Nurse Fired for not....

live4today, RN · Dec 13, 2003

When my first baby was born, the Army was so strict about releasing the new bundle of joy after 24 hours into the mother's care FULL TIME. There was no returning baby to nursery so mother could sleep, eat, potty, or anything else. It was our baby and they made sure we got the gest of that after the first 24 hours.

I had to take her temperature and record it on the baby chart at the end of my bed. I had to write on the baby chart how many wet diapers and poops the baby had (color, consistency, etc.) and I was only 18 years of age when baby # 1 was born. It was mandatory for both mom and soldier (dad) to attend a "parent class" before baby was born so no mom or dad could say "We've never............"

I only remember seeing a REAL nurse ONCE after my baby was released to me. When it was time for me to get the baby (24 hours after her birth), I had to WALK to the windowless nursery, stick my arm in this cubby of a hole to show my I.D. band so it could be matched up with my baby's band and chart, then the nurse would open the nursery door that no patient or visitor could enter except the baby; she wheeled the baby out to me in the bassinette, and off I went........sore bottom and all.......walking slowly up the hall with my baby and babybed.

The one time I saw the "Major Nurse" was when I passed an extremely LARGE clot two days after giving birth. Only then did they wheel me to see the doctor who was in another building. Think he'd come to my room? Heck no! You moms today have it made. You birth your babies in the lap of luxury compared to 33 years ago with the Army when my first baby was born.

It was amazingly different when my 3rd child came along. She was the only baby I had in a Civilian Hospital, and I thought I'd died and gone to heaven. I didn't have to keep baby if I was too tired to care for her in the hospital. I didn't have to get up and walk to the food cart, pick up my own food tray, then take it to the dining hall to eat. No one could eat in their room. Every mom had to go to the dining hall to eat whether she felt like it or not. I didn't have to make my own bed, or change the linen on the bed myself like I did when baby #1 was born. And.........get this.......the nurse came round the clock to my bedside to check on me and baby. And.....THE DOCTOR even came to my room to see me and the baby! Ohhhhhhh the luxury moms today have versus years ago.

mattsmom81 · Dec 13, 2003

Having a bad day Renee?? :roll

We know we're gettin' older when we vascillate between 'The good ol' days" and the stories to kids about about how we had to "walk 5 miles to school barefoot in the snow everyday when we were your age......"

:chuckle :roll

Tweety, BSN, RN · Dec 13, 2003

Yep, tough break, and she did deserve to be fired, it's a good policy, it sets the example at how serious this issue is. And the nurse probably is hurting and horrified that she could make a mistake like that. I feel for her/him.

cheerful, I agree. You are sounding old.

live4today, RN · Dec 14, 2003

Originally posted by mattsmom81
Having a bad day Renee?? :roll

We know we're gettin' older when we vascillate between 'The good ol' days" and the stories to kids about about how we had to "walk 5 miles to school barefoot in the snow everyday when we were your age......"

:chuckle :roll

Ohhhhhhh myyyyyyy....these old memories of mine just won't leave me alone today. Ahhhhhhhhh...the GOOD OL' DAYS weren't all THAT good. :rotfl:

live4today, RN · Dec 14, 2003

Originally posted by 3rdShiftGuy
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cheerful, I agree. You are sounding old.

As cheerful says in my really old voice.........Tweeeeety? Is that you hun? :roll :chuckle :kiss

queen_jv · Dec 14, 2003

i feel sorry for the nurse.... But can you imagine if they didn't notice a thing and the wrong baby went to the wrong parents... Thats a little bit too much to handle....

Tweety, BSN, RN · Dec 14, 2003

Originally posted by cheerfuldoer
As cheerful says in my really old voice.........Tweeeeety? Is that you hun? :roll :chuckle :kiss

Yep it's me granny. Turn up the hearing aid.

live4today, RN · Dec 14, 2003

Originally posted by 3rdShiftGuy
Yep it's me granny. Turn up the hearing aid.

Whaaaaaaaaattttttt???? I can't hear ya hon, you've got to speak a little louder son. :chuckle :roll :chuckle

Love ya Tweety! :kiss

mattsmom81 · Dec 14, 2003

Originally posted by cheerfuldoer
Whaaaaaaaaattttttt???? I can't hear ya hon, you've got to speak a little louder son. :chuckle :roll :chuckle

Love ya Tweety! :kiss

:roll

FranEMTnurse, CNA, LPN, EMT-I · Dec 14, 2003

You moms today have it made. You birth your babies in the lap of luxury compared to 33 years ago with the Army when my first baby was born.

:chuckle There's the military, and then there's the real world.

Fran

live4today, RN · Dec 15, 2003

Originally posted by Frances LeMay
You moms today have it made. You birth your babies in the lap of luxury compared to 33 years ago with the Army when my first baby was born.

:chuckle There's the military, and then there's the real world.

Fran

:roll :chuckle Oooooooooo....I'm gonna getcha...you civilian you. :rotfl: