I’d have to say the thing I hate most about this specialty is how BAD things are when they are bad. Poor outcomes happen in all areas of healthcare and what a blessing it is to help people through the hard times in their lives, but unlike other areas where people are going to the hospital with a problem, expecting families aren’t just dealing with the grief of the poor outcome but the grief of the precious positive experience they were expecting when they came to the hospital and/or the future they envisioned leaving. I’m such an empath and feel too deeply all the things these women mourn.
Samantha Olcott ahh this is so true. Perinatal loss is unique from others- a woman mourns not only the loss of her baby but the loss of mothering that baby, and the possibilities in the child’s life. Also, she may feel failed by her body and question her womanhood. It’s deep and heavy. I’ve evolved as a nurse in this role to empower these woman and their families and help provide meaning to their baby. But It’s hard work and I still get emotional!
The only time I have ever questioned "what am I doing here..why did I choose this".. is when people use me and/or my coworkers as a punching bag. Most nurses go into the profession because they genuinely love people. I am 100% a sensitive empath. It is really really hard when you are giving your all (all while needing to pee and eat yourself,) and a person treats you like poop on the bottom of their shoe. I have taken care of amazing people who are battling God awful things and intense levels of pain, and they dont let that be an excuse for abusing their medical staff. I guess I should say, it can be really difficult to take care of low character people.
I would like to say, even though you probably have never been my nurse before, THANK YOU. People like you are worth more than gold. You will never know. I am pregnant with baby #6 and having a good nurse has made all the difference in my labor outcome. Thank you so much for not giving up when 'those' types of people don't give you all the respect you deserve. Thank you.
@@ninaalexa6163 very kind of you. I appreciate it. Its interesting because on the contrary, my most favorite aspect of my job is meeting really amazing people from all different walks of life. ♡ I'm glad you've had some good nurses. I can guarantee that they loved caring for you.
MB Wilson so I had this pt last night ! I went above and beyond for their daughter !! I mean I was turning that girl like a pancake from side to side to turn the baby! All night full of interventions and stress and calls to the provider! And at then end while I was giving report to the oncoming nurse the mother made a comment when she saw that the other nurse has BSN and I don’t !!! Does that freaking matter at this point! That did not impede my care to her daughter at all but still she threw that comment on my face like that! I can’t even say the comment coz it just make feel her need to put me down , and what’s worse is the nurse I gave report to rubbed it in ! I mean , I actually cried on my way home coz I held my anger and stress in front of everyone else to give them the best birthing experience!!! And st the end it was not appreciated at all, I mean it was my duty but people need to realize that they are killing the empathy out of us nurses.
Gosh I feel so bad for y'all, I'd be the same way, can't stand vomit! What sucks is, (I have given birth to 5 babies, currently pregnant with #6) *EverYtiMe* im in labor I throw up continuously towards the end!! Ahh! I wish I knew how to make that stop. I think it helps me complete dilating:/ You labor and delivery nurses are like God sent angles, not enough words to thank you all for what you guys do!!!!!
L&D and antepartum nurse x 40+ years-- 1st hate. Charting 2nd hate When things go bad, they go very bad very fast. 3rd hate " Oh, you are so lucky. You work in the happy place.
I'm looking to switch into LnD from my current specialty (Medical Oncology) and this is very enlightening. Also, don't sell yourself short because LnD nurses know so much cardiac. Sending good vibes to all retired, current, and future nurses.
When I was in labor at the hospital, the nurses would come in every hour to check on me and change my positions with the "peanut" ball. I was sleeping the whole time.i was in labor because it was during the night. At around 5:30 a.m., I woke up to feeling pressure down there; after about a few minutes of this, I called in my nurse, telling her I felt pressure. She stated she was just about to come in and ask me if I felt anything going on, as she saw the readings on the monitor at the nurses' station. I only had to push four times because my daughter was already halfway through the birth canal before i started pushing. A nurse got to deliver her. The midwife was literally walking into the room, putting her gloves on, right when my daughter was born.
Thank you for this! So many nurses tend to sugarcoat everything it seems, maybe afraid of a repercussion, I don't know -and we all know it's damn hard to be a nurse I don't care where you work at! If people are interested in going to a certain Department we need to know the good the bad the ugly the beautiful. I really appreciate this
I am an "old" ICU nurse lol I've been in nursing since 1998 and I'm only 42 years old. So, my whole life! I LOVE ICU, agree with vomit; however sputum is my nemesis! Nothing better than grandaddy having a lung infection and hocking loogies all over the bed! Lol and yes, YOU are responsible for cleaning that up unless you want your hand at all day! Oh GAG! 😁 I've always want to do in labor and delivery but I was honestly scared! I've been a nurse my whole life and I'm just ready for a change and I think I may try labor and delivery and it's videos like these that make me feel a little bit more reassured about changing and trying something new. Thank you for doing this!
"Vomit is not my bodily fluid of choice." 😄😄😄 Love it! I'm a mom of 5 and will begin the accelerated BSN program in January (almost a year away 😩). I think I would love L&D. But I also LOVE learning about how the body works in all sorts of areas. Your point about not knowing anything about any other parts of the body or illnesses, that gives me a lot to think about. Glad I found your channel!
@@roujaunahylton Aww, thanks for asking. Because of stupid COVID, we are just started our first round of clinicals. I'm on a colorectal Med Surg floor. While, I love it, I doubt that is where I'll end up, I still need to see what other area will be like. 😊
So amazing! I graduate in May and I just took a nursing job. I’m doing the new grad program so I start applying to departments a few months in-but that is exactly where I want to be!
I'm a labor doula going back to school for my RN this fall... and will probably specialize in L&D and then go on to a Nurse Midwifery program... I can already say that from being in the delivery rooms and watching nurses come in and chart and mess with the EFM... that I will STRUGGLE with having to focus on the charting and monitors when my heart wants to be there for the mother (but I'm used to med free labors so it might not be so hard if they are on an epidural) Vomit from a laboring mom I can do.... haha - because I know it's not from being "sick" and it's just her body getting rid of stuff so it can focus on labor and not digestion. I guess having kids has helped me deal with bodily fluids. Thanks for the video - good to know the reality of L&D nursing.
Not a nurse but a mom of 2 and #3 due in August. I have to say all my L&D nurses have been wonderful even post partum, if there was anything that bothered them, I never knew about it.
Hi NurseAggz I'm currently in nursing school, and I really want to be a labor and delivery nurse. What do you recommend I do, so that I can get into the best new grad program?
I am in nursing school right now and am interested in labor and delivery nursing. I was wondering if you knew how difficult it is to get a job in labor and delivery right out of school. Any tips on becoming a L&D nurse and standing out in the job exploration process?
Hi someone please help!! I’m 17, about to graduate high school. I’m going to a community college for 2 years, then I plan to transfer. I’ve always loved babies and I want to specialize in a career that has to do with them. I’ve been leaning towards L&D nurse or NICU nurse. I have severe anxiety and thinking about what steps I have to take freak me out. What general education classes are necessary? Is it okay that i’m attending a CC first. How hard is it to become a L&D nurse and how old would I be once I become a legitimate nurse if I constantly pursue the career. Thank you, I have so many questions!
A community college is going to give you an associates degree, wether you get a bachelors (4 years) or an associates (2-3) years you take the SAME licensing test. Community college is smart, you will have less debt and can get your bachelors online. We don’t know your birthday so you will have to figure out your age on your own?. Most labor and delivery units won’t take new grads but if you get into a teaching hospital there’s a better chance of being a new grad and starting out in labor and delivery, you may have to get a year of med sure experience first before they consider you!
In nursing school to become a l&d nurse as well as a mother of two, one all natural and one C-section and I most definitely was one of those vomiters with my first 😂☠️
In the future please turn the music down so we can hear you more clearly 😭 but yessss charting is neeededdddd I’ve been cussed out cuz I ain’t had the time to chart (CNA here)
Sitting here with my one week old, starting nursing school in a month really considering being a labor and delivery nurse after my experience in the hospital. It definitely looks like a tough job especially after going from ob triage & maternal fetal medicine to have my contractions monitored & cervical ripening then going into labor and delivery and seeing the nurse come in to be in a lot more hands-on and involved in my care.
I'm actually really surprised losing patients wasn't on the list. But I totally get all the items. (Not a nurse, just a pregnant lady) I work with children 6w-6yr. The vomit and spit up used to really get to me but idk we had a kid my first year who vomitted all over me at least once a week every week the entire year and it desensitized me. Now what I hate most is parents who think it's my job to raise their children. Like no, I teach your children. I keep them from dying. I entertain them. But if you think my two co workers and I are being paid enough to raise 20children at $15/hr, I'd love to try what you're smoking cause it must be some good shit
it's tough caring for fetal demises but i wouldn't say i hate it-- i've learned to honor the work. Luckily that's only a small number of the patients that come through my hospital. thanks for sharing! that sounds pretty frustrating
I am super torn. Graduating in December 2019. I'd love to work L&D because the birth of my daughter is what inspired me to go into nursing to begin with. However, I am concerned about losing nursing skills outside of L&D. Would you recommend working some sort of acute care prior to getting into L&D?
Jessica Kotzan hey girl! What kind of nursing skills do you feel you’ll miss it on? Also, what’s your dream job? L&d nurses using many nursing skills especially critical thinking. and I don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything
@@NurseAggz Thanks for the reply! I guess this is more the feedback I've been receiving from instructors and peers warning me that I would lose out on skills if I pursue L&D right out of school. There are a lot of procedures, meds, patient types that I wouldn't be working with so much in L&D. Honestly, I think that would be the case with any specialty. I really enjoy the science, history, culture and spirituality around birth and women's health and my dream job would probably focus on that somehow as a women's health NP or CNM.
@@bleakachicathere is some myth that new grads should work med-surg for experience. Okay if you always wanted to become a floor nurse( step down, trauma, neuro, etc.). You don’t need it for L and D, nursery, etc.If you hate med-surg it’s harmful because you won’t like bedside nursing.
I am not a LD Nurse but I recently retired as a couple decades Med Surg Nurse..Years ago back in the dinosaur nursing days. lol..I always thought that once computers became a mandatory tool that they would use dictation or even a dragon program for documentation..Going thru all those pages for documentation is crazy..Just my pet peeve..
I don’t work in medical feild but I do have some things I don’t like from a paitent Views 1. When I have a support person with me the Nurse or the provider only talks to them 2. Being overly pushy about one treatment when there other treatments 3. Not having a nurse answers my concerns or questions or not having idea what going on 4. Long waits with out apology or Beif expaction I know there some things by law nurses can’t share with other patients because my brothers 3 of my aunts uncle are all nurses and my grandmother was nurse as well 5 the last one that drive me crazy it happen to me a few times letting people that I’m with talk for me make decisions signs stuff for me with out me knowing or letting some one talk for me when it my appointment or my er visit
Meh, I know about other body parts (I am not starting in L and D for a couple weeks, previous ER nurse), I tell them talk to your doctor, because I am not a doctor, and therefore I cannot give you medical advice. Some friends even have the audacity to ask for advice for their friends or family, I don't want any liability, thus I just give them all the same answer!
If anyone can answer my question. I am going to school to be a medical assistant but I am very drawn to labor & delivery, what would I have to do to be qualified for labor & delivery?
How did you feel about standing by while the doctor perhaps did things that aren’t necessarily in best interest of the patient. Like perhaps rush to a c-section. Or, stand by while the woman is suffering while being stitched . Because the dr didn’t feel like giving local anesthetic; I’ve seen that on videos and read about it in stories. I absolutely could not in good conscience participate in that. How do you do it? I’d be sick.
Id advocate for my patient. If patient safety is ever in question you speak up. For example if the patient is hurting and wants pain medication Id make a recommendation :)
I’m a mom of soon to be 5 vomit doesn’t bother me not ever not even with my first son his first time throwing up when he was 1 he was to scared to not be in my arms or over the toilet so I hugged him as he was throwing up all over my back and shoulders ,gross I guess but he was comfortable,as for dressing a baby that has passed away idk if I could I get very scared even around large animals that have passed so for this to be a human idk,I plan to start nursing school in spring
Girl! What r u talking about !!! Charting on fhm is nothing! What is really scary is having 2 labor pt on pitocin , mag and epidural and u manage both at the same time!!! If one goes down or u miss something ur other or FHM ! Who’s to blame !!! I’m not sure about what anybody says but med surge is a lot easier than L&D .
Rachida G This is true and I was in that scenario Friday night. Labor patient on magnesium, with epidural/pitocin, spanish speaking only, and I was precepting a brand new nurse. We have team leaders on my unit so she had to look out for my other laboring pt (on pitocin and with an epidural, and and IUPC so hey MVUs ) while I managed the mag patient. Without my team leader idk what I would’ve done 😩. I’ve learned from working with travel nurses that the charting requirements, in terms of fetal heart tones & contractions, differs at every hospital. Needless to say, I had to stay after shift change quite a while to do Q15 min charting on fetal monitoring strip that i hadn’t charted on since 8pm. After a long night like that I just wanna go straight home and knock out in my bed. Not chart MVUs and and heart tones lol 😆
I know my nurse was getting upset she had to come adjust the baby’s heart monitor every time i had a contraction or had to pee because i just had to get up every few minutes for both🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️🤣
I’d have to say the thing I hate most about this specialty is how BAD things are when they are bad. Poor outcomes happen in all areas of healthcare and what a blessing it is to help people through the hard times in their lives, but unlike other areas where people are going to the hospital with a problem, expecting families aren’t just dealing with the grief of the poor outcome but the grief of the precious positive experience they were expecting when they came to the hospital and/or the future they envisioned leaving. I’m such an empath and feel too deeply all the things these women mourn.
Samantha Olcott ahh this is so true. Perinatal loss is unique from others- a woman mourns not only the loss of her baby but the loss of mothering that baby, and the possibilities in the child’s life. Also, she may feel failed by her body and question her womanhood. It’s deep and heavy. I’ve evolved as a nurse in this role to empower these woman and their families and help provide meaning to their baby. But It’s hard work and I still get emotional!
The only time I have ever questioned "what am I doing here..why did I choose this".. is when people use me and/or my coworkers as a punching bag. Most nurses go into the profession because they genuinely love people. I am 100% a sensitive empath. It is really really hard when you are giving your all (all while needing to pee and eat yourself,) and a person treats you like poop on the bottom of their shoe. I have taken care of amazing people who are battling God awful things and intense levels of pain, and they dont let that be an excuse for abusing their medical staff. I guess I should say, it can be really difficult to take care of low character people.
MB Wilson I know the feeling. I’m an empath as well. You explained so well 👌🏽 I totally agree!
I would like to say, even though you probably have never been my nurse before, THANK YOU. People like you are worth more than gold. You will never know. I am pregnant with baby #6 and having a good nurse has made all the difference in my labor outcome. Thank you so much for not giving up when 'those' types of people don't give you all the respect you deserve. Thank you.
@@ninaalexa6163 very kind of you. I appreciate it. Its interesting because on the contrary, my most favorite aspect of my job is meeting really amazing people from all different walks of life. ♡ I'm glad you've had some good nurses. I can guarantee that they loved caring for you.
that's the good thing about l&d. patients (for the most part) show and verbalize there appreciation for nurses especially once baby is born :)
MB Wilson so I had this pt last night ! I went above and beyond for their daughter !! I mean I was turning that girl like a pancake from side to side to turn the baby! All night full of interventions and stress and calls to the provider! And at then end while I was giving report to the oncoming nurse the mother made a comment when she saw that the other nurse has BSN and I don’t !!! Does that freaking matter at this point! That did not impede my care to her daughter at all but still she threw that comment on my face like that! I can’t even say the comment coz it just make feel her need to put me down , and what’s worse is the nurse I gave report to rubbed it in ! I mean , I actually cried on my way home coz I held my anger and stress in front of everyone else to give them the best birthing experience!!! And st the end it was not appreciated at all, I mean it was my duty but people need to realize that they are killing the empathy out of us nurses.
“That’s not my bodily fluid of choice” lol oh the things only nurses say😂
Ashlyn Nicole 😂😂😂 exactly
Saaaaame about the vomit. I can do anythingnnngggg else but vomit is where I draw the linnnnne.
Alexandra Taylor glad I’m not alone ! 😩
Gosh I feel so bad for y'all, I'd be the same way, can't stand vomit! What sucks is, (I have given birth to 5 babies, currently pregnant with #6) *EverYtiMe* im in labor I throw up continuously towards the end!! Ahh! I wish I knew how to make that stop. I think it helps me complete dilating:/ You labor and delivery nurses are like God sent angles, not enough words to thank you all for what you guys do!!!!!
Nina Alexa Preach!!!
L&D and antepartum nurse x 40+ years-- 1st hate. Charting 2nd hate When things go bad, they go very bad very fast. 3rd hate " Oh, you are so lucky. You work in the happy place.
I'm looking to switch into LnD from my current specialty (Medical Oncology) and this is very enlightening. Also, don't sell yourself short because LnD nurses know so much cardiac. Sending good vibes to all retired, current, and future nurses.
I’m a licensed practical nurse in school for RN I can’t do vomit 🤮
When I was in labor at the hospital, the nurses would come in every hour to check on me and change my positions with the "peanut" ball. I was sleeping the whole time.i was in labor because it was during the night. At around 5:30 a.m., I woke up to feeling pressure down there; after about a few minutes of this, I called in my nurse, telling her I felt pressure. She stated she was just about to come in and ask me if I felt anything going on, as she saw the readings on the monitor at the nurses' station. I only had to push four times because my daughter was already halfway through the birth canal before i started pushing. A nurse got to deliver her. The midwife was literally walking into the room, putting her gloves on, right when my daughter was born.
Thank you for this! So many nurses tend to sugarcoat everything it seems, maybe afraid of a repercussion, I don't know -and we all know it's damn hard to be a nurse I don't care where you work at! If people are interested in going to a certain Department we need to know the good the bad the ugly the beautiful. I really appreciate this
I am an "old" ICU nurse lol
I've been in nursing since 1998 and I'm only 42 years old. So, my whole life! I LOVE ICU, agree with vomit; however sputum is my nemesis! Nothing better than grandaddy having a lung infection and hocking loogies all over the bed! Lol and yes, YOU are responsible for cleaning that up unless you want your hand at all day! Oh GAG! 😁 I've always want to do in labor and delivery but I was honestly scared! I've been a nurse my whole life and I'm just ready for a change and I think I may try labor and delivery and it's videos like these that make me feel a little bit more reassured about changing and trying something new. Thank you for doing this!
Krista Rudd thank you Krista for your kind words! I couldn’t agree more ❤️
I want to be a L&D nurse when I finish nursing school!! New subscriber 💕
Me too!
I suggest you get a perspective from a real nurse
Me too but I a little scared
Blooming Accents is she not real?
Blooming accents what is that supposed to mean ?
Yay, it was awesome to discover a fellow labor and delivery nurse as well!
"Vomit is not my bodily fluid of choice." 😄😄😄 Love it! I'm a mom of 5 and will begin the accelerated BSN program in January (almost a year away 😩). I think I would love L&D. But I also LOVE learning about how the body works in all sorts of areas. Your point about not knowing anything about any other parts of the body or illnesses, that gives me a lot to think about. Glad I found your channel!
congrats! keep an open mind about which specialty youre interested in. and remember you can always change your mind ;)
👋🏽👋🏽 how’s nursing school going? Have you decided where you want to work yet or still deciding?
@@roujaunahylton Aww, thanks for asking. Because of stupid COVID, we are just started our first round of clinicals. I'm on a colorectal Med Surg floor. While, I love it, I doubt that is where I'll end up, I still need to see what other area will be like. 😊
So amazing! I graduate in May and I just took a nursing job. I’m doing the new grad program so I start applying to departments a few months in-but that is exactly where I want to be!
congrats girl! thats amazing
I'm a labor doula going back to school for my RN this fall... and will probably specialize in L&D and then go on to a Nurse Midwifery program... I can already say that from being in the delivery rooms and watching nurses come in and chart and mess with the EFM... that I will STRUGGLE with having to focus on the charting and monitors when my heart wants to be there for the mother (but I'm used to med free labors so it might not be so hard if they are on an epidural) Vomit from a laboring mom I can do.... haha - because I know it's not from being "sick" and it's just her body getting rid of stuff so it can focus on labor and not digestion. I guess having kids has helped me deal with bodily fluids. Thanks for the video - good to know the reality of L&D nursing.
Not a nurse but a mom of 2 and #3 due in August. I have to say all my L&D nurses have been wonderful even post partum, if there was anything that bothered them, I never knew about it.
Hi NurseAggz
I'm currently in nursing school, and I really want to be a labor and delivery nurse. What do you recommend I do, so that I can get into the best new grad program?
hey! i have a yt video on this! my very first video-- check it out!
I am in nursing school right now and am interested in labor and delivery nursing. I was wondering if you knew how difficult it is to get a job in labor and delivery right out of school. Any tips on becoming a L&D nurse and standing out in the job exploration process?
Grace Navickas hey love. Check out my very first video. I share the tips I have for getting a job in l&d ❤️
Hi someone please help!! I’m 17, about to graduate high school. I’m going to a community college for 2 years, then I plan to transfer. I’ve always loved babies and I want to specialize in a career that has to do with them. I’ve been leaning towards L&D nurse or NICU nurse. I have severe anxiety and thinking about what steps I have to take freak me out. What general education classes are necessary? Is it okay that i’m attending a CC first. How hard is it to become a L&D nurse and how old would I be once I become a legitimate nurse if I constantly pursue the career. Thank you, I have so many questions!
A community college is going to give you an associates degree, wether you get a bachelors (4 years) or an associates (2-3) years you take the SAME licensing test. Community college is smart, you will have less debt and can get your bachelors online. We don’t know your birthday so you will have to figure out your age on your own?. Most labor and delivery units won’t take new grads but if you get into a teaching hospital there’s a better chance of being a new grad and starting out in labor and delivery, you may have to get a year of med sure experience first before they consider you!
In nursing school to become a l&d nurse as well as a mother of two, one all natural and one C-section and I most definitely was one of those vomiters with my first 😂☠️
In the future please turn the music down so we can hear you more clearly 😭 but yessss charting is neeededdddd I’ve been cussed out cuz I ain’t had the time to chart (CNA here)
I hated those external monitors that were put on my stomach. Omg I hated it. My daughter came out 10 lbs 3 oz. it got on my nerves.
wow! you go girl pushing that baby out
Well thank you. I did it natural.
Sitting here with my one week old, starting nursing school in a month really considering being a labor and delivery nurse after my experience in the hospital. It definitely looks like a tough job especially after going from ob triage & maternal fetal medicine to have my contractions monitored & cervical ripening then going into labor and delivery and seeing the nurse come in to be in a lot more hands-on and involved in my care.
Girl I cringe at demises!! I dont’t mind the emotional part its sad but, I cant with dressing them and....I always need the tech to help me.
i always need help, too. very sad but important work we do when caring for these families!
I'm actually really surprised losing patients wasn't on the list. But I totally get all the items. (Not a nurse, just a pregnant lady)
I work with children 6w-6yr. The vomit and spit up used to really get to me but idk we had a kid my first year who vomitted all over me at least once a week every week the entire year and it desensitized me. Now what I hate most is parents who think it's my job to raise their children. Like no, I teach your children. I keep them from dying. I entertain them. But if you think my two co workers and I are being paid enough to raise 20children at $15/hr, I'd love to try what you're smoking cause it must be some good shit
it's tough caring for fetal demises but i wouldn't say i hate it-- i've learned to honor the work. Luckily that's only a small number of the patients that come through my hospital. thanks for sharing! that sounds pretty frustrating
I am super torn. Graduating in December 2019. I'd love to work L&D because the birth of my daughter is what inspired me to go into nursing to begin with. However, I am concerned about losing nursing skills outside of L&D. Would you recommend working some sort of acute care prior to getting into L&D?
Jessica Kotzan hey girl! What kind of nursing skills do you feel you’ll miss it on? Also, what’s your dream job? L&d nurses using many nursing skills especially critical thinking. and I don’t feel like I’m missing out on anything
@@NurseAggz Thanks for the reply! I guess this is more the feedback I've been receiving from instructors and peers warning me that I would lose out on skills if I pursue L&D right out of school. There are a lot of procedures, meds, patient types that I wouldn't be working with so much in L&D. Honestly, I think that would be the case with any specialty. I really enjoy the science, history, culture and spirituality around birth and women's health and my dream job would probably focus on that somehow as a women's health NP or CNM.
@@bleakachicathere is some myth that new grads should work med-surg for experience. Okay if you always wanted to become a floor nurse( step down, trauma, neuro, etc.). You don’t need it for L and D, nursery, etc.If you hate med-surg it’s harmful because you won’t like bedside nursing.
I am not a LD Nurse but I recently retired as a couple decades Med Surg Nurse..Years ago back in the dinosaur nursing days. lol..I always thought that once computers became a mandatory tool that they would use dictation or even a dragon program for documentation..Going thru all those pages for documentation is crazy..Just my pet peeve..
documentation is not one of my favorite things either. hopefully one day dictation will be our reality
I don’t work in medical feild but I do have some things I don’t like from a paitent Views
1. When I have a support person with me the Nurse or the provider only talks to them
2. Being overly pushy about one treatment when there other treatments
3. Not having a nurse answers my concerns or questions or not having idea what going on
4. Long waits with out apology or Beif expaction I know there some things by law nurses can’t share with other patients because my brothers 3 of my aunts uncle are all nurses and my grandmother was nurse as well
5 the last one that drive me crazy it happen to me a few times letting people that I’m with talk for me make decisions signs stuff for me with out me knowing or letting some one talk for me when it my appointment or my er visit
The thing I hate most (besides adjusting the monitors) is getting them up to pee after they've had an epidural
Meh, I know about other body parts (I am not starting in L and D for a couple weeks, previous ER nurse), I tell them talk to your doctor, because I am not a doctor, and therefore I cannot give you medical advice. Some friends even have the audacity to ask for advice for their friends or family, I don't want any liability, thus I just give them all the same answer!
I'm on a med surg unit and waiting to get out and go to labor and delivery
How do you like med / surg
do it!
@@laurenhills239 i'm currently on a med surg floor. I need something new!
Lauren Hills it has its struggles lol
FNP in labor and delivery or just general or what’s different in FNP I know that’s like a family nurse Practitioner but in what area or speciality?
Thank you for being so honest! Jesus Loves You!!!
Don’t put music we can hear you
If anyone can answer my question. I am going to school to be a medical assistant but I am very drawn to labor & delivery, what would I have to do to be qualified for labor & delivery?
Loved this. Thank for sharing. ❤️
During nursing school, for clinicals you do rotations on different units? And as a nurse do you need to work anywhere other than labor and delivery ?
Yes, you do rotations in different units in school. And no, you do not
How did you feel about standing by while the doctor perhaps did things that aren’t necessarily in best interest of the patient. Like perhaps rush to a c-section.
Or, stand by while the woman is suffering while being stitched . Because the dr didn’t feel like giving local anesthetic; I’ve seen that on videos and read about it in stories. I absolutely could not in good conscience participate in that.
How do you do it? I’d be sick.
Id advocate for my patient. If patient safety is ever in question you speak up. For example if the patient is hurting and wants pain medication Id make a recommendation :)
I’m a mom of soon to be 5 vomit doesn’t bother me not ever not even with my first son his first time throwing up when he was 1 he was to scared to not be in my arms or over the toilet so I hugged him as he was throwing up all over my back and shoulders ,gross I guess but he was comfortable,as for dressing a baby that has passed away idk if I could I get very scared even around large animals that have passed so for this to be a human idk,I plan to start nursing school in spring
Is it true delivery and labor nurses tend to suffer from prolapse because they are pushing with the patient?
Girl! What r u talking about !!! Charting on fhm is nothing! What is really scary is having 2 labor pt on pitocin , mag and epidural and u manage both at the same time!!! If one goes down or u miss something ur other or FHM ! Who’s to blame !!! I’m not sure about what anybody says but med surge is a lot easier than L&D .
Rachida G This is true and I was in that scenario Friday night. Labor patient on magnesium, with epidural/pitocin, spanish speaking only, and I was precepting a brand new nurse. We have team leaders on my unit so she had to look out for my other laboring pt (on pitocin and with an epidural, and and IUPC so hey MVUs ) while I managed the mag patient. Without my team leader idk what I would’ve done 😩.
I’ve learned from working with travel nurses that the charting requirements, in terms of fetal heart tones & contractions, differs at every hospital. Needless to say, I had to stay after shift change quite a while to do Q15 min charting on fetal monitoring strip that i hadn’t charted on since 8pm. After a long night like that I just wanna go straight home and knock out in my bed. Not chart MVUs and and heart tones lol 😆
100% agree. I have been an L&D RN for 5 years and medsurg RN for about 9 years. I'm leaving L&D because how unsafe it is most of the time.
Agree with vomit.. i fear it lol
I can literally do anything but vomit 🤮 so I can relate
I want to be a lobar and delivery nurse
Great video! Thanks :)
I dreaded ob clinical last semester and unfortunately I was randomly chosen to be in it again and I am so sad about it lol
I know my nurse was getting upset she had to come adjust the baby’s heart monitor every time i had a contraction or had to pee because i just had to get up every few minutes for both🤷🏾♀️🤷🏾♀️🤣
it's all good! part of our job lol
Do you have to clean up the vomit ?
they use an emesis basin/bag
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Oh thank you!
I feel the same way
I can't do vomit also.
i knew i couldnt be alone haha
Ohh I’m in labour RN maybe not the best Video to watch 🥴 Yh sorry girl this will give me anxiety
congratulations on your sweet baby!
NurseAggz thanks 😇
That was interesting.
And who cleans up that vomit on the floor? The nurse, cna, custodian?
its usually a team effort
Hi, I work on another unit and im debating about L&D. It sounds exciting. My floor is heavy and would like to go into L&D. Would you recommend L&D?
i sure would :)
Hate is a strong word isn’t it?
I hate residents in nursing homes.
I want to become a labor and delivery nurse :)))
I can't stand vomit either
Hate is a strong word isn’t it?