QTBabyNurse

QTBabyNurse BSN, RN

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  1. Infant ID procedures

    QTBabyNurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    what is your hospital's procedure for banding

  2. Infant ID procedures

    QTBabyNurse replied to QTBabyNurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    so...are you saying that the baby gets three bands? two while in l&d and then another when it gets to the

  3. Core staffing for L&D

    QTBabyNurse replied to babynurse357's topic in Ob/Gyn

    explain to the don that staffing for "what ifs" is exactly what happens in the er, isn't it? they wouldn't leave just one person in the er if it didn't happen to be busy at the time, would they? well,...

  4. What is a shift like for a PP/mother/baby nurse?

    QTBabyNurse replied to momma/babyrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    our post op vitals routine for sections and for tubals was q15min x 4, q30 min x 4, then q8h for the duration of their stay. yes, section patients have a pca, not tubals though. blood transfusions...

  5. What is a shift like for a PP/mother/baby nurse?

    QTBabyNurse replied to momma/babyrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    first of all, congratulations in your new unit! you will enjoy mother/baby, i am sure. i've worked 10 years in l&d, nursery and mom/baby--sometimes all three areas within the course of one 12...

  6. Help with my clinical scenario

    QTBabyNurse replied to cubeo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yes there are those babies that take 24 hours to void for the first time too! thank you for clarifying the point about 6-8 dirty diapers once mom's milk comes

  7. Help with my clinical scenario

    QTBabyNurse replied to cubeo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i would ask the pediatrician for an order to run a bili prior to discharge. if the level is still high, the physician might want to keep the baby in the hospital for phototherapy. if he does discharge...

  8. Help with my clinical scenario

    QTBabyNurse replied to cubeo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    well...there are a couple of things that concern me in this post and replies....first of all you mentioned the baby had 2 wet and 1 soiled diaper in 24 hours...usually 6-8 wet/soiled diapers in 24...

  9. I Got The Job!!

    QTBabyNurse replied to TRINI_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    best wishes in your new career!! i wish you much

  10. Does anyone just work Mother/Baby??

    QTBabyNurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    i've been working ob for 9 years---labor & delivery, newborn nursery and couplet care but lately i feel that i just want to work couplets....is there anyone out there that has done the same thing?...

  11. New post partum nurse question

    QTBabyNurse replied to sunshinetoo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    this is how i give a newborn their first bath...i lay 2-3 chux in the bassinet and i keep the bassinet under a standing radiant warmer to keep the little one warm. as the baby is cleaned, i remove a...

  12. Nova Southeastern RN-BSN??

    QTBabyNurse replied to General E. Speaking, RN's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i am currently in nova's rn-bsn online program and will graduate in august. i can't say it has been easy, but it is do-able. what i liked about their program is that unlike state universities, they...

  13. Interested in Legal Nurse Consulting

    QTBabyNurse posted a topic in Legal

    i am an rn with all of my 9 years of nursing experience in all areas of obstetrics: labor & delivery, newborn nursery and mother/baby care. lately, i have been giving a lot of thought to legal...

  14. Interested in Legal Nurse Consulting

    QTBabyNurse replied to QTBabyNurse's topic in Legal

    siri....to do the other course that you mentioned, don't you have to already have 2000 hours of consulting under your belt? how do you get that without having any education in the

  15. How do you.....??

    QTBabyNurse posted a topic in Hospice, Palliative

    i will be changing specialties in a couple of weeks from obstetrics to hospice (i know....huge difference!). i've done ob for 9 years, but i feel the need for a change of pace and would like to learn...

  16. Does anyone here teach an LPN program?

    QTBabyNurse posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    i am an rn and considering becoming an lpn instructor. does anyone here have any experience doing this and how do you like it? i've only worked in a hospital setting, but i have always been interested...

  17. Looking for an MSN program

    QTBabyNurse replied to asilmk's topic in Post Graduate Students

    the cno at my hospital has an msn/mba. good luck in your

  18. Anyone attending NOVA Southeastern Univ BSN program?

    QTBabyNurse replied to tm64's topic in Florida Nursing

    hi! i am in their rn-bsn online program. i began in january and will graduate next august. i love the program and i think the professors are very helpful! i'm sure you won't be

  19. Does anyone here teach an LPN program?

    QTBabyNurse replied to QTBabyNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    thank you shull for your information. what preparation did you have prior to teaching? do you have a bsn or master's degree? my experience has been all obstetrics, do you think that will hinder me...

  20. Online BSN I would like experiences!

    QTBabyNurse replied to danno2133's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i am enrolled through nova southeastern university out of fort lauderdale and i love it! courses run about 8 weeks and you take 1 or 2 classes during those 8 weeks. so far the instructors i have...

  21. Quickest ASN to BSN option?

    QTBabyNurse replied to luv4nursing's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i'm doing an adn-bsn program that takes 18 months through nova southeastern university in florida. they give alot of credits for already having your rn and they hardly have any extra prerequisites....

  22. Any ideas for MSN/Education online programs?

    QTBabyNurse replied to dansmom6's topic in Post Graduate Students

    nova southeastern university....100% online...nova southeastern

  23. feeling anxiety and other ranges of emotions

    QTBabyNurse replied to shoegalRN's topic in General Nursing

    you are treading into "unknown territory"...that is what is causing your anxiety....this is a new school, new job, new people and a new lifestyle that you will encounter....no doubt you will feel many...

  24. starting RN to BSN program in January!!!

    QTBabyNurse replied to pedinurse05's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Luv4nursing.....I'm not sure how competitive it was to get in....but I had a really good GPA (3.9) from my associate's degree program.....I had to write an essay and get some letters of recommendation...

  25. starting RN to BSN program in January!!!

    QTBabyNurse replied to pedinurse05's topic in Online Distance Learning

    i start in january as well....but i am enrolled at nova southeastern university out of fort lauderdale.....100% online....adn-bsn-msn in 36 months.....here is a virtual "toast" to all of us beginning...