Guest guest Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 Haven't seen one yet. I can from a Children's hosp though, where I dropped lots of NG's. I don't really see the need for an NG in OB/PP. Even our hysterectomy pts don't get one. That's the most significant surgery we have on our floor. Carla Attached Mommy to Tanner 7, 4, & my waterbaby Tatum 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 Thanks everyone for the reply and welcome! I think the idea of putting one down freaks me out because I know that you would have to sedate me to get one down me. It was the first opportunity that has ever came up and probably the last since we only have 1 more clinical day and then we start our preceptorships. I was a little worried to have never done one if it was something that happens frequently. > Personally I have never done it and havent known of anyone who has. But I find the more you do something the less you are scared of it! I used to be terrified to start an IV, I worked at Childrens hospital before L and D and we had an IV team so we never had to start one. Now I put at least one every day. Some days 3 or 4 and I dont think twice about it. I do insert OG tubes in newborns to suction out fluid right after birth.. > Welcome to the list! > sue > [OBnurses] NG tubes > > > Hi. This is my first post. I am a nursing student, will be > graduating in May. I plan on working in Postpartum, will be doing > my preceptorship there and am very excited about that. > > Anyway, I am wondering how many times you have had to put down an NG > tube. I have never done one on a real person, just in the lab, and > am terrified to do it. I was in the ER for clinicals the other day > and when the opportunity came up I freaked. Almost did it, but the > patient decided he didn't want it when I had the tube partially in > his nose (he had hx of deviated septum from mva and was scared). > > So, does it happen very often in L & D or Postpartum that an NG is > necessary?? > > Thanks for answering my weird question! > > > > > > Welcome to the OBnurses list! > You have the freedom to change your membership settings at any time you choose. Go to the Yahoogroups Home Page at www.yahoogroups.com and sign in with your e mail address and the password you used to subscribe to this list. You will then see a list of all Onelist lists you are subscribed to. You can then easily choose the settings you would like--unsubscribe, digest, or Web- only. > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------- > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 Very rarely will you put down an NG tube in OB. I have had the unpleasant task of inserting them and having them (3 times in the past 2 years due to post op ileus) They are horrible. It's probably the foremost torturous thing you can do to an awake person. I also have a deviated septum, so they used a size 12 pediatric tube, lots of hurricaine spray and ice water to swallow. Your first reaction when they are shoving down that tube is to gag, then pull it out to stop the gagging. The last time I had one, the housekeeper accidently snagged the tubing from the suction machine and it had to be reinserted. I ended up reinserting it myself because I could tell which way to turn it as it advanced, whereas when they were just trying to get it down. Not a good experience either way. Good luck in your new career! Laurie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 12, 2004 Report Share Posted April 12, 2004 Hi there, Congrats on your upcoming graduation. We don't use NG's on our L & D. Doubtful that they use it on PP either. They will feed babies in the nursery with them though. Anyone see World Birthday on TLC sometime ago where they featured labours and deliveries from different countries in the world. I was sure that the woman from China had an NG in when she was labouring...... plaajaas wrote: Hi. This is my first post. I am a nursing student, will be graduating in May. I plan on working in Postpartum, will be doing my preceptorship there and am very excited about that.Anyway, I am wondering how many times you have had to put down an NG tube. I have never done one on a real person, just in the lab, and am terrified to do it. I was in the ER for clinicals the other day and when the opportunity came up I freaked. Almost did it, but the patient decided he didn't want it when I had the tube partially in his nose (he had hx of deviated septum from mva and was scared). So, does it happen very often in L & D or Postpartum that an NG is necessary??Thanks for answering my weird question!Welcome to the OBnurses list!You have the freedom to change your membership settings at any time you choose. Go to the Yahoogroups Home Page at www.yahoogroups.com and sign in with your e mail address and the password you used to subscribe to this list. You will then see a list of all Onelist lists you are subscribed to. You can then easily choose the settings you would like--unsubscribe, digest, or Web-only. Post your free ad now! Yahoo! Canada Personals Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 No questions is weird! I graduated in 2001, so my student days are still a fresh memory. I dropped and NG tube in nursing school. It was cool! (ok, please understanding my meaning of " cool " here ) Definitely grab any chance you can get to do anything while you are a student. For me, my years as a student were the best as far as being able to do anything. This is because everyone wants to let a student get in on the action, and you can jump in without being fully responsible which is great! In the almost 3 years since grad. I have only had one other opportunity to drop a NG tube. Just go for it girl! Grab all the chances you can get! And congrats on your grad!! Jenn mom to Zachariah 12/18/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 Personally I have never done it and havent known of anyone who has. But I find the more you do something the less you are scared of it! I used to be terrified to start an IV, I worked at Childrens hospital before L and D and we had an IV team so we never had to start one. Now I put at least one every day. Some days 3 or 4 and I dont think twice about it. I do insert OG tubes in newborns to suction out fluid right after birth.. Welcome to the list! sue [OBnurses] NG tubes Hi. This is my first post. I am a nursing student, will be graduating in May. I plan on working in Postpartum, will be doing my preceptorship there and am very excited about that.Anyway, I am wondering how many times you have had to put down an NG tube. I have never done one on a real person, just in the lab, and am terrified to do it. I was in the ER for clinicals the other day and when the opportunity came up I freaked. Almost did it, but the patient decided he didn't want it when I had the tube partially in his nose (he had hx of deviated septum from mva and was scared). So, does it happen very often in L & D or Postpartum that an NG is necessary??Thanks for answering my weird question!Welcome to the OBnurses list!You have the freedom to change your membership settings at any time you choose. Go to the Yahoogroups Home Page at www.yahoogroups.com and sign in with your e mail address and the password you used to subscribe to this list. You will then see a list of all Onelist lists you are subscribed to. You can then easily choose the settings you would like--unsubscribe, digest, or Web-only. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 13, 2004 Report Share Posted April 13, 2004 I've done a fair number of these when I was working full time in a Level III perinatal center--usually for post op ileus or obstruction--although one case it was used for severe hyperemesis to let the stomach rest. Now in home care I do even more--though usuqally infants or children. ---------Jeanine [OBnurses] NG tubes > Hi. This is my first post. I am a nursing student, will be > graduating in May. I plan on working in Postpartum, will be doing > my preceptorship there and am very excited about that. > > Anyway, I am wondering how many times you have had to put down an NG > tube. I have never done one on a real person, just in the lab, and > am terrified to do it. I was in the ER for clinicals the other day > and when the opportunity came up I freaked. Almost did it, but the > patient decided he didn't want it when I had the tube partially in > his nose (he had hx of deviated septum from mva and was scared). > > So, does it happen very often in L & D or Postpartum that an NG is > necessary?? > > Thanks for answering my weird question! > > > > > > > Welcome to the OBnurses list! > You have the freedom to change your membership settings at any time you choose. Go to the Yahoogroups Home Page at www.yahoogroups.com and sign in with your e mail address and the password you used to subscribe to this list. You will then see a list of all Onelist lists you are subscribed to. You can then easily choose the settings you would like--unsubscribe, digest, or Web-only. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 Hey, we're nurses! Our odd sense of what is " cool " comes with the job. Who but a nurse could discuss what a patient's perineum looked like after a 4th degree lac while eating lunch ? Sometimes I'll forget myself while I'm at the supper table with my family and start talking about something graphic. The cries of " Mom, that's just gross! " bring me back to reality. For some odd reason, they don't care to know about someone's cervix dilating from 2 to 10 in 15 minutes. Or, that the patient pushed her placenta out with such force that it hit the midwife in the chest and left a bloody mess. Kara > > I dropped and NG tube in nursing school. It was cool! (ok, please > understanding my meaning of " cool " here ) > > > Jenn > mom to Zachariah 12/18/02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted April 19, 2004 Report Share Posted April 19, 2004 On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 14:01:44 -0000 " Karaph " writes: .. Or, that the patient pushed her placenta out with such > force > that it hit the midwife in the chest and left a bloody mess. > LOL!!!! :D I totally identify! It's so good to be understood on this list! Jenn mom to Zach 12/18/02 > > > > > > > I dropped and NG tube in nursing school. It was cool! (ok, > please > > understanding my meaning of " cool " here ) > > > > > > Jenn > > mom to Zachariah 12/18/02 > > > > Welcome to the OBnurses list! > You have the freedom to change your membership settings at any time > you choose. Go to the Yahoogroups Home Page at www.yahoogroups.com > and sign in with your e mail address and the password you used to > subscribe to this list. You will then see a list of all Onelist > lists you are subscribed to. You can then easily choose the settings > you would like--unsubscribe, digest, or Web-only. > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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