Posted by: deliveryqueen on: March 10, 2009
Last night I watched two helicopters arrive and leave from the top of the hospital parking garage I used to work at. It brought back memories again. I remember on quiet nights peering out the window with the coworkers watching incoming helicopters arrive in the parking lot. I would always say……I could never be a flight [...]
Posted by: deliveryqueen on: January 19, 2009
Not to long ago I responded to a fellow nurse who had experienced some of the same things I did. After so long in one position, job burnout can be an issue. But how is this possible you might say. Especially on a Labor and Delivery unit. Under staffing was a big problem. Fear of [...]
Posted by: deliveryqueen on: December 22, 2008
I had just left the unexpected visitor’s house last night when a car warning signal went off. There was no sound just a light. Well it can’t be serious like I am out of gas. But the signal had an exclamation point in it. I had no idea what it meant. When I arrived home [...]
Posted by: deliveryqueen on: December 15, 2008
Strewn about my house in boxes and in books lie many different cards that I have received over the years. This year I managed to throw away the cards that I received from my bridal shower. I have plenty other cards that bring back better memories for me. Many of these cards are from the [...]
Posted by: deliveryqueen on: September 22, 2008
My life changed the day I found out I was pregnant at the age of sixteen in 1981. I decided to keep the baby rather than have an abortion. Having an abortion was against my religious beliefs. I had my firstborn son in December of 1981. I had him over Christmas break and I didn’t have [...]
Posted by: deliveryqueen on: September 14, 2008
On October 4, 2008, it will be two years since I left my job as a Labor and Delivery nurse. I miss being a part of a couple’s birth story. I miss being able to hold unlimited amount of babies. I miss helping the Nursery out when they needed an extra hand. The unexpected deliveries [...]
Posted by: deliveryqueen on: September 1, 2008
Labor day on a maternity wards takes on a special meaning. I remembered when I worked the holiday I would always tell my moms this….You will never forget this day. Thank you for letting me be a part of it. I have helped countless of women through their labor pains. They came from all walks [...]
