Tuesday, January 12, 2010
Things overheard on L&D
"I just want to be a good mom." ~~ developmentally delayed new post op c/s mom, when asking about pacifiers for her newborn baby who was in the NICU. (This woman broke my heart. I hope she does well with being a mom! She's going to need a lot of extra support and services.)
"Make two fists with your hands and sit on them." ~~ midwife to woman in early labor, who obviously has a very posterior cervix. (Sitting on her fists helps tilt her cervix and pelvis forward, for the midwife to be able to reach her cervix better.)
"I wish I had some roller skates." ~~ one nurse to another nurse, as they pass each other in the long hallway between the labor rooms and triage rooms.
"I didn't know you were working tonight!" ~~ one nurse to another when they finally cross paths, more than halfway into the shift. (Yeah, that's how busy it's been!)
"Is it time for more pain medication yet?" ~~ patient to nurse, several times during the shift. (Patient was not in labor, and had a strong history of drug abuse. Questionable back pain with no apparent cause.)
"Give a good cough for me." ~~ doctor during a speculum exam to check for pooling.
"I'm here to see my sister. No, I don't know her last name." ~~ visitor to secretary. (Ooops, sorry! If you don't know her first AND last name, then we can't help you. No, we can't violate HIPPA by suggesting different last names that match the first name you have provided either.)
3 comments:
I hope the developmentally delayed mom is doing okay, she would have a toddler by now.
LOL, that it's not a hotel. Not easy being a secretary or assistant with HIPPA laws either today.
I recently had to put my hands under my lower back because my midwife was having trouble getting the heartbeat on the in office listening thingy. I have an anterior placenta, baby #8 (11th pregnancy), possibly lying transverse at 14 weeks, and a bit of a belly apron (a little bit..lol). Never had to work so hard for that heartbeat. Even at 22 weeks, she's having to get me to try different positions in order to find that heartbeat. I put my legs all the way flat, then had to bend them. She did catch it, but not very long as baby was moving and she was near my left hip to get it. Annoying anterior placenta! I also wonder if my uterus is tilting funny or something...
Blessings!
Dawn
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