Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 Hi there, Just wanted to share one little tip I learned when starting out on L & D. If you are unsure about the dilation, turn immediatedly to the EFM paper and place your fingers the same distance you did at the cervix. The heavy dark lines are 3cms apart and it will help you figure out the dilation. When you get more comfortable, begin to educate yourself on working with non-epidural patients as it is tougher and requires a different skill set. Penny Simkins " Comfort Measures for Childbirth " is a great video to watch. Check with the childbirth educator at your facility to see if she has any materials to loan you. HTH, Cheryl Auburn, AL --- rnchristyam wrote: > Hi everyone, I am a newbie to the group. I have > done telemetry and > eventually transferred to M/B, and this was my first > day on the floor > as a " labor " nurse! This means, first vag > exam...strange...warm, jello > like...still need practice in that area. All I have > to say is thank > goodness for a great patient that was willing to let > me learn, and for > good epidurals... > > ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 19, 2008 Report Share Posted January 19, 2008 That is so funny, because at my hospital, we have unit educators, which I have been doing classes with all week, and she shared that same tip! She also showed us the video with Penny Simkins! Thank you for reinterating that same important info! Christy Cheryl wrote: Hi there,Just wanted to share one little tip I learned whenstarting out on L & D. If you are unsure about thedilation, turn immediatedly to the EFM paper and placeyour fingers the same distance you did at the cervix. The heavy dark lines are 3cms apart and it will helpyou figure out the dilation.When you get more comfortable, begin to educateyourself on working with non-epidural patients as itis tougher and requires a different skill set. PennySimkins "Comfort Measures for Childbirth" is a greatvideo to watch. Check with the childbirth educator atyour facility to see if she has any materials to loanyou.HTH,Cheryl Auburn, AL--- rnchristyam <rnchristyam> wrote:> Hi everyone, I am a newbie to the group. I have> done telemetry and > eventually transferred to M/B, and this was my first> day on the floor > as a "labor" nurse! This means, first vag> exam...strange...warm, jello > like...still need practice in that area. All I have> to say is thank > goodness for a great patient that was willing to let> me learn, and for > good epidurals...> > __________________________________________________________Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted January 20, 2008 Report Share Posted January 20, 2008 Christy, That's great! Sounds like your unit educator is " educated " ! Cheryl --- Christy Mahler wrote: > That is so funny, because at my hospital, we have > unit educators, which I have been doing classes with > all week, and she shared that same tip! She also > showed us the video with Penny Simkins! Thank you > for reinterating that same important info! > Christy > > > > Cheryl wrote: > Hi there, > Just wanted to share one little tip I learned when > starting out on L & D. If you are unsure about the > dilation, turn immediatedly to the EFM paper and > place > your fingers the same distance you did at the > cervix. > The heavy dark lines are 3cms apart and it will help > you figure out the dilation. > When you get more comfortable, begin to educate > yourself on working with non-epidural patients as it > is tougher and requires a different skill set. Penny > Simkins " Comfort Measures for Childbirth " is a great > video to watch. Check with the childbirth educator > at > your facility to see if she has any materials to > loan > you. > HTH, > Cheryl > Auburn, AL > --- rnchristyam wrote: > > > Hi everyone, I am a newbie to the group. I have > > done telemetry and > > eventually transferred to M/B, and this was my > first > > day on the floor > > as a " labor " nurse! This means, first vag > > exam...strange...warm, jello > > like...still need practice in that area. All I > have > > to say is thank > > goodness for a great patient that was willing to > let > > me learn, and for > > good epidurals... > > > > > > __________________________________________________________ > Never miss a thing. Make Yahoo your home page. > http://www.yahoo.com/r/hs > > > > > > --------------------------------- > Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them > fast with Yahoo! Search. ________________________________________________________________________________\ ____ Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast with Yahoo! Search. http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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