GrammaKay

GrammaKay specializes in LDRP.

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1. Discovered a breech baby for 1st time

   GrammaKay replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Ohhh my, I don't know what I would have done in that situation. Thanks for the heads up, makes doing lady partsl exams a little scary (good thing that little one didn't have teeth).

2. Community hospitals????

   GrammaKay replied to Elvish's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Beckinben, In the smaller community hospitals the only way to see a strip is to come in to the hospital itself. When I worked in one such hospital the family doc's would take our word on the...

3. Discovered a breech baby for 1st time

   GrammaKay replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

   If the doctor was more experienced and or had training in the delivery of a breech newborn the situation would have been different for us. Although we do have family doc's who have delivered breech...

4. Discovered a breech baby for 1st time

   GrammaKay replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hey Happy Nurse, Isn't it amazing , your story reminded me of my first too. All I could think of is "what the H---", it was either one soft head or OMG. I called the doc on duty and she was not...

5. L&D traveller panic-stricken about the economy

   GrammaKay replied to IndigoCarmine's topic in Travel

   There are still assignments out there for L&D, my phone hasn't stopped ringing. I've taken a job close to home and have put traveling on the back burner for now but if I were you I would check...

6. venting: fetal demise

   GrammaKay replied to redhedgoddess's topic in Ob/Gyn

   "I think God makes our assignments those days." A very good friend of mine reminds me of this when I ask "why me". Usually further down the road I can look back and say yes, I was meant to be there....

7. The silence of fetal demise

   GrammaKay replied to GrammaKay's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I can't thank you all enough for your kind words, for your sharing of your own experiences. I reached out to all of you because I felt alone in my own grief. It's been three days, we did have a...

8. Going to nights!

   GrammaKay replied to RNBelle's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Enjoy your night shifts, I hope it falls into place and you enjoy it as much as us other die hard night nurses do. I would suggest you learn where and who your resources are as soon as you can....

9. The silence of fetal demise

   GrammaKay posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

   I know that I am not alone here, I know that there are nurses out there who can relate to the title I gave this and the heart wrenching feelings that come with it. Sometimes we have that gut feeling...