Kinelle1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You MUST give yourself a year at least. Don't be hard on yourself. It isn't easy to be humble and accept that you can't know everything all at once. There is no substitute for experience. None....

  6. Epidural vs. nature births

    Hushi05 replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I find that it depends on the patient. A patient who takes responsibility for her birth and has a plan for managing her pain and who has a lot of inner resources is a pleasure to care for without an...

  7. March of Dimes: Less than 39 weeks

    Hushi05 replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm pleased with the recommendations but doctors can get really creative when it comes to inventing indications. It troubles me that community-based doctors really don't have have much oversight and...

  8. My first precipitous delivery - freaked out!

    Hushi05 replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not the OP, but in our facility we have residents who do the checking. That has always bothered me, so I made it my business to learn how to check a patient. ETA: In our facility we are trying to...

  9. My first precipitous delivery - freaked out!

    Hushi05 replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've seen Foley's pushed out before; no complications after. Babies come when they come; it won't be your last precipitous delivery. Nurses don't generally do exams where I work, but I'm not afraid...

  10. L&D nurses - can you look at my birth plan?

    Hushi05 replied to Lola77's topic in Ob/Gyn

  11. L&D nurses - can you look at my birth plan?

    Hushi05 replied to Lola77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think it sounds very reasonable. You don't really need to include no circumcision and informed consent before procedures- they have to get your consent anyway. The cord pulsing thing isn't a...

  12. How do you "bond" with your patients?

    Hushi05 replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I ask if they're having a boy or girl. I ask about their babies' names. I ask if they have other children at home. I ask if they are ready for the baby. I ask what they are watching on t.v. I ask...

  13. questions for L&D nurses from a pregnant nurse :)

    Hushi05 replied to Lola77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work with an excellent group of wonderful (and kind) nurses, so my jaw just drops when I hear stories like this. What I would say is that you need to clarify your wishes with your *provider*;...

  14. Epidural vs. nature births

    Hushi05 replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The residents tend to encourage epidurals; the nurses seem to encourage the patient in whatever she wants. Not sure why that is. The residents are all female, young; some have had kids but most

  15. OB Nurses that are insensitive?

    Hushi05 replied to cieloarge's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My point is, I wouldn't find that offensive at all and I wouldn't find such remarks from a nurse to be

  16. OB Nurses that are insensitive?

    Hushi05 replied to cieloarge's topic in Ob/Gyn

    On the other hand, since OB tends to be a very intimate field, many OB nurses take on a motherly or sisterly persona. "Girlfriend, you got stretchmarks; you need to be using your vitamin E oil"...

  17. Abruption pattern

    Hushi05 replied to KrnLet's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They can look like rolling hills in someone you don't expect to see very frequent contractions (e.g., no

  18. Question About Abortion

    Hushi05 replied to Tweety's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work at a large urban hospital. Abortion on our L&D unit isn't common but not unheard of either. We do second trimester terminations for genetion reasons as well as terminations if the mother...

  19. GBBS to treat or not to treat

    Hushi05 replied to verock's topic in Ob/Gyn

    http://www.cdc.gov/groupbstrep/guidelines/downloads/indications.pdf

  20. Postpartum care plans

    Hushi05 replied to luv2shopp85's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The idea behind a careplan is that you use your nurse brain to THINK about your patient's needs. How does copying a prepackaged careplan teach you

  21. L&D rotation

    Hushi05 replied to LilyGirlie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have students all the time and really don't mind. Most of us like teaching. Just act interested, ask questions (not during a crisis!), and offer to help out. And do some reading in your textbook...

  22. Therapy for me....

    Hushi05 replied to punkydoodlesRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I became a nurse at 41; high risk L&D. You'll get

  23. L&D cover letter question

    Hushi05 replied to RNmilwife's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would not say that I was planning to become a CNM. It takes a lot of time and resources to train an OB nurse, and it can be frustrating to invest so much only to have that person move on. I would,...

  24. Have you ever had a pt have sex...

    Hushi05 replied to jarrn03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'd be surprised but not particularly disturbed (at least they had the courtesy to post a lookout!). I'm not very controlling about what patients do. I tell them what I'm supposed to do, explain the...

  25. Raising C-Section Room Temperature for preemie births

    Hushi05 replied to nicu1991's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Why is this an issue? Aren't the babies immediately resuscitated under a warmer and then taken to NICU? We have also raised the temps in our ORs to be in compliance with WHO guidelines, but it's...