nitetimeobnurse

Because I work in OB, we have strict visiting policy ofr some and not so strict for others, Labor and delivery limit is 3, no changes until delivery, then the world can come in, after visiting hours on ob the limit is one, thry to make the three people who were there for the delivery understand it is now time to go. Then of course we are a locked unit so we have to let all visitors in and out, and the smokers will come in and out 50 times a night, so up and down the hall then to the door bell, never get anything done for opening the door. And you just have to love the ones that say I'm just stepping out for a second, i will be right back, becuase they know if we walk away from the desk they will have to wait til we come back. And the dirty looks we get when we are the only one on the unit helping a patient, often the one they want into to see and they have to wait a few minutes to get the door open

This could spin a whole new string of comments about offensive things doctors say to nurses. but it is much better to do as Miranda has the right idea, don't drive yourself crazy, especially if you know you are doing things in the right order for you, and you have every right to be proud of your accomplishments, and one person has no right or authority to undermine that.

The oldest we have had was 51, and ironically we had 2 patients that same week that were 35 getting their hysterectomies. the youngest is 11, and it is crazy to see how proud these babies partents are when they have babies. I had one little girl she was 22, but she was having her 5th baby, it was her 8th pregnancy, and all her mother could talk about was how proud she was because she too, gave birth to number 5 at 22, years of age.

Our infant area of the room, is equiped with a curtain to close, but not a separate room.

The labor and delivery unit at our hospital has its very own ghost, it hangs out in the empty rooms, you can just feel the hair on the back of your neck when you go into some of these rooms when no one else is there. One night I was doing my nightly checks, o2 supplies etc. and walked into an empty room, and heard someone breathing like they were just laying there, I looked around and saw no one, it was very eery, when I discussed this with the other nurses on the unit, they laughed, because they send everyone who comes up into that room when it is empty. Because that sound is there, no one knows where it comes from, and every one is freaked out by it. They have named the ghost after the hospital, but no one knows for sure.

Is the reason no live vaccines because of your surgery as a child, or because of the ramifications for your tiny patients???

My understanding is that it is believed that essential stem cells that may be needed to your baby in the future. It is supposed to be a way to protect your baby from some serious diseases or disorders, that may require these type cells for replacement/

One problem that we have found with these if you work in a facility that uses alot of travelers, there is not enough equipment to go around, so if something happens to a patient, the one who gets blamed it the one person who lasst entered the room.

I had a patient with retained placenta, went to or to remove it, got patient back to OB, and a couple hours later, she then had extreme cramping and bleeding, and passed what appeared to be the placenta, You gotta know the doctor didn't like that phone call.

Most of the classes that you have taken should be considered, but you will probably have to take a few science classes, like Micro and Chemistry, if you haven't already.

Most of the time it is usually 100.5 when the doc wants to know, or if celcius 38.0 is what I hve been told in the past to notify of.

probably not what you want to hear, but as you get experience you will learn, I had a 2nd year resident tell me to always, decrease what you think by one, and you will be fairly close, and if someone checks behind you and that extra one is there no big deal.

I don't think I am old enough to be this cynacle (sp) about alot of things, but our hospital is living through huge amount of changes as well, it has been 2 years since our facility was purchased by a company that turned it from a not-for-profit, to a for profit facility. They came in here like a bull moose, destroying everything in its path, then said, uh! oh!, wait a minute, okay no more changes. Of course they all continue to happen, they are just more sneaky about them, in hopes that no one will notice.

Do not ever think that this list will be complete, even after 15 years of nursing, I still find do not ever do things, that I wished I had known at the time.

Alot of hospitals offer nurse extern, or intern positions especially for nursing students, to get you the kind of experience to help you in the future, and they are willing to work around your school schedule, because it is a kind of cooperative.