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  1. My poor co-worker!

    Minou replied to tryingtomakeit's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Unbelievable !. I work in a small Birthing Center that is actually in a separate building from the main hospital ( soon to be changed ). We are a closed unit so do not float ( that is nice !!!! ) The...

  2. Stillbirths

    Minou replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I feel for you, indeed it is very difficult any time you have a demise, especially the full term babies that are/appear perfect. You probably never will forget your first demise, it is imprinted in...

  3. Patients refusing Pitocin

    Minou posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi , I am curious about how other L&D nurses deal with an admitted primip, not ruptured , irregular uc's, not really progressing, but oh soooo in pain ( 1/th/high ), this being the reason for...

  4. Charting- again

    Minou replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What I found useful when I started was to read other nurses' charting to get ideas of what to write ( and sometimes what not to write ). Remember to be accurate, to the point and chronological ....

  5. Patients refusing Pitocin

    Minou replied to Minou's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I do too....I guess ideally, this should be started before pregnancy but more realistically, in the doc's office...part of the initial prenatal care should be to educate the pt about the possible ways...

  6. Patients refusing Pitocin

    Minou replied to Minou's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree....I totally respect pt's rights to go whichever route they choose...but they need to be educated and assume the responsibility of their choices...health care being what it is today, we don't...

  7. Patients refusing Pitocin

    Minou replied to Minou's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm glad to see these responses...Here i am thinking i'm not a "supportive" l&d rn....well, the pt did'nt want to go home although we told her she wasn't in active labor and the doc didn't want to...

  8. Elective Cesareans/On Demand

    Minou replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi, I have to say that a c/section just because it's convenient is outrageous ( be it on the pt's part or...the doc's ...) But I do support c/s for valid reasons ... I have 2 c/section...

  9. What do patients say that irks you?

    Minou replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey, I thought I was the only one that used that Holiday Inn thing..." Are you the nurse " as you're getting ready for a

  10. 20 wk fetus, prom

    Minou posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi, I have a "hypothetical" question. A Grand Multip presents to ob from er c/o big gush of water 4-5 hours ago, no bleeding. er docs get a positive Nitrazine, do a U.S. : live fetus, everything...

  11. PP Hemorrhage (long)

    Minou replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, first of all congrats on the good nursing you provided this pt ( which I am sure she will never fully appreciate ), now, my pet peeve with these know-it-all people is that I don't understand why...

  12. Absolutely the most entertaining birth plan I have ever read....

    Minou replied to Mermaid4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just love this... a girl after my own heart...wow...I am going to cut/paste this somewhere, it is just too precious, Thank you for sharing,

  13. I hope I haven't made a mistake

    Minou replied to cabbage patch rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I know how you feel !!! my first job was like that ( not L&D, but med/surg ) and unfortunately lasted 7 months...I hated everything about that job ...lousy pay, lousy understaffing, lousy...

  14. Photography in L&D

    Minou replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is a difficult thing to settle... pt's right to have a record of the birth (makes sense ) vs staff's right to do their job unhindered and to not be on tape ( also makes sense ). Pt safety always,...

  15. 16G or 18G for IV access?

    Minou replied to k_cole21's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we use mostly 18g, some rn's go for 20g when they have a hard stick but I tend to think if you can get a 20g in, you can get 18g in as well. 16 G, too big !!

  16. Lotus Birth...What do yall think about this?

    Minou replied to JVanRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, since reading this thread a couple of days ago, I had a chance to mention Lotus Birth at work... not very popular....I get a lot of " WHAT ??? ", " Yuck " , " Are you serious ? " and " What...

  17. How high is too high for pitocin

    Minou replied to htrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow, that is a lot of pitocin. my L&D is level 1 so our unit protocol says 20 m.u./hour and only a few docs give us orders to increase up to 30 m.u.. But you know what ( of course mention that to...

  18. 20 wk fetus, prom

    Minou replied to Minou's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for the validation, of course i'm hypothetically not quite in your area which means that this goes on in more than one hypothetical place ( i need to start cut & paste ). I've talked to...

  19. Epidurals

    Minou replied to hello2you's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my hospital, we basically have epidural orders for active labor/4cm/when appropriate...so that leaves us room. of course some docs are pickier but since they're not there...we do them when we...

  20. 20 wk fetus, prom

    Minou replied to Minou's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi all, Thank you for the great replies. I am still torn about this " hypothesis " of mine. ok, Now what if I were to say that this hypothetical mom had been told in er that once on ob, she would be...