PattonD

Ok so won't do it. But I would still like to know what makes one patient more difficult/challenging than another. Jolie, can you at least tell me that?

Are there really professional mock people? If so where can I find them? Is there like a mock association?

I'm not a nurse (wifey is) but I am an air quality specialist. What I want to know is why new moms take their babies home and put them in the room they have prepared for them with fresh paint and brand new furniture? What they don't realize is that furniture finish, paint and some toys can "off gas" putting toxic fumes in the air. Also they wipe down the baby mattress with bleach. Bleach isn't good to breathe for adults not to mention newborns. So from the baby's day one in their new home "nursery" they are breathing in toxins that were put there by the parents. The solution is to not pollute the space by not brining poison in. For the poison gases that are already there (such as carpet padding glue) the solution is filtered fresh outdoor air. This can be mechanically provided but yes it can get quite expensive. A cheaper solution would be to crack a window but this drawback is not a very good way to filter particles.

My wife will be moving to their brand new facility soon. They are moving from an old small facility to a HUGE one. They will be taking on more doctors so therefore their patient load should increase dramaticly. They are conducting practice drills where women show up in labor (fake of course) so they can get used to admitting them etc. They have a new video entry system so the only people that can get in the door are either badge access personnel or people approved via the camera/intercom. What I want to do is show up with a pillow under my shirt pretending to be a pregnant lady. What I need your help with is the correct terminology. I want to really test their prepardness so please give me the words to say to make me a nightmare patient. No prenatal care, speak a foreign language....whatever. They will prob just laugh at me and send me home but if they start asking questions then I want to be ready with some answers. Thanks, this will be great. I promise to come back and post the responses. lol.

https://allnurses.com/ob-gyn-nursing/has-anyone-recently-329206.html I read this post, pretty helpful. Also are there any testing angles I can shoot for like: Answering all easy questions then go back later for the hard ones.....etc.. Answer all questions and tab the ones that you are unsure about to go back on at the end. Should you leave the hard questions blank or is it better to guess,.. That kind of stuff.

Please help, I am so confused. My wife wants to further her education in nursing and wants to take the "Inpatient Obstetric Nursing" exam. It will change her credentials from RN to RNCOB (I think). My role as hubby will be to gather study materials and help her review it in a "test prep" method. This is where I need your help. I don't know what study guides to buy or where to get them. Heck I don't even understand just exactly what topics the test covers. She already has about 25 yrs. field experience in L&D so we have a great experience base to work with. So at this point I don't even know where to start. I am sure I haven't given you enough info so feel free to ask me any questions you might have. Thanks, PattonD

My wife (L&D Nurse) asked me if we could have a Christmas party at our house for staff at her hospital. I was wondering if anyone has attened such a party where they had a great time because of some unique, fun thing they did, like playing a certain game or whatever.... I don't really want everyone to just sit there and look at each other .....boring. Why would the husbands want to go? Most of them really don't know each other. Anyone have any total flop experiences or don't dues to share? Thanks

This probably doesn't even exist but I am looking for a computer program to help out with nurses scheduling. What I am looking for is to input staff names, times they available (7a-7p Fri-Sun for example). Then have it keep track of who is on call, who to call first if more than one nurse is on call, who is on bonus, who gets sent home first if all the patients deliver, etc. Also have it where the nurses can enter their preferences or if they want changes in the schedule or need to go home early or take a vacation day or whatever... This way a computer can figure out the most economical, reasonalbe, schedule without any favoritism. If designed right it should help save the hospital money and improve workplace satisfaction......hopefully.

I love all these ideas, you gals are so smart. Thanks!

I think what we are talking about here is the misunderstanding/ignorance of the "Amiable" social style. NOT personality, but rather social style! http://www.hearingreview.com/issues/articles/2007-11_05.asp Here are a few tips from me: 1. Learn what style you are 2. Don't try to be a style other then your own (be yourself) 3. Learn what style your patient is 4. Do something to accomodate their preferences 5. Never think that all patients should be treated equal 6. Never treat a patient a certain way just because that is the way you would like to be treated. 7. Treat patients like they want to be treated!

Other than the obvious FOOD I want to get a gift to leave up at the nurses station. Something like a book, puzzle, game, etc... PPL are always bringing food, I want to do something different. Help me think here.....

Update: In three hours she went from a dialation of 1 to a 10! Delivered lady partslly with no complications. Everyone is doing fine. Whew...I did all that worrying for nothing.

So maybe c/s rates should be public information then? Huh?

SIL's age is early 20's

Maybe you're right and she doesn't want my input but if I were in the hospital in a potential critical situation I would want someone watching my back..... Sorry but after learning the motives behind L&D I don't trust the doctors...at all. Maybe I should change my name to doulafromhell.