jdecker

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1. A joke

   jdecker replied to OB4ME's topic in Ob/Gyn

   It sort of became rule of thumb that if someone in the ER checked a laboring mom and said she was "COMPLETE!", she was 1 cm and if they said she was "5-6cm.", that's probably what they saw crowning!! ------------------

2. sterile vaginal exams

   jdecker replied to Pamela67's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Well, the vaginal vault is anything but sterile, but just as we try to maintain sterility when delivering the baby, it seems to make sense to perform an exam with the same thought in mind, especially if membranes are ruptured! ------------------

3. L/D Nurses Please Vent Here

   jdecker replied to Caseyrnbsn's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I've been an L&D and Childbirth Educator (LCCE) since 1980 & 1982 respectively. I can understand why many L&D nurses are frustrated. The high-tech environment of many units seems to lead us into merely becoming paper-slaves or nurses to...

4. Nurse's Week. Whadya get?

   jdecker replied to bunky's topic in General Nursing

   Well our hospital doesn't even mention that it is Nurses Week! We are soooo inclusive that everyone celebrates Hospital Week!! The VP of Nursing sent our a little card and our Team Leader gave us a little tote bag!! I would have been shocked to ev...

5. Do you feel that Nurses are underpaid and overworked?

   jdecker replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   No one really knows what nurses really do, not even our families, except other nurses. Hard work never frightened me. Being exhausted after the 14th hour of work and trying to remember what the blood pressure was on the patient I just checked fright...