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  1. Ice to reduce a swollen ant lip?

    midwife2b replied to scnnmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I wholeheartedly

  2. Birth Control Patch Warning

    midwife2b replied to maureeno's topic in Ob/Gyn

    http://www.medicinenet.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=52626 This is an article from WebMD about the study and results. I heard this back in the summer and was quite surprised that all of a sudden...

  3. Is doula training useful?

    midwife2b replied to BonnieSc's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I wholeheartedly agree with the other posters!!! You can learn so many useful techniques and tips that will help with lots of different situations. I'm still learning... everyday, with each new...

  4. ...and a side order of placenta please

    midwife2b replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ....how would your hospital handle the request of a woman who wanted to take her plalcenta home- and there are several cultures that do dig a hole (deep) and plant a tree over top or do something...

  5. failed midwifery course

    midwife2b replied to NOR's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Unfortunately you are probably going to have to discuss the situation with someone at your institution. You don't say where you are posting from, but in the USA you must list all previous...

  6. new med order

    midwife2b replied to nursey_girl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Don't think so. But I will ask

  7. Adoption Issues

    midwife2b replied to Priddyeyez's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think counseling is better now. Open adoption is more accepted. Most of the ladies I have cared for carry out with their plans. I also think helping them create a memory helps as well. We encourage...

  8. new med order

    midwife2b replied to nursey_girl's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There is such a thing as a "high dose pitocin protocol". Several large teaching hospitals investigated it and use it, and our residents use it. In our hospital it is only used for 2nd trimester...

  9. How do you remember everything

    midwife2b replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My preceptees carry a small notebook where they jot down things. In order to say a birth is finished, for example, certain paperwork must be completed (delivery summary, start birth certificate, etc.)...

  10. How much Fentanyl??

    midwife2b replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Fentanyl 50-100 ug q 1 hr. ALso use: Nubain 10 mg IV q 1-2 hr Stadol 0.5-1 mg. IV q 1 hr. Occasionally one doc orders Demerol 25-50 IV Epidural standard infusion is 50cc bag, 3 ug/cc Fentanyl,...

  11. 1st job a joke?

    midwife2b replied to kgrego11's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Did she write this up and give it to you to sign? Most places have a disciplinary policy that they MUST follow in order to avoid a lawsuit. Employers in "at will" states can be taken to court and...

  12. ...and a side order of placenta please

    midwife2b replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I second this

  13. community project

    midwife2b replied to mkc7573's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If your local health dept. provides prenatal care, call and ask to make an appt. with the director of the service (usually but not always a nurse). Your community may have different issues that you...

  14. Toradol for PTL?

    midwife2b replied to babynurse2001's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use short courses of Motrin (600 mg tid x 48 hr) up to 33 wks. of pregnancy. Since Toradol is in the same class it makes sense to me... NSAIDS can cause premature closure of the ductus arteriosus...

  15. OB scrubs

    midwife2b replied to obosoon's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We wear our own scrubs, which are color coded to our unit only (other staff in other areas cannot wear these same colors for their scrub pants). Our scrub techs wear hospital scrubs but the...

  16. Lorthtus Bi

    midwife2b posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have a patient who is interested in a Lotus birth. Have any of you helped with this, and what problems or concerns did you have?

  17. Lorthtus Bi

    midwife2b replied to midwife2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    For the record, I am really not looking forward to this!!!!!!!! I laughed at some of the posts from the links; gotta laugh now because I surely can't when I am respectfully fulfilling the wishes of my...

  18. Lorthtus Bi

    midwife2b replied to midwife2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks, I read through the posts and would like to avoid all that discussion :) I just wondered if anyone had experience with it. THis lady is planning ahospital birth and I know all the nurses will...

  19. L&D

    midwife2b replied to Sweetiepie1497's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Staffing varies depending on whether you work in a small, medium or large hospital. USUALLY no more than 2 patients but when I worked in a small hospital this wasn't always the case. AAP/ACOG give...

  20. pregnant/ tb skin test??

    midwife2b replied to LincErin's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A couple of Health Depts. in my area routinely administer TB tests to their pregnant clients. They pick up a few exposures, no actives that I can

  21. Pet Peeves

    midwife2b replied to sjb2005's topic in General Nursing

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  22. 12N Sleeping During Break

    midwife2b replied to MEDRQST's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Vicky, you are correct. Our HR Dept. has a well worded policy; the rationale is that you are "still on the clock". If you do not clock out for your breaks, you are considered "on the clock" and...

  23. Position for taking BP in preecclamptics

    midwife2b replied to babynurse2001's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At our facility, if a woman comes to triage for a "PIH workup", initial BP's are taken in both arms, sitting. The rationale is that she has had all her BP's taken in the office while sitting. After...

  24. "OB-nurse" vs. CNM....difference?

    midwife2b replied to HomeofLove4Him's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'd try googling "CNM in Pittsburgh" and see what you come up

  25. "OB-nurse" vs. CNM....difference?

    midwife2b replied to HomeofLove4Him's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As more schools become online based, the list of CNM's and clinical sites grows. Schools have established relationships with certain CNM's. Over time clinical sites are "shared" by schools because of...