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  1. Scrubs on LDRP

    RaeT,RN replied to tammki5g's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my institution, we wear the ciel blue hospital-laundered scrubs on our unit and change before we come on shift. These are the same scrubs that are worn in the big OR and a couple other places....

  2. Please help with L&D interview

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

    They may ask you also: How would you handle conflict between yourself and another employee? Where do you see yourself in 5 years? What do you do to handle stress at work? Just a few that I got:specs:...

  3. brachial plexus injuries?

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

    Guess I should pay more attention to times and dates of threads . . . it's a little more obvious when they have tons of pages. Little less obvious when there's only two pages.:imbar My

  4. brachial plexus injuries?

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

    So very sorry about your child's birth injury. That must continue to be so difficult for you. I have worked in OB for a year now (6 months as an RN), so thus far, this is what I gather: in our area...

  5. What do patients say that irks you?

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

    Another one that really gets me: "When is the doctor coming?" Usually spoken by a primip or her overbearing family when she is slowly making her way through the active stage of labor. I love how pts...

  6. The hardest shift of my nursing life (young as it is)

    RaeT,RN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is a continuation of the story of my best friend, pregnant with twins, twin B diagnosed with oligo at 15 weeks. A dye test for ROM was negative, and fetal anatomy was all normal. Serial...

  7. The hardest shift of my nursing life (young as it is)

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

    Just an update: Reagan is now 26 weeks and is doing great! She is taking 9cc of food now; still on the vent, still has her umbilical line, so mom can't hold her yet. She got very excited that she...

  8. What do patients say that irks you?

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

    I personally love it when you do the whole breastfeeding thing with them the first time and emphasize repeatedly that both she and the baby have to learn how to do this, and they still say, "I don't...

  9. pain med...

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

    we very commonly use nubain 10mg with phenergan 12.5-25mg IVP. We hardly ever use Demerol. But that's just where I work; I'm sure it's different

  10. The hardest shift of my nursing life (young as it is)

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

    Wow, Deb, you're gonna make me cry again!!!!!! I think we are kindred spirits of sorts :wink2: Of course I will give you updates on them - the mom is my best friend, after all, and she has given the...

  11. GBS+ moms and abx before c/s

    RaeT,RN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    If a pt is a scheduled c/s and is GBS+ (if the test has even been done on her), we usually do not treat her with abx before her surgery. The baby will get stuck in the nursery for a septic workup. If...

  12. A little discouraged

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

    I started out as a CNA too, and encountered many nurses with this same attitude. But those were also the ones I didn't um, run as fast to help when they needed it. I love my CNA's and treat them...

  13. Need some opinions

    RaeT,RN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ok, most of you all know that I am a new grad. There are 4 other new grads with me, and there were three of us on a couple nights ago together, with several other experienced nurses. Our charge nurse...

  14. Need some opinions

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

    You all are absolutely right - the pt and the baby were her responsibility, period, and the charge nurse is not an end-all, be-all. It's still scary to be out on my own, and I just would hope that...

  15. How do you handle miscarriage/ IUFD?

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

    After reading this thread, my pt the other night was 29 weeks with twins, preeclampsia/CHTN and twin B had suffered an IUFD. Thank you so much for posting that link - it helped me to take care of her...

  16. Can you believe this? 13yo and mom both pregnant

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

    Now, to add my 2 cents: My mom was an only child of a stable two-parent, church-going family. Found out she was pregnant at 16. Her parents forced her to have an abortion. Weeks later, she found...

  17. more questions

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

    Trust me, as someone who is newly out of school and in L&D: I DON'T KNOW WHAT I THOUGHT NURSING SCHOOL WAS THE END OF. And also, even nurses who have been doing this for 30 years will tell you...

  18. Evil OB

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

    Dayray, I have seen you mention in a post before about your wife and her experience with an inappropriate doctor - just think if this was YOUR wife this doctor was doing that crap to. That's what...

  19. Worked my first night shift

    RaeT,RN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I worked my first night shift last night and wow, what a difference. I felt a little disoriented at times, and leaving with the sun coming up was a little wierd. I got through it with the help of...

  20. Worked my first night shift

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

    Thanks, everyone! I usually do not have a problem sleeping during the day . . . I am one of those who can fall asleep anywhere, just about. And I am so NOT a morning person. Three night shifts later,...

  21. CNA in L&D or PP?

    RaeT,RN replied to Ariel70113's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our unit does, but what they mostly do is stock and play go-fer. And set up sterile delivery tables. They do not scrub in the

  22. Estrostep?

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

    Also worth noting- there is no generic for it, and it is not a "preferred" med with

  23. Estrostep?

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

    I have actually been taking Estrostep since I was 18 (25 now) - though I went on Depo for about 9 months a couple years ago, which I hated. The Estrostep has given me no problems; it is supposedly...

  24. Nuva Ring

    RaeT,RN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Anyone use the Nuva Ring for birth control? How do you like it? I am currently using the pill and am considering switching.

  25. Epidural-induced Hypotension

    RaeT,RN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Can anyone explain the exact mechanism by which this happens? Is it just the