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We always do 1:1 with all active labor or section patients. We circulate and recover our section patients, but they are our only patient at the time. We have 2 or 3 at the most "watcher " patients in L and D..PTL or Mag..etc. No PCAs in L and D. Usu...

I have SEEN a fetascope...but never had to use one!! We do intermittant monitoring at times but it consists of hooking them up to the EFM for a 20 minute strip. We do still have one on one nursing care though :monkeydance:

:cheers: Congrats!! Sounds like you were broken in well today!

I agree!! We don't even use cytotech for a viable pregnancy induction at the hospital where I work, so I cannot even imagine this ever happening.

hmmm.. I think so...??? We only have RNs on our floor, but we used to have an LPN and I can't remember her not being able to start an IV, we do IVs every day...

ooops sorry!!! I just saw this..cleaned out space !!!

Never thought about a photo...great idea. No, I would not tell them the baby had died. Even when I was telling my friend that our other friend lost her baby at 10 weeks in utero, I said that the baby no longer had a heartbeat. I just imagine the poor...

I am a L and D nurse and I do not have any personal experience with loss. I appreciate you all sharing and letting us know what helps you all in your times of need. I think at times I don't know what to say, and I feel inadequate because I cannot ima...

I have actually had a patient once tell me half jokingly but I think she was serious..that she wanted a different nurse when she found out I had six kids! I really think she thought I was going to have a "been there done that" attitude and not "feel ...

We have standing orders for it for the first time, if we need a second dose the order reads to call anesthesia (although they just say to give another dose usually)..the third time they will come LOL..

Wish I could help...I don't know anything about these schools...sorry! Good luck though!

yeah...they do tend to kill off any brain cells you have. I tell everyone my children must be geniouses cause they sucked all the "smarts" right out of me!

We mix up 30 units in 500cc LR, start at 1mu and increase by 2 q15 until we gt ctx q 2 to 3 minutes. THAT is what the order reads. NO max written. Our docs dont really have a max, they all have different preferences. We usually just ask what theri l...

Just an aside, but our policy states our doc must be in the hospital in order to start pit on a patient anyway...is that not a standard in most hospitals? Just curious... I was wondering the same thing about US too...they ask us to do them before a s...

LOL...knew you had southern blood in ya! I am from Mississippi too..Biloxi, and went to Ole Miss. Ended up here in Alabama though!

Are you from the south?

#1 24 #2 25 #3 33 #4 34 #5 36 #6 37 Now I am 40 and I think I am done..although God may have another little surprise out there somewhere LOL.. Best age....tough question. Physically or mentally? Physically I would say younger for sure, pregnancy wa...

Scary patient today..she was heading south quickly! I have seen labs go bad fast, but not sure if I have seen them go this fast! :uhoh21: At 6am Sat am, her platelets were 140,000 AST 45. midnight Sat, AST 145. plts 245,000. 5am Sunday, AST 2580, and...

We do hire new grads in our dept as well, and have a wonderful orientation period. If it is where you want to work and you know it, then why be miserable somewhere else first..IMO..??? I did peds orthopedics first just because I worked there while is...

I can't answer that one, because we bring our moms over ASAP to see the babies. Our NICU is across the hall...so it is very easy to go over. (well easy as can be with multiple IVACs and IV poles and IV lines ..etc LOL) Even my very sick mom from abov...

Depends on the severity. We expect them to deliver early so we try to manage with steroids, Mag if needed for pressures..etc. Very close monitoring of proteinurea, (24 hour proteins done) frequent labs for liver function and CBC, of course BPs. Obvio...

Our epidural meds are in glass bottles, not bags at all, no way to mistake them. Plus they are on the other side of the bed by themselves to keep them separate. We do not hang them anyway, the doc does. How tragic...

ew. Freaky looking things arent they!

Isnt a full cup of ice chips 90ml?

yikes..havent interviewed in so long, and I dont think I do very well either! Hopefully others will have some good tips. Just be relaxed, be yourself, let them know how motivated you are to really learn and pull your weight!