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  1. man holding wife still during epidural dies!

    Littlewonder replied to smk1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I wonder if this hospital used a "support person consent." We require all support people (husband, mother, etc.) to sign a consent that states we are not responsible for them, only the patient....

  2. 20 wk fetus, prom

    Littlewonder replied to Minou's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, maybe the hospitals ethics committee should be contacted regarding this hypothetical case. Has anyone talked to this patient and the family of this lady and told her that more could be done to...

  3. 16G or 18G for IV access?

    Littlewonder replied to k_cole21's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yuck, the bigger the gauge, the more trauma on the vein! You do not do someone a favor putting in a huge IV without need. It just increases IV related risks. Please tell me that everyone there uses...

  4. I'm blind in right eye

    Littlewonder replied to rainswhisper,RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey Cindy, I am not blind at all but my eyes do cross and I do bump into things alot!!! I just have to be extra careful around sterile fields and make a lot of wisecracks when I am "driving" beds...

  5. Help! Breastmilk and Breastfeeding questions for the experts

    Littlewonder replied to gr8tshopper's topic in General Nursing

    The one thing to remember about freezing milk versus refridgeration, is that some of the antibodies are killed in the freezing process. So when I pump for my son, I put enough for the next day in the...

  6. Trouble on Night shift

    Littlewonder replied to ErinRNBSN's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Wow Gwenith, I never thought that through! Dark glasses make perfect sense. No wonder I always have a hard time getting to sleep after being exhausted at work. I have a half an hour drive home with...

  7. Routine assessment on night shift - how thorough?

    Littlewonder replied to estrogen's topic in Medical-Surgical

    I think one of the biggest issues here is number of patients. When I just have three moms and babies postpartum, I never wake them up - because I have plenty of opportunities to see them awake. I...

  8. Hospital nurses: Nursing student has four simple questions.

    Littlewonder replied to MommyJoy's topic in General Nursing

    Yes - I knew nursing was stressful and wonderful - it is both!!! Time with patients? I work on a LDRP/NSY unit, so it depends on what type of patients I have. If I have a labor patient, I usally do...

  9. Standing orders for outpatients?

    Littlewonder replied to Littlewonder's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you so much for your replies. It does help. We do not always meet the one hour standard, so I will start using that. I think I would feel more comfortable with either a protocol or a standing...

  10. Standing orders for outpatients?

    Littlewonder posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know if this is a silly question or not. I have worked in two small (around 300 deliveries a year) LDRP/nsy departments for the last three years. We do not have standing orders for our ob...

  11. RN's in the Ozarks

    Littlewonder replied to barb4575's topic in General Nursing

    SBU's nursing program is affiliated with St. John's Hospital in Springfield. I have heard good things about both SBU and Cox and have worked with many excellent nurses who have graduated from one or...

  12. How long to keep baby in nursery??????

    Littlewonder replied to cokegal19's topic in Pediatric

    Well, all hospitals do it differently, but that situation was still inexcusable. If a mom wants to breastfeed the baby, unless the mom or baby was in distress, then the baby should have been with the...

  13. What choices did you make for L&D?

    Littlewonder replied to ER1010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know all the doctors who deliver at our hospital and I chose the one who does the fewest epis! I had a lot of trouble with my episiotomy with my first son. Tearing just a little was so much better...

  14. Guys in the NICU

    Littlewonder replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hey guys, just a note from a little Female Nurse (I just read the thread on calling men in nursing "Male Nurses" :innerconf ) I took a certified breastfeeding educator course with a huge group of...

  15. Night shift nurses...How many hours of sleep do you get?

    Littlewonder replied to lpnin03's topic in General Nursing

    Wow, I am glad to know that so many people are in the same boat that I am in! Sleep is hard when you have kids and work nights. I usually get about an hours nap before my first night (when I am...

  16. Question

    Littlewonder replied to angelady36's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I love L&D, Postpartum, Newborn care, the works. For my personality, working in a LDRP unit is awesome because I really like the continuing care of laboring a patient one night and teaching her...

  17. Nursing Research/The RN's Role

    Littlewonder replied to jamy's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Jamy, I empathaize on the required class. I did a literary research assignment in my nursing research course, but I have not done any since then. (I went straight from highschool to a BSN...

  18. Do you think new grads should start on a med/surg floor or jump into specialty areas?

    Littlewonder replied to Stacy W's topic in General Nursing

    I think this topic is so hotly debated mainly because many hospitals just don't orient well. If you have a hospital with a good preceptorship program, you should be fine to go into whatever specialty...

  19. Have I made a mistake?

    Littlewonder replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn

    By the way, our hospital is much smaller (350 deliveries on a good year) and we are never staffed with under two nurses with a third on call if needed. (Try for a hospital where LDRP/nursery are all...

  20. Have I made a mistake?

    Littlewonder replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow!!! Don't just get more orientation, but raise an alarm in the community. As a patient advocate, the people of the community need to know that they are risking their lives to go to that...

  21. solution for the perineum??

    Littlewonder replied to khine2mn80's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Dermoplast and Tucks are wonderful :) !!! I personally just recommend warm water from a peri-bottle then follow up with spray and tucks. Too much soap down there and you just dry things out....

  22. Charting by Exception = Redundancy

    Littlewonder replied to missionnurse's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Ack! I just came out of a hospital using computer charding (are we allowed to specify the name of the system) anyway, we are now implementing the same system at my new workplace :smackingf . It is...

  23. Working doubles...how do you do it???

    Littlewonder replied to Worthy's topic in General Nursing

    I work twelve hour shifts and ended up doing lots of "catch up" or "start the next shift off" overtime in my last job (which ended up being up to seventeen hours of work straight, often without lunch...

  24. Why are doctors so rude?

    Littlewonder replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I think one of the reasone some physicians are rude is simply because they feel threatened. You think about it, at least for some family practice docs, they do a little bit in all areas. Meanwhile,...