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The reason I was given for why we start the series at birth is because the vaccine's follow-up doses fall in line with the newborn visits and it can be combined with other vaccines they give. If they wait until the child is older, the parent is much...

at our hospital we can not have pit and O2 on at the same time, it is part of policy and the doctors are aware of it, no exceptions

Hello Everyone, We offer the Heb B vaccine, and moms have to sign consent for baby to get it. It is given after delivery the same time as the Vit K. The rationale for this (as explained to us) is that if the vaccine is given at birth the timing of...

I was wondering if anyone can give any insight in the differences between delivering and the postpartum stay at Military VS non military hospitals. I am interested more in the patients perspective, like do they have to same options for monitoring, m...

THanks again for the info, I will be sure to pass it on!

Thanks Everyone!!

Unfortunately I work in a Catholic hospital which "strongly discourages" (aka-don't) discussing birth control, so mostly its nothing vaginally for 6 weeks and be sure to discuss with your care provider you options at that point. However, we have a ...

You guys are all too funny....I read about this years ago, couldnt understand it any better then. I am a big advocate for natural bith but this takes the cake I do have to say, you cant get much grosser! As a side note, on the topic of eating placent...

There is a website that lists all the midwife prorams in the united states, sorry, I cant find the bookmark at the moment, but im sure you can search for it. Many of them offer a one-year fast-track program where you earn your RN/BSN, and then go on...

i think its "This Kiss" by Faith Hill that has her dressed like a nurse

With our BSN program you automatically also earned a Minor in Biology. I also earned a minor in Spanish which is great, however, as with most things, when you dont use it every day you lose it, but I am able to get by with most of my patients.

We have to call the CRNA on call, we ourselves are limited to other interventions, bolusing, positioning, etc.

We have a kit pre-made with all the supplies needed: side drapes, towels, gloves, 6 sponges, 3 stick sponges and Iodine prep and paint. The drapes get tucked under either side of the patient to catch the iodine so that it does not pool under her. ...

You should try calling some of your local reps, pampers diapers, and the formula and breast pump companies often offer a lot of handouts and posters to be used in childbirth classes. They are great if you are starting out, and you can always black o...

I work in OB and we are seeing more and more patients coming in with vaginal MRSA. It is basic contact pregacutions, gloves, etc but when it comes time for delivery we will gown up with mask and hats too. Equiptment is dedicated to that patient onl...

Try the Childbirth Graphics catalogue, they usually have some great posters from time to time re: positioning, birthball use, etc.

Yup, even with siderails up at all times it has happened, although we could not figure out how. Either baby is a mini houdini or moms are not the most diligent in the world. Either way, its why we discourage it.

We dont have an actual policy at our place, however we try to discourage moms from sleeping with their babies in bed with them. Unfortunately, we have had more then one baby end up on the floor from this situation. However there are still those who...

I work per-diem at a hospital that uses the plaintree model. It is a wonderful place, patients and employees love it. It truely is unique and makes a difference in patient care. This hospital has also been listed as a top 100 employer several year...

I was on depo for about a year, it worked great to solve problems, and I had none of the side effects they warn about. I never had a period, no wt gain, do depression, etc. The only downside was after stoppping, it took a year and some estrogen to ...

We have 2 OR rooms on our LDRP-GYN unit (avg. 1200 deliveries/year) , we primarily use one, the second is for back-up. We are now able to staff our own sections, esp. on days, but off shift when there is less staff, if things get busy, we at times h...

Right now new grad pay here in CT is around 21.00/hour base w/o shift and wknd diffs.

Gross but true....I have had more them one patient make placenta prints after delivery. Its kind of like stamp art....but with placentas. Actually, if done right they do look like oak trees, kind of pretty, but definately not for me. My husband wo...

We will let our patients take their placents home if they ask, as long as there is no reason to have them sent to pathology. It is kind of a hush hush thing though, dont ask, dont tell, gets it by administration. But we figure it is their property,...

Connecticut is $50.00 every year for RN renewal, your birthday is the due date