SheaOBRN

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  1. Adoption option?

    SheaOBRN replied to lannisz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At the previous hospital I worked at, we worked with a lot of young moms...mostly 15 years old and up. However I did work with a 14 yo, a 12 yo (whos mother was pregnant at the same time), and then 15...

  2. bedside ultrasounds-nursing restrictions

    SheaOBRN posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    1st time posting a thread so bear with me... :) I am in a labor focus group in my unit and am involved in a project concerning the use of bedside sonos by the nurses. We occasionally do this to...

  3. bedside ultrasounds-nursing restrictions

    SheaOBRN replied to SheaOBRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    thank you so much for the replies, but I work nights, half the time the kid has to be half out for the docs to come to hospital, I just wonder what the attitude would be if we asked to come for an US....

  4. Labor Nurses regulating epidurals

    SheaOBRN replied to terig63's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Funny you brought this up...I had an anesthesiologist rant for a good 15 - 20 minutes about changing the rate on the epidural pump. I told him that it was against policy to do so, questioned what...

  5. News of Mother's Death Left on Answering Machine

    SheaOBRN replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    How many HIPPA training sessions do you have to go through to know this is absolutely wrong, let alone rude. Someone should call that nurse and say hey, by the way, your mom's dead....see how they...

  6. Orientation almost over ...

    SheaOBRN replied to SC RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    i am only 2 years out and I still go to more experienced rn's with questions about strips-you are a team, don't ever stop asking! you also have to remember, most babies have great reserves, and who...

  7. How Many sucessful VBAC's..

    SheaOBRN replied to Cherry2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    that would mean getting anesthesia to stay in house 24/7, and they're just not on board... yet.But I am confused, if you don't have anesthesia on all the time, what so you so in emergency situations?...

  8. Dangerous lessons learned in your first year of nursing

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

    I loved the "magtastic" I'm gonna have to use that. What I have learned... ALWAYS check tubing after new nurses. I had to take over on a pt who requested not to have the nurse who had been assigned to...

  9. How many deliveries do you have per month?

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

    we average about 150 births per month 10 ldrp rooms 3 antepartum rooms 2 triage rooms 2 surgical suites 15 pp rooms (3

  10. fundal pressure

    SheaOBRN replied to labor93's topic in Ob/Gyn

    keep in mind, I have only been a labor nurse for 2 years...but we were taught never to do fundal pressure. our manager states that it is ok to place your hand on the fundus when the doctor asks, "but...