Day 28: Privacy Please
January 20, 2011 at 4:47 PM | Posted in Baby Romaezi | 10 CommentsTags: Baby, bed rest, High Risk Pregnancy, hospital, nurse, nursing student, pre-term labor, preemie, pregnancy
I have somewhat gotten used to the fact that you have ZERO privacy in here. I have a private room and that helps a bit but I still have several “visits” throughout the day…doctors, nurses, food service managers, food service bringing my food and picking up the tray, you name it. Now we can add nursing students to that list. Yesterday was the first day of the beginning of the semester and I met two new nursing students. Both of whom were very nice. Mid-afternoon one of the nursing students was sent in to do my vitals. Only Continue Reading Day 28: Privacy Please…
Day 13: Nurses Rock
January 5, 2011 at 4:02 PM | Posted in Baby Romaezi | 9 CommentsTags: "Something Borrowed', "The Wire", ampicillin allergy, Baby, chick-fil-a, High Risk Pregnancy, nurse, nurses, pre-term labor, prednisone, pregnancy
Nurses rock. They really do. These people are here to help you in some of your worst moments and in my experience are always kind as they do. Now, I’m pretty nice to my nurses–or so I think. But some of the nurses have mentioned that not everyone so pleasant to them and that really throws me for a loop. I mean, these ladies are here to take care of you and your unborn child. They check in on you every few hours and if no vitals or medication is scheduled they pop in to see if you want water, or juice, or a Popsicle. Oh and you can’t get out of bed because you are on BED REST! My husband is here with me and I know that isn’t the case with every woman on this floor so why on earth would you be even slightly mean to the only person who is taking care of you?! The nurses are the ones who chase your ever so busy doctor around when you have a rash, for example, and make sure thye fix the problem or find someone who will. Just so you feel better. They bring you your meds on time, and Continue Reading Day 13: Nurses Rock…
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