Angel Baby

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1. Ever have such a bad day/week, you've almost quit?

   Angel Baby replied to HazeK's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Ever heard the saying: People prefer a known hell to an unknown paradise? Most humans are so afraid of change that they're willing to put up with reprehensible conditions (I think this is even truer for nurses--we always think we can fix things). Wr...

2. New Restroom protocol per management....

   Angel Baby replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We've added an addendum to this policy--staff WILL be assessed fines for excessive flatulence...............

3. Latex sensitivity? or allergy?

   Angel Baby replied to Charisse's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Education (in-hospital or out--in fact, one of the best nurses I know was burned out giving patient care, tried management--hated that and is now the L&D unit educator)' she loves it--gets to play in her field of choice--she's just taking care of...

4. we lost a baby today

   Angel Baby replied to Cindy-OB RN/CCE's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Latex free gloves!!! Wouldn't it be nice if that's all it took to fix all the issues at hand..................... (no pun intended)

5. Do you guys read birth plans?

   Angel Baby replied to dawngloves's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Birth plans, whether formally written out or verbally expressed at admission, have their place. I think we run into trouble when there is a lack of understanding as to the risks these Mom's assume--if I know they fully understand all the risks and b...

6. Advise please? (Long)

   Angel Baby replied to Cynna's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Ditto for Shay and Tricia. I hope you will have a preceptor to guide you through the first 3-4 months--this field is as specialized as ER or Critical Care except Mom's are wierd. They don't do things like any other adult patients, their physiology...

7. Latex sensitivity? or allergy?

   Angel Baby replied to Charisse's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Not to the latex, but the powedered gloves cause my hands to develop dry, red, painful bumps. A knowledgeable doc told me that the powder is more the offender than the latex--the way to distinguishe between the two? If you can wear underwear with el...

8. Funny/Not so funny experiences with OB Doctors and ancillar personnell....

   Angel Baby replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Serves him right----LMAO!!!!!!!!!

9. we lost a baby today

   Angel Baby replied to Cindy-OB RN/CCE's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am so very sorry that your heart is hurting--I wish I could say I didn't believe what you are saying, but I've seen physicians blatantly lie and cause the nurse to take the liability (and fall) in situations. There's no reasonable explanation of wh...

10. Have you ever cried with a patient?

    Angel Baby replied to proud2bme's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Certainly--in all areas of nursing that I've worked. Babies are the worst--20 weekers born alive, visibly moving and struggling and you know there's not a d%&* thing anyone can do but wait it out. Or the 43 year old who had misarried multiple p...

11. What's the weirdest baby name?

    Angel Baby replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Lochia--even worse than the Placenta (at least that is life sustaining, while it's around).....................

12. Funny/Not so funny experiences with OB Doctors and ancillar personnell....

    Angel Baby replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Okay--one more. We have a female obstetrician who is a tall, beautiful black woman (don't dare call her African-American, because she's not African and she's not American). She has 2 children--both delivered by C/S. She has the need to warn every s...

13. Funny/Not so funny experiences with OB Doctors and ancillar personnell....

    Angel Baby replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We had a doc whose initials are BM (very fitting) who routinely has tangents. One of his biggest issues is that we never pit fast and hard enough to his liking, oh, and we should always make sure the patient gets an epidural. One day, as he went thr...

14. first OB job

    Angel Baby replied to joyrochelle's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There is plenty to learn with all the "low risk" patients your unit gets. The trade off in bigger facilities (usually teaching facilities) is that you actually get less hands on--when you have residents guess who does all the vag exams? I've taken ...

15. Is there such a thing as an Epidural dip???

    Angel Baby replied to mother/babyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Vasodilation and relaxation cause a natural decrase in the maternal blood pressure--the first thing that happens to preserve the maternal vital organs is that blood is shunted away from the uterus/placenta. The whole purpose of the pre-epidural bolu...