Pt.'s husband asked to try on SCD's !

[NurseLoveJoy88]

so i'm at clinical today working on post-partum and the patient's husband asked if he can lay down in the bed to try on scd's ! i was totally shocked and didn't know how to respond. i didn't want to respond too rude but at the same time i didn't want him to try them on ! i told him that i'm not going to tell him what he can and and can't do, but those are really for the mom. later i asked my instructor how she would respond and she busted out laughing, she said she's never heard of someone doing that before. i admitted to her that i didn't know what to say to him because i didn't expect a grown man, to asked me such thing... maybe a child but not a grown man who just became a dad. anyway, after my instructor told me that, i went to the room to tidy up things and the first thing i removed was those scd's so that dad wouldn't get tempted.

but if that wasn't enough to surprise he does something else ! he asked me and my instructor what it takes to be a nurse because he thinks he wants to become an ob nurse. once again shocked ! however i did talk c- him and gave him some pointers.

then when i thought he could'nt surprise me anymore... i catch him sitting down while his wife who just had a c-section less than 24hrs ago was standing up next to him rubbing his head ! i went to my instructor and the nurse to report this and they told me to get some extra chairs to take in. i wanted to tell him so bad " get your lazy but up and let your wife have a seat and rest. goodness sakes she just had major abd. surgery!"

well you gotta love'em. maybe dad just didn't get too much attention and needed a lil' tlc from his student nurse. :icon_roll:redpinkhe

[HappyBunnyNurse]

At least he didn't want to try on anything that belonged to the baby.....

[abundantjoy07, RN]

I would have let him try them on. I enjoy being around light hearted family members/patients. Besides it's not like he was asking for some tylenol from the med room for himself or for some needles to take home.

[Elvish, BSN, DNP, RN, NP]

Yeah....not really that big a deal. If mom really needs the SCDs, then no. But if she's getting up, I might let him try them on while she's up.

[NamasteNurse, BSN, RN]

Honestly, none of that sounded weird to me. My best friend's husband decided to become a nurse after witnessing his childs birth and has been at it for over 20 years now. He became an instructor last year.

[Virgo_RN, BSN, RN]

The velcro pads that go around a patients calf and gently vibrate with intermittant pressure to prevent a DVT from breaking off.

SCDs are used in order to prevent DVTs from forming. They should not be used on someone that has a DVT, as they can cause the DVT to break off and become a PE.

[vashtee, RN]

After working 2 or 3 twelve hour shifts in a row, I want to try the SCDs, too!

[Flare, ASN, BSN]

it sounds to me like he is very interested in what is going on with his wife. And if he is serious about wanting to go into nursing and OB - then more power to him! And so what if momma wanted to stand and comfort him - she may have just been tired of sitting and lying down. Too much time on the back and too much time stiing and you have a back ache along with abdominal pain.