Mississippi_RN

At my hospital, the Pediatrician is automatically there for every cesarean section. So, the NBN RN that attends with them are the ones who go to the OR table to receive the baby. The towel is sterile that MIGHT come in contact with the OB handing of...

You can put both through the same IV "site", however, where I work our Safety Standards require us to run them on seperate pumps.

Every infant receives the Hep B immunization 1 st dose (with mother's consent) but infants of Hep B positive mother's get the immunoglobin also.

Otherwise known as Procardia... LOL Docs at our L/D use it a lot. Its also a tocolytic and can be used for mild onset PTL (guess that is how it works with the blood pressure too...relaxes the blood vessels etc.) As for the PIH, I have never seen ...

We use OBIX, which allows for an electronice trace and computer charting, as well as a paper trace. Its a pretty good system, IMO, however, some of the forms, i.e. delivery summary, admits, need to be tweaked slightly. All in all though, you have t...

I have heard of bulging bag of water making the SVE seem one thing, and then when ROM occurs, SVE seeming to shrink somewhat. Not by much in the case I have had experience with (like 1-2 cm MAYBE)...but then, cervix dilated to complete in fairly sho...

LOL...you know, the next goal of mine is to learn how to speak Spanish fluently... which isnt easy, especially when most of the Spanish people down here anyway speak a lot of "slang". I work in OB mostly Labor/Delivery so I have gotten the most used...

On most procedures, it is AAT usually starting with ice chips, then sips of water, on to clear liquids, and so on... Depends on what they had done and how they handled the anesthesia though I guess. I know that, say, on a Lap Choley that is one of ...

I was at work in a hospital billing department. I guess it was about break time for some of the people and they were in the break room watching TV. I remember walking in and looking at the TV the minute the second plane hit one of the Towers. I, t...

I took the FM course from AWHONN that they came to my hospital and offered (director set it up... one of the few things constructive she has done... ) Anyway, it really really cleared up a lot of things for me as far as reading the strips and interv...

LOL... I would rather have my Unit Clerk (Floor Secretary called here) and my CNA than I would another nurse! Having someone at the desk to put in orders, answer the phone, and basically just keep things organized is invaluable when you are having ...

I don't know that this is the correct forum to post this in...but I suppose it will do. I have a question regarding the legality of something. You hear all about those websites that you can get prescription medicine through. I'm not talking about t...

I always have a hard time with the patients who have had any loss... but I still take the time to acknowledge how they are feeling as well as how they are feeling (emotionally). I remeber there was a firl who m/c at 19 weeks. The mementoe boxes wer...

I think there are a lot of LPN's who are more knowledgeable than any RN I know. When I was oreintating to my floor, the LPN that worked there taught me just as much as the RN did... every person has different experiences to offer you. A different p...

:uhoh21: ...no way. He didn't. [bANANA]LOL[/bANANA]

Everyone of our deliveries gets an IV--part of the routine orders for even observation almost. For the induction patients, they get Cervidil to posterior fornix x 24 hrs, then remove. Wait one hour, then start pitocin drip at 2 mu/hr titrated with ...

Dont be discouraged! As said before, a lot of facilities are having to go mostly non-latex (if not at least have an option for anything). I mean, think about it, if they have a patient that comes in that is allergic to latex, they have to treat them...

After delivery, their VS are checked Q 15 min for 2 hours, then Q 4h. Alot of the other stuff depends on the doctor. We have one doctor, however, who is predictable to "T". They get Demerol PCA with 10 mg continous, 10 mg PCA (patient) dose, locko...

I have never been tested. However, nothing I take has not been prescribed so I dont think I would have a problem. I did worry for a little while because I was prescribed Adipex through the internet. I had to complete a medical questionnaire, a doc...

OMG! I looooovvvveee flip-flops. ALL I wear in the summer is t-shirt, jeans and flip-flops to match my shirt. I have Old-Navy, Wal-Mart, some from Avon, etc. I have probably 30 pair. My best fried says I should join FFA (Flip-Flop Anonymous) bec...

I doubt very seriously we are in the same facility. And I do know that you know absolutely nothing about anything that goes on in a day of mine... Therefore, quite the hypocrite arent we when suggesting I dont have a positive attitude. I simply bel...

I work on the PostPartum unit at my hospital. We are connected to NBN and L/D as the Maternal Child Care Unit (or something to that effect). But basically, at my hospital, we get the moms and the NBN gets the babies. The babies come out to the mom...

Nope. Because... there will always be small-minded, selfish people in the ER and the floor that think the most important thing happening in the WHOLE world is what is happening to them right now. I don't know about it from the ER side, but here is t...

I don't know about the whole "requiring" you to wear makeup thing. I mean, I wear compact foundation and powder everyday...most people don't know i have make up on, but seldom do I wear eyeshadow, eyeliner, mascara etc. And never on a daily basis.

I TRY (really, really, really hard) when I make rounds in the morning to say "If you need anything, just push this buttom . My name is Amy and I will be one of your nurses today". I can admit I have been guilty of forgetting to the first round. But...