19 years later all of you are right somethings have changed for the better but some have been for the worse, what happened to letting laboring women labor , why do they have to be augmented. and when...
rnheart replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in Ob/Gyn
I bet I can beat that I teach childbirth classes , had a teen mom in class tell me that at least 50% of all girls in her high school are pregnant. what a society we live
Yes I would be interested. My position is a womens health ob/gyn care coordinator and It has been very slow going getting it developed and getting the word out but it is picking up now would love to...
rnheart replied to Sandwitch883RN's topic in Ob/Gyn
I live 77 miles from work it takes me approx 1 hour and 25 min one way. I took this job before the gas crisis and I took it because of the experience and opportunity was a once in a life time chance....
rnheart replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn
I have seen this done and it is very brutal almost to the point of rape wait until you witness a Dr forget the pt is going natural and does it. I am talking nightmares to this
HI, Labor and delivery is a different beast. It is generally fast paced with periods of down time. You definitely have common sense from your previous experiences some of the best labor and delivery...
This does sound like an extremely dangerous situation I have personally worked in a small rural hospital that did 25 deliveries a month and we never had less than 3 on staff. not always rn's usually 2...
rnheart replied to student-with-no-life's topic in General Nursing
I work 7 p's for 7 years and It does get better, we called 4 am the drunk hour but we always seemed to perk up if something critical happened but some time we were absolutely hilarious, dont drink...
yep been there done that have the t-shirt and scar to go with it, A few years ago I was misdiagnosed by a nurse practitioner ( that as far as I know never consulted a MD) She said I had...
rnheart replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn
I think that is a great idea. and would definitely streamline the process and ensure that the patients are getting the information that they need. good
I started in labor and delivery fresh out of school and I will tell you it was hard if I had to do it over again I dont know that I would do it any different. The Universities hire Grads and the...
Spoken like a true Mother, While some of us were truly called to be nurses some of us were called to be Mothers as well. Not only are we to be responsible for others we are also responsible to our...
Probably not as that I work 1 1/2 hours away from home and my children are always my first and foremost concern, as for food, thats why I married a country boy, food is always pretty close by in the...
Today I stepped out of my primary JOB to help out in l&d , the Dr broke the pt water and told the pt that we were going to watch her and see what she did. well 30 minutes later I reported off and...
I think I might have shocked her I have spoken with her twice today on the phone and she has been nothing but respectful and professional , has not mentioned the incident at
You have a great point I love it, oh I can see her now turning red, thankfully I do not have to work with her often and I have already spoken with her on the phone this morning and she did not bring...