Surfandnurse

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  1. Aspiring midwife, frustrated with L&D

    Surfandnurse replied to withwomen's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Hope things are going better @withwomen ?? Hard work pays off.... work culture of a birth factory is probably pretty difficult, especially when your new and your dreams are to be a kind, gentle...

  2. L&D at a small hospital- is it worth it?

    Surfandnurse replied to SJaae's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I’ve worked in a lot of small hopsitals, always LDRP, and didn’t get called off because of minimum staffing and floating. I’ve always worked nights too, which usually means less staff so less...

  3. NICU to PP transition

    Surfandnurse replied to abcdefghijklacey's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You already know how to handle babies which is a huge advantage for working PP, you will be already so good at educating moms, another positive for working PP..... the most challenging part of PP...

  4. 39 IOL

    Surfandnurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Can we talk about elective Induction of Labor (IOL) at 39 weeks gestation? Is this still the norm at your facility? I know ACOG guidelines state that there shouldn't be any elective inductions prior...

  5. Where do you park your van?

    Surfandnurse replied to wildnursebrendan's topic in Travel

    Great thread!!!! í ½í±í ¼í¿¼ I think everything is covered here. I enjoyed reading as my family and I have camped/#vanlife all over the south west and it's been wonderful. But because we...

  6. How to find an agency? Answered!

    Surfandnurse replied to NedRN's topic in Travel

    Great post Ned! Thank you, I always enjoy reading the great information you share in regards to travel nursing. Kudos and mahalos for

  7. What's the real deal with Travel Nursing?

    Surfandnurse replied to PatMac10,RN's topic in Travel

    Travel nursing is wonderful with it without children. I work as a travel RN and it makes plenty enough of the dollars which enables my husband to stay home with our children when I'm working. And we...

  8. New L&D Nurse--Stressing!

    Surfandnurse replied to auson16's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Always chart in the room if possible while your doing 15-30 min checks, patients understand that u have to chart & doing so at bedside in real time makes you be done with said task when u walk out...

  9. Made the dumbest mistake last night!

    Surfandnurse replied to linzjane88's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Indonesia!! You can easily live on 30$/day including a decent accommodation! After you've saved up about $30-$40,000 and sold your house....... Spin the globe í ¼í¼Ž & start trotting! It...

  10. new NRP guidelines

    Surfandnurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Anybody else taken NRP lately?!?!?!?! just took my re-cert class and was stoked to see that delayed cord clamping should be standard practice on all babies not needing immediate PPV/in depth...

  11. Older nurses

    Surfandnurse replied to poopylala's topic in General Nursing

    My experience, I am young and have been LDRP for 4 years and worked with some older gems on night shift. I always did the busy admissions etc and we had an agreement that if a baby/mom went south the...

  12. Poor L&D Orientation

    Surfandnurse replied to Lavender619's topic in Ob/Gyn

    L&D is so specialized and especially depending on what experiences you got during orientation, you should definitely ask for more orientation if you are feeling nervous as all get out to show up...

  13. ACLS & circulating

    Surfandnurse replied to Surfandnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you for the insight

  14. ACLS & circulating

    Surfandnurse posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Are LDRP nurses out there required to have their ACLS certification? I've worked in two smaller facilities and didn't need it! But I am required to get it for a job now, just wondering about other...

  15. Need advice--possibly failing orientation

    Surfandnurse replied to Semper_Gumby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Algo is a type of hearing screen, and Finnegan baby is a neonatal abstinence scoring assessment. Semper Gumby, thank you for sharing as I think it's a good reminder that we are all humans and make...

  16. Doula Services

    Surfandnurse replied to pastasmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    As an LDRP nurse and Lamaze childbirth educator & a mum of 2 I've learned lots about helping women in labor/delivery/post partum and so many friends and family members ask me to be their doula.....

  17. baby friendly questions

    Surfandnurse replied to Rhee's topic in Ob/Gyn

    These are wonderful posts and thoughts! Thank you all I thoroughly enjoyed reading these insights! my biggest concerns with baby friendly is: 1. Limiting how much formula a strictly bottle fed infant...

  18. Clamping umbilical cords

    Surfandnurse replied to sharonx's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Placing infant on blanket on mums abdomen face up to do initial resuscitation then shorten and cut cord, put on diaper and then place infant skin to skin. That's what I've seen done and have been...

  19. Unlicensed personnel

    Surfandnurse replied to Kldrn9963's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have "Techs" as "Care Aids" they do vitals and help patients shower and weigh the babies, hearing screens and put in orders for us when we admit patients! they don't scrub csections, but they help...

  20. Disturbing things that I heard Dr.s say in the Labor room

    Surfandnurse replied to mamagui's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    There is a fine line between patient advocacy and respect for OB/GYN, they are both completely possible. Male docs who assault the lady parts (seriously-pulling and prying on that poor woman's lady...

  21. Floating all staff when census is zero

    Surfandnurse replied to jenhen82's topic in Ob/Gyn

    minimum staffing is 2 RN's, even when there are no patients. when we float it's the same situation as for Cayenne06- just sitting with a 1:1 patient or doing vitals, or helping start IV's in the ED....

  22. Best paying travel agency covering housing in 2016?

    Surfandnurse replied to Sunshine94031's topic in Travel

    I appreciated this post, NEDRN I am currently in NM in a city that said "high crime rate" when i googled it etc... no problems noted here! I also have lived in other states that were known to be...

  23. Nursing Over Seas

    Surfandnurse replied to April_Cali-RN's topic in Travel

    I know specifically that New Zealand does not have travel nurse positions, but an RN is listed on their CRITICAL NEEDS so you can easily get a work visa there as a nurse after you fill out there...

  24. Anyone worked as a nurse without a home?

    Surfandnurse replied to Cats&Tea&Climbing's topic in Travel

    I appreciate ARGO's comment regarding lifestyle of "Van life" We lived in New Zealand in a camper van for 9 months and had no problems staying clean, washing up in rivers, the ocean, or paying to camp...

  25. Anyone worked as a nurse without a home?

    Surfandnurse replied to Cats&Tea&Climbing's topic in Travel

    We've lived in a van for 12+ months over seas and in the states and it's no problem, and we have a 2 year old! but while I'm in a travel contract I pamper myself with an inexpensive VRBO /AIRBNB or...