I also went into L&D right out of school. This is my second year as an L&D nurse and I absolutely love it. I worked as a tech on an ortho floor during my last year of nursing school. I am...
DoulaKelly replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn
I've got a few... A patient told me that she came to the hospital for her "Seduction of labor." At first I was confused and then I realized she meant induction of labor, LOL! I was completing an OB...
I just started in L&D and last week I had a patient that came in and delivered her baby with no interventions. In fact, the docs didn't even make it to the delivery. After about 15 minutes they...
I recently accepted a position in L&D at a hospital in Detroit. The only experience I had was 4 years as a doula (labor assistant) and 9 months of med-surg as a nurse tech. I feel very fortunate...
I was just at a meeting at MCC and they said the accelerated program will run again this fall. So for those of you who aren't in the top 125 don't fret! They are taking an extra 30! Kelly Class of...
Don't count yourself out just yet. I was ranked 146 and I ended up being called up as an alternate and I just graduated! There were many people they took after me. Macomb has an awesome program and...
Are you talking about the mid-curricular HESI that was taken in March or the one that was taken in December? I am in the graduating class of March 2007 and we just took the mid-HESI and my class did...
They didn't do an HCG on me either and I wasn't on my period in fact I was very close to ovulation (I chose that time because my cervix was open). My OB/GYN knows that I was charting and that there...
DoulaKelly replied to Caseyrnbsn's topic in Ob/Gyn
It amazed me how things changed from 6 years ago when I had my first son versus 2 years ago when I had my second son. In 1999 they actually sent me home with 4 packs of diapers, peri packs, burp...
DoulaKelly replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn
It amazes me the support that is given to patients for elective c-sections. I am a birth and postpartum doula as well as a nursing student. There have been many occasions that I have observed...
DoulaKelly replied to LaNorteBellaRN's topic in Ob/Gyn
Ultimately the choice is yours, that said, an induction 38 weeks might be a good option for you if you want to avoid a c-section. Chances are the baby will be smaller and at much lower risk for SD....
Our uniform is white, it is a scrub top with 4 pockets and white tapered leg pants with an annoying seam down the front, lol. The class that is starting this fall has the same top (only in blue) and...