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rn4babies63

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  1. Labor Nurses Floating to Med Surg.....

    rn4babies63 replied to crissyc03's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our L&D, PP unit floated for about a month. Then we were told we were no longer going to after they check into the infection control issues. Needless to say, we were relieved. At the other...

  2. cytotec question

    rn4babies63 replied to garfieldrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Mom may be contracting every minute but how long are they lasting and are they mild to palpation? We've had many mothers come in for NST or other reason, put them on the monitor and they are...

  3. Casual status and on-call requirements

    rn4babies63 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I recently went casual at my former employer. It is now required for casual employees to do at least 8 hours call/month which is very difficult since I work another full-time job which also requires...

  4. Hope I made the right choice

    rn4babies63 replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing

    I recently left a higher-paying job in which I commuted 45 minutes each way. I was drifting off also when I worked night shift. I am now about 15 minutes from work and sooooo much happier. I can...

  5. Post Partum Recovery Time

    rn4babies63 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Our L&D has just implemented a new policy decreasing postpartum recovery time in the LDR from 2 hrs to 1 hr. I was pressured to to finish charting, assess the infant and mom q15 min, put baby to...

  6. Most common non-emergency visits

    rn4babies63 replied to RN_in_SC's topic in Emergency

    I don't work ER but when I had my husband there recently, I woman brought her 3 year old in because he swallowed chewing gum! The sad part about it is, I have to pay for most of the visit because I...

  7. Post Partum Recovery Time

    rn4babies63 replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    The reason there is such a rush is we need to get the rooms turned over. 2 other L&D's closed and moved to our hospital so they don't have enough rooms! I've been doing L&D for 12 years and...

  8. I need all the L&D nurses out there!

    rn4babies63 replied to JentheRN2007's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have been an L&D nurse for 12 years. I have worked at 3 different hospitals during that time and did mom/baby home visits for 6 years. I would not work any other area of nursing. You still...

  9. AMAZED at what some students get away with!!!

    rn4babies63 replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I love to have students with me at work. Usually they are enthusiatic and I take it upon myself to give them the best experience on our unit as possible. I realize that not ALL students are this way....

  10. AMAZED at what some students get away with!!!

    rn4babies63 replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sorry but I don't think it's a "whiff of get that student off of the chair because I'm a REAL nurse" that irks me. I just don't think it's right that 3 students are sitting in the chairs, doing...

  11. How long until they take apps for L&D?

    rn4babies63 replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I currently work at 2 hospitals on L&D. I was hired directly from nursing school into L&D 12 years ago with NO med/surg whatsoever. That was a large high risk teaching facility. My 1st...

  12. Discharge education

    rn4babies63 replied to Obnurseamber06's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We start our education right after delivery. Before delivery, on admission (so many are inductions so most moms are still willing to listen) we give them our discharge teaching booklet. There is a...

  13. AMAZED at what some students get away with!!!

    rn4babies63 replied to nervousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I don't mind having students with me, as a matter of fact, I enjoy teaching them what I know (L&D, POSTPARTUM). However, it irks me tremendously when they are sitting at the nurses station in...

  14. on call pay for Cesarean sections

    rn4babies63 replied to babysrhs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We get 3.00/hr when on call. Double time and 1/2 if called in from 3a-7a, Time and 1/2 all other times. Full and Part time must take same amount, Per Diem does not since they already get premium pay....

  15. What are your thoughts about using miso

    rn4babies63 replied to mugwump's topic in Ob/Gyn

    How coincidental this post would come up today. We had a HORRIBLE night in the LDR last night. First, we had a 19wk, G13/P4 transfer to us from Level 1 hospital to be induced for IUFD. She had 3...

  16. Tired of people commenting on my salary

    rn4babies63 replied to holdensjane's topic in General Nursing

    You don't have to tell me! My husband recently got laid off and his co-workers told him, at least you don't have to worry about money, your wife's a nurse! We have a house payment, car payment, my...

  17. New Grad Jobs in Maternity

    rn4babies63 replied to Newbie Nurse SMP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I graduated from nursing school 12 years ago and and was hired on a high risk L&D at a Level III trauma center. I've worked OB, L&D, Nursery ever since!. At my old hospital, 5 new grads were...

  18. What is a shift like for a PP/mother/baby nurse?

    rn4babies63 replied to momma/babyrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Most of our sections don't need PCA's. Usually they get Astromorph spinal and Toradol IV for 14 hours. If they need a PCA (increased pain or general anesthesia), they are usually d/c'd the next...

  19. How did you decide what area of nursing to go into?

    rn4babies63 replied to Sarah Bellum's topic in General Nursing

    When I graduated from nursing school, jobs were pretty scarce so you kinda took what you could get at the time. In nursing school, L&D was also the last area of nursing I was interested in....

  20. What is a shift like for a PP/mother/baby nurse?

    rn4babies63 replied to momma/babyrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have done L&D, postpartum, nursery for 12 years. I'm now doing Mother/Baby nursing and L&D. A typical 12 hour day shift for me is assessments, most meds are at 10 AM (mostly prenatal...

  21. returning L & D nurse

    rn4babies63 replied to Salgal08's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was an L&D nurse for 5 years, left it for 6 years and recently returned to it 6 months ago. I asked for a lengtly orientation (I got 7 weeks L&D), 2 weeks post partum. They would have given...

  22. Postpartum comfort

    rn4babies63 replied to JB0901's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At our hospital we put water in the newborn diapers and freeze them. Works wonders on the perineum. We also use "k-pads" for heat. It is a water filled machine with a heating pad type attachment that...

  23. From OB to Dialysis????

    rn4babies63 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I've been an OB/L&D nurse for 12 years. My current L&D job is 1 hour away. Due to rising gasoline costs, I really need to change jobs. However, I live in a small town and the choices are...

  24. L&D Staffing Ratios

    rn4babies63 replied to SewHeather's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work L&D at two differant hospitals. At hospital #1, we have 1:1 ratio for a laboring pat, regardless of the stage of labor. We only have 2 if an NST or Outpatient arrives and there is not...

  25. What do you pay for health insurance?

    rn4babies63 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I'm considering a job change. One thing I have to take into consideration is the health insurance. For a BC/BS plan where I can go to any doctor or hospital I choose without a referral or PCP, $10...