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  1. Help me manage 2nd stage, please. New Gr

    RaeT,RN replied to SpudID's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am a new grad, too (with 6 months experience, 3 on my own - :w00t: only 6 more until I have a year - I am waiting for it to all of a sudden get easier:p ) I was very lucky to have an awesome...

  2. my first birth!

    RaeT,RN replied to elizabells's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Still cry (or at least get teary-eyed.) Mostly with primips when I see their reactions, and pretty much ALWAYS when the daddy's start to cry. I just can't handle

  3. Magnesium Sulfate Policy in your hospital

    RaeT,RN replied to sdrn04's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our Mag load is usually 4gm, but I have also seen 6gm loads given; it's really at the discretion of the MD. That is usually followed by 2 or 3 gm an hour; I've also seen 4gm/hr in extreme cases....

  4. Help me handle Pitocin.

    RaeT,RN replied to epiphany's topic in Ob/Gyn

    See, this is why I'm glad as a new grad I don't work in a teaching hospital with residents. I can tell you though, that we did have one MD who would walk in and turn up the pitocin on his pt's...

  5. Betamethasone & PTL

    RaeT,RN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey, everyone, I have a question: I attended an AWHONN meeting and we were talking about PTL and Betamethasone therapy. The physician that was lecturing was saying that for some strange reason, 12...

  6. How do you find HH nursing for OB patients?

    RaeT,RN replied to DutchgirlRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    About to show my ignorance here - I'm guessing "HH" is home health? Our hospital works with Matria Healthcare to get moms T-pumps and Reglan pumps, that kind of thing. They follow up with those moms...

  7. Betamethasone & PTL

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

    Honestly, it has been a while since I assisted a physician in obtaining a Ffn on a pretermer. I have seen some practitioners use it more than others in guiding their POC. Seems like they rely on...

  8. Betamethasone & PTL

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

    Thanks for your

  9. IV Fentanyl for labor...

    RaeT,RN replied to jarrn03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We use Fentanyl in our epidurals and spinals. We very seldom use it IV. The only thing about it in the spinals and epidurals that I can attest to is that it makes the pt's itch. Not sure if this...

  10. How many deliveries do you have per month?

    RaeT,RN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just out of curiousity, how many deliveries a month do you all have at your facilities, and how many labor rooms do you have to accomodate them? We have had 400+ babies 3 out of the last 4 months, and...

  11. Betamethasone & PTL

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

    Did you guys notice a time frame for this occurring - hours, days? Any clues as to onset and duration would be great!

  12. Adolescent Pregnancy = Developmental Delay or Acceleration???

    RaeT,RN replied to Kelly_the_Great's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My mom had me when she was 17. She and my dad married briefly, and then divorced after my brother was born 3 years later. She has done the single mom thing my whole life (I'm 25 now.) My mom worked...

  13. Need Help on Postpartum Topic

    RaeT,RN replied to Bekkidee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You also could do HIV transmission. That would probably be a good

  14. OB census... is everyone slow right now?

    RaeT,RN replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They told me when I started that Dec and Jan were our slow months . . . 406 and 380 deliveries later, I don't believe them. This may be due in part to our new Women's Ctr (which I guess is not really...

  15. Clonus.....what Is This Test For??

    RaeT,RN replied to InmyblooD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We've had students in clinical on our unit the last couple weeks, and it just brought everything back for me. I remember being stuck up against the wall and just hoping to see what I could see in my...

  16. Clonus.....what Is This Test For??

    RaeT,RN replied to InmyblooD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Please remember what your first day in your OB nursing rotation was like and how different it was. . . There's no need to be condescending. Preeclampsia is a difficult, complicated (no pun intended)...

  17. When pt is refusing a C/S

    RaeT,RN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had a pt yesterday, G5P4 non-compliant IDGD; last insulin injection 3 wks ago, last prenatal visit several weeks ago, term pg admitted in labor. Pt got to complete, but still at a 0 station. This...

  18. Hazing

    RaeT,RN replied to blugreeneyez's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok, back to the original subject, here . . . I agree with what one of the other posters said (as far as already knowing something when they try to teach it to you): smile and nod. Chances are, they...

  19. Starting PO after c/s

    RaeT,RN replied to Altalorraine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We also start on ice chips as long as BP and N/V are under control in the PACU. Pt gets a clear liquid diet until they are passing

  20. Placental abruption and preeclampsia

    RaeT,RN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had a pt come in yesterday at 1800 with severe abdominal pain and a LARGE amt of bright red bleeding - just soaking the wheelchair and then the stretcher we put her on. Took her to triage, first...

  21. Placental abruption and preeclampsia

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

    What a great analogy! Thanks everyone for your responses - it makes sense. I knew that those moms have decreased perfusion to the placenta, I just did not really understand why that made them at...

  22. Please help with L&D interview

    RaeT,RN replied to scorpiolisa's topic in Ob/Gyn

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!!! WELCOME TO OB NURSING!!!!!! I am a new grad; if you have any more questions/need support/whatever please feel free to PM or email

  23. Opinion Q...Why, do you think more and more Drs are pushing induction?

    RaeT,RN replied to Kaseyrn2b's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My pt today was for Cervidil last night, followed with Pitocin this am. Her due date was today; she was induced because her father lives across the country and was diagnosed with metastatic CA and is...

  24. LOCAL for C/S?????

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

    Thanks for all your responses. I learn so much every day that I work (and after work, here on the forum!) . . . Just the first time I had seen

  25. LOCAL for C/S?????

    RaeT,RN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok, just wanted to throw this out there and get some input: My first pt this morning was a primip, complete, +1 with a bulging bag. Dr comes to AROM; every other time or so we push she has a big fat...