i'm struggling to get my head around this

[Pumpkin]

I have had some horrible experiences at work with people on drugs, I find them very intimidating at times and I have been targeted by one before. Social work are always involved though and there are meetings and such before and after birth to determine if a baby will go to parents or not. In this case, for whatever reason it wasnt known and the poor kid was the one who suffered as a result. However, as someone has previously mentioned, it may be a blessing (not the way that the kid died cos thats awful) in disguise cos if no one knew the mum was on drugs, how are we to know how badly the child was being treated behind closed doors. Poor kid.

What do you do dp?

 

[dancingpotato]

Neonatal Nurse. We get a lot of babies who withdraw from maternal substance abuse during pregnancy.

 

[Pumpkin]

Neonatal Nurse. We get a lot of babies who withdraw from maternal substance abuse during pregnancy.

Oh wow, good work you do
That must be really horrible to see

 

[dancingpotato]

Oh wow, good work you do
That must be really horrible to see

At the risk of sounding like I dont care, you get used to it. I've had a discussion with one family where the Dad tried to record what I was telling him - there was an issue which was nothing to do with us nurses, it was between the parents, foster carer and social work, he didnt get this. I was explaining how it was outwith my control and he was recording me. I had to get a senior nurse to come and tell him that was unacceptable behaviour. I have a soft spot for withdrawing babies, even although they cry a lot, are sometimes bad at feeding and we dont routinely treat them for withdrawal. I really love them. It's hard dealing with the parents without being judgemental.

 

[Pumpkin]

At the risk of sounding like I dont care, you get used to it. I've had a discussion with one family where the Dad tried to record what I was telling him - there was an issue which was nothing to do with us nurses, it was between the parents, foster carer and social work, he didnt get this. I was explaining how it was outwith my control and he was recording me. I had to get a senior nurse to come and tell him that was unacceptable behaviour. I have a soft spot for withdrawing babies, even although they cry a lot, are sometimes bad at feeding and we dont routinely treat them for withdrawal. I really love them. It's hard dealing with the parents without being judgemental.

No I can understand that you get used to it, it is part of your every day life. Yeah I would really struggle to maintain professional when dealing with parents who put their baby in that state.

 

[Tuffdisc]

"......After the child died, Hainey sold his clothes and toys to buy heroin....."

this from the article tells me everything i need to know

'nuff said. I don't expect miracles from people...

 

[Mystic]

its beyond belief

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-glasgow-west-16199260

omg.... poor baby probably died of starvation or thirst or both.... what a terrible way to die.

 

[hart]

Yup which is why I want the other prisoners to know all about it.....