maberRN BSN

maberRN has 37 years experience as a BSN and specializes in Labor and Delivery, High risk OB.

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1. Placenta Previa/vag bleeding

   maberRN replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

   1. Call for help depending on the amount of bleeding ( spotting vs hemorrhage) assess bleeding and fetal heart rate provide O2 if fetal heart rate warrants obtain IV ACCESS Obtains labs, CBC, type and cross, DIC again based ...

2. Insulin drips patients on L&D

   maberRN replied to Upgrading_Status's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have enjoyed finding this question stream! I work at a high volume 6,500-6,700 deliveries a year medical center . We absolutely keep our insulin drip patients in labor and Delivery if they are laboring. And we often keep our DKA pts in our high ris...

3. Pit & Mag PP

   maberRN replied to jdop's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We do the same bonus after delivery at my large 6,500-6,700 delivery a year hospital. However, we run the PP Pitocin at 40 ml/ hr x4 hrs. Our main IV line of NS is KVO’d to avoid fluid overload, with or without Magnesium running.

4. Hospital requiring personal cell phones for patient care

   maberRN replied to krekear's topic in General Nursing

   In my labor and delivery unit, everyone picks up a unit phone, signs in with our hospital ID and then utilizes it all shift for paging doctors, stats etc. you then hand off your phone to the oncoming nurse. We have extras, when the phones need to be ...

5. Are you doing these things on your L&D floor?

   maberRN replied to ksusn's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello, 1. At my hospital we do an UDS on all OB admission. Our state law requires assent, not consent. With the increase in opioid addiction, we find MANY positives on patients you would never guess. The neonates then withdraw in the hospital under ...

6. Possible adult admit with minor child in tow

   maberRN replied to Monkey Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   This is an interesting thread! At my large level one trauma center we allow children 14yo and older to be a pt's support person. We also allow newborns to stay with mothers who are readmitted due preeclampsia on the high risk OB floor. (Preeclamps...