Nurses Relations
Published Jan 24, 2012
You are reading page 3 of Why is it always "Fire the nurse"
Roseyposey
394 Posts
Unless everybody had their fingers up there at the same time, there is no saying that she wasn't at a 3.
Race Mom, ASN, RN
808 Posts
When I was an L&D nurse I had checked a pt as anesthesia was on the unit to do an epidural for her. I needed to make sure her VERY slow labor was progressing. She was a VERY easy check and had finally progressed to a 4 so we started the epidural procedure. 20 minutes for epidural placement (at most) and pt stated she wasn't having relief yet so CRNA stayed in the room an prepped another kit. As pt is sitting up getting another sterile cleansing on her back, she came up to her feet from a standing position and said she needed to push. We got her side-lying and I checked her and she was crowning! I pushed the emergency button and my team ran in and helped me with my first nurse-assisted delivery! So, absolutely...someone can go from 4 to delivery in 30 minutes! This was her first baby too.
applewhitern, BSN, RN
1,871 Posts
In my many years of nursing, I have definitely seen the nurse get fired for things that weren't really in the nurse's control. I have witnessed doctors outright lie to patients and blame the nurse for something the doctor did.