jrring1019

I take it off (during the actual procedure)and listen intermittently if it is taking a long time. I always trace mom if I leave it on and how is that helpful? You are still not getting a strip. I sometimes document "unable to maintain fhr tracing d...

I lost 2 babies at 16 weeks over a 10 month period. The first was our son, Andrew. Almost 10 months later we lost Ava, our little girl. I was overwhelmed at the strength my husband showed and how he took care of me. He was also devastated, but ther...

I tell my patients with epidurals to let me know when they get pressure that comes every couple minutes. If they already have a pressure feeling, I tell them it will increase and you will notice it coming and going. That is what I felt with my kids.....

I am an OB nurse who lost 2 babies. I found the absent fetal heart tones myself, both times... There is nothing like that awful silence. When it was confirmed by the doctors, by u/s, it is absolutely indescribable to see your own baby with no heart ...

if you love L&D( and you sound like you are good at it) then find a hospital with LDRP's. I have worked at both and I really love the LDRP nursing much better. Where I work now we take 1 labor with some PP's. At first it was very weird to me, bu...

I remember reading somewhere that the transition shakes and the post delivery shakes are natures way to prepare for the blood loss of delivery. The woman vasoconstricts and sends blood to the vital organs to protect in case of PPH,,,makes sense.

Yes, I chart those accels as accels present. Accels , even with contractions are a sign of fetal well being.

The question is "what would you think of this?" I would think that the doctors recommendations are appropriate based on the findings of low amniotic fluid and high (at least borderline) BP's. The tests are non-invasive, and may reassure both you a...

I had a 16 week loss of my little boy in October. I was just trying to doppler the heartbeat at work when I found out that he was gone. Horrible. I did not think I could handle going back to work, but it was really OK after the first night back. I wa...

I had the exact same job you do when I started nursing. I loved cardiac, but I went to OB after 2 years and have done OB for 10 years now. Go for it! If it is not a good fit, you can always go back. I stayed prn on my cardiac unit just in case and o...

My aunt passed away from CJD in october. I was under the impression that it was only transmitted via neural tissue or infected meat. Now I have heard that it can be contracted much easier, say through lung secretions. Is this true? Also, does every c...

I have been an RN 12 + yrs (OB fro 10), I experienced a fetal demise at 16 weeks and and I can't believe what a new perspective I have. I cannot even begin to remember all of the pts I have cared for over the years who have experienced loss, but I ho...

After reading my original post I have to add that not all my care was bad. My labor nurses were great. My delivery nurse did a lot of pictures. We all know that the pictures never look all that great, and I have found this great service for stillbor...

Can you imagine the pregnancy? I was VERY uncomfortable with my 8 and 9 lb babies, I felt so heavy out front , back pain, etc... I cannot even imagine getting out of bed with a 17 lb baby in there!

I think that most L&D nurses support natural childbirth and are supportive of pts choices. If a pt is going natural I always give encouragment, tell her how strong she is and I am always so impressed by these pts. The time I think my pt is a pa...

I can understand this from the confused, but I have never understood why a woman would rip off her clothes in labor and remain naked until delivery. Many who are going natural do, I figure its because they are hot and irritated. Honestly, I had one ...

I know what you are saying and I have been there. However ,I must thank you for that laugh!! 'CT hot dog bun' made me laugh out loud and I needed that!

I am looking into a job as a medical analyst. This particular position is work from home, although they also have many other full time on-site jobs. Basically the job I am looking at is chart review and communicating with cliets re:needs/ expectation...

how about the one with the CORD PROLAPSE at an attemted homebirth on a VBAC!!!!!!! The midwife let the lady WALK AROUND her house and cry about having to go to the hospital. This part seemed to go on a while. I was thinking, shouldn't someone call...

Position is so important! I find that this is often the most neglected part of the labor process especially when the pt has an epidural. It will very often speed up labor and improve strips. To answer the OP's question, before you call the doc for ...

Dental instruments are sterilized, would you go to a dentist that just washed them with soap and water? Yuck. I don't care that it is no longer sterile after it touches MY mouth, I just don't want anything left over from the last patient! Also, ever...

At 16 weeks a midwife told me I was having a boy. I swear I saw those boy parts also! 4 weeks later my next US said girl. OB at that time told me 16 weeks is too early to determine gender accurately. BTW it really was a girl!

Can the use of these meds (especially Prozac) decrease BTB variability? I think I have read that somewhere and I recently had a pt on Prozac with a non reactive strip for many hours deliver a vigorous baby. It was a lousy strip, doc wasn't worried. ...

On a birth plan pt requested vanilla ice cream with chocolate syrup during labor, and she did not bring these in with her. She thought the hospital would have it. She also requested that the toddler sibling be on the bed with her during birth AND c...

Most of our pts use the nsy at night at least for a couple of hours. The majority of the pku's, hrg screens, weights, bili's etc... are done on night shift. So the baby usually goes in for that and I give mom the option of rest and bring the baby bac...