GrammaKay

GrammaKay specializes in LDRP.

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1. Discovered a breech baby for 1st time

   GrammaKay replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Ohhh my, I don't know what I would have done in that situation. Thanks for the heads up, makes doing vaginal exams a little scary (good thing that little one didn't have teeth). Kay

2. Community hospitals????

   GrammaKay replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Beckinben, In the smaller community hospitals the only way to see a strip is to come in to the hospital itself. When I worked in one such hospital the family doc's would take our word on the reactivity of a strip and vaginal exam and give a v/o for d...

3. Discovered a breech baby for 1st time

   GrammaKay replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

   If the doctor was more experienced and or had training in the delivery of a breech newborn the situation would have been different for us. Although we do have family doc's who have delivered breech newborns this particular physician on call did not. ...

4. Discovered a breech baby for 1st time

   GrammaKay replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hey Happy Nurse, Isn't it amazing , your story reminded me of my first too. All I could think of is "what the H---", it was either one soft head or OMG. I called the doc on duty and she was not happy. My patient was an unknown to us, came in at 9cm ...

5. L&D traveller panic-stricken about the economy

   GrammaKay replied to IndigoCarmine's topic in Travel

   There are still assignments out there for L&D, my phone hasn't stopped ringing. I've taken a job close to home and have put traveling on the back burner for now but if I were you I would check with out company's. I just left Martha's Vineyard in ...

6. venting: fetal demise

   GrammaKay replied to redhedgoddess's topic in Ob/Gyn

   "I think God makes our assignments those days." A very good friend of mine reminds me of this when I ask "why me". Usually further down the road I can look back and say yes, I was meant to be there. Sometimes it is for my patient and sometimes I beli...

7. The silence of fetal demise

   GrammaKay replied to GrammaKay's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I can't thank you all enough for your kind words, for your sharing of your own experiences. I reached out to all of you because I felt alone in my own grief. It's been three days, we did have a debriefing and the support of the other nurses and staff...

8. Going to nights!

   GrammaKay replied to RNBelle's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Enjoy your night shifts, I hope it falls into place and you enjoy it as much as us other die hard night nurses do. I would suggest you learn where and who your resources are as soon as you can. Working nights means less staff available and it's good ...

9. The silence of fetal demise

   GrammaKay posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I know that I am not alone here, I know that there are nurses out there who can relate to the title I gave this and the heart wrenching feelings that come with it. Sometimes we have that gut feeling that tells us that something is wrong, sometimes n...