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