1. in our nursery, the charge nurse assists the pedi while rounding. there's this one pedi who will ask questions about a baby (was mom's gbs neg., etc.) as she is looking through his/her chart.
'uh....well....um... you've got the chart.'
i actually said this to her once. she said, in a somewhat irritated voice 'that's ok, i can look it up', i replied 'i don't mind looking it up, but you've got the chart.'
2. obs who manhandle women's bottoms and then get mad at them when they aren't effective at pushing their babies out. you know, it's not just about pushing well, it's about being able to relax the muscles in your bottom at the same time. the woman relaxes in between, then as soon as another contraction comes, he begins poking, prodding and pulling - you can watch her tense and pull away from him, all the while trying her best to push, poor woman. i just want to shove him out of the way and apply a warm compress instead - way more effective. how about working with her body instead of against her.
is it just me, or does it seem like everything is going great, and then (some) obs gets there and mess it all up?
3. ob's who induce/section for no medical reason. :angryfire
4. obs who complain about the apgar scores.
(this especially bugs me when they fuss out loud to everyone in the room. just give the family a heads-up to sue why don't ya! )
you want to give 'em, doc? then you sign your name to them!
5. doctors who are so macho that they will do the opposite of what a nurse suggests just because they can - regardless of what is best for the patient.
some of us get wise to this and use reverse psychology to get what we want. :rotfl:
