janetrnc

Silly? Then why are YOU bothering to respond? LOL! My RNC has nothing to do with this thread. Your thoughts are your own and you are absolutely entitled to them. Good luck in your future endeavors.

I know how to stabilize a patient until I find out... Which you won't know how to do because you don't think its important enough to learn it. If you get an attitude about a public post that invited responses from other posters, I really do feel sorry for you and your future patients. FYI you need not respond.

Some of you seem to have the mistaken impression that nothing goes on in OB that you really need to know... What happens when you have a pregnant patient on your non OB unit with complications? That "stuff" you plan to gloss over in your learning just might come in handy... OB has much to offer in a learning environment if you take the time to learn it. For your sake I really hope your comments are tounge in cheek otherwise I feel sorry for any future patients you might have.

You need look at benefits and not just the actual dollars also and as a manager and you jumped ship after all those hours and dollars I spent training you I would hard pressed to think of a reason to want to rehire you if things don't work out at the 2nd place... There are new grads 6 or more months out of school that would LOVE to have 24.50 versus the nothing because they haven't found a job yet...

In some states students ARE allowed to start an IV with supervision. I have let students do their first hospital stickon me.

You are exactly right! Last night my pp unit had a mom who delivered at 26wks w/ hgb of 6, mom with pp depression, pt w/ kidney stones, pt. w/ fetal demise, 2 fresh post-op, etc... these nurses provide intense emotional support as well as nursing care...

Absolutely. At our facility we do spot checks for PPE

I would let her know I did not condone her behavior and if I saw her again I would be reporting her. Your silence may be misconstrued as saying its ok in her eyes since you already know she personally thinks its ok.

In response to sweetsouthernbee: Those types of incidents go both ways also, check out how many minority women go missing with not a peep yet non minority women remain in the media spotlight for months and years so why don't we a human beings try to put an end to all of the inequalities...

I, too, have encountered the same kind of attitudes throughout my nursing career. You do what you can to educate those who have misconceptons and pray for those who don't want to be educated. I am the Director of my unit, my name tag clear states my title and credentials and I have been called the housekeeper, secretary, etc. by people of all ethnicities. The last patient who requested a specific type or color of nurse was told "Unless you brought your own nurse, the chances ot that happening are slim to none. I have a limited staff and I will not call someone in on their day off to accomodate your preferences unless you are willing to pay them for their overtime out of YOUR pocket." That usually changes their minds and that statement has the full backing of administration.

I work in a non urban facility too but I still have questions about your safety... Do you have a nurse who can take care of the baby if the mom is bad? Surely your docs don't stay and take care of the mom if your baby is bad? Not being judgemental just curious...:typing

I agree the MD needs sanctioning but why do you only have ONE nurse in delivery?

Does any one have triage protocols specifically for OB patients who present to the ER with non obstetrical complaints they would be willing to share with me? Thanks:typing

I'm sorry this happened to you. As others have urged, get counseling. I have been where you are and talking about it does help also. You will get through this and move from victim to survivor. If you wanna talk some more, email me privately.

I have been an RN in a rural southern hospital for over 25 years and the problem still exists. I am certified in my field, have a BSN and a Masters degree in Health care adm and am the Director of the Maternity Center and still have people who think I'm the housekeeper, secretary, etc despite the fact I wear identification. I have learned to just ignore it when I can, rise above it so to speak. I once had a patient say she didn't want a black nurse and I said unless you brought your own nurse with you, I'm it Mam! The docs always back me up and they get really upset with those type of patients!

For the posters who wonder why the OB nurse must shower and change before going back to work since the Med-surg nurses don't change between different types of patients, those nurses are going back to work with NEWBORNS... would you really want them taking care of MRSA, infected wounds, etc? Even if they use universal precautions would you really want to take a chance of carrying anything into the newborn area? Again, its not us against them, its about advocating for safe practice for nurses and for patients. Thanks

In our facility every nurse knows she might get floated but each department has a list of what their nurses are allowed to do when floating. L/D nurses don't take assignments or give meds. Saying they could give meds after looking them up is unreasonable, how many times do med/surg patients have pages and pages of medications? If that is true by the same token then why couldn't a med-surg nurse be expected to float to l/d and take a Mag patient? They can look that up in a drug book! It's all about patient safety. If you are put in that situation you need to say out loud to whomever is in charge "I do not feel safe working here and taking a full load of patients".

I started and ADN program at 17, finished at 19.

Ummmmm have I missed something or are germs just limited to scrubs? What about physicians and PA's and NP's who wear street clothes into patient areas? Sometimes with lab jackets but mostly without? Just my 2 cents

I guess I should have also said, we know what to do but we want to develop a systematic way of doing things so everyone will know what everyone else is doing and will be clear on the individual roles. Thanks.

Thanks for the info. I have taken the ALSO course before. I'm asking for what people are doing hands on for real in their institutions. Thanks

I'm in the process of setting up a shoulder dystocia drill for our facility, ia anyone doing them now? (I'm sure SOMEONE is) If so would you be will to share how you do them and how you document what you do with me? Thanks Janet

We are now doing Hospital Employee week but as a manager we always get gifts for our staff but here's something for you to think about too... As a manager we NEVER get anything from our staff on Nurses Day, we are still nurses too and we do a good job too and we'd like to hear it once in a while from staff just as much as you wanna hear it from us! :blushkiss Can't we all just get along? :)

As a nurse manager, I too, resent being characterized by a blanket statement. Yes I attend meetings and do a lot of paperwork among other things but i also work the floor right along side by nurses and unit clerks. I made it my business to be able to handle EVERY job catergory on my unit from housekeeper to charge nurse. I have worked 18-24 hours shifts just to make sure the unit is covered, the staff gets doubletime for working some shifts... I don't. I have even carried my 3 month old to work with me and had management bring in a aide to babysit him, just to cover my unit when no one else would come in. Its easy to complain about the managers but try to see things from their side too. We don't get any thanks for what we do most of the time either but as for me, man doesn't hold my reward.