Mermaid4

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  1. Is My Sister Pregnant

    Mermaid4 replied to ENCHANTEDRN2B's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Too early to tell with the info you gave us...She might be early or they just saw what they thought is a fetal pole or she may have miscarried. Has anyone thought about checking her for a molar...

  2. Poll: Is OB nursing more or less physical than other areas

    Mermaid4 replied to ER1010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Man, I FORGOT about the breast feeding. Must have intentionally blocked it from my mind...Sometimes I am afraid I am going to end up in bed with the patient with some of the positions they have to be...

  3. Poll: Is OB nursing more or less physical than other areas

    Mermaid4 replied to ER1010's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Delivery and post partum are definitely physical areas with delivery winning most of the time. Just think of the positions the patients are in let alone the nurses..Then there is all that flailing...

  4. old skills that we do not use anymore

    Mermaid4 replied to sassykitkatt's topic in General Nursing

    Well I don't know if they still do this or not but I can remember giving barium enema preps with the first thousand ccs on one side ( tip held in by a baloon we injected to keep the whole thing in the...

  5. Is your place of employment offering you the flu vaccine?

    Mermaid4 replied to RN~in~CT's topic in General Nursing

    My nurse manager is trying to force us to take it which I consider tantemount to infringing upon my rights. I don't personally ever want one, never needed one and do not wish to start now...If and...

  6. AJN Article Opinions.. "I'm No Angel"

    Mermaid4 replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    Just because something "is a calling" doesn't necessarily mean you do it pro bono or for no benefits any more than a classical pianist or dancer who "knows" or "lives" for his or her talent...

  7. AJN Article Opinions.. "I'm No Angel"

    Mermaid4 replied to Trauma-tizedRN's topic in General Nursing

    I think thats nuts..An angel to most people simply means that you are someone who assists them technically, emotionally, physically and especially in a time of need when they are feeling vulnerable. I...

  8. What's your craziest delivery story?

    Mermaid4 replied to sierranurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, you DO make out an incident report for nursing as the doc should for them....Whoever witnesses the incident is supposed to fill it out. People are under the mistaken impression that the person...

  9. What's your craziest delivery story?

    Mermaid4 replied to sierranurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Then there was the girl that came in insisting she was in labor..She said she had no pre natal care which explained the lack of records availble, and she did look pregnant...But, I couldn't get a...

  10. What's your craziest delivery story?

    Mermaid4 replied to sierranurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Have had a slippery little critter "fly out"..Actually was another wild night ( I notice they rarely come on quiet nights) and mom was really active so whisk her into the delivery room and attempt to...

  11. problems!

    Mermaid4 replied to uk_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Choroid plexus cysts? Usually they resolove. Glad to hear all turned out

  12. What's your craziest delivery story?

    Mermaid4 replied to sierranurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Come ON Shay! NOW we're all

  13. What's your craziest delivery story?

    Mermaid4 replied to sierranurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Come ON Shay! NOW we're all

  14. How far am I?

    Mermaid4 replied to oceanblue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Barely it seems but thats great! Multiples

  15. How far am I?

    Mermaid4 replied to oceanblue's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Barely it seems but thats great! Multiples

  16. coming out

    Mermaid4 replied to newborn 5555's topic in Ob/Gyn

    People talk...Tht is just the way it is, but if your friend thinks it is important to let her co workers know and she feels confident in who she is, they won't see her for her sexuality, but for the...

  17. coming out

    Mermaid4 replied to newborn 5555's topic in Ob/Gyn

    People talk...Tht is just the way it is, but if your friend thinks it is important to let her co workers know and she feels confident in who she is, they won't see her for her sexuality, but for the...

  18. What's your craziest delivery story?

    Mermaid4 replied to sierranurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, I have had so many I don't know where to start, but one that stays in my mind is a night shift when I received a laboring patient from a local state hospital who had 25 warrants including one...

  19. What's your craziest delivery story?

    Mermaid4 replied to sierranurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well, I have had so many I don't know where to start, but one that stays in my mind is a night shift when I received a laboring patient from a local state hospital who had 25 warrants including one...

  20. problems!

    Mermaid4 replied to uk_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Me

  21. problems!

    Mermaid4 replied to uk_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Me

  22. Personal question regarding labor

    Mermaid4 replied to burger914's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well/???

  23. Personal question regarding labor

    Mermaid4 replied to burger914's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Well/???

  24. new BSN in postpartum nights?

    Mermaid4 replied to SpecFuz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not JUST the diabetic patients! Post partum can change on a dime. All it take is one problem, like a hemorrhage or pulmonary emboli..Also depends if you are caring for ante natal or gyn patients as...

  25. new BSN in postpartum nights?

    Mermaid4 replied to SpecFuz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Not JUST the diabetic patients! Post partum can change on a dime. All it take is one problem, like a hemorrhage or pulmonary emboli..Also depends if you are caring for ante natal or gyn patients as...