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  1. Foley Balloons for cervical ripening?

    beckinben replied to RAIZIE's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I like foley bulbs - I've had good outcomes with them. I've never used CFM with them. Intermittent monitoring is fine.

  2. Any OB clinical faculty? Help! (vent)

    beckinben posted a topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    I'm a relatively new clinical faculty in OB, and I'm looking for input from other instructors in the OB area on what your institution does. Do you have students do any written preparation for...

  3. Mountain nursing

    beckinben replied to nursnis's topic in Colorado Nursing

    If anyone has input on Glenwood Springs/Valley View Hospital, I'd love to hear it.

  4. Denver School of Nursing--BSN experience

    beckinben replied to mbw5680's topic in Colorado Nursing

    You will probably need to leave before that if you want to avoid the traffic. In my experience (commuting from north of Denver), I-25 southbound through Northglenn/Thornton towards downtown starts...

  5. Kicked out of school for being pregnant!?

    beckinben replied to ibambamama's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I had my second baby during my midwifery program - I even missed a final because I was giving birth I had no problems whatsoever finishing. The school helped as much as possible - I even pumped...

  6. Decel Interventions

    beckinben replied to hoping to be an rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Amnioinfusion does not prevent meconium aspiration syndrome. ACOG Committee Opinion #346, October 2006 ABSTRACT: Amnioinfusion has been advocated as a technique to reduce the incidence of meconium...

  7. UCHSC students/grads, I need your advice

    beckinben replied to K os's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Congrats! Instead of a chemistry class, how about taking a math class? Basic algebra would help a lot. You will have to pass a med calculations test. Many hospitals hire pre-nursing/nursing students....

  8. Decel Interventions

    beckinben replied to hoping to be an rn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have done amnioinfusions for variables, usually with success. ACOG recommends against routine amnioinfusion for mec. I won't do it and I haven't seen it done for a while. (Not that I agree with...

  9. MS versus MSN

    beckinben replied to May_baby's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I have a MS in nursing, not an MSN. I haven't found it to be a problem. Becki,

  10. DEA number?

    beckinben replied to yelper42's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Not so weird - Colorado requires 1800 post graduate working hours in order to apply for prescriptive authority.

  11. water birth

    beckinben replied to Almabella's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Waterbirth International - http://www.waterbirth.org - is a good informational site on waterbirth. Lots of articles and information, including journal articles and sample protocols.

  12. When do you open up your Pitocin?

    beckinben replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    800 mcg I had a precipitous birth with my second baby. There was no way anyone had time to get an IV in me. Not really much of a priority when the baby's half out, in my opinion... :roll

  13. RN and RM in UK seeks CNM post in VA

    beckinben replied to nichola36's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    The ACNM website has a page for foreign trained midwives who are interested in becoming CNMs or CMs. http://www.acnm.org/careers.cfm?id=84 Hope that helps,

  14. When do you open up your Pitocin?

    beckinben replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks. I don't see PPH that often, either. That's just what this particular study found. And it's not new - the original Bristol study came out in 1988, with several subsequent studies finding...

  15. When do you open up your Pitocin?

    beckinben replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    OK, so to clarify - the OP asked about pit before the placenta. I stated what the current theory is on active management. In the trial that this theory is based on (which was done in the UK, like the...

  16. Positive or unknown GBS

    beckinben replied to MemphisOBRNC's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sounds like serious overkill to me, in asymptomatic babies. Have they read the CDC guidelines? Do your OB's routinely treat unknowns? That is also not supported by the CDC guidelines. Here they...

  17. When do you open up your Pitocin?

    beckinben replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Try this - http://www.emedicine.com/med/topic3569.htm Or google "active management of third stage" The evidence is pretty good that turning on the pit after the anterior shoulder, clamping the cord...

  18. "MEDwife"

    beckinben replied to lovingpecola's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Yes, you can join MANA as a CNM. I went to the MANA conference last year in Boulder, and a CNM taught the breech and shoulder dystocia workshops (which were excellent). MANA also has a bridge club...

  19. Pbds/ob

    beckinben replied to ColoradoRNnewgrad's topic in Colorado Nursing

    Never heard of it - what facility is doing this? And what are they expecting to test a new grad on? Hasn't the NCLEX traumatized new grads enough?

  20. FNP....in hospitals.....in L&D?

    beckinben replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I can't imagine intrapartum care is in the scope of practice of an FNP. For one, it is not part of the educational program of an FNP. One of the women in my program was an FNP who was getting a...

  21. NP w/no desire for RN?

    beckinben replied to Pinoy2.0's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    As someone going through this whole process right now, maybe I can clarify this a little: Siri is right - you must have an active RN license to sit for the AMCB (nurse-midwifery) boards. You have to...

  22. Labor Epidurals and Sterile Technique

    beckinben replied to underdog's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Midwife, not CRNA, but I've been following this story with interest, for obvious reasons. In my hospital, anesthesia always wear masks and hats. Everyone in the room does. Might be overkill, but maybe...

  23. Hidden/Unexpected/Extra Cost of Grad School

    beckinben replied to lovingpecola's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Oh, that's cheap. The AMCB exam is $750. Plus $225 to the state to register as an advanced practice nurse and get rx authority. I asked for money for graduation. :biggringi

  24. I'm pregnant and starting a new job, do I tell my employer???

    beckinben replied to RNTX2002's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This happened to me. I was offered a new grad position in March. I got pregnant after accepting the position, and told them when I actually started in June. They were po'd about the whole thing, and...

  25. life of a midwife

    beckinben replied to anapurnas's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    LOL! That makes me feel so young - but I really needed to hear that today. It helps me remember that I made the right choice. I'm 31, and graduating this summer with my MS in the CNM program. It is...