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  1. Post-op pain!

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

    I'm sorry for your horrendous experience, and like Deb, believe there are too many things wrong with your situation to even start dissecting it. Suffice it to say, you shouldn't have been left alone...

  2. placentral abruption

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

    Have seen a few partial abruptions, two in one weekend unbelievably. I remember one Mom reported one sharp pain, then had bright red bleeding for THREE HOURS before coming to the hospital. She wasn't...

  3. Co-sleeping?

    RNnL&D replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you. I was beginning to think no one got the point I was trying to make. So don't call it a security issue if that bothers you. But when the patient calls out to say her baby is gone, to the...

  4. Co-sleeping?

    RNnL&D replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    True. I have yet to hear of somebody rolling over on their dog. Even a chihuahua. :chuckle You know, not only have I not rolled over on any of my 4 children who have slept with us, but I have yet to...

  5. Co-sleeping?

    RNnL&D replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not generally, but in a round about way, in this instance, it is. I don't know about other hospitals, but at my facility parents are taught that the only people authorized to take the baby from the...

  6. Co-sleeping?

    RNnL&D replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, IMO it would have been more appropraite. What's the point of security measures, if someone can just walk in your room and take your baby while you are sleeping, kwim? What would she have thought...

  7. Staffing ratios for C Sections

    RNnL&D replied to KRoman4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At all our sections: OB and his assist (another OB or resident, the nurse is never 1st assist) CRNA RN or OBT to scrub RN to circulate ONLY RT to recover baby (NSY RN will be available to assist if...

  8. Co-sleeping?

    RNnL&D replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My question is, WHY would you take a baby out of the mother's room without her being aware of

  9. triage

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

    Same here. We have 2 triage beds covered by one of the 4 staff nurses on shift. On a good day, the triage nurse is just the triage nurse. But on a bad day...... the other night, I covered triage, and...

  10. Need some opinions

    RNnL&D replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with everyone else. Your charge nurse, as well as other coworkers are a good resource to bounce questions off and get opinions from, but, in the end, YOU are responsible for YOUR patient. If a...

  11. Fundal Pressure

    RNnL&D replied to jdc4672's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't know any docs who use fundal pressure, or who defend the

  12. Circumcisions-Question

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

    I see this frequently. I always suggest nursing baby before a circ, because, IME, they are very sleepy for HOURS after the procedure. If baby isn't nursing well to begin with, well, there you

  13. Is doula training useful?

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

    :yeahthat: I totally agree with everyone else. I think my doula training was more helpful to me as a labor nurse then my OB rotation in

  14. Cervix stretching..dense epidurals - advice?

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

    I totally agree with Dayray. A primip should labor down before pushing, especially with an epidural. I let all my pts with epidurals labor down until they are feeling significant pressure. Not "Um, I...

  15. Birth Control Patch Warning

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

    PE's are pulmonary embolism. This is the first time I've heard it from the manufacturer as well. I read that there was a greater risk with the patch, than the pill. But it seemed to be based on one...

  16. Precipitous deliveries

    RNnL&D replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    :roll He'll have a great story to share. :chuckle I'd say my best was my own, also. I got to that point of feeling lots of pressure and knew we wouldn't make it to to the hospital. Luckily, I was...

  17. Co-sleeping?

    RNnL&D replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hmm, we have four kids, that's a damper enough. :rotfl: :rotfl: Although, apparently, we still had enough time to make those four. And at 3 am, when one butt cheek is hanging off the side of the bed,...

  18. Please - what is the diff between non-separation and rooming-in?

    RNnL&D replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree. Rooming in, is simply keeping baby in your room for your stay, but baby could go to NSY for assessment and testing. Non separation, to me, would mean bedside transition and

  19. Co-sleeping?

    RNnL&D replied to amber1142's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It is sad. Unfortunately, for some, nursing a 6 mo old is "sick". Sad, sad. I can imagine the looks of disgust I would get for nursing my almost 3 yr old daughter in public. I never planned to go...

  20. Precipitous deliveries

    RNnL&D replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In 2 1/2 years, I've had three, personally. And several other nurses have had them as well. Usually it's a multip coming in the door complete and doc doesn't have time to run in. Sometimes, it's doc...

  21. IUPC Insertion - Epidural Settings

    RNnL&D replied to k_cole21's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't place IUPC's at my facility either, but I know RN's at another facility do, after being checked off. We do prime the tubing for our continuous epidurals, but we do not set or adjust rates....

  22. Do your Dr.s come for FD delivery?

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

    Depends on how fast things go. It is not unusual for the nurses to deliver, or rather, simply catch, an early demise. But the doc always comes in to deliver the

  23. does anyone still us prostaglandin gel

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

    For those that have used Cytotec orally, at any time, what was the dose compared to lady partsl

  24. Staffing question

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

    Granted, I work in a larger facility, and we NEVER have no pts. But, on a rare weekend, we might only have two patients. We used to minimum staff with 3, with one on call. ALWAYS 3 in house. Until one...

  25. Reviewing stillbirth strips

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

    I can understand your feelings. We generally don't review strips on stillbirths, for that reason, and especially not just for a strip review. If we do review them, it is as a case