Hi there. I am a Frontier student and did not take either one of the above courses, but I did take a statistics course that Frontier recommended and was transferred for credit and it was through...
I am trying to get a feel on other institutions protocals for charting on well babies. Currently at our facility, we are making entries on well babies every hour until discharge which may be 2-3 days...
Thank you all so much for your replies... luckily in this case, pt delivered before doc was doing both cytotec and pitocin at same time. As far as a D&C pt did not want to go to surgery for...
Thank you all for your replys. At our facility, we have identification bands on babies, mothers, and fathers. Our unit is a locked unit and everyone has to be identified and be let in and out of the...
l&drocks replied to StephL&DRN2B's topic in Ob/Gyn
The way that was most helpful for me to learn to check dilatation was to measure everything in the house that was round and had some type of rim. I also carried a tape measure and assessed how...
There are LPN's that do work in Labor and Delivery. Yes, you would be responsible for laboring and pt, vag exams, monitoring pitocin drips, although you would not initiate the drips. Hope this...
l&drocks replied to mysticalwaters1's topic in Ob/Gyn
In the institution I work in, mother's are usually given a choice whether to remove the fetus or let nature take its course. Most of the patients that I work with if they are less than 16 weeks or so...
I breastfed and pumped for my last baby for 10 months. The nurses on the unit were very understanding regarding my need to pump. I would usually try to pump 2-3 times a shift for 10 minutes. As far...
A question came up on our LD unit and I was wondering if anyone knew the answer. Is there a standard drip concentration that is preferred by ACOG? Thanks for your