Shout Out for IF nurses

[Anonymous]

My nurse at SG Annendale is fantastic! I love her! Once we get through the whole process, I plan to give her a card or another gesture of appreciation.

[Anonymous]

Nurses are people. Some are good at what they do, and some are not. I didn't care for the 1st nurse I had. But I am quite content with the one I switched to.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I adored my nurse when I was at GW, but she left to another clinic. She set the bar pretty high and I have not had anyone able to fill her shoes. Good thing though I still have her as my friend and ask her questions whenever. That's the crazy thing about this entire rollercoaster, you never know that you may get a life long friend out of it. <3 my Cat!

I had Cat when she was still at GW. I wouldn't call her a lifelong friend, but she was AMAZING and a rock during a long and rough journey. She really went above and beyond for me and I felt like we were in it together. Having that feeling like someone really cares and is as invested as you are in getting that positive outcome...it's priceless. If you get someone like her, consider yourself lucky.

Also, my biggest tip...treat the nurses well. I saw and overheard a fair amount of women treat the nurses like crap....demanding, entitled, rude, etc. The nurses are human too and get tired and make mistakes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I had two wonderful nurses at SG. They answered all of my questions and were very patient and caring.

I also made it a point to treat them as professionals and with courtesy. If more people on this board did so, I think they'd have less to complain about.

You have no idea what you're talking about.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had two wonderful nurses at SG. They answered all of my questions and were very patient and caring.

I also made it a point to treat them as professionals and with courtesy. If more people on this board did so, I think they'd have less to complain about.

You have no idea what you're talking about.

I'm the immediate PP who pretty much said the same thing. Clearly it's not the case all the time, but I firsthand overheard a lot of women abuse the nurses. I was at GW. As anyone knows who goes there, there is zero privacy. We can all hear you acting like a completely entitled a-hole.

For example, someone who would respond to a pretty politely worded post with a blanket statement such as...you have no idea what you're talking about. That might be the kind of person that would end up treating a nurse badly.

It's an emotional and incredibly stressful time. I get it. But it's important to remember they are professionals and people and not punching bags.

[Anonymous]

I had two primary nurses and both were very caring individuals.

One I didn't particularly care for and we were not a match in terms of personality or approach but she cared and did her job.

The other was someone with whom I would have every medical issue handled for the rest of my life if I could. She was unbelievably fantastic.

I think on the whole they're genuinely caring people - but as with anything else no one is a perfect match for everyone.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I had two wonderful nurses at SG. They answered all of my questions and were very patient and caring.

I also made it a point to treat them as professionals and with courtesy. If more people on this board did so, I think they'd have less to complain about.

You have no idea what you're talking about.

To me it sounds like she knows EXACTLY what she's talking about. Patients who are pleasant are easier to work with and often get a little bit more from their nurses. Unpleasant patients get what my professional duty requires and nothing more.

[Anonymous]

I think all of the nurses at CFA are pretty terrific people, and they are unsung heroines of infertility, definitely. I can't imagine how hard it must be to constantly deliver bad news. Because let's face it: that's what they do about 70 percent of the time in infertility world.

They were all kind at egg retrieval, as were the doctors. But I also feel like most interactions with them are fairly perfunctory. Ultrasounds, some basic conversations on the phone -- and almost always with bad news, so I've never wanted to linger and chat. I've just wanted to get off the phone to process what just happened.

If I had any advice for the nurse who wants to work in a RE practice, I would say this: Ask your patients how they're feeling. I'm not asked it very often, but the times I have been asked it, it was such a relief to feel as though I could honestly say how I was feeling. And while the nurse didn't have any solutions for me, having someone care was exactly what I needed at that moment.

It's a really important question, and not just if you're a nurse.

[Anonymous]

Is it standard for the nurse to call after the ER? I feel like in the past they did, but this last time no call. I thought to check to make sure you weren't having any OHSS. I had far fewer eggs/lower E3, so maybe that's why. Just wondering.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I think all of the nurses at CFA are pretty terrific people, and they are unsung heroines of infertility, definitely. I can't imagine how hard it must be to constantly deliver bad news. Because let's face it: that's what they do about 70 percent of the time in infertility world.

They were all kind at egg retrieval, as were the doctors. But I also feel like most interactions with them are fairly perfunctory. Ultrasounds, some basic conversations on the phone -- and almost always with bad news, so I've never wanted to linger and chat. I've just wanted to get off the phone to process what just happened.

If I had any advice for the nurse who wants to work in a RE practice, I would say this: Ask your patients how they're feeling. I'm not asked it very often, but the times I have been asked it, it was such a relief to feel as though I could honestly say how I was feeling. And while the nurse didn't have any solutions for me, having someone care was exactly what I needed at that moment.

It's a really important question, and not just if you're a nurse.

I feel similarly about the CFA nurses that I've worked with being pretty great. I can't say enough nice things about them and I feel badly that about 70% of their interactions with me, I'm a total disaster.

[Anonymous]

I had an experience w/ a nurse at CFA that I will always remember as one of the most caring, professional, supportive, perfect interactions I've ever had with a medical professional.

Like a pp said - not everyone is a fit, but I've never had a truly bad experience with a nurse, and i have had a couple of spectacularly positive ones (at least as positive as they could be within the context of a long difficult infertility journey.)

Nurse in labor and delivery? That's a whole different story!!!

[Anonymous]

I love my nurses at Dominion, they have bee incredibly supportive and even when busy during the morning monitoring they always take the time to say something supportive.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Nurses are people. Some are good at what they do, and some are not. I didn't care for the 1st nurse I had. But I am quite content with the one I switched to.

This.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:PP, I'm at DF and I love the nurses as well as the rest of the staff, they have been incredibly supportive and I can't wait to introduce them to my baby (due in 7 weeks).

This was me! However, I proudly showed them the baby I eventually adopted (14 months ago.) they could not have been happier for me...I could not have been happier for me, too. Good luck to you!!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:PP, I'm at DF and I love the nurses as well as the rest of the staff, they have been incredibly supportive and I can't wait to introduce them to my baby (due in 7 weeks).

This was me! However, I proudly showed them the baby I eventually adopted (14 months ago.) they could not have been happier for me...I could not have been happier for me, too. Good luck to you!!!

Forgot to add that I was not at DF, but another local clinic.