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TexasCourgette

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  1. Possible 36 week delivery, hospital has no NICU

    TexasCourgette replied to KatiLB's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Per allnurses.com terms of service, we cannot give medical advice or help you make medical decisions for you or your

  2. Opening new unit

    TexasCourgette replied to Lamp Lady's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Pie in the sky dream: birthing tubs. But maybe there isn't THAT much equipment allotment left? Wireless Tele with water-safe monitors (even without birthing tubs, you can monitor your patients while...

  3. Postpartum Hemorrhage drills

    TexasCourgette replied to MKS8806's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my facility, our educator would make jello and put it in ziplocs for drills is visually estimating bloodloss-- we also had drills in which we would weigh pads that had been soaked (water/food...

  4. Documentation

    TexasCourgette replied to rnaturcervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my facility we chart q30 for labor without pit, and q15 for pitocin, and q5 when pushing (regardless of pit or not). We also have an intermittent monitoring protocol for patients who are...

  5. I need confidence!!

    TexasCourgette replied to missyrad's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good for you! Know that preceptors don't generally give out that kind of praise very often. She's not crazy, and you're not crazy--you're good at what you do. Does it become less scary? Yes....

  6. Your first OB clinical experience

    TexasCourgette replied to LM NY's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There is absolutely a "shock value" that comes with L&D, especially if it's your first obstetric experience. I absolutely love women's health, and knew that going into L&D, and there was still...

  7. Projects in your OB department

    TexasCourgette replied to Janinern84's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We just started offering birth classes at our hospital, and are increasing the number of tours we give per month. Our unit is in the middle of remodel, and we're gaining an LDR from that. In the last...

  8. Most helpful orientation activity

    TexasCourgette replied to Akayi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had lots of "drills" with our educator--she'd make jello and spread it on pads and have us guess amounts to demonstrate how hemorrhages are often underestimated, run mock codes, mock neonatal...

  9. Vanderbilt admits, what were your stats?

    TexasCourgette replied to cayley's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I had a 3.5 GPA, and GRE score of 158 verbal (I think?) and 155 for the math portion (I think? This was back in August, and all I remember was trying to make sure I had over 150 in both portions). I...

  10. dealing with the death of a baby

    TexasCourgette replied to mslinzyann's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I can't answer this as a midwife (yet--just got accepted to start in Vandy's CNM/FNP program in Fall 2014), but I've been an L&D nurse for 2 years, and have seen several demises. Most of the...

  11. Question about noisy/open-glottis pushing

    TexasCourgette replied to seemerun's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think it mainly comes from how uncomfortable it is for the OB/midwife/nurses to hear someone making that kind of noise (and truthfully, I see this most with OBs, at least at my hospital). It's not a...

  12. What's the craziest thing a patient or family member has said to you?

    TexasCourgette replied to monkeybug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I once had a dad ask me, immediately following delivery, if we could "put a tracking chip" in his son (for child safety, in case he got lost?). His rationale was that "in the military, they do it all...

  13. Oncology nurse turned L&D nurse!

    TexasCourgette replied to PeaceLove88's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm 9 weeks into my first job, on an L&D unit, and oh my goodness, is there a lot to learn! One of the best pieces of advice I've gotten (after "read everything" and "know as much as you can") is...

  14. nursing policy on handling infant that is not bathed

    TexasCourgette replied to kms6417's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my hospital, we actually draw labs when we start their IV/saline lock (the IV/lock is recommended to everyone, even if they're having a drug-free birth, in the event of an unforeseen emergency) and...

  15. Any US-trained CNMs qualified and working abroad?

    TexasCourgette replied to LookingAhead's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I know in Canada, they require you to be licensed in whatever country you're coming from, and then take a roughly 9-month "bridge" course before registering as a Canadian

  16. Resume/Cover Letter Critique

    TexasCourgette posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I'm a BSN student in Texas (graduating this May!) who is growing increasingly more worried as I watch my classmates get interviews/job offers. My phone has been painfully, patiently, pitifully silent....

  17. Resume/Cover Letter Critique

    TexasCourgette replied to TexasCourgette's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Thank you to everyone who posted! I used these critiques to edit my cover letter for a different application--and was hired for the position! I'm lucky to have access to such a helpful online...

  18. Do you like the visiting IBCLC? How about doulas?

    TexasCourgette replied to dahlialover's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I try to be open to anyone the mom is comfortable with in the birthing process (from admission to discharge), regardless of what I may think/feel about them, because it's not really about me, or about...

  19. OB "Goodie" Bags for Moms

    TexasCourgette replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    For the boys, pull 2 little strings out from the bottom of the hat, and use it to tie the top 2 corners of the hat--it'll look like bear

  20. ER to L&D!?!?

    TexasCourgette replied to KimICURN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I love love LOVE my job because of the variety--I never know what kind of patients I'm going to get, or what their history is, and even if it's exactly the same history/age/parity as a patient I've...

  21. How does anyone ever get to be a nurse in Canada?

    TexasCourgette posted a topic in Immigration Advice

    Guys, I'm having some issues, and yall have been incredible about answering my questions in the past. I'm a native Texan, graduating a BSN program in May, and hoping to relocate to Canada ASAP, to be...

  22. Resume/Cover Letter Critique

    TexasCourgette replied to TexasCourgette's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    .....Anyone?

  23. new grad opportunities in around Austin, TX

    TexasCourgette replied to kaytieb's topic in Texas Nursing

    I'm a student, graduating with my BSN in May from The University of Texas at Austin. The market is pretty darn saturated, and previous posters who pointed out low salaries are correct--they're...

  24. Why did you pick your username?

    TexasCourgette replied to made's topic in General Nursing

    Texas is where I'm from; Courgette is the word for zucchini in French--it's the first French word I learned, and I thought it was so pretty, my boyfriend (who is French-Canadian, and taught me the...

  25. How does anyone ever get to be a nurse in Canada?

    TexasCourgette replied to TexasCourgette's topic in Immigration Advice

    Ha, we'll get married at some point, he's my person. :redbeathe But not now, and not for immigration...though I can't say the topic hasn't come up once or twice. :) Could we say