Post Partum last day - Week 5 - Newborn Nursery

I had the chance to hang out again the nursery at the end of my rotation. The baby assessments were interesting and fun. I enjoyed checking in on the new ones, showing the primips (first time moms) 'the tricks of the trade' when it came to taking care of, holding and feeding their babies. It was a great opportunity to share motherhood as well as nursing.

The nurses in PP were all long timers, meaning they had their teams in place, the colleagues they liked and trusted and physicians they preferred to work with. They were willing to work with the students who wanted to work hard and learn. Overall, it felt like med-surg without the meds. We did vital signs every shift unless orders specified more frequently, we took out a lot of c-section staples, talked to the moms about their babies and what to expect in the first weeks. Mostly, we had long philosophical discussions with our clinical instructor about the present state of nursing and health care. The agency I was at was a teaching hospital, so I enjoyed working with the medical students and nursing staff. Mostly, I loved welcoming new little people into the world.