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  1. Labelling Lidocaine

    RNnL&D replied to imenid37's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I haven't heard any discussion of this at my facility. Of course, I work night weekends so I may have missed something. However, we do as may other facilities do it seems. Lidocaine is at the bedside...

  2. Are breastpumps available for use for nurses?

    RNnL&D replied to ladybugsea's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Check with some of the facilities you are considering working in. We have an employee pump room that is for hosp. EMPLOYEES ONLY. We have OB, ER, Lab, Resp, and other staff nurses who use the pump...

  3. C-section Personnel

    RNnL&D replied to NativeButterfly's topic in Ob/Gyn

    City hospital, about 1200 deliveries/year. All OB nurses are NRP trained. At our CS, both scheduled and emergent, we have one RN and one RRT. If we anticipate a problem we will have another RN, either...

  4. Narcan?

    RNnL&D replied to mitchsmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nope, we never have it on hand for delivery. It's kept in the Pyxis. In my three years in OB, I have never seen it

  5. When circ's go bad...

    RNnL&D replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for sharing the link. I had heard about this program but hadn't watched it before. My husband reluctantly agreed not to circ our son. All the info I gave him couldn't compare to his reaction to...

  6. Easterners, Waterbirth?

    RNnL&D replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, it's possible, and yes, it does help some women through the pain. I think, with your mindset, you would be a great candidate for hydrotherapy during labor. From personal experience, I got in the...

  7. Easterners, Waterbirth?

    RNnL&D replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah, we do that

  8. Easterners, Waterbirth?

    RNnL&D replied to tinyscrafts's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow. I'm a little surprised to hear it's not all that common in California, or New York. I am in Ohio and we do hydrotherapy for labor and water birth. Just over the last weekend, I had 3 deliveries....

  9. Advantages of staying at home during the first stages of labour?

    RNnL&D replied to Nurse_In_Training's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Finding comfort in your own space, eating and drinking as desired, free to assume whatever labor position feels best, decreased exposure to foreign bacteria, peace and quiet, no unnecessary people...

  10. suctioning mec at perineum?

    RNnL&D replied to JaneyW's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We know the new updates say you don't need to, but most docs still request delee suction on the perineum. Amazingly, our precip mec deliveries that aren't suctioned, do just as

  11. Well Baby Nursery Question

    RNnL&D replied to l&drocks's topic in Ob/Gyn

    q 2 hours here too Generally just the flowsheet. We don't do a whole lot of narrative on

  12. bottle vs breast feeding

    RNnL&D replied to evansj2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How about the massive amounts of toxins we inject our infants with? That could be the change you seek. Sorry. I know, even more off

  13. ortho evra patch

    RNnL&D replied to lindamb's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am happy with the patch, and continue to use it. I am horrible about remembering to take a bcp, and after 4 kids, the Nuva ring didn't stay out, if ykwim? Since I have insurance through a Catholic...

  14. When circ's go bad...

    RNnL&D replied to newgrad2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Check out the pics on the website listed above. Especially the galloping gangrene section. That's a darn good reason not to circ. I'm glad I didn't put my son at risk of that. And looking at those...

  15. How do you hold legs while pushing?

    RNnL&D replied to Selke's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That sucks. I'm lucky enough to work in a facility with many low intervention births. Our epidural rate is 35-40%. And this is in an inner city

  16. Post Term Babies/Deliveries

    RNnL&D replied to zambezi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wouldn't be surprised if it happened that way. I've seen more than one induction come in the night before, in labor. Good luck, and congrats on your upcoming

  17. Silent birth? Anyone see one?

    RNnL&D replied to Sis123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Very informative site. Thanks for passing that along. Seems silent birth is not much different than some of the births I have seen. Until the visitors come in anyway. :trout: We've had several Muslim...

  18. How do you hold legs while pushing?

    RNnL&D replied to Selke's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I generally support the foot, either with my hand, or my hip. I think of myself as a portable footrest. I encourage Mom to hold behind her thighs, in front of her thighs, knees, whatever is most...

  19. Silent birth? Anyone see one?

    RNnL&D replied to Sis123's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have never seen a "silent" birth, but plenty of very quiet ones. They are generally the midwife patients whom we use little intervention with, i.e. doppler only. When it is so quiet in a room, I...

  20. Post Term Babies/Deliveries

    RNnL&D replied to zambezi's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, at some point. Depends on the docs. Some start right at 40+1, which is not post dates, IMO, but that's what they call it. Others usually wait until 41 weeks, although I have seen a 41+5 and a 42...

  21. C- section/ Opinion question...

    RNnL&D replied to Kaseyrn2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Do you have a marginal previa? All I heard was low lying, which wouldn't necessarily demand a CS. I would bet, if it isn't a previa at this point, it isn't going to be. One of our nurses was diagnosed...

  22. Doula

    RNnL&D replied to Toothbrushx2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I became a doula while a nursing student. I don't know if it helped me get a job in L&D but it was definitely beneficial, both for exposure to L&D and for experience as labor

  23. How many pregnancies are too many?

    RNnL&D replied to L&D_2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I got that after 2 boys, then a girl. We went on to have another boy. I guess to satisfy everyone else's quota, I'll have to have two more girls to make it

  24. Sterile Speculum exams for ?ROM

    RNnL&D replied to LizzyL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do our own specs, no gel. And after watching some residents, I wish the nurses did them all.

  25. Cytotec?

    RNnL&D replied to 2curlygirls's topic in Ob/Gyn

    SBE said it best, as always. Cytotec got a really bad rep when, IMO, it was being terribly misused. In most facilities, there are protocols for it's use. And, when used appropriately, it is...