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at your cervix

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  1. How often do you document fht's?

    at your cervix posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am curious to know what other hospitals are doing. According to AWHONN guidelines, a pt that is low risk should have fhr documented q30 min in active first stage of labor, however, it should be q15...

  2. What is your sick call policy?

    at your cervix posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our unit is having a huge problem with sick calls. We have a few select employee's that are calling in sick on average once or twice a week. One even calls in to find out if it is busy and if it is...

  3. Funny OB things people say

    at your cervix posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm sure we all have stories about patients requesting their "epidermal" and the likes of that, let's share some here. Now, while I never encourage laughing at or making fun of patients, this is a...

  4. Skin to skin contact

    at your cervix posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have started putting all babes skin to skin with mom and I've even convinced almost all of the docs that I work with to let the cord stop pulsating before clamping. I take the bag and mask to the...

  5. Skin to skin contact

    at your cervix replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Have you found any studies that support higher bilirubin levels? I did a project on delayed cord clamping and I was unable to find any studies that supported the idea that delayed cord clamping leads...

  6. Why is it so hard?

    at your cervix replied to Nishababy23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It is difficult for new grads to get positions in these areas, just as it is usually difficult for new grads to get positions in the ER or the ICU. My suggestion would be to "do your time" so to...

  7. Everything I do is wrong!

    at your cervix replied to teensmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sometimes you need to take conrol of your own experience. Don't take it the wrong way but, you should NOT have been doing the baby bands, if you are orienting to L&D you need to find every...

  8. Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    at your cervix replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I must say I don't agree with you at all and I worry that you have some issues with wanting to be in total control. I once read a comment from a patient that I will never forget and I have thought of...

  9. Ever have a day like this???

    at your cervix posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Every room is full, you empty one room and two patients come in..you know the kind of day...then, a doc calls and tells you that he has a patient that's scheduled for a c-section in three days but...

  10. your favorite way to stay in shape

    at your cervix replied to mark3274's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Last May, I signed up for the New York City Marathon. I was so excited for it and I KNEW everyday that I HAD to run my mileage for the day or I wouldn't be ready for the marathon and I really didn't...

  11. how do you relax outside work

    at your cervix replied to aussiemags's topic in Health, Stress Management

    I run. I love it! Some days I'll take off from my house and run around the farm fields near where I live, other days I'll drive somewhere new to run. Some days I'll load up the iPod with upbeat...

  12. South Beach Diet anyone??

    at your cervix posted a topic in Health, Stress Management

    I've done the South Beach Diet a few times in the past and I've always lost 10 lbs in the first two weeks. It has always worked well for me to get a jumpstart on weight loss. I have tried to restart...

  13. Need ideas-perks for patients

    at your cervix posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are in the process of trying to develop some little "perks" for our patients. Some ideas have been a steak dinner for the new parents or a gift certificate for them to use at a resturant at a...

  14. Funny OB things people say

    at your cervix replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had a patient last week call in to see if we had a bed open for her

  15. OB Tech duties

    at your cervix replied to kajama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    AWHONN has a positioning statement on the use of non-licensed personnel that is very good, it is the model that our hospital

  16. Refusing "Hospital Protocal"

    at your cervix replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with what everyone else is saying....if it's not harmful to the patient or the baby, no biggie. If it is harmful or potentially harmful, I have them sign an AMA form and document very...

  17. Taking referrals

    at your cervix replied to BubbleRN's topic in Home Health

    In our agency the RN takes the referrals whenever possible. In the situations where an RN is not available, the office staff will take basic info (patient's name, MD's name, hospital being dc'd from...

  18. Decel Interventions

    at your cervix replied to hoping to be an rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We also do amnioinfusions quite often for variables and for thick

  19. Feeling sick and stupid

    at your cervix replied to lannisz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just left the hospital I was working for for this very same reason (among others) although I have 9 years of experience, the new nurses were getting a terrible orientation, much like the one you...

  20. have you delivered a baby on the ob unit you work on?

    at your cervix replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Two of my four! The first time I went into labor at work-had to call in the on call nurse to take my patients....and me!!! Second time I was on call and I was the patient that sent them over the...

  21. Decel Interventions

    at your cervix replied to hoping to be an rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I always feel a little uncomfortable! Just kidding!! Keep in mind that otherwise healthy babies have about 10 min of residual, therefore, a 2 min decel is most likely not going to cause permanent...

  22. New to Nursing Need Advice!!!

    at your cervix replied to KTroutt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree, just concentrate on doing the best you can in nursing school. I also went straight to L&D after graduation and also have been doing it for 9 years. I love it but if I could do it over...

  23. Decel Interventions

    at your cervix replied to hoping to be an rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not knowing anything about this situation but what you have just said, the one thing that you left out that I would wonder about is-what was mom's bp? It is very common to get a drop in BP right...

  24. Where's my thank-you card?

    at your cervix replied to SierraN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do a follow up call to our patients a few days after they deliver to see how they are doing and one of the questions is to ask if they have any comments about their stay. We noticed that one nurse...

  25. Running into the room for every D-cel

    at your cervix replied to waterfall99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This seems weird! When you mean deep variablity do you mean deep