cherokeesummer

cherokeesummer

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  1. Purchasing Textbooks? Best ways/cheapest?

    cherokeesummer posted a topic in General Students

    So we all know the horrors of buying textbooks, just wondering where do you get yours? Last term I got mine online at Barnes and Noble because Hubby and I don't have credit cards so I got a BN...

  2. Nursing school = Acne?

    cherokeesummer posted a topic in General Students

    OY! :angryfire Where did all this acne come from? I am 27 years old how did I get break ou face again LOL! It's like every other day or so a new one forms. WAAAA!!!! Embarrassing and...

  3. baby to the nursery please

    cherokeesummer replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nope I don't call that lazy at all. That is normal. We can't blanket it all and say any mom who sends her baby to the nursery is lazy, its a specific type of person I think of, the ones who don't...

  4. baby to the nursery please

    cherokeesummer replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We must work in the same place LOL! Just kidding but it sounds so

  5. baby to the nursery please

    cherokeesummer replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ditto, we do this too - ood is very important b/c like you said, in the begining babies may go a long time without waking to eat and we need to make sure its being done. I've had moms really not want...

  6. baby to the nursery please

    cherokeesummer replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes. I'd say probably half send their babies to the nursery on any given night. It is rare to have less than 5-10 babies overnight. Generally our charge nurse cares for them or we take turns. Also...

  7. Newborn evacuation plans

    cherokeesummer posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Do you guys have an evacuation plan in place for newborns and what is it? I am working on updating (hopefully) or at least clarifying our policy/plan and was looking to see what other options are out...

  8. Back to work after a loss of pregnancy...

    cherokeesummer replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I also have no magic words and I know each loss is different and the experience is different. When we had our loss I was not in the field so it was different. I could not bear to be around pregnant...

  9. Breastfeeding support by HCPs

    cherokeesummer replied to mappers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    PS and I do not give formula unless mom asks me to. I have gone in a room in the middle of the night to make sure its what they wanted if they sent the baby to the nursery for the night but have been...

  10. Breastfeeding support by HCPs

    cherokeesummer replied to mappers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We support it at our facility BUT often are over worked and understaffed and do not have the time we would like to devote to it. BUT when someone asks me to help latch a baby I do it, even if it...

  11. Animosity between L/D & Postpartum

    cherokeesummer replied to IrishItalianRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have the same issues and for the same reasons. It sucks for both sides that sometimes the other side doesn't get what the other needs, but yes we have the same problems and same underlying

  12. big babies...

    cherokeesummer replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I should add that I am a type I diabetic since age 12. My diabetes was in great shape during pregnancy, HA1C was 5.9 (best it had ever been) the entire pregnancy but as I got further along my pump...

  13. big babies...

    cherokeesummer replied to futurenurseheather's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My son was 11.4 lol, I had a c-section. We expected him to be bigger anyway but not that big. LOL! He is now a 4 year old that is 44 inches tall and 80 lbs. My hubby is a big guy tho, so we figure...

  14. Could I like OB even if I'm an "all natural" kind of girl?

    cherokeesummer replied to lalalalexi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    100% all the way agree with

  15. pre-delivery "grooming" issue?

    cherokeesummer replied to brillohead's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah I was thinking about that too. I really have no problem with those who want to be bald and can see that men would appreciate it and like it or even prefer it. The only thing I have issue with...

  16. pre-delivery "grooming" issue?

    cherokeesummer replied to brillohead's topic in Ob/Gyn

    LOL yeah! I asked my hubby about it once, lmao and he was not for it LOL, but hey I'd support him even if he wanted to color it rainbow colors lmao! But I'd still have to laugh a smidgen!

  17. pre-delivery "grooming" issue?

    cherokeesummer replied to brillohead's topic in Ob/Gyn

    LOl I love this thread, cuz I've seen all kinds of things at work LOL. I must say, my husband cares not either way - hair or no hair. There is no "reward" he does what he does b/c he loves me :) He...

  18. How long in bed for post C/S mothers?

    cherokeesummer replied to MeditationPeace's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I wanted to add too, one of the biggest issues is getting them on board, even repeat sections can give me a hard time about getting up b/c they are not wanting any pain and I manage the pain before...

  19. How long in bed for post C/S mothers?

    cherokeesummer replied to MeditationPeace's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our protocol/orders say 2 hours post op, I however don't usually have a patient with legs at that point if they still have a pain pump. So generally speaking I come in at 7pm and will get them up...

  20. Toradol? Do you give it to breastfeeding moms?

    cherokeesummer replied to jennifers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Previously we did as it was always a selected order by anesthesia who controls the pain meds in c-section cases. However then they started to not give it to known breastfeeding moms. Generally it...

  21. staffing issues...any suggestions?

    cherokeesummer replied to hkraus_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow that is scary! We do not have ldrp, we have ld and then a seperate mother/baby unit. On post partum we do not have any ancillary staff so we are required to do everything for the patients...

  22. Couplet Care/Postpartum

    cherokeesummer replied to guiltysins's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ditto pretty much everything Elvish said here, except we don't care for antepartum patients generally. We do moms/babies and gyn surgical patients. :):) We usually start with 4 couplets and end up...

  23. Pain medication in Postpartum

    cherokeesummer replied to LuvofNursing's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow compared to some of the responses here our unit provides a lot more meds, sometimes I wonder if that is the problem with our patients not wanting to get up. CS come over with epidural in place...

  24. VBAC: new insights

    cherokeesummer replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you for sharing this! I'm always interested in learning about VBAC issues not only b/c of work but because I have wavered on whether I would attempt a vbac if I were to have another

  25. Recovery for vaginal delivery

    cherokeesummer replied to IrishIzCPNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Elvish I'm with you, I would be totally shocked if all my patients came over tucked into bed and already showered LOL! No way, most of the time they are still partially numb, or at least a little...