SmilingBluEyes

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    Since we were talking about birth plans....

    SmilingBluEyes replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think being in LDRP helps us. Mom and baby are not moved from their room and the same nurse continues to care for them as a couplet after labor. There is no good reason to separate parents and child...
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    Since we were talking about birth plans....

    SmilingBluEyes replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would like to know more about what the birth classes taught you. Could you share via PM or here? I am a new birth instructor and learning. Also, remember, it's ok to challenge routines, as long as...
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    Since we were talking about birth plans....

    SmilingBluEyes replied to WVUturtle514's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nothing you ask for is unreasonable. I teach my clients to expect this unless they or their babies are sick. Our nurses tend to want to weigh and bathe babies early. It's hard to turn around, but I...
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    Feeling really down.

    SmilingBluEyes replied to HappyPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am so sorry. I will keep positive thoughts your way, in hopes you find employment really soon. I wish you the
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    You cant be fashionable for nursing.

    SmilingBluEyes replied to lovehospital's topic in General Nursing

    My hair is nearly down to my waist. It's thick and impossibly curly. I always put it up for work. I don't think my patients want it in "their business" so it goes up. I have no demented people who...
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    Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    First of all, most of labor really is COPEABLE and the hard labor is usually relatively short, in comparison to prodromal and early labor. It's a good thing to have at your disposal relaxation skills...
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    Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Oh you are so right; it's two-way. I know OB patients have parked themselves outside dr offices, crying and hysterical because they are so uncomfortable and "want it over with". There is pressure on...
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    Opinions on "Therapeutic Sleep"

    SmilingBluEyes replied to bee1006's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am all for it. It's win-win. Either it helps a prodromal labor patient get some rest and be able to go home, or she emerges in active labor, hopefully having gotten rest in the hospital. PLUS she...
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    Everything I do is wrong!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to teensmom's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Have you tried telling your preceptor how you feel? If you don't feel you can, then you going to have trouble there in that unit, I believe. If I missed this, I am sorry. I read what you said about...
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    Tubal Ligation

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Joebrown's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, it is. Rare but most certainly possible. And it can be dangerous so if you suspect post TL pregnancy, best get a diagnosis ASAP to r/o ectopic
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    Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would like to see our attitudes in the USA change a bit. Birth is a normal, healthy even in most cases. Sure we need to be prepared for emergencies. But just as important, we need our patients and...
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    I just cannot take care of her.

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ShayRN's topic in General Nursing

    My heart also breaks for you and this lady. Be extra good to yourself through this. You are human and have feelings; this is good, although right now it does not feel this
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    Help I'm being kicked out of nursing school!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    But an instructor KNOWS better and also knows he/she best follow policy to the letter. Being an "outsider" she would be suspect, and know it. I suggest the OP see the nursing school director/dean and...
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    Help I'm being kicked out of nursing school!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to miwachiru123's topic in General Nursing

    Hospital policy should state clearly how narcotics are to be wasted. In the 4 places in which I worked, students did not waste narcs. It took two LICENSED personnel to do
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    Had a transvaginal exam, and I'm depressed.

    SmilingBluEyes replied to Jo Dirt's topic in General Nursing

    Well what you need to do is follow up until you get answers. Don't let things go til you know what is
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    My Dad is not ready to leave this world yet!

    SmilingBluEyes replied to minnib's topic in General Nursing

    I am so
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    what is your preferred shift?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to ajaxgirl's topic in General Nursing

    WHen I worked where it was available, 3-11. But now I work 12s. So 7a. I hate nightshift; always
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    Alternative to spanking

    SmilingBluEyes replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    spanking debates are always heated......hard and tough subject and so personal for some of us. As for me, I am anti-spanking, for a very simple reason. It's easy to get out of control, even when...
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    The Circumcision Discussion

    SmilingBluEyes replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you for that. I have let it go really. But like I said, if I were to have another boy, I would think this through MUCH more before electing to go through a circ (or rather have him go through...
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    The Circumcision Discussion

    SmilingBluEyes replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Other than religious considerations, the number one reason I have heard expressed in those who cared to share was so father and son "looked the same" down there. That is not a really good reason, to...
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    The Circumcision Discussion

    SmilingBluEyes replied to jmspeach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We hardly do circs in our hospital any more. I realize most expectant parents have their minds made up one way or the other, but I do cover this in my birthing classes. I explain what the procedure...
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    My 2 cents on natural birth/birth plans

    SmilingBluEyes replied to feebebe23's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I do that all the time. I explain options and treatments and tell them I am not a legalized drug pusher. If they choose to change the plan, all they need do is ask me. I will not discuss them (pain...
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    Do birth plans grate on your nerves?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to cradlecrewer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am not a fan of Ina May's language, but her ideals, I respect. Can't we learn to get along? Respectful dialogue that hard? Even here, we see how polarizing misunderstandings are. This very thread...
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    How long did you work while pregnant?

    SmilingBluEyes replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congratulations. Please take it week by week. I intended to work until my due dates for my kids but preterm labor took me out in each case. Baby comes first from now on! Good
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    I Contracted HIV

    SmilingBluEyes replied to sarahwv's topic in General Nursing

    I am so very sorry. New treatments are always on the near horizon. Hang in there and do all you can to live a full life. I wish you the best.....I am sad for