Peppermintcake

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1. Things you'd LOVE to say to patients...and get away with it, version 2.0.

   Peppermintcake replied to AngelfireRN's topic in Relations

   Yes, I would love to spend my shift getting you tea and toast and plumping your pillow, but unfortunately I am the only midwife covering this floor tonight and I have eleven other women that may need drugs and stuff, so can we talk about your birth e...

2. The dumbest things you've heard from a provider

   Peppermintcake replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Relations

   Wow - what happens in your hospital if there is no car seat? Not every parent has a car! Do you keep the babies in hospital until the parents buy a car seat?

3. The dumbest things you've heard from a provider

   Peppermintcake replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Relations

   The parents lived within walking distance of the hospital. Dad was waiting downstairs with the pram.

4. The dumbest things you've heard from a provider

   Peppermintcake replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Relations

   I have lots of examples! Colleague - "where is the baby's car seat"? Mother - "I haven't got a car" Colleague - "you can't take the baby home without a car seat"......

5. The dumbest things you've heard from a provider

   Peppermintcake replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Relations

   Colleague to a new mother holding her baby - "I'd like to book you in for an induction".

6. homosexual patients

   Peppermintcake replied to miray19's topic in Relations

   I'm not here to judge - I'm here to nurse.

7. Finally did my own delivery

   Peppermintcake replied to itsnowornever's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I hope so too!Congratulations on your terrific achievement :)

8. Finally did my own delivery

   Peppermintcake replied to itsnowornever's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Will you ever get a chance to participate in a natural birth without pit or sutures? Helping a woman birth her child without drugs, scissors, scapels or stitches is one of the most exhilarating jobs I have ever done.

9. Is your Facility 'forcing' you to get the Flu Vaccine?

   Peppermintcake replied to madwife2002's topic in COVID

   I had mine this morning. It's a condition of my continued employment.

10. How do you cope with looking "too young" to be a nurse?

    Peppermintcake replied to LaceyRN12's topic in Relations

    Keep smiling, be professional and be the best nurse on the floor.

11. How do you cope with looking "too young" to be a nurse?

    Peppermintcake replied to LaceyRN12's topic in Relations

    In reply to citylights89 - I know exactly what you are saying. When I graduated (a few years ago!)' I was asked if I was a "real" nurse a lot - I did have a baby face. I had one lovely senior lady ask me if I was a nurse. When I said yes, she grabbed...