ShifraPuah

ShifraPuah

L&D, Family Practice, HHA, IM

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  1. How about a thread for baby names you liked?

    ShifraPuah replied to Marie_LPN, RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    my given name is emily lucrezia (named after great-grandmothers), and it's only lately that i've liked it (the emily part; for many years, i was the only one in my class with that name). for girls:...

  2. Deaf Nurses or Student Nurses

    ShifraPuah replied to deaf nurse's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Hi, Abby! I too am deaf (hard-of-hearing, with 55dB hearing loss in both ears) and have worn behind-the-ear aids since I was 2, and speak English and don't know how to sign, so I never needed...

  3. Vaginal breech

    ShifraPuah replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No, not yet! I am an L&D nurse, but I have had an interest in maternal-infant health care for as long as I can remember. I plan to get my RN-to-MSN and obtain a midwifery certificate/degree along...

  4. Bipolar pregnant women

    ShifraPuah replied to Toothbrushx2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, I have. She stopped taking her meds during the pregnancy. Baby and she came out very well. My oldest friend has been bipolar since 13-14 y.o.--classic manifestations of the disease. At 21, she...

  5. Vaginal breech

    ShifraPuah replied to JeanettePNP's topic in Ob/Gyn

    FWIW, I was a footling breech w/a prolapsed cord (it was wrapped around my right ankle and foot), plus I was macrosomic (9 pounds even) at birth. I was a lady partsl delivery, not a C/S. On the...

  6. wearing perfume to work

    ShifraPuah replied to acaringnurse's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital I work at states that perfumes/colognes are not allowed, but the NM and a couple of the ANMs and a few RNs wear scents anyway. The good news is that you can smell them before they come...

  7. Severe Concerns..or over reacting?

    ShifraPuah replied to blueapples's topic in General Nursing

    Kudos to

  8. Severe Concerns..or over reacting?

    ShifraPuah replied to blueapples's topic in General Nursing

    This is sickening! *ECCH!!* To the OP, are you keeping written documentation of all that you have seen, heard, and done in this "facility"? If not, get started ASAP. This is very, very important for...

  9. What nursing Managers fail to see

    ShifraPuah replied to Nursekat64's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Beautiful post. Thank you for articulating our feelings so

  10. Placental abruption and preeclampsia

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

    Several months ago, in the unit, we had a G1P0 woman who was due to give birth to twins. She was also pre-eclamptic and her bottom BP number was 136 and her urine was dipping 4+. The day of the...

  11. It's a Hospital, Not a Hotel (Gripe)

    ShifraPuah replied to daisybaby's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I had a patient look up at me after I returned her to her room after an US and she said, "I'd like a decaf coffee with Splenda or

  12. Can you believe this? 13yo and mom both pregnant

    ShifraPuah replied to seanymph's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've had two 11-year-olds, both molestation/sexual abuse cases, and one very memorable case involving a 17-year-old pregnant (with triplets) by a man nearly three times her age, who'd been in jail on...

  13. ? For those who do C-Sections often

    ShifraPuah replied to kbclary4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    FWIW, I've had a couple of dads come VERY close to passing out during a SVD but not during a CS. Then again, one of them was in the OR during a stat CS and was yakking away on his mobile phone ("the...