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  1. IV fluids after C/S, am I wrong???

    eden replied to knufflebunny's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would d/c IV fluids if they are tolerating things well and put the IV to a lok. You can flush Q4H to keep access for 24 hours per the

  2. Sterile water injections - back labor

    eden replied to queenanneslace's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My large teaching hospital uses them. I love them and as much as they burn I'd say they work well for 8/10 women who try them. I've given them at all stages of labour and even during pushing. I've had...

  3. Overcrowding in L&D

    eden replied to perfexion's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If it is insane we manage the best we can and do those who require our most immediate attention first. That is we discharge early and do priority PHN visits if baby/mom meet the criteria and if we are...

  4. Baby Friendly- getting a tad over the top

    eden replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have no problems with most of your initiatives. I think it's silly to have to sign a consent form for formula, so long as you are talking to mom about her choice it's fine. We do give out a...

  5. First Code Pink

    eden replied to megan005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm in Canada too but code pink is infant abduction here as well. Glad you survived your first

  6. Do you turn off Pit when adequate labor is established??

    eden replied to Bridget41040's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sometimes we turn it off but more often then not we either keep it at a steady rate without increasing it once good labour patterns are established or we half it to see if labour keeps going on it's...

  7. What did you do to land a job in L&D?

    eden replied to jamd11's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am a Canadian L&D nurse. I started in medicine and cardiology to get skills experience then applied for anything related to L&D, postpartum, gyne or NICU. It took a year and a half of...

  8. Triaging pregnant women in the ED?

    eden replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Under 20 weeks ER, over 20 weeks if it is pregnancy related to OBS and over 20 weeks but an MVA or something of that nature mom must first be cleared in the ER then come up to us as happened to me...

  9. What are the priorities? Please help

    eden replied to eden's topic in Public, Community Health

    Thanks for the links, that is really most helpful. It was a hep B clinic in this scenario, as it is given in the 4th grade here not at birth. I didn't realize that it would be an issue since it was a...

  10. What are the priorities? Please help

    eden posted a topic in Public, Community Health

    I am an OB nurse but am looking to get out of the hospital and into public health. I had an interview and it went well except I feel like I bombed one question. Please help me figure out where I went...

  11. Nurses Managing Epidural Pumps?

    eden replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am also in Canada. At my facility we can prime, program, start and adjust the rates. It is a 2 nurse check to adjust and start the pumps. We can also do top ups but if we have given 2 and they are...

  12. Labour and delivery practices from around the world

    eden replied to Sezza83's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know how hard it is to get a visa, it didn't seem too bad for my american friends. You don't need to be a midwife to work in L&D here though the experience will certainly help you get a...

  13. Labour and delivery practices from around the world

    eden replied to Sezza83's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am in Canada 1. Midwives deliver babies unless its a forceps or csection - Here it is up to women whether they want a midwife, GP or OB 2. Most women never even see a doctor- See above 3. We don't...

  14. Pregnancy and OB Nursing

    eden replied to TNgirl2010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would say if it's your dream job do it. I had already been working on my unit for several years before I had my first and the only thing that was dfferent was that once I was visibly pregnant, they...

  15. Plausible situation or not? Have you ever seen this

    eden posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I frequent a few different message boards and on one, a woman says she gave birth to twins. Her story just seems made up to me. She says she had several u/s during the pregnancy and never knew it was...

  16. Plausible situation or not? Have you ever seen this

    eden replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well there was no mention of that in her story but that could be a possible

  17. Homebirth safer then hospital birth????

    eden replied to RNlovesherPharmD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They are a safe option if you are low risk, that being said I was low risk and would never consider a home birth, too many what ifs for my liking. I loved being around the colleagues I knew and...

  18. Post Partum nurse Pt ratio

    eden replied to nursecaresalot's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are supposed to only have 3-4 mom/baby pairs but if it is busy then yes, we have as many as 6. It sucks when we do because they don't get all the attention they need but at the same time a stable...

  19. LD nurse that never had children or vag birth

    eden replied to loving2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was in L&D for 5 years before I had my first and it made no difference in the care my patients got before/after I gave birth personally. It annoyed me if the family made a comment but they were...

  20. Postpartum pit

    eden replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes the 5 units is as 3rd stage management, I have never in 10 years seen a dose that small cause any sort of hypotension. It's standard

  21. Postpartum pit

    eden replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do either 5 units IV or 10 units IM, that's it. We only hang a bag if mom is having significant bleeding after that small dose. Hanging a bag on everyone really seems overkill to me. With what we...

  22. Really sad :(

    eden replied to NOLAmommy3's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Be patient. I started out on a medical unit on advice from my preceptor. It was not the job I wanted but what it did was give me strong critical thinking skills, developping judment and practicing a...

  23. No vaginal exams??

    eden replied to jodyangel's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I first started on my unit, someone forgot to warn me about one of the family practice doc's. I did a cervical check on her patient and she went on a rampage. I told her if she didn't want me...

  24. OB "Goodie" Bags for Moms

    eden replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nothing. The baby is the parents

  25. comfort measures for med-free labor

    eden replied to loving2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Walking, position changes, birth ball, hydrotherapy ( tub or shower), sterile water injections, massage, counter pressure. There are so many wonderful things that can help a med free birth. Hands and...