Fyreflie

Fyreflie

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  1. baby friendly questions

    Fyreflie replied to Rhee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hah awake with the lights on? What do they think is going to happen when you go home? What a silly

  2. Determining between a variable and a decel?

    Fyreflie replied to itsnowornever's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Meeeee too! I always use my science words now

  3. The most ridiculous birth plans you've had the pleasure of reading

    Fyreflie replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

  4. The most ridiculous birth plans you've had the pleasure of reading

    Fyreflie replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How

  5. The most ridiculous birth plans you've had the pleasure of reading

    Fyreflie replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I love the peanuts! So much safer too :) and I agree, the only time I've ever strongly recommended Vit K right after birth was with a failed vacuum that became forceps (they had been going to decline,...

  6. Determining between a variable and a decel?

    Fyreflie replied to itsnowornever's topic in Ob/Gyn

  7. Determining between a variable and a decel?

    Fyreflie replied to itsnowornever's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Again--just learn your definitions and go by those when you describe or chart. It's your legal backup and if you are the only person who calls it, and you call your doc to review and keep...

  8. Determining between a variable and a decel?

    Fyreflie replied to itsnowornever's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would just revisit your definitions, know them by heart and stick to your guns then. AWHONN has a good document on classification. I'm baffled that a basic FHR course wouldn't teach those...

  9. Determining between a variable and a decel?

    Fyreflie replied to itsnowornever's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would hope that you would have gotten that training from your facility before being turned loose to figure it out on your own!! If they haven't put you through a basic FHR monitoring course you'd...

  10. Determining between a variable and a decel?

    Fyreflie replied to itsnowornever's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A decel and a variable are the same thing. If it's less than 15 seconds long it doesn't count as any kind of decel. If the onset to lowest point takes less than thirty seconds (ie up to 29 seconds) it...

  11. Infant admission at bedside

    Fyreflie replied to s.maire.2126's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do our band checks bedside in post partum and Mom follows along on her bands to verify. Babies are technically admitted (to a bed in the computer) at birth from L&D and bands are double signed...

  12. The hard part...

    Fyreflie replied to L&dRNLizzi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm of two minds on that. First, that it's natural to have an opinion about things and beliefs are beliefs, especially brought to light in situations that are sad and possibly preventable. Second,...

  13. highest lab values you have seen

    Fyreflie replied to lovemyjoblandd's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had a lady with idiopathic low platelets once. We ran admission cbc& type & screen on everyone and her platelets were 35!!! She had a vag delivery with no complications. I almost started 2...

  14. The most ridiculous birth plans you've had the pleasure of reading

    Fyreflie replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

  15. Circumcision and Pain?

    Fyreflie replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

  16. Circumcision and Pain?

    Fyreflie replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We also used sucrose during PKU and bili pokes in post partum and I do all my Vit K injections (and did heel pokes at my old job) with the baby skin to skin and feeding as colostrum provides a similar...

  17. who intubates?

    Fyreflie replied to nocturnalnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

  18. who intubates?

    Fyreflie replied to nocturnalnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    None of the units I've worked on have allowed nurses to intubate but it sounds like you guys need to and that the hospital is definitely setting themselves up for a disaster by not supporting that in...

  19. White board designs

    Fyreflie replied to laury411's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would love it if we had something about effacement!! Every time I have a conversation with someone about it, it's like a lightbulb goes on. Things we have posted in various places around our unit...

  20. Labour and delivery practices from around the world

    Fyreflie replied to Sezza83's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not so hard, commonwealth countries are pretty good to one another. You just need your nursing to do LD here, but we don't deliver (on purpose anyway). My hubby is actually from Melbourne :) good luck...

  21. Labour and delivery practices from around the world

    Fyreflie replied to Sezza83's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Man I'll trade you!! Canada seems to be inbetween you and the US in terms of intervention and practice and we are both still behind the UK and apparently you guys :) be prepared to change the way you...

  22. Pregnancy and OB Nursing

    Fyreflie replied to TNgirl2010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I say if it's your dream and they're recruiting, then do it! Being pregnant might make some of the work more emotional but I think you'll do great. As for delivering where you work--most of the staff...

  23. Cervidil AND Pitocin

    Fyreflie replied to rdnkmommy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So is it standard on your

  24. What's the max dose Pitocin is allowed at your hospital?

    Fyreflie replied to violet_violet's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do use mag but only if its severe--they usually induce before it gets that bad. We don't use misoprostol for live induction at all in Canada! Strange how different things

  25. What's the max dose Pitocin is allowed at your hospital?

    Fyreflie replied to violet_violet's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's strange! I've always noticed to my true pre-e pts tended to have really quick labours no matter what their gestation or parity. Sometimes just a prostin or cervidil is enough to get them...