Mermaid4

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  1. Hyperemesis Help Me!

    Mermaid4 replied to Phenomenon's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Did they happen to check your thyroid

  2. Are you seeing these things on your units? (L&D)

    Mermaid4 replied to pebbles1977's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I second that....Big

  3. Our baby was stillborn... Please help me understand

    Mermaid4 replied to nurse_wannabe's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am so very sorry....There isn't anything anyone can say to help the pain but just know that we are here for you. Your son is an angel.......You may have already shared this but could you tell us his...

  4. Stillbirths

    Mermaid4 replied to eden's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is always difficult no matter how many times you experience it. Every circumstance is different and every family is as well. Much of what we react to is our own feelings and what we might feel...

  5. OPINION PLEASE-er triage situation-overwhelmed!

    Mermaid4 replied to Uptoherern's topic in Emergency

    You can only do so much but if that occurs again as a gyn/ob nurse, I have to say the triage would depend upon the amount of lady partsl bleeding and how long it had been going on. A miscarriage can...

  6. Along A Jetty....one nurses thoughtsand feelings about her terminally ill dad.....

    Mermaid4 replied to mother/babyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I surely understand that....{{{}}} to all of

  7. Along A Jetty....one nurses thoughtsand feelings about her terminally ill dad.....

    Mermaid4 replied to mother/babyRN's topic in General Nursing

    i miss that too. i hope dad comes to me in my dreams or any fashion he would like. in the first few days i found myself hearing his voice in my head the way he used to answer the phone, "hi...

  8. Zoloft???

    Mermaid4 replied to grannypatches's topic in General Nursing

    Perhaps your son is also dealing with depression and can't face the fact that he may need help as well. It is quite a difficult thing sometimes. I recently went on zoloft with my doctors advice...

  9. Along A Jetty....one nurses thoughtsand feelings about her terminally ill dad.....

    Mermaid4 replied to mother/babyRN's topic in General Nursing

    I am sitting here in tears remembering my dad because he eventually was so ill he couldn't do anything and died at 0945 at home with my mom , myself and my husband there. I still forget and go in to...

  10. Non-viable baby, born alive -parent won't hold him, what do you do?

    Mermaid4 replied to enfermeraSG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not long ago we had parents of IVF 21 week twins who insisted we try everything. The doc was kind and informative but the mother was screaming that they would sue so the doc gave in but privately told...

  11. Non-viable baby, born alive -parent won't hold him, what do you do?

    Mermaid4 replied to enfermeraSG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I hold the baby. You can't make parents hold them. Even those parents without mental illness sometimes just can't do it. I will often ask if there was to be a name and refer to the fetus by the name...

  12. Pearls for Transporting High Risk OB

    Mermaid4 replied to Rio's topic in Ob/Gyn

    RNKitty, we also transfer high risk between facilities, but if something imminent is going to happen, we instruct the paramedics/EMTs to pull over for immediate assessment/intervention and/or divert...

  13. How many deliveries do you have per month?

    Mermaid4 replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do about 700 deliveries a year, level one nursery but since we are so far away from a tertiary facility, we do unofficial level two sometimes.....We have 9 LDRPs which lately have been doubled...

  14. Nasty medical students

    Mermaid4 replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    Regarding the Canadian Medical Students Piece...Here is the letter (rough draft) I sent... To whom it may concern.... I chose the above beginning because as a Registered Nurse since 1981, I...

  15. man holding wife still during epidural dies!

    Mermaid4 replied to smk1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Actually I wasn't "asking" what I should do. It was a hypothetical question. In my case the nurse in question, although grossly negligent, lost her husband several months later and I determined that...

  16. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

    Mermaid4 replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

    Unless she is proven to be using while at or before work or you have seen her do so, you will be in direct violation of the currrent privacy laws and open to a gigantic lawsuit if she ever finds out...

  17. Nasty medical students

    Mermaid4 replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    I take the group of little medical students who have this sort of mentality and remind them that as a nurse, I will advocate for my patient, and if that means stopping rude behavior in its tracks and...

  18. How Many is Too Many

    Mermaid4 replied to Fiona59's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have no problem with this although I would add that it would be nice that those people choosing to have multiple children would hopefully be together enough to have a responsible means to provide...

  19. man holding wife still during epidural dies!

    Mermaid4 replied to smk1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Man, things happen. It is not necessary that a "professional " RN hold a patient during an epidural..It is necessary that one be there and be RIGHT there keeping an eye on mom and dad or whoever to...

  20. Nurse doing cocaine HELP

    Mermaid4 replied to llgrn1987's topic in General Nursing

    I think unless you know she is using while on duty it is not up to you to say anything. It doesn't involve you and your friend, who says he is in love with this person, seems to have his own blinders...

  21. Guess what happened to me the other night...

    Mermaid4 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, just thought I would share...Other night I came in on my flex night and was none too happy considering it had been a VERY busy day....Anyway, come in and they tell me I have a labor so I go...

  22. Guess what happened to me the other night...

    Mermaid4 replied to Mermaid4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Nope, lady obviously needed some assistance. Only 1/2 dollar sized part of the head was showing and she was pooping out (no pun intended) and, since she was begging for a csection and screaming and...

  23. We lost a mom

    Mermaid4 replied to LauraLou's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would just say don't fight the tears. They are there for a reason. You are a caring compassionate and special person. Exactly the type of person that young lady needed to have for her nurse. She is...

  24. What do patients say that irks you?

    Mermaid4 replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Who is being judgemental Mariedoreen???? We are just telling some of the things we hear and either can't believe or can't stand. Thats it...Lighten up....Of COURSE we are kind to the patients and...

  25. Crack babies, need advice

    Mermaid4 replied to opalmRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I didn't think I would have to spell it out that passing judgements isn't necessarily the same as being judgemental. If you treat someone badly because you disagree with their life choices, that is...