NurseMegA

I have never heard of the pain theory with redheads nor have I seen a difference. I have heard of the bleeding one in relation to red heads and fully agree with it. I have seen many redheads with a Post partum Hemmorage

I actually sent a patient home once at 6 cm. She wasn't really in active labor yet. She didn't want pain medication and wanted to labor at home. She came back several hours later @ 8 cm and delivered almost 2 hours later. I agree with the other posters. If her cervix isn't changing she isn't in active labor. There is no reason to induce her yet. Even if the doctor is a a$$ he is doing the right thing as far as not inducing her yet.

What a great story. She shounds like a she will make an awsome doc. Tell her there are plently of jobs in California for great OB/GYN. Our hospital would take her.

We always have "A" doctor in house but it is not neccesarily the doc of the patient so that isn't really an issue. I don't think our docs would go for that at all.

We don't have a policy but we try to watch mom and baby for signs that progress is being made. We do have a few doctors that will call every few hours to find out their progress and will have expected us to have checked them. We avoid checking on ruptured patients.

The other day we actually had more "medical" patients with pyleo or flu the other day. Yes we don't really want the flu patients up on the floor but we don't have much of a choice especially if they are in labor.

Our favorite in OB is "Can I have my EPIDERMAL?"

I have no problem with doulas as long as they don't get in my way. I actually think they can be very beneficial to the patients. I try to explain all procedures in very simple terms for my patients because I realize that sometimes they don't always understand our technical terms. I don't like when I take my time explaining things to a patient and then they turn to their doula and ask for them to explain it to them as well. No offense to the doula but for one I do what I do a lot more than they do and I know a lot more about what is going on then they do. If a doula is getting in my way and telling the patient what to do or worse yet telling me what to do then I have a real problem with them. I have asked a doula to leave the room before because she was not letting me do the job. She was telling me not to do something but the patient was not saying a word. Unless the patient says something I don't have to listen to the doula she is NOT my client. If you can become a good doula that is willing to work WITH the nursing staff then more power to you and good luck.

Congrats to your daughter and to you. Sounds like you raised a wonderful daughter.

I hate needles too. Now I don't mind sticking others with a needle but come near me with one and watch out. As for the vomit, that still gets to me. I doubt I will ever get over that one.

First off I have to say that I think posting this topic was only asking for another flame war. People don't like being critisized. And basically that is what DayRay was doing. Yes the more contraversial threads get more attention because everyone wants to put there two cents in. I enjoy coming to these boards though I don't post much. Even with all the negativity. The way I deal with posts that bother or annoy me is to ignore them. If you feel compelled to post, go ahead and post but don't get mad that there is too much negativity. No one is making you read the negative posts. You can usually tell by the subject of a post whether it is going to become a flame war. Just stay away and don't complain.

I think I would approach the manager and voice your concerns. He or she may have honestly forgotten that you were promised 1st cancel. Check with her first.

You would only need to get premission to reprint if you were going to publish your work. If it is just for course work you just need to site your source.

I would rather work in an environment that I feel that my license is not in jeapordy or that I am risking the lives of my patients. If I loose my liscence I will have no job. I like having money to do the things I want to do but I would rather work in an environment that I am happy at. I love my current job. I like my fellow co-workers. I feel that I am treated fairly. We are following the new California pt ratios. We usually have enough support staff. I know there are other facilities in my area that pay more but I don't want to risk losing what I have now.

I think your choices would be limited by the reason that you were kicked out of your nursing program. I think regardless that would be a cause to re-evaluate the reason that you want to be a nurse. Don't go into your nursing program with an expectation that you will fail because you will fail if you think this way. Best of luck in your nursing studies.

I don't see how any OB Staff would allow that to happen. There are obviously two separate stories being told here. I don't think that that would actually happen in any well developed country. We have a midwife that has been traveling to Afganistan on Missions and some of the stories she tells sound like that but I doubt it would happen in Australia.

My question for you is why didn't you apply for an Illinois RN license in the first place? I think that writing to the board and explaining your situation can't hurt. They are hurting for nurses everywhere.

All of our healthy babies stay with the mom for the entire hospital stay. We will take babies for short periods if we are not buzy to allow for mom's to have a few hours rest. Few of our moms take us up on this though. We will do PKUs, hearing test or other procedures in our nursery. Many of our parents come with because they don't want their babies out of their sites. We have a high hispanic population and I think that has a lot to do with it. I like the rooming in. I think it gives the moms an acurate picture of what it will be like when they go home. Especially first time moms. I love my baby time and willfully take a baby for a few hours if I have time but I think parents should not depend on a nursery during their pp stay.

OB-Gyn Nursing actually encompasses several things. Yes you can work as an OB nurse in a doctors office. In the hospital setting OB nurses will work Labor and Delivery, Post Partum (after the baby is born), Intrapartum (preterm labor, sick pregnant women), Nursery (with the babies if the hospital has a separate nursery). Some hospitals have a seperate Gyn floor where they do Hysterectomies and other Gynecological Surgeries. A neonatal nurse usually refers to a nurse that works in the Neonatal Intensive Care with the sick newborns. Though some refer to the nurses that work in a Newborn Nursery for healthy babies a neonatal nurse as well.. Hope that clarifies a little. I agree with a previous poster. Many OB floors utilize student volenteers. It might be a good experience for you.

I think at one point or another we have all had more than a few of those moments. I remember feeling the same way during clinical rotations, during my initial orientation as a new nurse, during my Post partum orientation, during my labor and delivery rotation... do I continue on. I think the first time you do something you usually feel a little clumsy. Add to that having your instructor watching you and of course you will be more nervous. We have all been there. Take heart.

I will be working Thanksgiving night. That is fine because all of the celebrating will be over by the time that I have to go in. Last year the only holiday I worked was New Years Eve

I am so sorry to hear of your loss. My condolences to you and her family.

I LOVE what I do. I love the fact that i get to be a part of such a special moment. I love seeing a couple become a family. It is so rewarding to help a mother who really wants to go natural go natural and avoid a medicated birth. It is really rewarding to help a pregnant lady go through a fetal demise in that maybe I was able to help her deal with the loss a little easier. It is rewarding to be a part of a neonatal resusitation that maybe that child with have a chance at life. Yes there are some nights where acuity is low, when not alot is going on but there are equal number of nights when the $hit hits the fan and all hell breaks loose. The depressing moments are hard to deal with but it is rewarding just the same to try and help the families through their tring times.

I can't believe that your hospital would say that. What an insane policy. He do have more births with and epidural than without but I think our nursing staff is still very open to going natural. I am glad to hear that your doctor is very much on your side in your plans. I think you still need have a birth plan worked out. You can use it to let your nurses know your wishes. Remember to keep an open mind about everything. Good Luck with the birth of your child.

We also do our newborn baths during Mom's recovery period. We only do the bath though if the baby's temp is 98.0 or higher. We will postpone the bath and keep the infant under the radiant until the temp is stable.