Sick&Pregnant

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1. An IV question

   Sick&Pregnant replied to Sick&Pregnant's topic in General Nursing

   Okay, I have somehow opened up a huge can of worms here and I apologize again. I was just wondering why this particular nurse said "I always make a mess" and let blood run everywhere, but others don't make a mess at all. But now that it's been ...

2. An IV question

   Sick&Pregnant replied to Sick&Pregnant's topic in General Nursing

   I'm sorry........I didn't realize that nobody else could post here. I just don't know any nurses personally and I worry about catching stuff so I wondered if it was standard practice not to wear gloves. The nurse that did this is one of my fave nur...

3. An IV question

   Sick&Pregnant replied to Sick&Pregnant's topic in General Nursing

   I'm not a nurse......just a patient. I had 3 nurses this past week start IVs without washing their hands or wearing gloves. They also let me bleed heavily onto the floor/bed. It just seemed like a perfect opportunity for me to catch an infection...

4. An IV question

   Sick&Pregnant posted a topic in General Nursing

   A couple of questions? :) When you are putting in an IV, do you wash your hands first and wear gloves? When you have gotten the needle in the vein, do you routinely let the vein/catheter sit there and bleed tons of blood out before you get the sali...

5. OB nurses: What do you think of this?

   Sick&Pregnant replied to Sick&Pregnant's topic in General Nursing

   I totally was. Yikes, I have never felt that drugged in my whole life! After it kicked in, I started freaking out worrying about the baby....but she said it was safe so I guess it is. An update... I talked with her today and she said that at 33 w...

6. OB nurses: What do you think of this?

   Sick&Pregnant replied to Sick&Pregnant's topic in General Nursing

   Thank you all for your responses. I am still contracting about every 3-5 minutes just as I was when I went to sleep last night. I do understand that she thinks these are harmless contractions.....however at 33 weeks, I am not willing to take that...

7. OB nurses: What do you think of this?

   Sick&Pregnant replied to Sick&Pregnant's topic in General Nursing

   Oh, and no IV either. I just don't get it!

8. OB nurses: What do you think of this?

   Sick&Pregnant replied to Sick&Pregnant's topic in General Nursing

   Well tonight I decided to just go to the hospital to have my cervix checked. I had not dilated further, but my contrax were every 2 minutes and very strong (lamaze breathing). About a 6 or sometimes even a 7. She gave me 3 shots of brethine and ...

9. OB nurses: What do you think of this?

   Sick&Pregnant replied to Sick&Pregnant's topic in General Nursing

   No, I have no reason that she would not want to do an internal exam unless it's because of already being dilated a little. My water has not broken and I don't have an infection or Strep. I'm such a pushover that I always just nod and say yes or n...

10. OB nurses: What do you think of this?

    Sick&Pregnant posted a topic in General Nursing

    Thank you in advance for any responses to this. To OB nurses: if a patient with prior preterm labor and premature delivery came into your hospital with painful contractions about 5 minutes apart, would the doctors at your hospital have her cervix c...

11. Opinions wanted regarding malpractice & also a question?

    Sick&Pregnant replied to Sick&Pregnant's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks everyone for your replies! :)

12. Opinions wanted regarding malpractice & also a question?

    Sick&Pregnant posted a topic in General Nursing

    I hope I am not intruding on your board. However, I feel most comfortable talking to nurses regarding medical issues, because I feel that about 99.9% of the time, it is the nurses who make everything work. :) I posted a while back regarding the sit...

13. May I have your opinions?

    Sick&Pregnant replied to Sick&Pregnant's topic in General Nursing

    OMG! I had no idea that Demerol could cause seizures. It seemed like they did change it to stadol at some point....I don't remember. I was just in too much discomfort/vomiting/pain med fuzzy to remember. It was really a rough hospital stay overa...

14. May I have your opinions?

    Sick&Pregnant replied to Sick&Pregnant's topic in General Nursing

    Thank you all for your replies. A few questions were raised, so I thought I would answer them..... The doctor said that the reason he felt I was a drug seeker was because I was admitted to the hospital on 3 occasions during my last pregnancy severa...

15. May I have your opinions?

    Sick&Pregnant posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi, I am not a nurse. I'm just a patient. :) I just wanted your opinion on something. I am almost 6 months pregnant and recently checked into the hospital with extreme nausea, vomiting, and abdominal pain. To make a long story short, I sat in th...