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  1. Considering PACU job after postpartum maternal/newborn

    boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in PACU

    Thanks for the reply. No, I haven't been hired, but the interview seemed to go pretty well and one of the interviewers hinted that I should be hearing from them (in a positive way). Yes, I had to be...

  2. Ohio CE requirement for endorsement application

    boquiabierta posted a topic in Ohio Nursing

    I'm moving to Ohio in a few months from Connecticut, where I was first licensed and have held my RN license for about 2.5 years. I'm trying to figure out the Ohio licensure application by endorsement...

  3. unnecessary postpartum preeclampsia workup with straight cath

    boquiabierta posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    So, it being July (yes I know it's August but this happened a few days ago) we are dealing with overzealous new residents who want to work up everyone for everything and do everything exactly by the...

  4. PP Brain sheet?

    boquiabierta replied to AmberK1026's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I made my own brainsheet that I revise here and there. It was after using some other nurses' templates and deciding I really had to organize things my way. I love it and would be lost without it. I'd...

  5. Ohio CE requirement for endorsement application

    boquiabierta replied to boquiabierta's topic in Ohio Nursing

    thanks all! I think I figured it

  6. Tell me about your PP job

    boquiabierta replied to Scarlettz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have 3-4 couplets on average. 5 would be totally crazy and unsafe. Even 4 is pushing it and makes me feel like I often can't provide needed support if say breastfeeding isn't going well. 3 is ideal....

  7. New Nurse - help with cervical exam

    boquiabierta replied to labor_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work postpartum, not L&D, so I have exactly zero experience in checking cervices. That said, can you possibly get a more experienced nurse or an MD or midwife who you feel comfortable with to...

  8. Infant Phototherapy/Bilibeds

    boquiabierta replied to PinkNBlue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah, our babies who are term do fine with the bili blanket. It's nice because they can continue treatment while breastfeeding. Usually they go back in the isolette after being fed, but we allow the...

  9. Advice on comfortable shoes

    boquiabierta replied to marlena.erika's topic in General Nursing

    100% agree! Everyone is so surprised that my work shoes are Skechers but they seriously feel like walking on air. I used to wear Danskos and way prefer Skechers. These are my current ones. Don't be...

  10. Breastfeeding support

    boquiabierta replied to ama3t's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Seconding all the comments that it is absolutely not normal for "almost every" mom to be getting a nipple shield. As one of my favorite IBCLCs likes to say, "it's not called nipple-feeding!" Even moms...

  11. What time do you do vitals at night on mother baby

    boquiabierta replied to BSNbeauty's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Moms who deliver lady partslly are Q4x3 then Q8 until discharge. C-section moms are Q4x48 hours then Q8 until discharge. If they received Duramorph we do Q2 respirations/pulse ox for 12 hours. We try...

  12. Interviewing in Postpartum help

    boquiabierta replied to TaeRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    One thing I would emphasize for the "why do you want to work in this area" question is your love of education! Postpartum is a LOT of educating, especially if it's just well moms and babies. That was...

  13. Short staffing incentive ideas???

    boquiabierta replied to kms6417's topic in General Nursing

    Wow. I am never responding to a desperate plea to come in ever again. We get NOTHING -- just base pay. Oh yeah, and maybe a $2 voucher to use at the hospital cafeteria. I knew other facilities offered...

  14. Post Partum pain management

    boquiabierta replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't typically order opiates for lady partsls. They're almost always fine with just 600 mg Motrin Q6. Occasionally we will add Percocet Q4, but often if they need something else just Tylenol is...

  15. Starting bedside report on Mother Baby unit

    boquiabierta replied to kms6417's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We are going through something very similar on our floor! The only difference is we don't have a standardized report sheet anymore; they actually did away with that months ago and people were quite...