http://www.realityrn.com Real Nurses, Real Conversations Tue, 06 Jan 2009 02:26:37 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en It was the ninth hour of a 12-hour night on Labor & Delivery when my fourth patient presented with complaints of vaginal bleeding.  Exhausted, I told myself this had to be another worst-case scenario—probably placenta previa or abruption. I initially performed a comprehensive review of symptoms and thorough patient history, which ... http://www.realityrn.com/more-articles/nurse-relationships/stunned-into-silence/44/