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
My daughter-in-law, who was pregnant with my second grandchild back in September of 2002 had just been admitted to L&D. She was in full labor, ranting and raving: "I'm NEVER having another baby". Ok, fine, swell...except that she is now 7-1/2 months pregnant...again.
My daughter-in-law, who was pregnant with my second grandchild back in September of 2002 had just been admitted to L&D. She was in full labor, ranting and raving: "I'm NEVER having another baby". Ok, fine, swell...except that she is now 7-1/2 months pregnant...again.
Oh, I did that, too. I had an unmedicated delivery with a very painful (and, in my opinion, unnecessary) episiotomy, and the next day told my nurse, "I can't believe ANYONE would do this twice." I went on to have another 21 months later, and #3 3 years after that!
The things we say when suffering the aftereffects of childbirth!
Specializes in Medical/Surgical/Maternal and Child.
"They are going to have to take the baby"
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'm just barely coming onto this thread and after reading your comments about your patients, I think you need to seriously find another line of work where you won't be involved with laboring mothers. YESSS I KNOW THIS IS A PLACE TO BE ABLE TO VENT AND I HAVE HAD PTS WHO MAKE ME WANT TO SCREAM TOO!! But one of our main jobs is to also educate the patients and answer their questions regardless of how stupid they may seem. I was once told that there are no stupid questions, only the ones you don't ask. When it comes to patient care, there are no stupid questions!!!!! :uhoh21:
it makes me crazy when i ask the mothers in labor if she wants medication to help with the pain and the husbands answer NO she doesn't NEED anything for the pain! i usually ask them if they are in pain or is it the woman who's tearing and crying and thrashing crying "I can't take anymore". usually i say this with a disapproving look on my face with a barbie smile and sickeningly sweet voice. hence some complaints to my superiors that i'm mean to them (the men)
I know one thing my Bradley classes recommended was having dad answer about the pain medication. Mom has a code word to give dad that means she is serious about wanting meds. That was she doesn't have to deal with thinking about it whenever someone asks if she wants to go med free.
We had this planned, but I just asked the nurses not to offer me pain meds while I was in labor. If they had my husband had gone ahead and answered no for me like we planned he may have been the one needing pain meds :rotfl:
I know one thing my Bradley classes recommended was having dad answer about the pain medication. Mom has a code word to give dad that means she is serious about wanting meds. That was she doesn't have to deal with thinking about it whenever someone asks if she wants to go med free.
We had this planned, but I just asked the nurses not to offer me pain meds while I was in labor. If they had my husband had gone ahead and answered no for me like we planned he may have been the one needing pain meds :rotfl:
It's all good not having mom be burdened with the simple question of "Do you want something for pain"?, but um mom is the one in pain and I think she should be the one to answer, how do we know if she is just letting dad answer because of lack of education, who the hell remembers codes when your rittled with pain and it feels like your going to die if you don't get any relief:lol_hitti Bradley class reccomendations SUCKS! JMHO!
My daughter-in-law, who was pregnant with my second grandchild back in September of 2002 had just been admitted to L&D. She was in full labor, ranting and raving: "I'm NEVER having another baby". Ok, fine, swell...except that she is now 7-1/2 months pregnant...again.
:chuckle i always hear that from my patients! and i tell them that if i had a dollar for everytime I personally said that, I could go to the movies. then I tell them I have seven myself and never had pain meds it usually knocks them for a loop. i then tell them i don't recommend to anyone, but that i'll see them next year :rotfl:
I canNOT STAND for patients to act like nurses are some kind of maids.
I know it has to do with a person's educational level, but when a patient informs me "I've got sugar" it kind of runs me around the bend.
:angryfire i usually get the chronic bell ringers that are the furthest away from the station-can you raise the head, lower the head, i have pain-but no i dont want meds and no i cant do breathing/focusing, my feet arent covered, i'm too hot, too cold, i need to pee, i cant pee, I wet myself cuz i couldnt find the bell again! and my favorite HOW LONG IS THIS GONNA TAKE, followed by the husband/mother/sister/cousin in law 20x removed coming to the station to ask HOW LONG IS THIS GONNA TAKE while they look at their watch for the thousandth time. to which i reply sweetly in my most sincere barbie voice, "if i knew the answer, then i would go right now to play the lotto, and wouldn't be working here"
I'm just barely coming onto this thread and after reading your comments about your patients, I think you need to seriously find another line of work where you won't be involved with laboring mothers. YESSS I KNOW THIS IS A PLACE TO BE ABLE TO VENT AND I HAVE HAD PTS WHO MAKE ME WANT TO SCREAM TOO!! But one of our main jobs is to also educate the patients and answer their questions regardless of how stupid they may seem. I was once told that there are no stupid questions, only the ones you don't ask. When it comes to patient care, there are no stupid questions!!!!! :uhoh21:
ok for granted we are here for the patients. no stupid questions? how about "why can't you just put your hand in there and pull my baby out?" which i hear no less than 10 times a week. and this is not just from "uneducated" patients, but professionals with degrees who go to private medical doctors as well as multiparous women. sorry, but that definitely qualifies as a stupid question. anyone agree?????
CseMgr1, ASN, RN
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My daughter-in-law, who was pregnant with my second grandchild back in September of 2002 had just been admitted to L&D. She was in full labor, ranting and raving: "I'm NEVER having another baby". Ok, fine, swell...except that she is now 7-1/2 months pregnant...again.