Katie71275

Katie71275

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  1. Cry for help - well mother/baby nursing diagnoses!

    Katie71275 replied to NightNerd's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Think about your hierarchy of needs. You have some good options, but I'd prioritize risk of hemorrhage over infection. You also have Safety....ever ambulated a new mom? They can be pretty shaky...

  2. Male Nurses

    Katie71275 replied to OUxPhys's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As a female and as a nurse, it wouldn't bother me at all to have a male nurse in OB! I think a person can do great in any specialty no matter what gender. Only drawback, would be with some...

  3. Presentation on Pain Management in Postpartum Woman with a Vaginal Delivery

    Katie71275 replied to kriistaa16's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have the dermaplast on our unit and pads that activate into a "cold pad"(however I prefer a glove with ice wrapped with a towel). We also of course have meds: Norco, Percocet being our top...

  4. Delayed cord clamping

    Katie71275 replied to RNlove17's topic in Ob/Gyn

    NEVER seen it yet. Granted I'm a new nurse, but it seems our patient population doesn't care or isn't interested in it. I don't think our midwife patient's do either. It's on my list of things to...

  5. How long is a nurse new to labor and delivery usually given for orientation?

    Katie71275 replied to sarahaldean's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had 12

  6. How does increased access to healthcare affect nursing?

    Katie71275 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Yes it's homework(for my RN to BSN). I have some ideas of course, but I'd like to make sure I'm not missing any thing. I have to write a 5-7page paper on this using nursing journals and having a...

  7. New to West Monroe, Help!!!

    Katie71275 replied to mzbanks2001's topic in Louisiana Nursing

    ADN is fine. St Francis & Glenwood are two area hospitals. There is also University Health(used to be EA Conway). I'm not sure if they are hiring still, but they may still be. I work there...

  8. How does increased access to healthcare affect nursing?

    Katie71275 replied to Katie71275's topic in General Nursing

    Great points! nurse42long-I was also thinking that as well, with all of the clinics, the pt may see someone sooner...of course we will still have the uneducated who will still not seek care until the...

  9. Best medications to give postpartum woman after vaginal delivery?

    Katie71275 replied to kriistaa16's topic in Ob/Gyn

    For the most part we give Norco and Motrin. C-sections usually Dilaudid &

  10. Cape Fear Valley Residency Feb 2014

    Katie71275 replied to Lmonchin's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I interviewed for FCCU and got an offer(along with my sister). I turned it down b/c we weren't in a good position to move, but my sister accepted and is there now(she started in July). She really...

  11. Skyrocketing health insurance costs-This is crazy!

    Katie71275 replied to MyUserName,RN's topic in General Nursing

    For me to cover my husband it was super high, so I chose to just cover my husband and our

  12. Charge nurse

    Katie71275 replied to proud nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Charge nurse here fills out the reports(checking pt rooms, checking our OR(on L&D)), stocks the IV carts, makes sure that intubation kits are in each delivery room and that our rooms are properly...

  13. When someone asks you what you do for a living, do you say "nurse" or "RN" or "LVN"?

    Katie71275 replied to HHN2472's topic in General Nursing

    I usually say I'm an RN or will say a L&D

  14. Cytotec

    Katie71275 replied to JenDenRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes. I've seen the docs use about 1000mcg of Cytotec at a time. That seems pretty

  15. New to Labor and Delivery/Postpartum Nursing - Please help!

    Katie71275 replied to michelemrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You will do great. I am a new grad(May) on a labor unit and I was terrified, but excited at the same time. You do a lot of the same things sometimes with caring for patients in such a specialized...

  16. Rn being trained by lpn?

    Katie71275 replied to studentnurse9806's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I was officially trained by an RN(as my preceptor); however, my preceptor wasn't always there, so I was often trained by the LPN also. I work L&D and our LPNs usually are scrub nurse in the...

  17. Canceled up to 3-4 times a WEEK. What do?!

    Katie71275 replied to murseBSN's topic in General Nursing

    That stinks! We have a book we sign out in. We just changed hand from state to private..When state, you'd get pulled to another unit, but never called off. Now that it's private, some call offs are...

  18. Do you have 30 minutes for lunch?

    Katie71275 replied to Kurious RN's topic in General Nursing

    I work L&D and sometimes we get a lunch break sometimes not. If I have a laboring pt on pit, they have to be monitored q 30min, so with the time it takes me to heat my lunch and eat....not much...

  19. Nurses dressing up for Halloween

    Katie71275 replied to pheonixRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think it's unprofessional. Probably would be fine in a nursing home where they do Halloween events for the residents, and probably OK at a pediatric clinic(as long as it wasn't something scary),...

  20. Why is Pit started on spontaneous labor?

    Katie71275 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm a new nurse and plan to ask my preceptor when I'm back at work Thursday as well, but for now.....I don't understand why someone who comes in with spont. labor would need Pit? (aside from "failure...

  21. Do you scrub and/or circulate c-sections?

    Katie71275 replied to cosmicmama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We circulate and scrub. Sometimes we have a scrub tech or LPN from surgery come up to scrub but that's on days only. If we have an LPN on shift, they scrub. Circulating is super easy. I hate...

  22. Labor & delivery after graduation?

    Katie71275 replied to ►that_funky♪&#'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    I got a job right out of school in L&D. I am an RN. I really like it. We have LPN's on our unit. I think 4 and they are

  23. Why do you work night shift?

    Katie71275 replied to pinkiepieRN's topic in General Nursing

    I like ights for many reason. 1) I get off work and come home and sleep while the kids are in school. 2)I can go to the kid's events during the day if they have any. 3)More money. 4)I'm doing...

  24. Do you turn off Pit when adequate labor is established??

    Katie71275 replied to Bridget41040's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I usually leave it going with ctx q 2-3mins as long as baby is

  25. First Code Pink

    Katie71275 replied to megan005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Code Pink is infant/child abduction here too! Congrats on making it through. I'm a new nurse and on L&D and every day is something new. As for the OR....are you being trained to scrub and...