Labor Nurse

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1. Nurses Past Their Prime

   Labor Nurse replied to dialysis12041999's topic in General Nursing

   we seasoned nurses don't have the market cornered when it comes to crabbiness, bitchiness and just plain bad attitudes. we do owe the young nurses (not speaking of age here) teaching them how to be good nurses. it's a job i very much enjoy. but th...

2. Funniest thing a confused pt. has told you...

   Labor Nurse replied to GrnHonu99's topic in General Nursing

   i work labor and delivery. most of our patients are young and in relatively good physical and mental health. however, i swear the full moon brings them that aren't mentally ok out and about. and yes to my hospital. we had a woman come in because ...

3. Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

   Labor Nurse replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

4. Should the NHS treat Obese patients or smokers

   Labor Nurse replied to PixieThunder's topic in UK

   Smokers are forever being told to quit but when it comes down to giving them assistance (smoke cessatoin meds, etc) the insurance companies won't pay a cent for it but surgeries and meds for obese are paid for. Makes no sense to me at all. Hmm, I pa...

5. So I'm fired. Again.

   Labor Nurse replied to SuesquatchRN's topic in General Nursing

   GOOD FOR YOU!!! You deserve better, go out and get it! There are good preceptors out there, preceptors with real insight into their new nurses & want them to be better nurses than themselves. I am an L&D preceptor. When one of my new one...

6. mother dies after refusing blood transfusion

   Labor Nurse replied to FireStarterRN's topic in UK

7. Patients Treat Nurses Like Garbage!

   Labor Nurse replied to lisa41rn's topic in General Nursing

   I think we all try to be advocates for our patients. However, PR promises them the moon. So much hype that it becomes unrealistic and impossible for the nurse. Some of my induction of labor patients are demanding their epidural prior to start of i...

8. What do you think about people calling you "honey"?

   Labor Nurse replied to Hellllllo Nurse's topic in General Nursing

   Depends on the context. Usually terms of endearment such as sweetie, sugar, honey just don't bother me. However, one our charge nurses calls me "old lady" (I'm 54), asks me if I have my depends on today, etc. I have asked her many times to stop an...

9. Will I HAVE TO particpate in abortions if I become a L&D nurse????

   Labor Nurse replied to chnc1024's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am an RN on a busy labor and delivery unit and am one of many who refuse to participate in any kind of live abortion. There are a few for whom this does not bother their conscience. They usually volunteer. We are very fortunate to have a Chaplai...

10. Jehovah Witness RNs

    Labor Nurse replied to aimeeinorbit's topic in General Nursing

    I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses and work as an RN on a busy labor and delivery unit. I HAVE been in the position of losing so much blood (in childbirth) that I was told that I would die if I did not receive it. It is scary but displeasing our creat...

11. Most RN's first borns?

    Labor Nurse replied to lvs2nrs3535's topic in General Nursing

    2nd born of 5; family care-giver. No ETOH with either parent. Both parents killed by drunk driver when I was 17.

12. Does anyone love their job?

    Labor Nurse replied to Lisa CCU RN's topic in General Nursing

    I love my work as a labor and delivery nurse. We don't have CNA's or LVN's working with us and of course we are very understaffed. We do everything from circulating surgery to wiping bottoms. Sometimes I go home and crash but I just can't imagine ...

13. Precipitous deliveries

    Labor Nurse replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've delivered many babies myself over the years. I worked three years as a night shift RN at a small rural hospital. MD's had to be called in from their rural homes. So I caught many. One night an MD was delivering a primip in one room while I d...