HappyNurse2005

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  1. Nice docs

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Elvish's topic in General Nursing

    In my previous job, a cardiologist drove a patient across the street, in his own car, to the pharmacy to get her RX before it closed,b/c she HAD to have it that day, and paid her copay b/c she had no...

  2. Question - For anyone who is already a ob nurse or working at a hospital in L&D

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I make sure to use the bathroom and get a short drink before starting pushing. even if i have to tell the pt I have to go get their chart or make something up to get out for a

  3. Dads holding Moms during epidural placement?!?!

    HappyNurse2005 replied to miloisstinky's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We used to have no real thing about it. Dads could stand up in front of the woman and hold her shoulders if he/she wanted. nurse usually did this,but dad could. We've had more than one dad pass out...

  4. What is the highest temperature you've had a patient at?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Nesher's topic in General Nursing

    104 or so, pregnant lady with pyelo. 104 on an immediate postpartum with

  5. Caught a 12-pounder!

    HappyNurse2005 replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There was an 11#11oz baby born lady partslly recently. funny story is, mom was offered a section b/c us said the baby was 9 pounds or so. she'd previously had 8 pound babies and said no to the...

  6. The worst or strangest orders you have seen...

    HappyNurse2005 replied to MadisonsMomRN's topic in General Nursing

    Ambien 5-10mg po q4-6h prn. sweet. 10mg of ambien every 4 hours. They'd really be asleep then. This was a verbal order over the phone from an a-hole doc who was bothered that i called him, at 5pm,...

  7. How much fluid bolus before epidural on your unit?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    1 liter. Some will get completely anal, and be upset if its not a whole liter. Some don't care and would run in and do it even if bolus just recently started. 1 liter is what is on the standing...

  8. Need to know if this happens at your facitlity?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to hdhnurse's topic in General Nursing

    We have it, but in a different sense-being in labor/delivery we can only be floated to the women's/peds pod-l&d, mother baby, nicu, picu, or peds. and, we dont take an assignment, b/c the way the...

  9. Pitocin induction-pit rates

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    what rate do you run pit at for induction/augmentation generally, we start it at 1-2 and go up by 1-2 q15min, with start at 2, up by 2 most common. one doc liked to come in and write to start at 6 and...

  10. OB scrubs

    HappyNurse2005 replied to obosoon's topic in Ob/Gyn

    same here. darn nice not to have to pay for scrubs, or wash them, or worry about if you have any clean ones that match or what to do if you get slimed with blood at work. of course, having the same...

  11. Refusing "Hospital Protocal"

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    you can refuse any darn thing you want! Most women don't know that, though, and if they were attempting to refuse it, i'd ask them why (to combat any misinformation), explain...

  12. Pitocin induction-pit rates

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We also document fhr and uc pattern q15min while on pit, and the bp policy is technically that the bp has to be taken before increasing the pit. Easy enough just to put the cuff on and set it to take...

  13. Fun Baby Statistics

    HappyNurse2005 replied to krazy_coconuts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    See, I'd think that less babies are born on Sundays, b/c no doc is going to induce or do c/s on a

  14. L&D IV starts: Staff or IV team?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to k_cole21's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We start our own, 18gauge. Draw labs from iv start, but any subsequent labs, like on the antepartum patients, the lab

  15. No more VBACs

    HappyNurse2005 replied to 33-weeker's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do allow vbac's. had a doc the other day say that he thought vbac's shouldn't be allowed b/c of the risk of rupture and how if the uterus ruptures, baby must be out in 7 mins to save baby, so many...

  16. Real tips for patients

    HappyNurse2005 replied to JRapha'sRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    well, why do you even have to tell them you are a nurse at all? we don't ask anyone their profession when they come in to deliver, unless it is a social conversation making type thing. first of all,...

  17. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    he will probably work the same as the female nurses. though, if everyone is gun-shy of working witha male, the guy might feel on the defensive, shy, and unwelcome in his new job, and then this will...

  18. What do you say when pts ask your opinion of docs??

    HappyNurse2005 replied to LizzyL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    if its a doc i like i will say so. if its one i dont like (and really, i do like most of them) it dependson the question. if it is "do you like dr. x?" i'll say "well, he's your doctor, it matters...

  19. Code Red/Code Blue/Code whatever....what do you have/what are they for?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in General Nursing

    Code H- post-partum hemorrhage there is a code for postpartum hemorrhage? do you call it over the loudspeaker? why? what happens then? when we have one, we just do what has to be done, no code...

  20. Unlucky Ob Nurse

    HappyNurse2005 replied to moon25's topic in Ob/Gyn

    he coulda kissed my orifice. a few docs will try to order the pit for start at 6, go up by 6, and i still do 2 by 2. none of the nurses like 6 by 6. some will start it at 6, but only go up by

  21. How do you feel about taking pictures with your patients?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    this is their big day, their monumental memory, etc etc. very very meaningful to each family. if i did something that makes them want to remember me as part of that day, i consider it a job well done...

  22. on call hours for L&D

    HappyNurse2005 replied to moon25's topic in Ob/Gyn

    16 hours per 4 week period. split up any way you like. 4 4hour shifts, 2 8 hours, 1 16hour shift, etc. (though, minimum at one time is 4 hours) can be

  23. Longest you've had an AP pt on your unit?

    HappyNurse2005 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Whats the longest time you've had an antepartum pt admitted on your unit? we've had 7 weeks for pprom, 6 weeks for twin to twin transfusion, most recently. of course, i've only been there just less...

  24. Oldest pregnant patient you have seen?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Heloisea3's topic in General Nursing

    that i've seen on our unit-46. though, we have several in their 40s, few primips in their 40s, too. youngest? since i've been there,

  25. Graduate in August- Want to go into L&D. Advice?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to EllenDeeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I personally worked 15 months on another unit before transferring to l&d, but new grads have been hired