Pearl

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1. Please Tell Us If You Are Contacting Legislators/ANA, etc. Re: Nursing Concerns

   Pearl replied to barton's topic in Safety

   Dear barton, Your are most welcome for the little boost that you received.(bowing gaciously) Im glad that I was able to encourage you in the same way that you have me. Last night was a "perfect" (term used loosely), example of "dangerous" understaffi...

2. Please Tell Us If You Are Contacting Legislators/ANA, etc. Re: Nursing Concerns

   Pearl replied to barton's topic in Safety

   Dear barton, I am a L&D nurse and have been reading these links for a week now. I became very excited and went to my charge nurse, because we were just discussing this. We are so short of nurses that I worked several extra shifts this past w...

3. Labor & Delivery Experience

   Pearl replied to Traci's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Just wanted to apologize for the horrid previous post. It was really late and I didn't proof it...*laughing at herself*...Anyway, I'm sorry..

4. Labor & Delivery Experience

   Pearl replied to Traci's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Dear Tracy, I am a new graduate of 1 and 1/2 years. I too worked as an OBTech while going through school. I knew that my heart was in L and D. When I graduated, I was offered a job there. I took it, against the same sound advise that you have re...

5. PCA DEMEROL

   Pearl replied to Susan Chabot's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Susan, Don't do it! Studies have shown that Demerol builds up in the system and is not reversed by Narcan. A baby born depressed by Demerol does poorly. Got this information from an anesthiaoligst at a seminar concerning narcotics in delivery. Thi...

6. Nurse - Patient Ratios and outcomes

   Pearl replied to JETomasini's topic in General Nursing

   Staffing is a HUGE problem on my unit. I am an OB nurse, and just tonight, I had two women in labor at one time and a mother/baby couplet. Policy states that once a client becomes complete and pushing, the nurse is to remain with her. Toss that out t...