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  1. Crack babies, need advice

    Mermaid4 replied to opalmRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Pigtails I have to say that although you are and should be upset and even angry at these moms choices, you are not omnipotent...That is, as a nurse, you don't "stay away from these parents." Their...

  2. Crack babies, need advice

    Mermaid4 replied to opalmRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    All those suggestions and for long term babies on formula asking the pediatrician to order mylicon is sometimes

  3. caught stealing narcs

    Mermaid4 replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    It happens more than most people

  4. Lotus Birth...What do yall think about this?

    Mermaid4 replied to JVanRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I believe the quoted person who is nuts is supposed to be a

  5. Lotus Birth...What do yall think about this?

    Mermaid4 replied to JVanRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yuck...I have occasion to care for some earthy crunchy scientist types (one of whom floored me by having her husband suck on her nipples to increase her milk flow rather than pump-I felt like I was...

  6. Why do we need the docs for delivery?

    Mermaid4 replied to ER1010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The old knee chest maneuver you speak of does NOT always unstick a baby....Attend a few of these deliveries when the doc has to break the clavicle...You will never forget

  7. Why do we need the docs for delivery?

    Mermaid4 replied to ER1010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You know, I was and am never frustrated that a doctor is either there or readily available when it is time to deliver. I have delivered many babies (some were in a very big hurry), including some...

  8. These Nurses ROCK! Happy Nurses Day!

    Mermaid4 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Probably this isn't the place to put this BUT.... I make a point of remembering the nurses I work with on Nurses Day including from the facility I worked at prior to my current position. I...

  9. Fetal Demise less than 20 weeks

    Mermaid4 replied to SC RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It is never easy. There is never an exact place to "put" the people going through loss and on some level, the nurse assigned to the family also goes through a sense of loss. Some of us are a bit more...

  10. Absolutely the most entertaining birth plan I have ever read....

    Mermaid4 replied to Mermaid4's topic in Ob/Gyn

  11. Absolutely the most entertaining birth plan I have ever read....

    Mermaid4 replied to Mermaid4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hey I am back..NORMAL lady partsL DELIVERY...Gompers, mom was very articulate and educated about the epidural and pain control. She had a mom for a nurse and a great sense of humour. I was off for a...

  12. Absolutely the most entertaining birth plan I have ever read....

    Mermaid4 replied to Mermaid4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    When I left she was in the tub, 3 cms listening to CDs after having received 5 mg nubain IV.......I'll let you know how things turned

  13. sack s baby??

    Mermaid4 replied to Nurse Hatchett's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sounds like a blighted ovum but all the answers above are great. So sorry for all that your friend is going

  14. Scared to care for IUFD and medical terminations

    Mermaid4 replied to camay1221_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It is always tough to take care of these patients for so many reasons. I still have a tough time with it all these years, but it is your personal experience which will make you the best nurse to know...

  15. Uterine rupture yesterday...

    Mermaid4 replied to USA987's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Great

  16. "Pit to distress..." (Rant)

    Mermaid4 replied to camay1221_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have had docs upset with me too and then turn around and turn up their own pit...On those occasions when there is little or no resting tone I have and do turn it off and if they turn it on, I will...

  17. Thumb sucking adults

    Mermaid4 replied to RNLaborNurse4U's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Madwife...What the heck is up with you? Should I flag you if you have red hair or a nervous twitch. That is totally ridiculous and offensive. I don't suck my thumb that much and it isn't something I...

  18. Lotus Birth...What do yall think about this?

    Mermaid4 replied to JVanRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am not condemning anyone and to each her own BUT don't expect me to assist in taking care of the nasty thing on my watch..You want it YOU take care of

  19. Should patients be allowed to refuse LPNs and CNAs?

    Mermaid4 replied to flashpoint's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    I would have had the supervisor, if there was one, come in and discuss the staffing issue with the patient, who should have been made aware that non medical chores and tasks would certainly be handled...

  20. "Pit to distress..." (Rant)

    Mermaid4 replied to camay1221_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry, double post..Guess I got

  21. "Pit to distress..." (Rant)

    Mermaid4 replied to camay1221_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The thing is if they ordered you to do something you KNEW was wrong, it is your duty to do the right thing and you did. If you continued to do so just because he ordered you to and something untoward...

  22. "Pit to distress..." (Rant)

    Mermaid4 replied to camay1221_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The thing is if they ordered you to do something you KNEW was wrong, it is your duty to do the right thing and you did. If you continued to do so just because he ordered you to and something untoward...

  23. Lotus Birth...What do yall think about this?

    Mermaid4 replied to JVanRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hard to know since many of these moms won't allow lab tests on their babies afterwards. I don't think it should be at the hospital personally.....Old rotted tissue isn't a good thing in that

  24. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    Mermaid4 replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Sometime ago while a new nurse, I had a CVA patient who everyone thought was brain dead....There is a piece here in the threads about him ( pseudonym) called, "Mr. Albercoss"....I had the feeling then...

  25. Neuro ICU - Do you talk to brain-dead patients?

    Mermaid4 replied to talaxandra's topic in Neuro Intensive Care, ICU

    Always....I figure even if someone may not be able to comprehend, they might hear or just feel some sort of comfort. And there have been times (rare) when a patient who has been determined brain dead...