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  1. Question about elective RCS and VBAC

    eden replied to jujubug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have a high rate of VBAC's here and the rate of complications is lower the a repeat sections. We have very good outcomes for the VBAC's because we have good guidelines as to who is a VBAC candidate...

  2. Question for experienced L&D nurses

    eden replied to jujubug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well in 10 years I have yet to see a maternal death though I know there was one in our facility when H1N1 swept the region. We do see several stillbirths a month but 99% of those are known...

  3. Hep B Vaccine in the Newborn

    eden replied to MikeyBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm not sure the reasoning, it's not given here until school. If a primary caregiver is hep B positive it is given at

  4. OB Nurse's View on Natural Childbirth

    eden replied to LexiRN2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our ratio is 1:1 in active labour ( 4-5 cm with regular contractions) as reccommended by

  5. midwife/NP problem (kinda long)

    eden replied to khammond0005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Unless it is a woman with an IUFD, we don't give sleep aids postpartum. They are allowed to take tylenol and naproxen home though. In any case I would follow policy so that you don't put your job in...

  6. OB Nurse's View on Natural Childbirth

    eden replied to LexiRN2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I enjoy the natural births, we have so many things they can try. Luckily I work in a very low intervention hopital so we see lots of natural births. That being said if a mom wants an epidural I am...

  7. nursing policy on handling infant that is not bathed

    eden replied to kms6417's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We just leave a sign on the crib that says please do not bathe me and the staff knows that they need gloves in this

  8. OB/L&D nurses, some input, please...

    eden replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No you were not wrong to go in. I would rather have an assessment and find I am not in labour then to ignore something, have a premmie then question myself. Ignore the nurse, she is being paid to be...

  9. What's the longest er wait time you have Even seen

    eden replied to Trekfan's topic in Emergency

    Well I have had a couple 12 hour waits but I didn't mind because it wasn't a life threatening emergency. I still needed to be seen ( broken bone) but I understood that others were in need of more...

  10. I didn't know I was pregnant?

    eden replied to cali_rusk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My first was a surprise and even though I was sure I was just having the GI bug that our unit manager sent us a letter about, I still tested and surprise, it was positive. My husband asked where the...

  11. Flu shot reactions vs side effects

    eden posted a topic in Public, Community Health

    I am not a public health nurse but I am intested in becoming one so I did participate in a flu shot clinic. We asked people to wait 15 minutes after to observe for reactions. One young woman came with...

  12. Australian Home Birth Advocate Dies After Childbirth

    eden replied to Not_A_Hat_Person's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think home birth is a fine choice, given the proper circumstances. If a woman is well informed and chooses this route, I think homebirths ( with a certified midwife in attendance, don't get me...

  13. Straight cath or foley cath for labor patients??

    eden replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't use them unless mom is unable to void for whatever reason. As long as they are able to ambulate with an epidural ( we have guildlines for ambulation with epidurals) they can go to the...

  14. L&D nursing in canada?

    eden replied to lexiee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I prefer not to divulge my location for annonimity's sake but suffice it to say not all provinces untilize LPN's equally. This is not a knock against LPN's by any means, my mother, aunt and sister are...

  15. L&D nursing in canada?

    eden replied to lexiee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Check in your province what the requirements are for L&D. In my province, they will not hire an LPN for L&D, you require at minumum an RN diploma. LPN's here only work in nursing homes and...

  16. jacuzzi use during labor

    eden replied to shebbie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My hospital ( and most of our OB's) loves them and so do I. ROM is not a reason to keep women out of the tub. We don't use them as much as I would like though because getting patients to want to try...

  17. What do you start IVs with in your OB unit?

    eden replied to LNDRN2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't require IV's or heplocks on every patient but when they do need an IV, it's an

  18. Pregnant & Working... When to Tell?

    eden replied to LNDRN2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would have waited until somewhere between 8-10 weeks to be sure everything was going well but in my case when I went in for bloodwork, someone blabbed and the entire staff knew when I was 5 weeks. I...

  19. What ever happened to "mother nature"?

    eden replied to im_an_honest_1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think it depends where you are. It seems to be a much more medicalized system in the US then in Canada. Here our section rate is about 19%, which is lower then the national average and they will...

  20. Mandatory prenatal HIV testing

    eden replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nope it's not mandatory and I really don't see how one could make it mandatory. I have the right to refuse any and all care for myself or my child and would be livid if anyone did something to my...

  21. Are you required to be up to date on vaccinations?

    eden replied to moodyred01's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Immunizations here are required before you can go into nursing school so it's a non issue and while work prefers you to be immunized they cannot force you to be. Really though I've never met a nurse...

  22. "Eyes & Thighs"

    eden replied to Conejita's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't think it's a big deal to explain these to the parents at the time of recovery. It's a simple explanation and they are free to decline both. Many times I will have parents refuse the eye...

  23. Does this seem odd?

    eden posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was watching A Baby Story (yeah I know, not entirely accurate in it's depictions). Anyway the woman was a prime with a couple previous losses and then a cerclage. That didn't confuse me but then...

  24. ob patients being evaluated in er

    eden replied to crazyinalabama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We triage all patients 20 weeks or over. If you are 19w6d you start off in the ER. I think it would be better if we could see all patients regardless of gestational age, as long as it was pregancy...

  25. "Rooming in" on Mother/Baby - not one size fits all

    eden replied to LilyBlue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Lamaze, I work in Canada and it's perfectly legal. This was studied extensively and this is what people wanted. They did not want to be separated from their babies so rooming in is the norm here and...