ryleikat

HI, I am a fairly new (8mths) nurse to ob. On our unit we rotate between postpartum, labor-delivery, and nursery. I recently came out of orientation and have mostly been assigned to nursery, rarely getting to do labor. I finally got the chance to do labor this past week and I am not feeling very confident on cervical checks. I can tell you what 1cm and 9.5-10cm is without any problem. Anything between this is questionable to me. Of course we have the cervical dilation charts on the doors in the rooms, but, I can't always remember how far my fingers were spread during the exam. Also effacement, how on earth is that figured out??? The nurses on the unit just say it comes with experience, but how can I get the experience without knowing what I am feeling for? So on to station. I can tell if a baby is up in egypt or really low in the pelvis, however not at a -5 or +2 station. Does anyone have any tips or tricks to give me??? Please help!!!