TRINI_RN

TRINI_RN

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  1. Have you ever really heard a doctor say this?

    TRINI_RN replied to monkeybug's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have never heard an OB say that, but I have had a patient or two say that. They were older women, closer to menopause with surprise unplanned

  2. Nitrous Oxide use may come back to the US for labor pain management!!

    TRINI_RN replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I figured as

  3. Starting rn pay in memphis area

    TRINI_RN replied to kcoday's topic in Tennessee Nursing

    Funnywoman, Hi. I tried to PM you, but your inbox is full. I have a few questions If that's

  4. Tell me about a time....give example questions.

    TRINI_RN replied to neurocheck2's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    These types of questions are not my favorite because coming up with one specific example is sometimes hard. I just googled KSA's as suggested up thread and found literally pages of behavioral...

  5. Nitrous Oxide use may come back to the US for labor pain management!!

    TRINI_RN replied to klone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This seems like a wonderful alternative to the current methods of pain control available. I wonder how many hospitals are looking into bringing it back. I also wonder if the anesthesia community will...

  6. DVT protocols

    TRINI_RN replied to lleamon's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our protocol for scheduled c/s is to put the scd's on in Preop. The Docs want the scd's running at least a 1/2 hour before surgery starts. Had a fluffy lady the other day with hx of DVT and PE for...

  7. I am so bummed...

    TRINI_RN replied to Adams_Mommy_07's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm so sorry to hear that, I truly am. I also have PCOS, and I can tell you that for most women it is very manageable. Also, the fact that you found out so early on is good because now you know what...

  8. "Rooming in" on Mother/Baby - not one size fits all

    TRINI_RN replied to LilyBlue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm sorry but as soon as she said the dad was asleep with baby on his lap while she was asleep there should have been some intervention. What if he had moved and the baby would have fell on the floor?...

  9. Catheter Advice!!!

    TRINI_RN replied to LDR-RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    LOL, was just going to say that. This tip

  10. Electronic medical records?

    TRINI_RN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    My hospital is going to a completely paperless electronic medical records system in a month or so. Are there any other L&D nurses out there using this type of system? I love the advantages this...

  11. Electronic medical records?

    TRINI_RN replied to TRINI_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have had 2 days of training in class, and now we have to practice at work when there is down time. The training was ok, but I think it would have been a lot better if it was department focused...

  12. Electronic medical records?

    TRINI_RN replied to TRINI_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh boy, epic is EXACTLY what we are going to.

  13. ACLS

    TRINI_RN replied to Maikafer-RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    LOL, I just passed my megacode today! The class was 2 days for me and not bad at all. Study EPI, amiodarone, atropine, vasopressin, adenosine, and lidocaine. Know when you give them and at what dose....

  14. Elective Primary C/S

    TRINI_RN replied to mamafeliz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I haven't seen one since I've been on my unit. I asked a nurse who's been there for almost 5 years and she said she can only remember one. I personally oppose elective primary sections, it is after...

  15. amount of time alotted from recovery to pp unit

    TRINI_RN replied to rnElaine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    1 hour, and It's so hard to get everything done in that time. Pt cleaned up, 4 fundal assesments and vital signs, all charting done and batch printed, orders in etc. Meanwhile, I usually have another...

  16. A bedbath NIGHTMARE!

    TRINI_RN replied to IJustWant2pass's topic in General Students

    In nursing we all come across SOMETHING that gets to us. For me it's circumcisions, I've seen countless bloody deliveries, all kinds of surgeries, and nasty wounds, but I can't stand the sight of a...

  17. About how long is an L&D orientation?

    TRINI_RN replied to shorty24's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The nurses that come to our L&D with a year or more of previous floor nursing experience get 4-4.5 months of

  18. About how long is an L&D orientation?

    TRINI_RN replied to shorty24's topic in Ob/Gyn

    HI! I've found that some hospitals hire GN's and some don't, so its all about just looking around in your area. In regards to orientation ours is 7-7.5 months, this is on a high risk unit. We're...

  19. fundal checks

    TRINI_RN replied to short1978's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our policy is q15 min x4, q 1hr x4, then q 8 hours. Of course if we have a patient that is not staying firm (even with an empty bladder), soaking her pads within an hour etc. we check here more...

  20. New Grad Orientation - How Long...

    TRINI_RN replied to rosstat2's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I just started on a L&D floor and my orientation is 6 months, but I do know that on the Medsurg floors in my hospital orientation is 8-12 weeks and can be stretched out according to how you are...

  21. I cringed on the inside

    TRINI_RN replied to beachbum3's topic in General Nursing

    Some people have no

  22. How old were you when you began nursing school?

    TRINI_RN replied to smellyacres's topic in General Students

    I was 25 when I started school. We had a wide range of ages from 19 to 48yo. Good

  23. When to start applying for jobs....?

    TRINI_RN replied to Sherylbarl's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I agree with llg. The hospitals around here started really taking applications in February/March. Are you doing an externship in your senior year? We did senior externships for our last 12 weeks of...

  24. How much do you make as an RN in Labor and Delivery where you work?

    TRINI_RN replied to Janinern84's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A new nurse in my hospital starts out at 20.50 per hour. I don't know how much weekend diff is but night diff is $8.00 per

  25. I don't trust the nurse who read my tb test...

    TRINI_RN replied to dizze98765's topic in Indiana Nursing

    The induration has to be 10mm or more in size, redness is not an indication of a positive test. Like the other poster said if you are still concerned contact your physician. Good