Nefertari1279

I do not understand why male nurses are "shunned" out of L&D. If women have male OB's delivering their pup, why would it matter if their nurse was male. Doesn't competence matter MORE than gender? I understand that in some cases a patient would j...

m2be: Last I checked, a woman cannot be forced back on to the moniter. "punish" you, was she serious? What were you, five? I'm sorry you were put through that.

:) Regarding my Screenname: yeah, I recieved my BA in ancient history with a lateral in psych. Anyhoo, what I meant, and I should have been more clear. was in the example of cash, are there any circumstances in which it wouldn't be returned? I think...

I wasn't implying that you steal from patients. Sorry you misunderstood my question. Medic, thanks for the answer.

Trauma: Its an honest question. Say if you find cash on a patient, do you return it to them or not?

Curious, if you guys find money on/in a patient, do you return it to them or confinscate it?

NurseyBabyo5: Thanks, its been a rough couple of weeks. Aside rom the nurse, I was treated very well, my Dr was almost reluctant to do anything, but after four hours I was getting exhausted and the contractions were not consistant, so he asked if he...

Cradle: That's just it, had you clarified that in the OP, I doubt you would have recieved such heated replies. The extreme one's are annoying, but a little positive , non patronizing communication can go a long way. I had a pregnancey loss two weeks...

"Yes, I'm old and rickety...but, I HATE birth plans!! Especially those that include NO vag exams unless she needs to push (wth), or NO IV access (wth), or NO fetal monitoring (WTH!!) etc....." If the birth plan is reasonable, it shouldn't turn into a...

Hey, you did what you had to do, the Dr had no right to get pissy about it. Don't tear yourself apart over this one. :)

Unless I was ASKED FIRST, the Dr would get a nice fat kick in the face or groin if they did that. Sorry that is just not happening, LOL

"Post-op, the 18-yr-old primip pt did fine, didn't seem traumatized or even seem to realize that what happened was not normal, from what I heard" Poor thing was most likely in shock, I'm glad Mom and Baby are "ok" but something about this just doesn'...

Midwives use IA monitering as far as I know.

First off, I think it is incredibly sad that these girls felt that "having a baby" would be the only way to be accepted and loved. Sick really. Also sad that the school nurse could not have intervened and at least talked to the girl about what they...

I definatly believe it is a valid choice for low risk healthy women. As far as the "unassisted crowd" I also think that should be the woman's choice, as long as she educates herself about the risks thereof and is willing to own the outcome, than who ...

ITA, lupin!

Lupin: A well thought out, reasonable birth plan is a great thing to have. Talk to your Dr about his c/s rates and his feelings on "routine" interventions. If he seems hesitant to discuss these things with you, that is a BIG red flag (one which would...

Hopefull: Criminal charges? :banghead:Yeah, that go over well wouldn't it? (sarcasm off) Gee, a woman can terminate a pregnancy on a whim but God forbid she delivers at home without any "professional" assistance. Perhaps you consider the REAL reaso...

I'm sorry your wife's dr won't deliver breeches, it can be done! :) Good luck and wishing your bride a quick recovery! Enjoy your son, babes are precious! :)

Why do you think the media protrays birth so unrealistically? Do you think shows like Baby Story:banghead:, Maturnity Ward etc do more harm than good? I'm curious to hear from everyone, as OB nurses I'm sure you guys have a speacial perspective. Plea...

I think maternity ward is one of the worst! It even has the creppy music thing going on! I saw one episode a few years back where the dr did an episeotomy after the woman said no, and the baby wasn't even in destress, she just wanted the baby out NOW...

bagladyrn: LOL, my sister was like that, she said that watching all those shows for nine months qualified as "education"

Indigo: Your right, that does suck! I can't believe the parents were reported just for refusing a damn vaccine, its not like the parents were refusing live saving CPR! And that article was just creepy . . .gee why don't we just throw out the Constit...

It makes sense, I just wonderd because nothign was mentioned in the article.

Was the baby born via c-section?