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  1. Co-sleeping?

    amber1142 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    What do you guys know (not think, not opine ) about the true risks of co-sleeping. I co-slept with all of mine, and Dr. Sears (whom I greatly admire) recommends it, but I never hear anything but bad...

  2. Starting IVs

    amber1142 posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm having real trouble with blood draws and IV starts. The patients aren't generally very gracious about being used as pin cushions, and I can't say I blame them, though it makes it harder when they...

  3. Charting- again

    amber1142 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I posted a question a while ago asking for documentation tips for new OB nurses. I've learned a few things that I thought I'd pass on: When someone comes in for triage (we serve as ER for all...

  4. Charting- again

    amber1142 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My initial response to SBE was a simple disagreement. Go back and read it. (Edit: In fact, read my first two posts in response to her. I was not rude in any way. She thought I was accusing...

  5. Charting- again

    amber1142 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How about if I agree to work on my style if you agree to work on yours. I'll stop being "rude" if you stop being patronizing; I'll stop tilting at windmills if you stop

  6. Charting- again

    amber1142 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My post was the equivalent of asking for tips on starting IVs, and you answered with the equivalent of a lecture on infection control. I am aware of legal issues; I was asking for charting tips....

  7. Charting- again

    amber1142 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't assume a "lack of morality" on anyone's part, but I refuse to live in fear (and it's not because I'm new; it's because it's what I believe). (Ever wonder why the csection rate in this country...

  8. Charting- again

    amber1142 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Believe it or not, I know this. You may not remember what it's like to be starting out, but when people are learning how to chart they start with small steps. As far as "legally defensible", I like...

  9. Starting IVs

    amber1142 replied to amber1142's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Ok, thanks. I wish there was some practical way of practicing on myself. I'm going to run out of patient (not inpatient)

  10. Starting IVs

    amber1142 replied to amber1142's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was told *not* to advance the needle at all, rather push the hub and advance the catheter into the vein because that way you won't re-puncture the vein. (Eeek, so many different ways to do it...

  11. Judgements about big families

    amber1142 replied to PegRNBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have four kids, and sometimes I think about having another. I'm appalled by the number of friends (people who would not be impacted in any way) who say, "No, don't; you shouldn't have any more." I...

  12. Starting IVs

    amber1142 replied to amber1142's topic in First Year After Licensure

    ok, i've been practicing. I've managed to get the needle into the vein a few times (progress!). Once the needle is in, how hard or easy should it be to advance the hub and thread the catheter in?...

  13. For all the new nurses: who has had crazy dreams about work?! :)

    amber1142 replied to christvs's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I dream about checking the fetal heart rate strip! (OMG, it's been 15

  14. "Maternity Care Cost Saving Ideas" Please Share

    amber1142 replied to Caseyrnbsn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hell, I gave birth at a birth center, and I wore my own damn panties!

  15. Question for the midwives....

    amber1142 replied to katwoman7755's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I think most schools offering nurse midwife programs require experience in L&D, though I'm not sure that they require it as an R.N. or if experience as a doula might count. A few phone calls to...

  16. Caution - graphic

    amber1142 replied to smack050505's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Do you see a gynecologist regularly? You should go yearly and ask for reassurance at that time. That said, women have a lot of glands in the vulva; sometimes it looks like goosebumps. Inoffensive,...

  17. What Did You Think Of Nursing School?

    amber1142 replied to rayofsunshine's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I loved nursing school (and I miss it). It was difficult but in a very different way than A&P and chemistry. I didn't find the content in nursing school difficult (except maybe when it came to...

  18. New Grad L&D Nurse! Any others out there?

    amber1142 replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi there, yup, I'm one. I started on July 18. It's more than a little overwhelming, but I really love it. Good luck on your first day.

  19. Interviewing potential staff nurses

    amber1142 replied to midwife2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would avoid grilling people with a lot of predetermined questions. If you catch people unawares they may stammer and end up looking foolish, and that's unfortunate. I'd say ask one or two...

  20. My mom does not want me to become a nurse

    amber1142 replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    The way I see it, if you invest 2-3 years of your life in becoming a nurse, you will never be out of a job, never not be able to support yourself, and you can spend the rest of your life doing...

  21. Charting

    amber1142 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Someone posted a question in the new nurses forum about guidebooks for charting, but I thought I'd ask here. Knowing what to chart (and where to chart since we have a lot of redundant documentation...

  22. Charting

    amber1142 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks; this is very helpful. Some of the nurses on my unit were debating the other day about whether to call decels as variables or lates, or whether to simply describe what you see (e.g. FHR...

  23. How to control nerves

    amber1142 replied to Sarlouja's topic in First Year After Licensure

    The experienced nurses on my unit encouraged us new nurses to pull up a chair, get comfortable and to take our time. It's less scary for me to be sitting next to the patient than to be looming over....

  24. Charting

    amber1142 replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I disagree. My question isn't about the charting system, it's about what makes a good nurse's note and about whar routines are useful for charting. *Of course* I am paying attention to what is...

  25. My mom does not want me to become a nurse

    amber1142 replied to lpnstudentin2010's topic in General Nursing

    Say, "Mom, you are you. I am me. You are not me." Then take out a couple of student loans or apply for a pell grant and go to your local community college which is probably dirt cheap and become...