TRINI_RN

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 pregnancies.

I figured as much.

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

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 questions on VT's website. I'm attaching the document to t...

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 try to block it.

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 indux, she'd taken her last lovenox the night before....

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 the problem is and can work toward correcting it. T...

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? Obviously the couple was to exhausted to care for...

LOL, was just going to say that. This tip works!:bowingpur

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 system will bring (being able to look up all past v...

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 instead of just directed to medsurg. I, as well as nur...

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

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. Also know the stroke protocol, which rhythms you d...

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 all still major abdominal surgery.

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 patient that I'm responsible for. I try to get rol...

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 circumcision:no:!!! It was the only time that I felt...

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

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 expected to orient to labor, triage, pacu, circulating,...

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 frequently and document....alot!

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 doing. Many of my classmates did externships on thes...

Some people have no clue:no::no:

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

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 school and just about everyone accepted positions fr...

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 hour.

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 luck!