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  1. No She/he Did Not!!!

    baby&mommynurse replied to Maggie in NC's topic in General Students

    No she did not come in ready to deliver with a birth plan and then test positive for marijuana after we found out about her hx of drug use! Yes she

  2. holding a baby in after being fully dilated??

    baby&mommynurse replied to court519's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :yeahthat: court519, maybe it would be better if your sister's friend posted her own side of the story... then we could get a better view. Everyone knows how stories can get misconstrued when passed...

  3. Nurse donating kidney to dialysis patient

    baby&mommynurse replied to rnmi2004's topic in General Nursing

    It's a personal decision to decide to donate any of your organs and donating her kidney was this nurse's personal decision. She should be praised, not criticized. What does it matter if you are a...

  4. Scrub or handwash?

    baby&mommynurse replied to Mimi2RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't wear cover gowns for doing vital signs or assesments, but we do if we have to feed a baby. We make our volunteers scrub as well and wear a cover gown for each baby they pick up to cuddle or...

  5. Routine newborn blood glucose testing?

    baby&mommynurse replied to bbnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We won't draw a stat blood glucose unless it's under 40mg/dl X 2. After the first time that it is under 40, we'll have mom breastfeed if she is opposed to any formula being given or give formula if...

  6. Scrub or handwash?

    baby&mommynurse replied to Mimi2RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Our NICU requires a 3 minute scrub up to the elbows. Parents must also wear cover gowns if they are going to be holding their baby. In our normal Newborn Nursery, a cover gown is not required,...

  7. Routine newborn blood glucose testing?

    baby&mommynurse replied to bbnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Exactly. Why poke unnecessarily? These little babies get poked and prodded enough from PKUs and other bloodwork that may be needed. Our standard orders are to check glucose on any SGA, LGA, IDM, or...

  8. Thumb sucking adults

    baby&mommynurse replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Bravo... well said! :) We as nurses, especially since we are nurses, need to learn how to be be nonjudgmental to all our patients regardless of who they are and the things they do that may not...

  9. Do you parents bring car seats in the hospital?

    baby&mommynurse replied to Zhlake's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You must be at a hospital with a lot of money and funding. I'm at hospital that has approximately 500-600 or so births a month... 6000-7200 or so car seats a year? that's a lot of

  10. Do you parents bring car seats in the hospital?

    baby&mommynurse replied to Zhlake's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You would think that people who have decided to bring children into this world, would have enough sense & responsibility to at least have seat belts installed in their truck before the baby was...

  11. Do you parents bring car seats in the hospital?

    baby&mommynurse replied to Zhlake's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In my hospital, part of our job as nurses is to educate the parents that a car seat is required not only for safety reasons, but also that it is the law. They are told that the need one on the day of...

  12. When circ's go bad...

    baby&mommynurse replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    where i work, the OBs usually come in the morning and request to do a circ on their patient's babies and we assist. it's part of our job. i havn't heard of any of our nurses refuse to help even if...