Just got a G1P0 at 37wks, transfer from L&D. Advanced maternal age (she's pushing 50), but no other health or pregnancy issues. She was cervidil'ed yesterday, no progress (shocker at 37wks, huh?), so she's hanging out here for "therapeutic rest", re-evaluate tomorrow.
I knew she was gonna be fun the second she came here...complained that at 0100, the "best" we could get her to eat is turkey with lettuce and tomato on a roll, a banana, juice, milk, crackers and yogurt (I think that's pretty good, no?) requested a private room--sorry, no, we're almost full. Put her in a double room but no roomate right now, so she's by herself.
"This toilet bowl is filthy!"
"No, Ms. G, that's a chip in the plastic, but I'll wipe it down for you if you'd like" and so I wipe it down....
"It's still there! This is really disgusting! Maybe we can page a maid?? Or can't I just have another room. Can't you move someone from the private room into this one?"
I ask her if they taught her how to measure her urine. "No, I'm just going to leave it in the white thing [hat]. You measure it. That's what they did down there [L&D]"
I explained to her very nicely that they only have one patient at a time on L&D while I have 5 right now, and showed her how to do it. 10 min later she buzzed me to empty her hat.
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Then her mother who was with her asks "So, sweety, tell the nurse when you want your cervidil so she can make sure you get it" I kinda interrupted and explained that there were limits (recent PO intake) and schedules, etc.
Mom chimes in "Well, she wants it at 6am. Don't you dear? Nurse, can you write that down-SIX AM"
Pt-"Yes, 6am. And please...be a good nurse and make sure the doctors are here at 6am, not 6:15 or 6:30...I want to get this over with. And I need sleep-don't wake me up until the doctor is here with the medicine in his hand."
Lady--if you think you're tired now, wait till you have a baby screaming every 2 hours and no permanent support (single mother by choice).
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She sounds like a real prize treat. I am so sorry. Just hang in there and get through this. Fortunately not all our patients are this big a pain in the....patooty.
morte, no, no one contacted CPS because there was absolutely no reason to. It's a bit annoying to have this suggested (joking or not) when I see mothers who have been arrested for selling their 12 year old daughters body for one hit of crack, mothers who are homeless because they'd rather spend their money on heroine, mothers who come in at 36weeks so drunk they can hardly walk...mother's who's 1st kid lives with an aunt because she and her husband beat the mess out of him when he was 6mos old. CPS has a LOT more to worry about than an annoying mother.
do not alter my thouhts/words....I did not suggest CPS, , i said social services, ie social work....this woman has obvious adjustment issues....
We have several moms over 40 where i work recently, and in general. 43yo pprom, 40yo pprom, 41yo with twins, 40yo primip pprom prolapsed cord, 45yo primip, 46yo, etc. some started "late", some had older children and even a grandchild. 40s is hardly traditional to have a child, but its quite common, and i dont think much about it at all. no one does, really.
Extended motherhood. I like that SO much better than geriatric maternal age.
BTW, I'm being induced with #4 on Monday and I'm 40. If that makes me selfish for having another one now that I am financially stable, then selfish I am.
Just wanted to say, the entitlement attitude, does make me crazy at times too, especially when you have someone of that age having her mother speak for her. But even more are the ones that come in with their 13 year olds, believe they deserve nothing but the best because they have done such a wonderful thing giving them a grandchild.
But even more are the ones that come in with their 13 year olds, believe they deserve nothing but the best because they have done such a wonderful thing giving them a grandchild.
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She sounds like a real prize treat. I am so sorry. Just hang in there and get through this. Fortunately not all our patients are this big a pain in the....patooty.