HappyNurse2005

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  1. YOU as a Pt-what would you allow a student nurse to do?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to KellNY's topic in General Nursing

    i've let new nurses practice iv's on me. though, i did make her use a 20g instead of an 18g (we usually use 18's in l&d). i've only been in the hospital for having babies. didnt have a student...

  2. Any Antepartum nurses?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to NikRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    my unit is LDR (not PP unless on mag or highly unstable) and ante as well, physically on same unit with slight separation, same mgmt, nurses, etc (which i agree with for a multitude of reasons) our...

  3. High Risk Ob Patients

    HappyNurse2005 replied to DEB52's topic in Ob/Gyn

    my unit is a high risk antepartum and l&d unit together, though they are marginally separated. (not like labor in this room, antepartum next door, etc) same nurses staff both i like it this way....

  4. Pitocin induction-pit rates

    HappyNurse2005 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i really, really hope that is supposed tomean 60-70ml (which would be 20-23 mu's of pit, at our concentration of 20units in 1000ml), b/c 60mu's just blows my mind (and her

  5. job and personal life?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to love2shop's topic in Ob/Gyn

    it didnt make it any worse than it already

  6. Security

    HappyNurse2005 replied to magz53's topic in Ob/Gyn

    no, we aren't locked. the babies have the "dont steal the baby" ankle bracelets on that set off alarms if babies are taken near the stairs/elevators and stop everything. anyone can come up. if they...

  7. What do CNAs do in L&D

    HappyNurse2005 replied to zahryia's topic in Ob/Gyn

    lol. we have ONE aide, who works dayshift, m-f. there hasn't always been one. she only works on the antepartum side of the unit (we are LDR and antepartum). takes vitals, blood sugars, takes up meal...

  8. epidurals

    HappyNurse2005 replied to babyktchr's topic in Ob/Gyn

    seriously, they want them in bed for 3 hours post delivery if they had an epidural? we attempt to get them up at approx 1 hour post delivery, sometimes more based on patient, though, usually the...

  9. OB explanation??

    HappyNurse2005 replied to nursejllrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    it varies. my hospital does do couplet care on the postpartum floor, but labor and delivery is separate. we are not on thsame floor and they are not trained to come do our jobs. so its possible to do...

  10. World Breastfeeding Week

    HappyNurse2005 replied to prmenrs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yay! my baby is due during WBW. so I'll be a proud participant

  11. Tips for New Grad Male Nurse Transitioning

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Don't make a point out of being the "male nurse". don't say anything about it, unless asked, then don't make a big deal "actually, i consider myself a nurse, not a "male nurse". don't make a big deal...

  12. OB Spanish

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Shappy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have a list of our OB admission assessment questions in spanish. too bad they don't do you any good if you dont understand the answers!! I muddle through in spanish. I know the important phrases...

  13. EFM - the research & the realities

    HappyNurse2005 replied to kathiecnm's topic in Ob/Gyn

    1. What is your level of care & how many births/mo or yr? level III. 275-300+ births a month (320 or so in january) 2. Do you use central monitoring? yes 3. Do all women get continuous EFM? high...

  14. ACLS Question

    HappyNurse2005 replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    3000-3600 deliveries a year, approx. L&D/hi risk antepartum we do our own sections and have our own OB pacu, so acls is required of the ob pacu designated

  15. Why so many interventions ??????

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Mooncricket55's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we had an attending physician who supervises residents not know that 10L 02 by mask was a standing order for decels. when we told him it was a standing order, he goes "for everyone? you dont have...

  16. NEW GRAD: L&D, PP, or ANTE

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Curious1alwys's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First of all, i'd learn what the facilities in your area have. do they have LDRP's ? do they do mother/baby couplets, or have separate postpartum and nursery nurses? Do they do antepartum as a...

  17. Nursing Students in Home Health...who would of thought?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in General Nursing

    When i was in my ADN program, we had no home health clinical experience. Same ADN program, 2 years later, is now doing home health. i think its great and wish i could have done it. as acute care...

  18. I Need Some Help...

    HappyNurse2005 replied to hoping to be an rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My experience is based on OB in house and nearby. When the primip is pushing and i see head that is NOT sucking back between ctx. or course, they are usually in to check on them and

  19. Do you really want work with foreign nurses?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to lucinka's topic in General Nursing

    welcome to the site lucinka! we have a doctor on our floor from the czech republic-she's great, and her language is mostly very good, she just doesn't understand a few slang words. except when she...

  20. strange request?

    HappyNurse2005 replied to love2shop's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had a woman ask me to cover her ears and squeeze her head tight while she was getting her epidural. One lady didn't want a mirror to watch the baby deliver, but wanted a mirror to see what her lady...

  21. being new in ob

    HappyNurse2005 replied to happyrn10's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A lot of this will depend on your unit's specific guidelines/protocols. my generic advice: have everything you might need in the room with you. it stinks to run out at the last minute. until you can...

  22. What is your unit's Uniform Policy

    HappyNurse2005 replied to 1994OBRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    L&D wears hospital provided scrubs, tops of a particular pattern (blue pattern) or solid blue, then blue pants, and blue scrub jackets if you so choose. change into them at hospital, change out...

  23. ob interview-but here's my problem

    HappyNurse2005 replied to hippiemama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    you'd have to define "OB". is it just a labor and delivery unit? or is it labor/delivery/and postpartum/nursery all in one? if its just l&d, you'd never have anything to do with circ's. im in a...

  24. OB in the ED

    HappyNurse2005 replied to Sugar9486's topic in Emergency

    well, ob technically isn't full either. we can't just send away the laboring women b/c of a lack of beds. we can and have labored them in the OB pacu

  25. New RN Grad

    HappyNurse2005 replied to babyphat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ours does, though, i think experienced nurses are preferred. I applied as a new grad, never got an interview. Applied again after 15 months experience elsewhere, and was offered the job on the spot at...