rnaturcervix replied to Ruby Vee's topic in Relations
Speaking of sex in the hospital....we have caught multiple couples having sex in post partum (totally nasty), but the one that takes the cake is the boyfriend performing oral sex on a freshly delivered mom! Almost lost my lunch with that one!!!
rnaturcervix replied to rnaturcervix's topic in Ob/Gyn
This brings up an interesting question. Is it considered illegal if Child Protective Services uses the report that I am required to file to take custody away from a mother? Never once, in my 15 yrs of L&D, has the issue of obtaining consent for a...
rnaturcervix replied to rnaturcervix's topic in Ob/Gyn
I've worked in Texas my whole career, and we've never needed consent. We are also required to file a report with CPS (child protective services) for all positive screens. As far as PTL and abruptions go, it's not something that is done routinely unl...
rnaturcervix replied to rnaturcervix's topic in Ob/Gyn
Unfortunately, the pt demographic where I work includes a lot of drug abusers. Some freely admit to using drugs, both before pregnancy and during. Our policy is to test any pt with prior use/abuse, as well as those with no prenatal care during their...
I have recently had a lot of positive UDS pts, and the excuses I hear as to why they are positive simply blow my mind! Anyone have any good stories? I'll start with my favorites..... + marijuana: I was trapped in a car with 10 other people smoking an...
rnaturcervix replied to rnaturcervix's topic in Ob/Gyn
Thanks for your reply. For the last 13 yrs, we've documented q 30 min for active labor and pit. 2nd stage has always been q 5min. Recently, a new manager changed our policy to q 15 for active/pit, and I feel like I can't stay caught up with my charti...
rnaturcervix replied to Loo17's topic in Uniform/Gear
In my hospital, we also have mandated colors. Royal blue for nurses too! Well, except for the ER. They were allowed to keep their black scrubs. When every other department protested the unfairness, we were told the reason was because they were learni...
We use a roller device to move pts from OR tables back to hospital beds after C-sections. A night nurse once forgot to remove it after moving her pt. Back in the room, she pulled down the sheets to assess the pt's incision, and she discovered the rol...
rnaturcervix replied to rnaturcervix's topic in Ob/Gyn
That's exactly how our's is supposed to be. The only exception is those pts acting like they will deliver in the hallway before they get to L&D. In these cases, L&D runs to the ER to deliver the baby, and then we take mom and baby back with u...