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  1. Water Births?

    eden replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have no problem working in the hospital for births. I hate how hospitals get such a bad rap. I work in a wonderful facility that has a high and low risk side. We have so many options available that...

  2. Caught my first yesterday!

    eden replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats on a job well done. You'll remember that one for a long time. I had my first a couple of weeks ago and i can still see it like it was today's delivery. No we don't do occurance reports with...

  3. Does your facility do VBAC's?

    eden replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes we do VBAC's though it depends on the situation where they will deliver high or low risk side of the unit). We do them rather sucessfully IMO. We montior them very closely and when it's apparent...

  4. I had my first delivery

    eden posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Today at work. The patient had a history of quick deliveries so I thought it would be prudent to bring everything in as soon as I got in and boy am I glad I did. She went from 4-10 in less then 10...

  5. POLL: How many births/yr and do you have in-house anesthesia / OB providers?

    eden replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do 5500+ deliveries/year so yes to both

  6. I had my first delivery

    eden replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm just glad she didn't end up with a 4th degree, she only needed 1 stich for a 1st degree . It was nice when the doctor said I did a great job, it made me feel better. I was scared when I realized...

  7. I had my firast delivery

    eden posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    double

  8. my first time seeing a dad almost pass out

    eden replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've only had one dad pass out. I had just started ( like within a couple weeks) so there was a more senior nurse helping me with the delivery. There was no warning he was going to pass out He just...

  9. When a pt begs you not to go

    eden posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    What do you do?? If I have been with that patient all day and she begs me not to leave because we've had a chance to bond and she is comfortable with me and I know she is about to deliver, I stay. If...

  10. NPO for labor?

    eden replied to 2curlygirls's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do clear fluids, juice, jello and broth. They need some calories to keep up their

  11. When a pt begs you not to go

    eden replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know they will do ok but I feel really bad leaving them. If I stay I don't work I just observe and I haven't gotten in trouble for it but I am not really sure if it is allowed in our facility. I...

  12. HELP!! Becoming discouraged....

    eden replied to LDJRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    All I can tell you is keep applying because it took me almost 2 years to get my position. I was all set to make a long distance move when I got the call for the job I am currently in and honestly I...

  13. Those Baby Shows

    eden replied to LiveZen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I still watch them and love it but before it was because I was so fascinated by birth (still am). Now I watch and giggle because it is so unrealistic. Still it does getr a little irritating when...

  14. What do you have?

    eden replied to babynrsrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have 4 separate units. There is a 16 bed LDRP unit for low risk, a 6 or 8 bed triage unit, an 8 bed L&D for high risk and over flow of low risk and a 37( I think) bed PP unit for those who...

  15. I didn't know this actually happened

    eden replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am a nurse and do have many a woman on social assistance as patients and I think that anyone( regardless of financial status) may not know what is an emergency. You do not know, in their heads...

  16. Moms who want to feel absolutely NO pain

    eden replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At our hospital you have to be in active labour and at least 3cm for a multip and 4cm for a prime. I had one who wanted hers even though she was only contracting q15 min. The anesthesiologist would...

  17. I didn't know this actually happened

    eden replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had someone do that because her first delivery was so quick once her water broke that she barely made it to the hospital. So when her water broke with this pregnancy she thought she would have no...

  18. G's and P's question-mom has had twins

    eden replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No you are right, she is a G2P1. We had extensive arguments with our Ob's about this. Para refers to the number of deliveries and not the number of babies within that pregnancy. A woman whose first...

  19. How does your facility utilize pitocin for post-3rd stage?

    eden replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We only do 5 units IV push or 10 units IM if there's no IV. We do 20 in 500cc's or 40 units in 1000cc's if the person is having a PPH, is a grandmultip or has a history of PPH's. 5 units IV/ 10 IM is...

  20. What do patients say that irks you?

    eden replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    For those who ask if I'm a nurse to inflict pain on others, I feel like saying " it's better to give then

  21. Do you have Male Nurses in your OB Unit

    eden replied to Annointed_RNStudent's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No we don't have any but I am sure they work well in a professional capacity. I always feel bad for the male nursing students who seem to get the raw end of the deal through no fault of ther

  22. Kissin' cousins

    eden replied to wubbakat's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know how far removed is far enough but I do know someone who married a 6th cousin or whatever it's called. They didn't even know they were related when they started

  23. Amniotic Band Syndrome? Heard of it? Seen it?

    eden replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've seen it once. It involved some missing fingers, there were also other problems with the baby's arms. It looked like the fingers had been perfectly

  24. Fetoscope, doppler, EFM?

    eden replied to Elisheva's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well I haven't seen a fetoscope but where I work we use the dopplar and EFM. We tend to rely more on the dopplars where I work because it is low risk and there is so much more mobility for moms but if...

  25. Did I overreact or underreact?

    eden posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had a patient who SROM'd but not contracting so it was decided to induce her. IV was started and we had just started the pit( I mean seriously like one minute before) when on the monitor popped up a...