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    Placenta Previa/vag bleeding

    jodyangel posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    So you’re working at night in a hospital and have a placental previa patient. At 0200 she calls out to say she’s bleeding. What do you do? Besides going in to her and getting her back in
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    Insulin drips patients on L&D

    jodyangel replied to Upgrading_Status's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That’s impractical with Endotool tho...you’re checking sugars anywhere from q30 mins to q2 hrs. No second check...only a few Antepartum nurses know how to use the
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    Signs of chorio?

    jodyangel posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Can an OB pt get chorio w/no
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    Insulin drips patients on L&D

    jodyangel replied to Upgrading_Status's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I do insulin drips with a limit of 4 patients. We use Endotool and BS checks are as short asq15 mins to 2 hrs (
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    Postpartum Assessment: clonus, reflexes, PreE screening

    jodyangel replied to obrnco's topic in Ob/Gyn

    error in typing. I meant to type
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    Signs of chorio?

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you for your response
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    Insulin drips patients on L&D

    jodyangel replied to Upgrading_Status's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes its actually a great program. You type in the blood sugar result and it tells you what to set the pump to and when to
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    Postpartum Assessment: clonus, reflexes, PreE screening

    jodyangel replied to obrnco's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So do you only check reflexes ect on your initial assessment. I’m not sure if your pt is there for let’s say a Previn....why you would do these checks q 4
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    Signs of chorio?

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I’ve googled and not found an answer
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    Placenta Previa/vag bleeding

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I guess no one
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    Placenta Previa/vag bleeding

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They will be...I was just hoping to gain some knowledge first here. I think I already know but wanted to see if I was missing
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    Placenta Previa/vag bleeding

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Anyone?
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    Placenta Previa/vag bleeding

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OK thanks anyway...not sure why I can’t get
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    Placenta Previa/vag bleeding

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So I’m hoping some of the experienced Ante nurses can add their thoughts. Im upset that my “accusers” won’t say anything to me, but run to the manager. Also it’s like they’re being...
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    Insulin drips patients on L&D

    jodyangel replied to Upgrading_Status's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So....we use a program called Endotool which tells us, according to what the BS is...what to set the drip to and when to check it next. I have 4 pts. Not allowed to go higher if I’m running
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    Placenta Previa/vag bleeding

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello?
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    Placenta Previa/vag bleeding

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work on Antepartum. So if a patient that was a previa called out saying she was bleeding, I would quickly go to her room, assess what she is calling bleeding, place her on the monitor and call the...
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    Placenta Previa/vag bleeding

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    um No. I was told that I'm not showing I have "critical thinking" skills but I don't know who's said this. I'm going to have to explain what I would do if a patient called out bleeding. If the patient...
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    How does your unit run ENDOTOOL?so...

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OK well I checked with Pharmacy cause I had to admin a piggyback and thought nothing was comparable w insulin but it Was according to the Pharmacy! And yes I spoke to a
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    How does your unit run ENDOTOOL?so...

    jodyangel posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    So.....our protocol requires 2 PIVs for pts on ENDOTOOL. I’ve gotten pts from L&D with insulin, NS0.9 and D545 all in one PIV. I thought Insulin was Only compatible with
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    How long on nights in L&D/ PP

    jodyangel replied to Britt2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes very individalized! My unit hires new grads and lots start and stay on days
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    Insulin drips patients on L&D

    jodyangel replied to Upgrading_Status's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We run ENDOTOOL (insulin drips) on our floor!
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    Placenta Previa/vag bleeding

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Please help me ...I’m about to take a test and want to know what steps I need to make. Do I draw
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    IV Compatibility

    jodyangel replied to calfro87's topic in MICU, SICU

    Yes if pt is NPO we run the dextrose with the insulin. if the pt has a diet then we run 0.9 with the
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    How does your unit run ENDOTOOL?so...

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Exactly!!! So fellow OB nurses...how do you run your