Susan9608

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1. Pregnant, what do i need to avoid????

   Susan9608 replied to 83jnurse's topic in General Nursing

   I just had my first baby 2 weeks ago, and I also work in pediatrics (pedi ICU.) It is a difficult population to work with when you're pregnant - not just because of the infections, but also because you see *everything* that can be wrong or go wrong ...

2. Required to watch circumcision?

   Susan9608 replied to CrunchyMama's topic in Ob/Gyn

   My baby son is currently 13 days old. He's perfect and wonderful and everything I dreamed he would be. He got circ'd on day 3 by my ob. I was there. He got a penile block 15 minutes prior to the procedure, and a dose of tylenol 30 minutes prior. ...

3. Even nurses do stupid things ....

   Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

   It makes me feel better to know other people have done stupid stuff like this, too. I was really freaked out last night, thinking any moment I'm going to stop breathing ... intellectually I knew better, but still. Thanks for all the congrats on my b...

4. Even nurses do stupid things ....

   Susan9608 posted a topic in General Nursing

   So I just had a baby 1 week ago. He's totally wonderful and perfect in every way, but it's quite an adjustment, most notably in the sleep department. Because I have arthritis, before he was born, my OB was treating me with darvocet. Then I had a C-...

5. Required to watch circumcision?

   Susan9608 replied to CrunchyMama's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Your assumptions that if people thoroughly researched circumcision and how it was done would lead them NOT to circumcise their boys are erroneous. I'm a nurse; I have been for 8 years. I've worked in general pediatrics, NICU, and currently PICU. I ...

6. Most embarrassing thing that happened to you at work

   Susan9608 replied to AngelfireRN's topic in General Nursing

   I was doing trach teaching with a patient's mother and father, and had been sitting for about an hour. I was 26 weeks pregnant at the time, showing a little, but unwilling to go to the expense of maternity scrub pants. So I was wearing my old draws...

7. Have you/would you refuse certain patients while pregnant

   Susan9608 replied to dawngloves's topic in Relations

   I'm currently pregnant (32 weeks), and I work in pediatric intensive care. It's been very difficult to find appropriate patient assignments without effecting the workings of my unit. I spoke to my OB first and foremost about what patients are approp...

8. Worried about being sued

   Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks for all the opinions and suggestions. I realize that there have to be damages in order for someone to be compensated in a lawsuit. However, just because they aren't likely to prevail doesn't mean that they can't try and make my life miserable...

9. Worried about being sued

   Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

   Thanks. I did document everything, from being called into the patient's room, to finding the trach dislodged, to the aftermath that followed. The MDs have done a great job trying to explain that trachs become dislodged often, which is why we do such...

10. Worried about being sued

    Susan9608 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have concerns that a patient family might try to sue me. There was an event with their child, in which the child's trach became dislodged, causing the child to desat and brady. Child required about 1 minute of CPR and 1 round of epi. Post-episod...

11. Are You Popular At Work?

    Susan9608 replied to Vito Andolini's topic in General Nursing

    I am not popular. I get along well with everyone I work with, have no interpersonal conflicts with anyone, and people seem to respect the job I do. But socially, I usually eat lunch alone. I hear of my co workers having parties and such, and I'm n...

12. Threatened by Patient Family

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    Amen! If I had any idea where to start, I'd begin trying immediately to bring one to Texas.

13. Threatened by Patient Family

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    I did specifically tell the management that I'm afraid of what these people will do when the child dies. Management still maintains that we have nothing to fear physically from this family. I have no idea what makes them so sure, but I sure wish th...

14. Threatened by Patient Family

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    I spoke with the management again, after they spoke to the family. Apparently, (according to a family member who was not present when the statements were made) there was a misunderstanding about the context of the comments. Whatever. I don't buy th...

15. Threatened by Patient Family

    Susan9608 replied to Susan9608's topic in General Nursing

    I spoke with my manager today. She says she doesn't really feel like any of the staff are in danger from this family, but that she will go and speak to them again and deliver the message a little more firmly. She said if anything inappropriate is s...