snwflknurse

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1. How do you monitor for cervical ripening?

   snwflknurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   In the process of rewriting policies/standards of care on monitoring for cervical ripening. The shift in our facility has been from cervidil and lady partsl cytotec to oral cytotec, although we still...

2. md-surge to L&D nursing, what was it like??

   snwflknurse replied to Amorypaz22's topic in Ob/Gyn

   i worked a year in med-surg, then transferred to L&D. i had a year experience in OB as a nurse tech doing postpartum care, which i think was invaluable in my knowing the department before...

3. balancing charting and pt care

   snwflknurse replied to snwflknurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

   thanks for the reply. we have computer charting (electronic fetal monitoring) but our monitors also print out a paper strip (which is handy to quickly jot a note of an event and then transfer to...

4. balancing charting and pt care

   snwflknurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   i am a new rn to l&d/antepartum/pp after 1 year in med/surg. i am loving things so far, off orientation x1 month now and doing well for the most part. what i really struggle with is how to keep...

5. tid dressing changes

   snwflknurse posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

   Order states: "Wet-to-dry dressing changes to ______ tid." No scheduled times. I work afternoons and am increasingly becoming frustrated that when I report off at 2300, it is somehow my fault that it...

6. What am I doing wrong? Argh...

   snwflknurse posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

   I just started on a busy med-surg unit in October for my first job. I did a little bit of clinical time on this floor, but it wasn't recent. I only had three weeks of official orientation, and am a...

7. OB techs?

   snwflknurse replied to Ariel70113's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I currently work as a nurse tech in OB. They only let you be a NT if you are going into your final year of nursing school here. I work with an RN and together we have anywhere from 5-8 postpartum...

8. How to unwind after work??

   snwflknurse replied to DianeS's topic in General Nursing

   The advice about turning the mind off... It used to be hard for me to leave my mind off the patients. I think that giving a great report to the next nurse helps me sleep the next day. Not only did I...

9. need tips for fundal checks

   snwflknurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am working as a nurse tech in OB this summer caring for postpartum couplets. I am doing great so far with most of my duties, but am having trouble sometimes with fundal checks. Sometimes,...

10. Amenorrhea-help!

    snwflknurse replied to SJM730's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I went on BCP's when I was 16 for the same reason....would get like 3-4 periods a year and they would last like 12 days and be terrible. I stayed on BCP's for a few years (three?) then went off them....

11. "don't get stuck in women's health"

    snwflknurse replied to snwflknurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I did take the position. I just wanted to see what you all thought. Thanks everyone! I kinda thought it was weird advice, but wanted to ask those of you who are in L&D your thoughts. I've...

12. "don't get stuck in women's health"

    snwflknurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would like honest feedback from those of you who are currently in L&D. I will graduate May 2006 with ADN and am open to lots of areas, but would love to do L&D. I just was offered an...

13. student..help osmolarity of dialysis?

    snwflknurse posted a topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    My patient I will have later today is on CAPD, with a solution change every 6 hours. Of course, last night did all my research on the procedure, condition, drugs, etc. The one thing I can't figure out...

14. what is a kvu?

    snwflknurse replied to snwflknurse's topic in General Students

    (slaps self on forehead) duh. that makes sense now...pt with abdominal distention, had a decompression colonoscopy.

15. what is a kvu?

    snwflknurse posted a topic in General Students

    My patient at clinicals this week had one, I think it's a radiology test? I looked it up on several lab test websites and no luck........ any ideas what this is? i thought kvu's were units used to...