Dayray

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  1. doctor won't approve my birth plan...

    Dayray replied to Saltysaltyky's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't think there is anything wrong with a saline loc or intermittent monitoring. Those are my 2 rules to take care of a patient, have to have a saline loc and let me listen occasionally. AWON...

  2. loss of confidence

    Dayray replied to scrubnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That was pretty mean of the oncoming RN. If she was gunna tell you she could have done it outside the room. Some people just like to make you feel bad under the guise of teaching. It is never okay to...

  3. Help me analyze this delivery...

    Dayray replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh btw , not saying anythign bad about midwives practice. I know some providors are still letting ppl gp to 42 weeks. Im kinda torn as to an opinion on the practice. Like i said I really hate...

  4. Help me analyze this delivery...

    Dayray replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yeah that sounds really nice wish it were that way here. Ive gone to manager about MDs and she says "there really isent anythign we can do". I sugesteed chain of command up to the head OB (a doc) and...

  5. Help me analyze this delivery...

    Dayray replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yep its totally passive aggressive. I’m glade you work with docs that don’t hold it against you if you institute chain of command. I'm also glad that you commonly agree with their POC. I however...

  6. Help me analyze this delivery...

    Dayray replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yeah he was way out of line. of course as a lowly nurse you cannot challange a Medical Dieity. So you cant find the vacume, wheil looking for it wisper to the patient that she is doing fine and to...

  7. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    Dayray replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ty your right, Ive been letting it get to me too much. I'm sorry for coming on so strong. It's just been gettign to me. I am quite worried aboyt somethigns that are going on at work. Someone or...

  8. Feeling for OA or OP...

    Dayray replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn

    easiest way to do it is. babies feel like little frogs on palpaation. lol i shoudl elaborte on that P. when you do leiopolds youll feel their littel knees drawn up like frogs . next forget all the...

  9. What is a "dry birth"?

    Dayray replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah I've heard this one allot. Usually its from patients mothers who claim to have had one. Usually they whisper "dry birth" as if saying it is a curse. None of them ever explain what that...

  10. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    Dayray replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    And what I am saying is that objections to male nurses are offten rationalized by saying "the patient is uncomfortable , they have a choice, run men out of OB" when in reality it is a very rare...

  11. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    Dayray replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    stop inserting the patient into this, this discussion did not start questions abotu a patients prefferance, you and others draged that in to provide a cover for your own discrimination. sexisum in...

  12. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    Dayray replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Tierd and misinformed argument. I have taken care of many, many patients with long Hx of sexual assult. When they come back with another pregnancy guess who they ask for? Many people do not hate or...

  13. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    Dayray replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I’m sorry forgot to answer the OP , who does seem to be asking an honest question. Tell your new grad to use his judgment. Most of the time the patient has family around but in those rare cases...

  14. How will our new grad Male RN work in L &D?

    Dayray replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    blah blah blah .... same old arguments used as a cover up for pure discrimination... im sure more are to follow as well. I am a male L&D nurse, I use my judgment, if I dont feel comfortable alone...

  15. Nurses performing abortions??

    Dayray replied to DebblesRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nothing new thereaputic abortions are done by nurses all the time. doc leaves orders nures places cytotec or starts pit MD is present for delvery but as well know that is a very small part of the...

  16. No Accels

    Dayray replied to nurse79's topic in Ob/Gyn

    knowing how to up pit is more of an art then a science. I wish we didnt have things like pit policies that try to place a template on something that is very individual. You have to consider the whole...

  17. itching after cesarean section

    Dayray replied to mani3433's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Demeral is a horrible pain med , as we say "may as well spit on them". I have seen it work rarely for pain but its good for itching and shakeing after duramorph. however a problem with it is that does...

  18. itching after cesarean section

    Dayray replied to mani3433's topic in Ob/Gyn

    25 of demerol does it

  19. Where do i go from here?

    Dayray replied to CRNAorBust's topic in Men in Nursing

    I agree with t the posts above that say you should consider another area of nursing. You have a good base from spending a year on a medical floor. Your patients are so verid and the loads are high so...

  20. Nurse initiated SVE

    Dayray replied to canoehead's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Maybe im passive agressive but with a doc like this I would give them what they want. It seems he wants complete control so give it to him. allow him to do all the assessment. when he gives orders...

  21. Scripting Nurses?

    Dayray replied to Cindylufus's topic in General Nursing

    I too ask my patients if there is anything they need and offten trow in do you understand everythign we are doing ? do you have any questions? scripting is demining to our professtion and makes our...

  22. Strange S.O.

    Dayray replied to joeb1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've been a guy working OB for several years now. I strongly believe that patients have a right to make decisions about who their nurses are after all it is their body. That being said I don't agree...

  23. You know you're a male RN when......

    Dayray replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    When you can look at a nakid girl and think " I woner how quickly i can get this assessment over so I can eat lunch" When you dont bat an eye at being included in that greating of "hi girls". when a...

  24. how to manage multiple patients on L & D

    Dayray replied to SpudID's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We often have 2 labor patients and many time's newer nurses need help as well as the unforeseen things that come up. The best advise I can offer is to constantly keep a mental list of things that you...

  25. Foley Balloons for cervical ripening?

    Dayray replied to RAIZIE's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Cool thanks for the info. I wont be so resistant to peopel useing them now that I have seen some studies on them. the only point I still argue is that they do in fact hurt =) but prostin placment is...