hexoptic

hexoptic has 30 years experience and specializes in OB/GYN.

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1. Need advice

   hexoptic replied to momo0415's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Give yourself a break. I agree with all the first poster said. Anyone who's worked on OB has felt this way and spent nights lying awake worrying about this or that, it's incredibly stressful. It would be ideal if you found someone you worked with ...

2. No longer enjoying my "dream" job.

   hexoptic replied to RosaleeAnnRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Just give yourself permission to do whatever you need to do for yourself and your family. I had my only child as an ignorant teenager and I greatly admire all of you young mom's working and pumping and trying so hard to do it all. What I hate is t...

3. Makng the switch from inpatient ob to ob/gyn clinic

   hexoptic replied to macalania54's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I worked several years in outpatient OB/GYN. If you like teaching patients you will do great. First learn all you can about normal GYN care and then the most common problems your clinic sees and build from there. It will come quickly and is a real...

4. Lying to Patients. Is it for the Best?

   hexoptic replied to bluemoon28's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I always explain why I'm doing things, I don't make a huge deal of it if it's not much. May just say, you baby's heartbeat could look a little better (then explain what I'm seeing & what I'm doing to correct it). I will usually say, "I feel yo...

5. OB hell...

   hexoptic posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work on an OB unit with about 600 deliveries a year. We have no ward clerks, have to do all our own baby labs/IV and even are expected to empty the trash in patient rooms at night. My boss is afraid to do anything that makes her look bad to manag...

6. Poor L&D Orientation

   hexoptic replied to Lavender619's topic in Ob/Gyn

   As long as you have someone to lean on you will be fine. I work at a small hospital (50 deliveries a month) and we don't leave anyone totally on their own until they have been there a year. Every new nurse is terrified, just ask for advice or assi...

7. I am not proud of my track record.

   hexoptic replied to STARL's topic in General Nursing

   Do yourself and any patients that might come your way and get out of nursing now. You have had 5 chances to see your mistakes and protect your license and you don't care. You say you are taking responsibility for your actions but you aren't. PLEASE...

8. I received this email from a professor. I was a little shocked. Opinon?

   hexoptic replied to kdflet's topic in General Students

   She was spot on with what's being said behind y'all's back. If you can't take care of yourself and have a neat appearance you can't take care of patients. If some of the students dressed as poorly as described they deserve to be told about it. Nur...

9. Ugh. Rejected from dream job

   hexoptic replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Job Hunt

   A solid background in meg surg makes a better nurse, it gives you a career long base to build on. When I started out I never dreamed I'd work as a L&D nurse, never, ever, no way. That's where I am now and it is truly my dream. When you start o...

10. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    hexoptic replied to dinah77's topic in COVID

    I worked for years in my husband's OB/GYN practice. All teenagers are virgins and don't need any birth control until their mother steps from the room. It's makes me crazy. I've seen tragedy after tragedy related to HPV, it's scary stuff.

11. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    hexoptic replied to dinah77's topic in COVID

    Years ago I worked in a LTC. The other RN and I were vaccinating all the staff and residents with flu vaccine, the plan was when we finished we'd vaccinate each other. Some emergency kept us from giving each other the injection, THE VERY NEXT DAY, ...

12. Anti-vax nurses? Are you serious?

    hexoptic replied to dinah77's topic in COVID

    I had to take 5 hours of organic and inorganic chemistry to get into my ADN program way back in the late 80's. It's tragic that nurses don't vaccinate their own children. I have patients who you can't even discuss the issue they are so convinced the...