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  1. Does your hospital give Hep B vaccines to newborns?

    bam_bam posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    It is recommended by the CDC and AAP to be given in the hospital but I don't know if I would want it for my babe. My small hospital just started giving it. I think approximately 75% of mothers...

  2. funniest thing you saw a nurse do.......

    bam_bam replied to cre8tivRN's topic in General Nursing

    This happened to a nurse I used to work with. Working in L&D in the cold north. She would wear a turtle neck under her scrubs. If she had to scrub a c-section she would go into the med room...

  3. Ice Packs?

    bam_bam replied to Aneroo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use "Cool Peri-Pad" they are made by Centurion. On the package is the address 301 Catrell Dr., Howell, MI 48843.

  4. Personal malpractice insurance....yes or no?

    bam_bam posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had this discussion at work the other day. One of the points against it was that lawyers will go for the person(s) with the most malpractice insurance. Also I know, I've been told that the...

  5. Athlete's version of labor

    bam_bam replied to Mermaid4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sort of OT but who else hates the term "elderly primip"?

  6. 7p-7a nurses: do you spend enough time w/ your family?

    bam_bam replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    I went to 12 hour nights so I could see my 9yo son more. When I worked days I left the house before he had to get up for school. Got home around 8pm just in time to say "go to bed" Now, I can get...

  7. Okay OB nurses All about a cesearean?

    bam_bam replied to xmaxiex's topic in Ob/Gyn

    One thing I would like to add: When the doc is getting the baby out, they have to apply pressure to the fundus. This can be rather scary feeling if you aren't aware of it. It feels like an elephant...

  8. What's the best part about your job?

    bam_bam replied to wagnersl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    seeing a dad cry after the birth of his

  9. What's the best part about your job?

    bam_bam replied to wagnersl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    seeing a dad cry after the birth of his

  10. Phenergan?

    bam_bam replied to RN92's topic in General Nursing

    I got curious the other day so I drew up some phenergan and tested it using some of our nitrazine paper. The ph according to that was 5.0 personally I dilute with 9cc of saline when I am pushing it...

  11. Dealing with Birthmoms & Adoptive moms

    bam_bam replied to JUSTYSMOM's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just recently dealt with this. It does depend on the staff, how many are in for a c/section. Normally here it is one, but in this case, they allowed both adoptive parents in the OR. The amount of...

  12. What is your hospital's policy on supplemental feeding?

    bam_bam replied to cabbage patch rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No supplements here except by mom's request or dr's order. This is very rare though. If babe isn't nursing well, mom pumps and give that to babe. We cupfeed. If babe is jaundiced, under lights,...

  13. What do you HATE to do at work?

    bam_bam replied to mickeymouse1205's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to write or rewrite policies! I hate it when we are slow and my nurse manager asks "Can you write a policy for ______?" She knows that I would rather pull my eyelashes out one by one than...

  14. Trying to Bust a Strike

    bam_bam replied to Town & Country's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    I think he meant that the patients deserve preofessional, skilled care while the nurses strike. Not that they didn't receive it before the

  15. I think nursing school is getting to me...

    bam_bam replied to tmiller027's topic in General Nursing

    I love it when the patient is intubated but can still talk!:rotfl: Now that takes

  16. Warning.....Visitor Vent!

    bam_bam posted a topic in General Nursing

    Every once in a while you get a visitor that makes you want to scream an bang your head on the wall. I work in a very small LDRP unit, where we know all our patients rather well. Anyway, a couple...

  17. Question about using cervidil

    bam_bam replied to seanymph's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We usually start Pitocin an hour after Cervidil is out. Never run Pit and have Cervidil in together! Cervidil is in for 12 hours and we can repeat if necessary. I prefer this if there isn't much...

  18. Warning.....Visitor Vent!

    bam_bam replied to bam_bam's topic in General Nursing

    Oh I HATE it when this happens! :angryfire It seems like my department gets the majority of these type of calls! Then you have to play detective. "This is a hospital, the call could have come from...

  19. Warning.....Visitor Vent!

    bam_bam replied to bam_bam's topic in General Nursing

    That is a whole other issue there! So many dads get mad that the baby's bracelets say the mothers name. Even when you explain about mom & babe matching for security & safety reasons, some of...

  20. avatar posting

    bam_bam replied to heatherbless's topic in General Nursing

    I need more help! I saved avatar to my computer in my documents. It saved in bitmap format but I can't use that here. Needs gif or something else, can't remember. How do I get it in the proper...

  21. Overdue baby testing?

    bam_bam replied to burger914's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You said that baby is active, which is great. Make sure you keep track of movements. You should be doing fetal movement counts twice daily. Good

  22. another question for school, would really appreciate feedback...

    bam_bam replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We only started testing all babes recently. The AAP came out with new recommendations about preventing hyperbilirubinemia and this is one of the recommendations. We do it with the NB screen to save...

  23. Newborn blood tests

    bam_bam replied to MedLJ801's topic in Ob/Gyn

    New York tests for 12 different things, PKU is the original test. In addition they also test for HIV cystic fibrosis congenital adrenal hyperplasia medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency...

  24. another question for school, would really appreciate feedback...

    bam_bam replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi there! We are a level I nursery so we have healthy full term babes. We do all our bili testing with heelsticks. All of our babes get a discharge bili level done as a baseline. We treat based on...

  25. Newborn blood tests

    bam_bam replied to MedLJ801's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Phenylketonuria (FEN-nil-KEE-tone-u-ree-ah) - also called PKU. A component of food protein (phenylalanine) cannot be broken down by the body due to lack of an enzyme. Brain damage, which would...