I don't know why but that statement makes my jaw clench up everytime I hear it.
I had a patient the other day ask me how I was going to insert a foley since "the head is down there, wont that hurt the baby?" For the love god, people .... come on .. 2 HOLES! SERIOUSLY!
and my favorite of all time ...
"Does that machine beep everytime I dilate?" .. this one left me speechless
Please share your "omg, no she didn't say/ask that" quotes
I really wouldn't suggest continuing that practice. If you want to use the Dyna map yourself when I walk out of the room, so be it, but I'm not responsible for treating anyone other than my patient.
I hate when the MD explains the plan of care and the Pt doesn't understand, but they smile politely and asks the Nurse after the MD is gone what did he say? or I don't want that? why am I being induced?
Many MD's are down right condescending when you ask them questions, they get irritated and short and I will admit that I hate to ask some of them anything at all. I guess I have always just felt more comfortable talking to nurses, in my opinion they are just as knowledgeable and most times a whole lot more nice.
This didn't exactly irk me but I thought it was very funny. While in the process of admitting a 15-year old pregnant teenager for hypertension, I asked her if she was allergic to anything and she said, yes that she was allergic to latex - particularly condoms :chuckle The funniest part was that she wasn't trying to be funny - she was dead serious. I had to step out of the room for a moment in order to regain my composure :roll
I really wouldn't suggest continuing that practice. If you want to use the Dyna map yourself when I walk out of the room, so be it, but I'm not responsible for treating anyone other than my patient.
I left the Dynamap in the room for a moment while I went to go get something that the patient had asked for and when I returned, the patient's husband had taken the BP cuff and put it around his neck and was "taking" his blood pressure! When I asked what he was doing, he said he just wanted to see if it would work, and then being the genius that he was, asked why he felt so light-headed? :uhoh21:
The scariest part is that these people have reproduced!
Viisualize: Baby on open warmer, intubated, on vent, UA/UV, still has vernix and meconium all over him cuz he's too unstable to bathe, mom and/or dad says: "when's the baby going home?" or "we want him circumsized". [nurse: "Well, we have to get him off the venilator 1st"]
Or, baby on warmer, very, very jittery, mom comes in, says in a very loud voice, "Why is he jumping around like that?" [nurse: (quietly!) because of he was exposed to drugs while you were pregnant.] Mom: I didn't take [no] drugs!!!! I told them that!! (still very loud, baby jumping @ each loud noise) [nurse: let's go talk to the social worker]
This didn't exactly irk me but I thought it was very funny. While in the process of admitting a 15-year old pregnant teenager for hypertension, I asked her if she was allergic to anything and she said, yes that she was allergic to latex - particularly condoms :chuckle The funniest part was that she wasn't trying to be funny - she was dead serious. I had to step out of the room for a moment in order to regain my composure :roll
Yes.................I have heard that one before! LOL! Have you ever had someone tell you that their boyfriend is "too big" for condoms? I have heard that one as well!
This didn't exactly irk me but I thought it was very funny. While in the process of admitting a 15-year old pregnant teenager for hypertension, I asked her if she was allergic to anything and she said, yes that she was allergic to latex - particularly condoms :chuckle The funniest part was that she wasn't trying to be funny - she was dead serious. I had to step out of the room for a moment in order to regain my composure :roll
I have also had someone tell me that their boyfriend/partner/husband told them they could never get anyone pregnant!
I left the Dynamap in the room for a moment while I went to go get something that the patient had asked for and when I returned, the patient's husband had taken the BP cuff and put it around his neck and was "taking" his blood pressure! When I asked what he was doing, he said he just wanted to see if it would work, and then being the genius that he was, asked why he felt so light-headed? :uhoh21:
The scariest part is that these people have reproduced!
That's one of the best yet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I loved it! yes, scary,isn't it?? :chuckle
It's not the "take the baby" statement that bugs me, it's the patient asking if I'm going to bring her baby back to her... I just want to say, "No, I'm not bringing your baby back to you... I'm gonna keep the baby forever and ever and ever!"
It doesn't bother me when patients ask how old I am anymore. I'm used to it now. But one dad, after verifying that I was old enough to be a nurse, proceeded to try and get me to refinance my home with his company! I politely declined.
Another one that bugs me is when patients are all too rushy to leave the hospital and ask how soon they can go home. Usually it's the dad asking even though they have no idea what it's like to go through hours of labor or have surgery to deliver a baby. I kid you not, a dad asked me what time the mom and baby could go home that day... and mom had just delivered by C/S! I had to practically drill it into his head that his girlfriend just had MAJOR SURGERY!
I absolutely hate it when the first thing that a patient asks about the second you step into their room is the "freebies" that they'll get when they go home.
I had a patient a few months ago who ended up with wn unexpected section due to an undiagnosed breech. On the way back from the OR, this clueless dad asks if his girlfriend can go back to work on Monday (this was Friday). These people are not only clueless, but scary!
But---isn't there such a thing as "large for dates?" Like, say with a baby of a mom with gestational diabetes, that may just keep getting bigger? Or just that she wasn't sure about LMP or time of conception and the dates were off (although I guess the availability of ultrasound can accurately predict estimated fetal weight, etc...---or can it?)
Are you saying there really isn't any reason why a woman might be induced early? Even, say, with pregnancy induced hypertension or an active outbreak of lady partsl herpes? Or would they still try to get her scheduled for the C-section as close to her due date as possible?
There are only a very few legitimate MEDICAL reasons to induce someone. PIH is a legitimatwe reason if it is documented. but an outbreak of herpes is NOT a reason to deliver. Better the baby is inside, protected by an intact amniotic sac.
Sections are risky regardless. The closer to the due date (or better after the due date) the better.
Two that I get a lot are..."Aren't you pretty young to be doing this? Is there someone older who could take care of mom?" Well...the housekeeper is old enough to be my mother...would you like her to come in and titrate her drip? Also, I get a lot of, "Wow, you're short..." Followed by either, "You're pretty good at this even though you are short," or "Isn't there someone taller here?" Again, I could have the CNA come in and titrate your drip or start your IV! :)
THIS ENTIRE POST JUST MADE MY DAY!! I AM LAUGHING SO HARD THAT I AM CRYING!! THANKS SO MUCH FOR MAKING MY DAY. I AM GOING TO COPY THIS ONE DOWN AND TAKE IT INTO WORK AND HANG IT UP FOR ALL TO ENJOY!!
I was so careful to thank my L&D nurses! Especially since my nurse was always my boss!
Exactly! I remember my nurses from both of my deliveries. The one I had with my 2nd child was a hoot. I loved her! If I asked her a stupid question, she didn't hesitate to make a sarcastic remark. But it made me laugh. About 20 minutes after giving birth (I had not even been sewn up yet), I kept telling her I had to poop. She was like "Girl, I've never had anyone have a BM that soon after giving birth. It's just the contractions". We argued for the longest time and she gave me a bed pan. There is something about bed pans...I can NOT go in one. So, she finally gave in and helped me to the bathroom. I swear I dropped the biggest load ever! She went on and on about it too.
It's kind of a gross story, but each time, my nurse was funny and great. THEY are the ones that were there for me. The doctor was in and out within a few minutes.
Peaches N L&D
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Good answer! Good answer