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  1. I want to get my Master's - now what?

    pebbles1977 posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I need some direction. I graduated with my BSN in 2000 and have been very happy as a staff nurse since then (currently in L&D). I have always worked in Women's Health and would like to maintain...

  2. I want to get my Master's - now what?

    pebbles1977 replied to pebbles1977's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Thank you. Yes, I was looking for which resources are helpful in making these decisions. I know it would be nice if I could just ask you guys to tell me what to do! But I'm a little smarter than...

  3. How long is too long? re: 2nd stage of labor

    pebbles1977 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi guys, As you may or may not know, I'm still in a learning curve in L&D. I just wanted to run something by you and compare experiences. Had a pt who was declared c/c/0 at 7am. She was a primip...

  4. complications with overdue baby

    pebbles1977 replied to LPN_mn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Did she have prenatal care? Why did the OB stop her labor, and how? These are questions that are important to know. There are many. We can't offer legal or medical advice here, only support. But...

  5. Are you seeing these things on your units? (L&D)

    pebbles1977 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    A couple of years ago we had a grand new Women's Hospital built onto our hospital. They took away PP beds and added them to L&D. At the time I was working on GYN and there was a lot more PP...

  6. new med order

    pebbles1977 replied to nursey_girl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    On the floor where I used to work we did TAs (therapeutic abortions). At one time we did them up to 24 weeks, but by the time I left anything over 20 weeks was subject to a board review. That being...

  7. Twin-Twin Transfusion Syndrome

    pebbles1977 replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You can have her look up Dr. Anthony Johnson in NC. He is one of the foremost practitioners in this field. That said, I do agree with another poster that ultrasound weights can be off. She needs to...

  8. L&D nurses who worked other floors first

    pebbles1977 replied to nolaRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I went from a gyn/gyn onc floor to L&D. It was a great transistion. I knew some of the nurses from transfers to the floor and from being a charge nurse. The others I met along the way. I...

  9. to tell or not to tell?

    pebbles1977 replied to ablynn's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Well Texas, I have to respectfully disagree. I fully realize that SN's have some degree of responsibility, but they are unlicensed; therefore their instructors have their licenses on the line. So in...

  10. Well, it looks like we'll be moving back "home"

    pebbles1977 posted a topic in North Carolina Nursing

    Currently DH and I are in the Raleigh/Durham area, and we've decided (due to his job situation) that a move back to my hometown is in order. This is Shelby (which is between Charlotte and Asheville)....

  11. Anyone have experience w/Plantar Fasciitis??

    pebbles1977 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I think I may have this. I know as nurses, we aren't licensed to give diagnoses. But I was just wondering if anybody out there had experience with this, and if so, what as a nurse who works on her...

  12. Anyone have experience w/Plantar Fasciitis??

    pebbles1977 replied to pebbles1977's topic in General Nursing

    They are hurting bad enough! So if I can just make a call to the Dr's office for a referral, I'll definitely do that. If not, I'll maybe just go in and see her for what I was going to anyway and...

  13. Anyone have experience w/Plantar Fasciitis??

    pebbles1977 replied to pebbles1977's topic in General Nursing

    Thnaks guys! That does sound like what I have. That pain esp first thing in the am is so bad. And although it feels good to sit down for a few minutes at work, it hurts to stand up again. I'm...

  14. Any websites discussing hospitals?

    pebbles1977 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here's my story: DH and I are at a crossroad. I have a profession where I could get a job in about any city. I do love L&D and the hospital I'm at. However, I'm young and can move. DH is...

  15. Got chewed out by a doc, grrrr

    pebbles1977 replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    Does sound like the MD might have been having a bad day. Well who knows? But I know that I ask questions and always double check call orders that are close (and this one, depending on your unit, could...

  16. How long is too long? re: 2nd stage of labor

    pebbles1977 replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for all your replies! It's reassuring to know that others have seen prolonged 2nd stages w/good outcomes. I just wonder what the attending meant when he said that over 3 hrs leads to...

  17. How long is too long? re: 2nd stage of labor

    pebbles1977 replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm so sorry, I meant to write 7 pulls, not pop

  18. Not sure how to word this - fingers in while pushing

    pebbles1977 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok, I'll try to word this as well as I can. You know how you can "help" epidural pts push by putting your fingers in the birth canal and creating pressure on the posterior wall? I was taught just to...

  19. Not sure how to word this - fingers in while pushing

    pebbles1977 replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here's the thing: most everyone (MDs and RNs) on my unit does this. I've had several pts tell me how helpful it is (those with the epidurals). Those that don't have them, I try to only put my...

  20. BMJ Study Released on Homebirth

    pebbles1977 replied to FrumDoula's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I wonder if there are any studies correlating the use of pitocin to the less than desirable outcomes in childbirth. It occured to me reading this thread that maybe (and I don't know for sure) the US...

  21. Britney demanding background checks for her L&D nurses..

    pebbles1977 replied to Peachy720's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, hopefully the hospital does have some sort of VIP thing. If not, I'd hate to have the staff (no matter how carefully checked out) resent her for taking the place of other pts that needed care by...

  22. Anyone ever taken the ALSO course?

    pebbles1977 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have an opportunity to win a chance to take this course for free (drawing names out of a hat of those interested). I love taking classes, so I put my name in. The thing is I had never heard of it...

  23. So many questions..

    pebbles1977 replied to Cherry2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, I hate to speculate when I don't exactly know your situation, but from my experience on L&D, MDs get a bit frustrated when the start something and it's not working. Then again, the "baby's...

  24. a rant (pts come to hospital for the littlest of things)

    pebbles1977 replied to babyktchr's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Both of mine are from today. The first is MD related. I was assisting in a delivery (started out as baby nurse, but then turned to a VE situation). SOOOO.... NICU was tending to baby, and there was a...

  25. Photography in L&D

    pebbles1977 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Please direct me to a thread if this has already been discussed! I saw an ad for Inside Edition or some such show a few days ago and wanted to catch it. It was "the real reason why cameras aren't...