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    Vag Exams on Preterm Patients??

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep my job is to assess. I am just trying to clarify if its within my RN license. I have always worked with residents, who were the ones doing the preterm exams. My fear is to accidentally rupture a...
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    Vag Exams on Preterm Patients??

    jodyangel posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok, so just started a new job and on my Second day of work was asked to go do a vag exam and FFN on a preterm patient to determine if she would be admitted SROMed or go home. When I said that it...
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    Circumcision and Pain?

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you wanna...I honestly just started the thread wanting to know if just usung the sucrose and Tylenol afterwards was the usual
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    Circumcision and Pain?

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nope I took the baby back to the nursery for the procedure and didnt leave his side. No cream was
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    Circumcision and Pain?

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    All circs are done by the OB. Yes they do give them a pack with the sugar water on it...and Tylenol afterwards....but how did that help when the scalpel was cutting them...or the clamp of the...
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    Circumcision and Pain?

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just kept thinking...this is Crao if you don't believe that baby is feeling
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    Circumcision and Pain?

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well I'm new..on orientation...and this is their Only OB. I don't know what most OBs do..that's why I
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    Circumcision and Pain?

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    He was chatting away about Christmas...not even hardly looking down at the screaming
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    Circumcision and Pain?

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Trust me it made a Negative impression on
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    Circumcision and Pain?

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nope he gave
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    Circumcision and Pain?

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well they get 0.5 mls of Tylenol after...but that's not helpful during the painful part :
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    PostPartum? Not for me..

    jodyangel posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Now that I've been trained in babycare and postpartum care..I can tell you without a doubt that I prefer to Just work L&D. All that sticking baby and watching circs is not my cup of tea. Give me...
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    Finally did my own delivery

    jodyangel replied to itsnowornever's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I thought you meant YOU caught the baby too lol. Good
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    What's the max dose Pitocin is allowed at your hospital?

    jodyangel replied to violet_violet's topic in Ob/Gyn

    DE hospital 40. PA hospital - 20 but MD can write for
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    Vag Exams on Preterm Patients??

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah well ill want them to formulate a policy about this first :
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    Vag Exams on Preterm Patients??

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Klone the nurse that was in the situation said that's what it
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    Vag Exams on Preterm Patients??

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry but this is a new situation for me. The fear being that putting your fingers in a preterm patient and accidentally rupture
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    Vag Exams on Preterm Patients??

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nooo I am Very competent in doing lady partsl checks. But on 37 weeks and above. It was the hospital policy in both hospitals I've done L&D was Not to do vag checks on pretermers. Of course if...
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    Vag Exams on Preterm Patients??

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What do I do...just email my board of
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    Vag Exams on Preterm Patients??

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh and the patient was 33
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    Vag Exams on Preterm Patients??

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well I spoke with this nurse and she said the MD was mad because the nurses have always done it there. But there was no policy..weird huh?I don't know what the RNs role is...because I've always worked...
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    Vag Exams on Preterm Patients??

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know if checking a pt less than 35 weeks is IN my scope. Never have been allowed
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    Vag Exams on Preterm Patients??

    jodyangel replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok well I will tell you that this didn't.actually happen to me. I just started at a.new.hospital with another orientee. I asked her now her day went and she told.me. I wanted input because I always...
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    Interview..no offer : (

    jodyangel posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    So after a great interview with both the nurse manager and the staff..I got a call that they were not moving forward with my position...that I just wasn't a good fit. Wth does that mean? I'm so upset...
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    DEMEROL ... does Your unit use it?

    jodyangel posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok so I am in a new facility. My old facility used demerol 12.5-25mg post csection IF needed for shivering. Not sure why, but demeral cuts the shivering. The other day my pt was shivering so bad her...