Nicky30

Nicky30 BSN, RN

Emergency Midwifery

Member

  • Content

    125

  • Visitors

    3,786

  • Followers

    0

  • Likes

    3

All Content by Nicky30

  1. *Weird* Patient Allergies

    Nicky30 replied to cherrybreeze's topic in General Nursing

    Weird... I had a patient that had an anaphylactic reaction to a microlax enema (so I guess it is true

  2. Triage of Emergency Patients by Enrolled Nurses

    Nicky30 replied to oscarfelix's topic in General Nursing

    Hi Oscarfelix, I was under the impression that under no circumstances can an EN triage. Of course there seem to be exceptions to other 'rules' and I am unaware if this rule has been broken in certain...

  3. How big is your facility?

    Nicky30 replied to Fonenurse's topic in General Nursing

    48 beds. Regional

  4. Unbelievable

    Nicky30 replied to Pinkdelight08's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We chart q15min while in 1st stage labour, 5 minutely in 2nd stage and.... We use continuous monitoring while on

  5. breast milk

    Nicky30 replied to spiceyqueen's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'll 'fess up.... I am one of those people to which you were discussing. It started when I was 19. At that point I had never been pregnant. I am now 31 and still suffer from what they call...

  6. Post Partum Recovery Time

    Nicky30 replied to rn4babies63's topic in General Nursing

    Wow Good Luck! We have no time limit on our ward, but as we are a very small hospital we take care of them postnatally too. It usually takes me 2 hours to get everything done, i.e. mum to shower...

  7. sick all the time

    Nicky30 replied to cupcake25's topic in General Nursing

    Anal glaucoma?? Can't see their bottom coming in to work

  8. The think I cheated

    Nicky30 posted a topic in General Nursing

    I can't tell you how hard it is emotionally where I am at the moment. I am studying my dream course at the moment and I worked so hard on my last essay that I was really proud of it when I sent it...

  9. How do you cope with being poor

    Nicky30 replied to prendela's topic in International Nursing

    The first time I studied I went straight for the change of career from maternity leave, and it was not as bad as it is right now. I am studying for my midwifery degree, have had to drop hours (from...

  10. How Many C-Sections are Safe?

    Nicky30 replied to Nicky30's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Sorry if I have caused confusion. In Australia only midwives can be responsible for the care of pregnant women. Our nursing degrees do not cover anything to do with pregnancy at all. In rare...

  11. Your Call Light is On Can I help YOU?

    Nicky30 replied to MrsMommaRN's topic in General Nursing

    How about.... I just wanted to see how long it would take you to answer.

  12. bereavement leave

    Nicky30 replied to BearyPrivate's topic in General Nursing

    My dad passed away on Saturday and my employer rang to check on me. Then said I have organised your bereavement leave, don't come back until you are ready. Just as well because I am barely holding...

  13. Postpartum comfort

    Nicky30 replied to JB0901's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have a few things we can use. We use the gel hot/cold packs (not for peri pads). Of course they need replacing occasionally but that is usually because they walk out the door with the patients....

  14. I think I'm a magnet

    Nicky30 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    ....for all the bad stuff Yesterday an induction (term delivery) went horribly wrong. Severe foetal distress, crash section and very very flat baby. Apgars 1:2 and 4 at 20 minutes. Heart rate of 40...

  15. What do you do to de-stress?

    Nicky30 replied to arynberg's topic in General Nursing

    I am a big fan of retail therapy.:)

  16. Fast track bachelor in Midwifery???

    Nicky30 replied to taylordaly14's topic in General Nursing

    In Australia.... If you are an RN you can complete a bachelors in Midwifery (full-time 18 months, part-time 3 years). If you are not an RN then you can get into a direct entry midwifery course (I...

  17. I think I'm a magnet

    Nicky30 replied to Nicky30's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Just found out that our little fighter might not make it. Apparently he has a rare congential disease. Muscular dystrophy (not sure which one), and if he comes of the respirator he wont live. oh...

  18. Policy on leaving AMA w/baby?

    Nicky30 replied to cherokeesummer's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Unusual that you ask this as it only happened yesterday. Mother 21 years old had one antenatal care appointment, LSCS for previous delivery, from another town, and really had no idea about her birth...

  19. Sick twin

    Nicky30 posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have only just started my mid program, and haven't been on clinical long. Yesterday blew me away. I was with another patient on postnatal ward and midwife was holding a 6/52 twin that was having...

  20. Sick twin

    Nicky30 replied to Nicky30's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    thanks so much for your support :) i have met up with the midwife that was on with me that day but because we were working we did not have much of a chance to "talk". if we had i think we both would...

  21. Sick twin

    Nicky30 replied to Nicky30's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The babe had been discharged at 7 days of age but had two readmissions for failure to thrive. This was the second readmission and babe was due to be discharged later that day. I heard today that the...

  22. Labor pt. to nurse ration

    Nicky30 replied to IndyGypsyNurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Generally one on one (hopefully two nurses if you can find a free one or a student at the crucial point). There was one particular night where it was two labouring women to a nurse but that was...

  23. male nurses with beards

    Nicky30 replied to nrsman1's topic in Men in Nursing

    Good idea. There are a couple of guys where I work that have beards (one has it that long that he plaits it ). They are clean and respectable - truth be I never thought about it being unprofessional....

  24. Sick twin

    Nicky30 replied to Nicky30's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That's what I thought but the midwife and doctor did not seem at all concerned. It was definitely included in our notes when babe was sent down. Perhaps she does have a rampant infection and that is...

  25. Sick twin

    Nicky30 replied to Nicky30's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sorry 6/52 is 6 weeks old. Babe was born at 38 weeks gestation by c-section, and was the smaller of the two babes delivered by 1kg. Babe could not have aspirated a feed as it was just before the next...