Dayray

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  1. Cognative disfunction

    Dayray posted a topic in Nurse Disabilities

    I have MS, probobly have for 15-20 years but just found out last year. I had some bad issues with confusing the ceiling with the floor and not being able to get up off of the later. That got me...

  2. Lesbian L and D nurse

    Dayray replied to AudreyHurston's topic in Ob/Gyn

    WOW!!!! I tried to read threw the posts after writeing mine I have to tip my hat to the Op for reamaining so positive and polite. I won't say anymore becuase i dont want to hyjack this post with a...

  3. Lesbian L and D nurse

    Dayray replied to AudreyHurston's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have not read the many of the responses but can guess that they are variable and some valid others not. I have known several lesbian L&D nurses. Some were great and others not. One of them was...

  4. An OB's Birth Plan

    Dayray replied to Poppy_Petal's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First let me say that I don't agree with a lot of the things he says in his "plan" I also think that you need to find a doctor that approaches birth plans as a discussion aimed at arriving at a plan...

  5. male ob nurses

    Dayray replied to V SPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Ive worked at both ends of it. i started at a small 50 delevry a month hopital, worked at the largest L&D in the state and now back to 100 deliverys a month place. The bigger the better for us....

  6. Multiple Sclerosis

    Dayray replied to kmrmom42's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    Wow, I've been looking over the net the last few weeks and thought maybe All nurses would have something. well they do lol. I've been diagnoses with MS but ill see the MS specialist next week to begin...

  7. male ob nurses

    Dayray replied to V SPN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sure as a man you can work Ob and successfuly. pateints really dont care and the rare situations that it is a problem are easily fixed by changing assighnments. That being said i would recomemnd that...

  8. Punitive Computer Documentation?

    Dayray replied to MADHAT6's topic in General Nursing

    yes, computer documentation has turned into the standard by which you are measured ie. bad at computer charting = bad nurse. when computer charting was being developed i looked forward to it but its...

  9. Yelled At During A C-Section (Among Other Things)

    Dayray replied to RN1981's topic in Ob/Gyn

    nurses who dont feel overwhielmed in L&D during orientataion (and for a while after) are scary. if you dont realize how scary it is you arent gettign it. the fact that you feel stressed shows that...

  10. Stirrups?

    Dayray replied to CEG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I only use stir-ups if the leg is just to numb and to heavy for me to help her with (very rare). I just think they look bad and hurt. I do have to question some of the other things they are saying...

  11. anyone seeing this maneuver?

    Dayray replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    it a good manouver in the right situation but like many interventions is misused quit offten. I have mixed feelings on informed consent on this one, as if it is nessasary time is of the essence. If...

  12. Natural Birth Friendly Nursing?

    Dayray replied to missjennmb's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think you should work in ob as a nurse. I also think you shoudl write down your feelings about how evil OBGYN is now so you can look at it after a few years actualy seeing how things are. I think...

  13. what causes...

    Dayray replied to Fairy5's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No one knows, the main theroies are adrenaline, hormones and lowering of core temp. take your pick I think its becuse there are just so many physical and emotional changes going on. its best just to...

  14. Patient reactions to L&D nurses who have never had children

    Dayray replied to BarkowRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    being a good nurse is about knowing how to be a good nurse not a good pateint. Having kids does not mean that they know what you are going threw (the expeance is different for everyone) haveing 10...

  15. Patient reactions to L&D nurses who have never had children

    Dayray replied to BarkowRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yeah its a bunch of junk- I absolutly love labor nursing , the pateint, the a&P, the families , the commonsense nursing interventions, the nursing process as you decide what to do for your...

  16. What do you think? CPD?

    Dayray replied to paintedbison's topic in Ob/Gyn

    They should have let her push (imo). Yes there is CPD and yes sometimes you just know a baby isnt going to fit - but sometimes you are wrong. In busy high intervention hospitals people tend to become...

  17. Scalp Stimulation - What's it good for?

    Dayray replied to LittleLisaLawrence's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Scalp stem is soemthing you can use when your on the fence about a strip. I use it on a strip with decreased or moderate veriability but no accels (neither reasureing or non-rasureing). If you get an...

  18. How to answer questions about doctors and delivery preferences

    Dayray replied to pirap's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I too have had to deal wit this in class: most of us started in Ob when pateints screamed for a few hours and then delivered , it took me some time to see epidurals as someing ok for normal healthy...

  19. Refusing "Hospital Protocal"

    Dayray replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This issue coems up occationaly and i have found that most of the peopel who bring them up are fairly reasonable if you acknowlage there right to make decistions for them selvs and for their body. "I...

  20. Funny OB things people say

    Dayray replied to at your cervix's topic in Ob/Gyn

    hmm ok Gyn-ie-butt ie "are you gunna have to check in my Gyn-ie-butt?" pateint comes in (very scared) "my baby is having seizures!" - place her on the monitor and hear hic-ups "Is there going to be...

  21. Refusing "Hospital Protocal"

    Dayray replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My pat response is, "I cant and wont do anythign to you that you tell me not to, all I ask is that you let my explain the reasons behind it before you make a desiction". I tell them the reasons and...

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

    Dayray replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm sorry ragingmomster, I didn't notice your post after mine. It kind of got lost in all the fighting - I tried to Pm you but your box is full. No, there isn't a rule about chaperones for male...

  23. Student male Nurse today in L+D

    Dayray replied to Thedreamer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes it can work. 5 yrs in OB and still love it. I do have the occational breakdown and have been known to rant about discrimination but for the most part its wonderful. The only problems you run into...

  24. Do you get a lot of false alarms coming in?

    Dayray replied to Jo Dirt's topic in Ob/Gyn

    wow the people on this board have really changed. yes if you think your in labor or are scared you should go in or call your OB (whatever procedure they have told you to follow). If you find that...

  25. Ob-GYN nurses- Do you think Dad/the father should or should not be in delivery room?

    Dayray replied to MK6babies's topic in Ob/Gyn

    umm yeah mom makes the call but you sound like you may have issues. I'm not sure what has happend that has made you see conception of a baby as an assult on you. I think you should talk about stuff...