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How has your lifestyle change/been affected by this field?
I'm a high school student interested in being an obstetrician! I love being able to make people's lives brighten and to me that brightness for any expecting mother is being able to have their baby and hold him/her for the first time. I have a few distant family members in the field and hearing about what they do interested me! #obstetrician #doctor #obgyn #midwiving #midwive #nurse #nursing #medicine #healthcare
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Rachel’s Answer
OB Gyn is a surgical specialty and for that reason, the hours are less predictable. You may need to take night and weekend call. You will need to be available to take care of surgical emergencies. Be prepared to miss some time with your family. However, this is a very rewarding field and many OB Gyn's share call with partners to make their schedules more predictable.
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Cinthya’s Answer
Agree with above.
As a clinical nurse I worked 12 hr shifts, 3 days a week. I’m financially stable to run my household of four. My husband had been a house-husband for 12 years and has raised our boys. I have time for family, friends, and have gone back to school to further my education.
I now have a masters in nursing and work as manager of education. This is now a M-F 8 hr a day desk job. Where I’m not running around all day or physically demanding like bedside. But it is mentally demanding with deadlines and projects and keeping track of different tasks and responsibilities, plus meetings with administrators and the like.
I still Have time for my family. I’m financially stable.
I have a knowledge that I can do anything. I do not worry. Like if we go camping I know how to get a splinter out or set a splint for a broken bone. Or if there’s poison ivy i know how to treat it and all the other cuts and scrapes and bumps and bruises. I don’t worry if the kids all in the swimming pool, I know CPR. And I know how to swim. As an ICU nurse for almost 12 years, I feel prepared for just about anything.
Story. We are my brothers wat hung the Soccer World Cup game. My niece decides to tiptoe across the living room, she trips, and falls right at the foot of the entertainment center, hitting her forehead on the edge.
We all watch in shock.
I was closest and being the only medical professional in the family... I take charge of the situation.
My niece just lay there.. motionless.. for what seemed an eternity but was really like 5-7 seconds.
I grabbed her flipped her over and looked at her head. I quickly saw white followed by red.
The white on her forehead above her right eye was bone. She split her forehead open down to the bone. And the red was the blood bath that ensued.
I quickly grabbed my napkin and put pressure on the wound. I screamed for more napkins .. a towel and told my brother she needed stitches right away.
His wife grabbed the keys and he grabbed the girl. I had him put pressure on the wound. We switched hands. And I noted an increase in blood as he held the wound. He was t putting a lot pressure for fear of hurting his daughter. I put pressure on the wound over his hands. Telling him she would bleed more if he didn’t, besides it doesn’t hurt her, she was in shock. And she cuing see it understand what had happened. She was only 4 yrs old.
I was cool. Calm and in control of the situation.
They went to the ER. She had 9 stitches outside and 4 inside. Now she’s 9 yrs old and barely a noticeable scar.
As a clinical nurse I worked 12 hr shifts, 3 days a week. I’m financially stable to run my household of four. My husband had been a house-husband for 12 years and has raised our boys. I have time for family, friends, and have gone back to school to further my education.
I now have a masters in nursing and work as manager of education. This is now a M-F 8 hr a day desk job. Where I’m not running around all day or physically demanding like bedside. But it is mentally demanding with deadlines and projects and keeping track of different tasks and responsibilities, plus meetings with administrators and the like.
I still Have time for my family. I’m financially stable.
I have a knowledge that I can do anything. I do not worry. Like if we go camping I know how to get a splinter out or set a splint for a broken bone. Or if there’s poison ivy i know how to treat it and all the other cuts and scrapes and bumps and bruises. I don’t worry if the kids all in the swimming pool, I know CPR. And I know how to swim. As an ICU nurse for almost 12 years, I feel prepared for just about anything.
Story. We are my brothers wat hung the Soccer World Cup game. My niece decides to tiptoe across the living room, she trips, and falls right at the foot of the entertainment center, hitting her forehead on the edge.
We all watch in shock.
I was closest and being the only medical professional in the family... I take charge of the situation.
My niece just lay there.. motionless.. for what seemed an eternity but was really like 5-7 seconds.
I grabbed her flipped her over and looked at her head. I quickly saw white followed by red.
The white on her forehead above her right eye was bone. She split her forehead open down to the bone. And the red was the blood bath that ensued.
I quickly grabbed my napkin and put pressure on the wound. I screamed for more napkins .. a towel and told my brother she needed stitches right away.
His wife grabbed the keys and he grabbed the girl. I had him put pressure on the wound. We switched hands. And I noted an increase in blood as he held the wound. He was t putting a lot pressure for fear of hurting his daughter. I put pressure on the wound over his hands. Telling him she would bleed more if he didn’t, besides it doesn’t hurt her, she was in shock. And she cuing see it understand what had happened. She was only 4 yrs old.
I was cool. Calm and in control of the situation.
They went to the ER. She had 9 stitches outside and 4 inside. Now she’s 9 yrs old and barely a noticeable scar.
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Kentoya’s Answer
As a Registered Nurse on medical surgical unit, I have the opportunity to care for a variety of different patients. For example, pts with small bowel instructions, cancer treatment side effects, hip repairs, knee repairs, mental instability changes, and elderly behavioral changes and falls at home. The stats are short most times, and we’re there to provide education for transitions for those whom loved alone; now needing to go to an assistant loving or skilled nursing facility.
Personally, I work less than I did as Certified Nursing Assistant. I am financially stable and manage all household expenses while only working 3 days per week. I am available for my children and less exhausted when having to attend school meetings or doctor appts.
Personally, I work less than I did as Certified Nursing Assistant. I am financially stable and manage all household expenses while only working 3 days per week. I am available for my children and less exhausted when having to attend school meetings or doctor appts.