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  1. Are you a new informatics nurse?

    mugwump replied to InformaticsRN.MA's topic in Nursing Informatics

    I have started my new position as clinical informatics coordinator in March, so I am a newbee as well and am

  2. Are you a new informatics nurse?

    mugwump replied to InformaticsRN.MA's topic in Nursing Informatics

    i will be in a couple weeks

  3. Timing of newborn bath

    mugwump posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    so everyone i am working on a project and i am just curious when does eveyone complete their initial newborn

  4. nursing policy on handling infant that is not bathed

    mugwump replied to kms6417's topic in Ob/Gyn

    so just a little devils advocate what is diffrent between a baby not getting a bath and you holding the hand of your patient who maybe has HSV that just was in the bathroom scratching a leison did not...

  5. Just wondering -

    mugwump replied to ejm RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    well, technically we have 24 LDR's, 4 OR suites, however we typically only use 3 (one of those being for cerclages mostly. we deliver about 450 a month, although a couple of years ago when I started...

  6. Bicitra

    mugwump posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just a question. out of everyone who gives bicitra prior to surgeries. Do you dilute

  7. Epidural vs. nature births

    mugwump replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I learned and accepted when i started in labor and delivery that non-medicated births made me nervous i was scarred, I felt bad for the woman who was hurting and i wanted to try to make it better....

  8. L&D nurses - can you look at my birth plan?

    mugwump replied to Lola77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can't wait to read the update on what actually happens. Your birthplan sounds very reasonable. But keep this in mind birth is a fluid dance. Nothing happens by itself and everything affects...

  9. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    mugwump replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    well, first of all i would say as a new grad in this economy, don't excpect a labor and delivery job. I would however encourage you to get as close to it, as you could. for instance a hospital with a...

  10. L&D and/or Post Partum Nurses!

    mugwump replied to smelton5's topic in Arizona Nursing

    I work at Banner Desert so I don't really know any who go to

  11. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    mugwump replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well as far as the AWHONN do you attend meetings, then you are a "active member" also I try to use the nurse job description in my resume instead of care for patients, you might right i formulate the...

  12. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    mugwump replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow this is a tuff one, my first reactin when your old preceptor critisez you is to remind her that she was your preceptor and you are mirroring her behaviors. so basically when she is critisizing you...

  13. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

    mugwump replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There is an article about this on

  14. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

    mugwump replied to c3p0's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know this is in the speciatly area for OB I'm not sure that all the people posting are in OB so I want to remind everyone or educate everyone that yes all hospitals that do labor and delivery can do...

  15. Horrible delivery the other day

    mugwump posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Had a bad delivery the otherday but suprizingly baby is doing good, can we just way primip pushing for 2 hours, c/section baby got stuck (beyond stuck) took about 5 minuts, pushing from below (2...

  16. Having a h ard time processing something that happend yesterday

    mugwump replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The doctor did tell them the gestational age and it was not viable and it needed to stay with the mother. He was overrulled by the paramedics. And yes there was a reason that she was too unstable for...

  17. Having a h ard time processing something that happend yesterday

    mugwump posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    To make a long story short. Patient delivered a non-viable baby in the doctors office 18-20 weeks. Paramedics were called to transsport patient and baby to labor and delivery. Paramedics separated the...

  18. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    mugwump replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Good luck Halo 425 I wish the best for you and I hope you get in to Labor and Delivery, I LOVE what I

  19. post confrence ideas

    mugwump posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I am new to instructing clinicals. I am doing them for labor and delivery, triage, post partum and antepartum. Any ideas for post confrences and learning

  20. My job offer...how does it sound to you guys?

    mugwump replied to nursalicious's topic in Cardiac

    You had me at no holiday's no weekends. I work in labor and delivery so i have no idea of the work your doing, i however work 6a-6p and love it. I love my 12's and yes 6am is early but traffic is...

  21. Bicitra

    mugwump replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think the thought process is on the manufacture directions it says to dilute. I'll tell you if we start dilluting it, but i doubt we

  22. Bicitra

    mugwump replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks everyone, keep the info comming. Our pharmacy is saying that we have to dilute it in 240 cc water or

  23. Safe Haven

    mugwump posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was wondering has anyone had a women declare safe haven for her baby while she was in labor and delivery or post partum (not just delivered at home and came in) but actually while she was a...

  24. Nurse's Day recognition ideas

    mugwump posted a topic in General Nursing

    I am on a comitee to plan next years nurses day recognition. In your perfect world what would your ideas

  25. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    mugwump replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First of all the best resources would be to join a professional organization like AWHONN Also are you working in labor and delivery because your coworkers would be a wealth of knowlege. If you are...