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The Baby Who Wouldn't Wait: New Nurse Stories | First Shift

"She was trying to place a catheter. She almost delivered a baby instead."

A new L&D nurse, still orienting. Her preceptor steps out for lunch — and in that window, a routine in-and-out cath turns into the wildest twenty minutes of her new career: she can't visualize the urethra ("felt like I was hitting baby head"), her preceptor finally gets the cath in and urine flowing, and then the patient says, "I think I feel something coming out." An entire baby head. The call button, the yelling for doctors — too late. Eight pounds, eight ounces, slides out onto the bed. She never even pushed.

In this episode of First Shift, Jon Haws, RN — founder of NURSING.com — tells her story, then gets honest about the L&D learning curve: OB humbles everyone, the curve is vertical, and sometimes your failures protect you — she's very, very glad she never got that cath in.

If you're a nursing student or a new nurse, this one's for you. New episodes of First Shift drop every Friday — real stories from nurses' first shifts, and the honest talk that gets you through yours.

Studying for the NCLEX? Try SIMCLEX — the adaptive practice exam that tells you when you're ready: https://nursing.com/simclex

It's time to go out and be your best self today. Happy nursing, y'all.

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