Recently our doctors have asked the circulating RN to irrigate or flush a foley during a c-section to ensure that they have not nicked the bladder. They usually use betadine or methylene blue but...
I'm a unit educator and this is SO hard. I often get new grads who I haven't met before the first day of orientation. They want an orientation schedule ahead of time so they can plan their lives (I...
While I've never had it happen in L&D I've frequently heard midwives and even some of our doctors tell a husband to take his wife home and "show her how much you love her." However, having had 2...
That's what I was hoping to hear. When the circulator told me formula I must have asked a dozen times what she meant until she brought me the bottle, put it in my hand, and said "Formula!" like I was...
I work in a unit where all of OB is one unit. Most of our RNs can work in all areas and even then it is no different. There is a definite us versus them just based on the days assignments. Part of me...
L&DRNC replied to Blackheartednurse's topic in General Nursing
I'm a supervisor for a large OB unit in the midwest. I'm the only leadership person still here. I feel like one of us needs to stay to make sure the night shift comes in but as I watch out my office...