mzjennifer

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1. Kristina, Heather, Fergus....

   mzjennifer replied to Q.'s topic in Ob/Gyn

   Please, fill us in a bit more on this 30 weeker. Apgars? How is he/she doing now? Being without o2 for 7 minutes...any brain damage? Kudos to the nurses who cut the epis and delivered this kiddo (while that imbicile doc just stood by....grrrrrr) J...

2. Hey Kday, OBnurse Heather and others

   mzjennifer replied to Q.'s topic in Ob/Gyn

   We do about 60-70 deliveries per month. We rotate on our floor only (unless you WANT to go to another floor when it's slow): L&D, mom/baby, and post-op/gyn (clean surgeries/medsurg pts only). What you can do to help convince them that it's a bad...

3. Fundal Pressure

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

   I was in one delivery that fundal pressure was used. Let me outline what led up to it's use: Pt was a midwife homebirth attempt. Brought into the hospital after 2+ hrs pushing at home. MW thought baby was OP, after the pt pushed for 2 hrs. Pt was...

4. What do you think need your expertise!

   mzjennifer replied to jamistlc's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Jami - I have not seen this used. We give labor patients a pitcher full of ice water, a cup of ice, and give them clear juices (apple, grape, cranberry). They also get broth (chicken or beef), jello, italian ice, ice pops. We stick to an all clear...

5. hydrotherapy in labor

   mzjennifer replied to trish2307's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We have two centrally located jacuzzi tubs. Each are in their own separate room, along with a toilet, sink, and privacy curtain. We use them in probably 50% of all labor patients. They are a tremendous help in getting labor moving (nipple stim fro...

6. Orientation time in Labor and Delivery

   mzjennifer replied to ShannonB25's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I hope that wasn't a typo...did you have only 12 hours total in those 6 weeks in L&D?? Or were they 12 hour days? I'm a new grad (May 2001). Did 1 week general hospital orientation, 1-2 weeks postpartum & gyn orientation, and have been in L...

7. PIH and blood pressure

   mzjennifer replied to mom22's topic in Ob/Gyn

   You bring up some good points! We take blood pressures on the left lateral side in PIH'ers also - and record that BP. I would be very concerned about leaving someone with a BP of 180s/120s WITHOUT the intervention of laying in the left lateral posi...

8. Studies Support Home Birth Option

   mzjennifer replied to jamistlc's topic in Ob/Gyn

   >>>> First, please excuse me for not cutting and pasting the above quote the way that everyone else does...I'm still trying to figure out this board. Second, in my state, as far as I know, the only recognized midwives (legally) are CNM's....

9. Studies Support Home Birth Option

   mzjennifer replied to jamistlc's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have recently started to give this some thought....even though I work in L&D in a hospital, I would be very interested in delivering at home if I have a 3rd child. After seeing just how much intervention goes on (and, in my opinion, is not nec...

10. Your freakiest OB patient?

    mzjennifer replied to rn500's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I just had a postpartum mom yesterday -- dx w/ stage 3 breast CA at about 28-30 weeks gestation. 10cm by 5cm tumor in one breast (wow!). Cancer is estrogen sensitive...pregnancy seems to have triggered it, or made it worse. Had mastectomy very soo...

11. If I was to graduate TODAY I would make $12.25/hr!!!!

    mzjennifer replied to WendyS123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I live in rural PA also, but as a new grad in L&D, I'm starting at $18.50/hr. You really need to check around. The other local hospital is starting at $18.45/hr. It's becoming quite competative!

12. Context Based Learning

    mzjennifer replied to Chaundra's topic in General Students

    We use something similar to that - case studies. Only one instructor right now uses them to teach her section of theory (cardiac). I'm a senior nursing student in an associates degree program. I'm going into my last semester next week (yeah!!). I...