Afraid of...
So I was thinking last night after I worked an extra 6hr shift that right after times I think I'm really getting this L&D nursing thing, something else happens that shows me I still have SO much to learn that it scares me all over again! What am I still freaked out about as an L&D nurse? The list seems endless...
~Decels, no matter what kind, still scare the snot out of me, because it only takes one decel to never come back up again...
~Crash C/S- I seem to get flustered at the littlest things, and at the wrong times anyway. If I can't open a scalp electrode at the right end, how am I gonna rush a patient back for a stat section all in one piece without forgetting something important!? I'm sure it's something that after I do it I won't be so terrified of it, but until that happens...
~A REAL shoulder dystocia - I know how to do suprapubic pressure, but what if that doesn't work?
~ That one time there's no heartbeat...heaven help me if that ever happens.
The list could go on and on and on. I guess that's one of the reasons there's never a dull moment at work, there's always that "possibility" that everything can change. I used to say I was afraid of catching a baby, but I did that, so I guess it's time to tackle some more of my fears. Just not all in the same night...please!
~Decels, no matter what kind, still scare the snot out of me, because it only takes one decel to never come back up again...
~Crash C/S- I seem to get flustered at the littlest things, and at the wrong times anyway. If I can't open a scalp electrode at the right end, how am I gonna rush a patient back for a stat section all in one piece without forgetting something important!? I'm sure it's something that after I do it I won't be so terrified of it, but until that happens...
~A REAL shoulder dystocia - I know how to do suprapubic pressure, but what if that doesn't work?
~ That one time there's no heartbeat...heaven help me if that ever happens.
The list could go on and on and on. I guess that's one of the reasons there's never a dull moment at work, there's always that "possibility" that everything can change. I used to say I was afraid of catching a baby, but I did that, so I guess it's time to tackle some more of my fears. Just not all in the same night...please!