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  1. HELP PLEASE

    bbnurse replied to becky167's topic in Pediatric

    You can work in peds, postpartum or the nursery. Look for a mid sized hospital where they have "maternal child" depts for all three potentials or a hospital with the departments separated but with a...

  2. Anything nice to say?

    bbnurse replied to lorrie's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you thank you, Lorrie. I needed to see good things being said. I really hate to see how angry folks are and are cruel and feel justified being rude/crude and socially unacceptable. I...

  3. Let's play I Remember When.....

    bbnurse replied to RNSue's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated in the sixties and wore dresses until the 80's with that dirty hat. I remember skin care treatments with benzoin and heat lamps, sugar with ivory soap flakes, sugar and 4X4's, betadine,...

  4. A Crying Shame

    bbnurse replied to laurasc's topic in General Nursing

    There are no adequate words to describe that horror. I do recall seeing a special on that on Discovery channel addressing medical malpractice. It was worse reading the truth from our fellow nurses...

  5. Catching Hell

    bbnurse replied to [email protected]'s topic in General Nursing

    Let's see, is taking verbal abuse in all its' forms listed here in my job description or in the Nightengale Oath? Not on this page. No, not here either.... Oh, then I won't be taking it either. I...

  6. Where is JCAHO in all of this mess??

    bbnurse replied to RNSue's topic in General Nursing

    JCAHO accreditation or Dept. of Health visits are a lot of paperwork issues, true. If you read the latest information, however, the JCAHO folks will be looking more at the complete care of a pt. than...

  7. verbal 'scripts'

    bbnurse replied to NCRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Scripted rounds by senior nursing management was how that hospital practiced this thing. To make matters worse, now bedside nurses have to do this?? It is ridiculous. I am asked to do this but I use...

  8. PPH and REDHEADS?

    bbnurse replied to rtadpole's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So many truisms are based on facts. I know this to be true too. So what did your research show?????? Please share the why!! And thank you for the

  9. brachial plexus injuries?

    bbnurse replied to jub's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Most all nurses have seen shoulder dystocia in their practice but this is not a simple question to answer. I suspect that is why no one is answering your questions. Shoulder dystocia is considered an...

  10. Hospital Issued Scrubs vs. Personal Scrubs

    bbnurse replied to Hollywood/rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi. There is the AAP/ACOG Guidelines for Perinatal Care book that addresses this in the chapter about infection control. It is not specifically required to use hospital laundered scrubs for...

  11. Nursing Shortage Makes the Prime Time News!

    bbnurse replied to -jt's topic in General Nursing

    Interesting posts by many nurses addressing real issues. While I agree with many comments, I do disagree with the generalizations that hospitals control the nursing school and therefore create the...

  12. Let's celebrate!

    bbnurse replied to imDonna's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, there is a special day and it falls around the time of Nurse's Day. Try checking with AWHOON and with some of the maternal child journals. They usually send out a poster. I also try to do some...

  13. unsafe staffing

    bbnurse replied to chrisrn44's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi. Yes there are standard guidelines for staffing all areas of maternal child. You can find them in the American Academy of Pediatrics and ACOG published book entitled something like " Guidelines...

  14. Life after L&D?

    bbnurse replied to Jhope's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I started in OB many years ago and along the way spent time doing part time work in other areas of nursing. My OB experience did NOT limit my "hire-ability" in any manner. I did utilization review,...

  15. Tell us about your computer system

    bbnurse replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    First, the LPN scope of practice is to reassess. Once the initial assessment is done by the RN, any shift assessment is a reassessment and, as such, is acceptable for LPN to do and to enter into the...

  16. OB Policy and Procedures " HELP PLEASE"

    bbnurse replied to Caseyrnbsn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Are you wanting info' on oral or lady partslly administered misoprostol? Article in latest Ob.Gyn. News about it . Vol. 35, No. 16. ACOG is releasing guidelines on it too. Am. J. Obstect. Gynecol has...

  17. Sterile Speculum Exams by Nurses

    bbnurse replied to Pamela67's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our physicians also have asked for nursing to perform sterile speculum exams for ferning or fetal fibronectin. I have found no tertiary centers who allow anyone except APN, midwives, residents or...