babyktchr BSN, RN

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    Looking for good study guides/materials...

    babyktchr replied to ShannonB25's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am assuming that you are taking the inpatient ob exam here...since you didn't specify which exam you were taking. I used the AWOHNN books on competency and the their OB book that I cannot for the...
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    Evil OB

    babyktchr replied to Dayray's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work with a doc who does just that very same thing. He has even gone so far as "POP" the perineum open like a midline with his fingers. It is a god awful sound and it is really all out of his...
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    Umbilical clamp cutter

    babyktchr replied to Marijke's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have the same kind of transponders it sounds like...and we use the same cutter except we now cut on the side of the clamp...that is how the rep showed us. The company provided us with "their"...
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    Nuva Ring

    babyktchr replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I love it. It is mindless...every 3 weeks I put a new one in so I don't have a period. I have a hard time with some pills and such because of hormonal migraines and estrogen withdrawal. I have had...
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    anyone who knows about Fetal Monitoring Conferece this month or next month?

    babyktchr replied to PRUS's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Saw Michelle last month, kind of her farewell performance in our area...and she was fab as always. Hope you enjoy the
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    We lost a mom to HELLP!!!

    babyktchr replied to LizzyL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Egads, it is so true......when it is bad it is bad bad bad. What a terrible
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    cytotec for retained tissue

    babyktchr replied to jenib's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have used cytotec for post partum issues....and one doc uses it for placentas after delivery of IUFD. Seems to me the practioner of the original post took the LONG way around to get that placenta...
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    Ice to reduce a swollen ant lip?

    babyktchr replied to scnnmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Funny this has come up...had a midwife at work try the "Cervical melting" thing....she put ice in a glove and pushed it right up there. What I heard was (cause I wasn't working that night) was...
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    How much Fentanyl??

    babyktchr replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I enjoyed this one for some reason. She is a bit more feisty, if you can believe that...and since she is taking a year off, she has that devil may care attitude. I always come away with "AH HA"...
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    Very sad update on the twins

    babyktchr replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oddly enough, I had a patient with the same scenario at the beginning of the month. She had twin gestation with rupture of twin A at 13-14 weeks. The only thing she felt was trickling for a while...
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    How much Fentanyl??

    babyktchr replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, and let me get back to you on them, gotta look that up in the back of the drug section of her lecture. I have NEVER used fentanyl, not even when I worked in the ICU, so I have no experience at...
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    How much Fentanyl??

    babyktchr replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just got back from a Michelle Murray conference and she dedicated a good portion of a day to drugs used in labor, and she has convinced me to look into fentanyl. We don't even use it in epidurals...
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    L&D nurses who worked other floors first

    babyktchr replied to nolaRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I came from ICU/CCU and thought it helped tremendously when I finally got a postion in L&D. I still use a lot of ICU
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    new med order

    babyktchr replied to nursey_girl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :yeahthat:
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    new med order

    babyktchr replied to nursey_girl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OH MY WORD. Previous csection and high dose pit...would NOT happen at my institution....not no how, not no way. That is quite the pickle, what do we do with demises at early gestations with previous...
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    How do you remember everything

    babyktchr replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Patience is key honey. You will find your niche in how to do things. You have to communicate with your preceptor though, and tell her you are feeling a bit whelmed and to perhaps share her thoughts...
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    New to ICU with no clue

    babyktchr replied to nurse4theplanet's topic in General Nursing

    OOOOH....I was in nursing school when I started a critical care tech job. I worked there while in school and then stayed after I graduated. I LOVED it. It was sooooo scary at first and there was...
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    Toradol for PTL?

    babyktchr replied to babynurse2001's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Can't imagine the use of toradol for the use of PTL. What properties does an NSAID have to stop contractions? Besides, use of NSAIDS in pregnancy after 28 weeks is contraindicated because it can...
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    I survived

    babyktchr replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :yelclap: I just love that
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    Wow...from a student

    babyktchr replied to INFJ's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :yelclap: Yeah
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    OB scrubs

    babyktchr replied to obosoon's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Many years ago there were hosptial provided scrubs for OB. We wear our own scrubs now, and in any style. We used to wear the same top and same color pants all of the time. We went to any style or...
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    OBTV -vs- GE QS system

    babyktchr replied to obosoon's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use the QS system, but only for surveillance, we do not use computerized charting. It is an ok system for what we use it for, I dont' think it is the most user friendly, but it is the only system...
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    For those that believe in getting med-surg experience first...

    babyktchr replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I went to ICU as a new grad, but I was also an ICU tech for 2 years prior, so the transition was a bit more smooth. I feel that ICU experience is invaluable and made a difference when I finally found...
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    Epidural-induced Hypotension

    babyktchr replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :roll
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    Staffing ratio for this patient

    babyktchr replied to fourbirds4me's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am not a Mag level kind myself. Patient response is key, so diligent assessment is called for. I would like to know what this patients PIH profile showed. NO WAY this patient would be 1:3 where I...