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nursecave

MedSurg-1yr, MotherBaby-6yrs NICU 4/07

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  1. Anyone familier with Down Syndrome newborns????

    nursecave replied to LUVtxNursing's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It seems a bit early to say it is Down's based on what you have told us. Most Down's babies are quite obvious. Note I said most. But from what you have reported, I would be kinda surprised to hear...

  2. Something all OB nurses should know.

    nursecave replied to NHmommy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have suffered 3 pregnancy losses. One at 12 weeks, one at 13 weeks and then a hydatiform mole which later turned to trophoblastic disease requiring 3 months of Methotrexate treatment. The 2nd...

  3. Babies cut during c-sections?

    nursecave replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have seen several lacs from C/S, most by the same doc. The others were stats. None major enough to stitch. A few had to be steristripped and the others just use Bacitracin. I have also seen several...

  4. Tremors in Hands

    nursecave replied to cdietrich404's topic in General Nursing

    I work with a nurse who has tremors and she is awesome at doing arterial sticks on Newborns. Go figure! She is on atenolol or a related drug, which helps some, but she still tremors bad. To assist her...

  5. We lost one of our own this morning

    nursecave replied to LPN_mn's topic in General Nursing

    One of our nurses was murdered a few years back. It is very tragic when someone is snatched away like that. Our main hospital chaplain held a memorial service for her and it was very comforting and...

  6. What exactly is the postpartum units and the mother/baby units

    nursecave replied to Iwannabeababynurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am a Mother-Baby nurse and fergus51 nailed it. That is exactly what we do! Lots of teaching, encouraging, and teaching, and encouraging, and oh, did I mention teaching and encouraging! Sometimes...

  7. Name that part. Words patients use for their own anatomy.

    nursecave replied to JEHORAPHA's topic in General Nursing

    We have a nurse who works with us on Mother Baby after having worked Labor and Delivery for 20 years or so. Her name is Mary Jane, but she goes by Jane. She was telling us the other day about having...

  8. Vendoyne policy question

    nursecave replied to Altalorraine's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have one Dr. who orders them, and even now not often because her pt's complain so much about them. We ambulated early in the past, but now that we are using Duramorph in the spinals, our patients...

  9. Can somebody please explain what happened in my clinicals yesterday? (Long)

    nursecave replied to debrasDD99's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We, on occasion, do open incisions in the room, BUT NOT IMMEDIATELY POST-OP!!! This pt. would have gone back to OR. We are a high risk hospital, so we do have the equipment and manpower to do this....

  10. Triad nurses--tell me about PRN/casual/per diem opportunities at your facility

    nursecave replied to porterwoman's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I don't know what Baptist has to offer, but Forsyth Medical Center does hire PRN's & weekenders. We also hire for the MEND corp- which is a float pool. I don't know about part-timers in MEND Corp....

  11. NCLEX, ATT, actual license, and the NCBON?

    nursecave replied to gtrexler1's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I got my certificate # from NCBON on June 13, and received my actual plastic card about, well, 5 minutes ago in my

  12. Forsyth Medical Center

    nursecave replied to miranda1200's topic in North Carolina Nursing

    I work at Forsyth Medical Center. We had a market adjustment go into effect on Sunday that puts new grad pay up to $19.85. i know this because I just completed the LPN to RN program at my community...

  13. how do you introduce yourself to patients?

    nursecave replied to panamama's topic in General Nursing

    i always come in and say "hi! my name is amy and i will be your nurse today. congratulations on the birth of your baby." and then i give them a brief overview of things that may happen or other people...

  14. finger feeding

    nursecave replied to jrring1019's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We used to finger feed, now we cup feed. It is neat to watch because the tongue moves in much the same way as when it is at breast. Usually if baby is a poor or absent eater, we cup feed. If baby is...

  15. lactation consultant

    nursecave replied to G'smommy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    we have 5 ibclc's and 3 lactation educators on staff. ( 2 of the 5 ibclc's are part timers) the lactation educators have taken a course on breastfeeding and gotten a certification as an educator. from...

  16. Regional differences in OB terminology ....

    nursecave replied to Selke's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We seem to rotate between BUFA, CAP and MAP for babies that are up for adoption. BUFA- baby up for adoption MAP - making adoption plans CAP - considering (or...

  17. Complete Placenta Previa.. Then Nothing!

    nursecave replied to Lauren3249's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First - Hi Michelle- See ya May 10th!:balloons: Secondly, like posted before, the placenta can and does migrate, but to my knowledge not that fast. That is something that is diagnosed and followed...

  18. Oldest and youngest mothers?

    nursecave replied to mommy2boys's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Youngest was 12- her mother tried to punish her by not letting her have pain meds after a c-section- I was fuming, where was she when the girl got pregnant ?- But she got her pain meds...

  19. Lactation Consultants-On Staff?

    nursecave replied to SuperFlyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have 3 or 4 full time and several part time LC's on staff. We deliver an average of 20 babies a day. We delivered almost 6900 last year!!! I couldn't imagine not having LC's on staff. We do take an...

  20. Magnet Hospitals-Worth it or NOT?

    nursecave replied to MedSurgeMess's topic in General Nursing

    We are Magnet Certified and I really can't see where it has done anything for us. It looks good to patients who have done some research, as they are under the impression that Magnet hospitals are so...

  21. Continuous Bladder Irrigation help

    nursecave replied to zacarias's topic in General Nursing

    It has been 5 years since Ihave done a CBI, but yes we adjusted based on UOP. If we flowed in 300mL and there was 350mL in the foley, we had a +50. If we flowed in 300mL and there was 200mL in the...

  22. looking for info on od/gyn nursing...

    nursecave replied to Alexandrea's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work as a postpartum nurse at a major medical center in NC. I am currently an LPN, but am back in school obtaining my RN. I was able to get my job by being licensed in my state and successfully...