obenfermera1

obenfermera1 has 16 years experience and specializes in Obstetrics.

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1. What do patients say that irks you?

   obenfermera1 replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Patient walks up to triage desk accompanied by her twelve family members, three suitcases and five pillows...... Patient: Hi! I'm having my baby, my doctor said he'd be here waiting on me, my...

2. healthcare cost

   obenfermera1 replied to link51411's topic in General Nursing

   Aaccck! I just typed out a post and it disappeared into the ether....dang. Short version....I agree with all the stuff xtxrn said, you go

3. Lack of basic care--appalling!

   obenfermera1 replied to kool-aide, RN's topic in General Nursing

   Way back when there were actually techs/aides/CNAs on the floor every shift for real I remember these things - baths, oral care, linen changes- were done in a much more consistent manner.....I miss...

4. Pregnant and Worried New Nurse

   obenfermera1 replied to Wobbles's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Just saw your response post about having already worked at this facility for a while.....In this case, you're GOLDEN! Relax and enjoy your

5. Pregnant and Worried New Nurse

   obenfermera1 replied to Wobbles's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Absolutely positively what MassED said!! Pregnancy is supposed to be treated like any other medical issue, which means you have every right to keep it to yourself. Although the flip side is that...

6. extra shifts

   obenfermera1 replied to wiley6coyote's topic in General Nursing

   Nope, no DEEP guilt, but I do feel bad for my co-workers as you mentioned. I'm also one of those pesky Part Time nurses that have the gall to choose NOT to work full-time and am very rarely able to...

7. I didn't know I was pregnant?

   obenfermera1 replied to cali_rusk's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hmmm, Do RNs in the other specialties get as jaded and cynical as us L&D nurses? I've often wondered this....I was a pretty skeptical person even before nursing school, but in 16 years I have...

8. Does your facility hire new grads into L & D?

   obenfermera1 replied to javawren_23's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Yes, my facility repeatedly hires new grads into L&D and repeatedly beats them into the ground until they quit, have a nervous breakdown or somehow manage to struggle through the trenches despite...

9. CLC / RNC

   obenfermera1 replied to winter_green's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Here in L&D there's no push (or even mention of) CLC yet, thank god! RNC on the other hand is aggressively pushed, much to my dismay......yes, sadly I'm in the mid life crisis/burned out L&D...

10. new job/health insurance/pregnancy...

    obenfermera1 replied to adpiRN's topic in General Nursing

    # 1..Yeah, what cherrybreeze said.... why would you stress yourself out if you don't have to? You're talking about finding out definite answers in September! Safe sex only until September isn't really...

11. Kudos

    obenfermera1 replied to LLL01's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my hospital (and the one I worked at previously 10 years ago) the L&D nurses do it all from pre-op until transfer to postpartum. This includes pre medication, shaving, pre-op checklist, dealing...

12. Vaginal Table set-up

    obenfermera1 replied to essej2's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our hospital also uses the 12 hour rule for a covered setup. IDK for uncovered as we just never uncover until the provider is ready to gown up/delivery is imminent. Our techs say 2 hours for an OR to...

13. What do you see?

    obenfermera1 replied to Mrs. SnowStormRN's topic in General Nursing

    Instead of the "kudos", (or in addition to if you prefer!) we need some smiley icons that match each one of these poster types so we can chime in and vote on a type for each poster....now THAT would...

14. When is a patient your patient?

    obenfermera1 replied to shannonFNP's topic in Emergency

    I'm not 100% sure, but I think this very issue is one of the current Joint Commission identified patient safety thingamajiggys. Their position on the matter is something like there should be an...

15. Be honest - Do you get excited about birth anymore?

    obenfermera1 replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Been doing mainly L&D for 16 years.....nope, no excitement. You're not crazy! The first job I had out of nursing school was in L&D in a big teaching hospital here where the staff is mostly...