OB wasn't so bad after all!

Well, what can I say? I had formed this opinion of OB and then this week came along and I was swept off my feet! I was in postpartum this week with a 31yo G4P3, now a P5 who had a CS on 6/20 to deliver twins. I gave some pain pills, d/c'ed her foley, gave IV meds, and was able to get her out of bed to the shower (with some encouragement) on the first day. We talked a lot about things to monitor with her incision and she did the TCDB exercises for me a couple times as well. The second day she had been put on Gent and Clindamycin because she spiked a temp overnight. Also that morning when I went in the room she was crying and said she didn't know why. So I spent a great deal of time with my patient and I wanted to make sure that she was okay because 5 children is a lot, so along with the physical care that I provided I got to give her a lot of emotional support. This was an awesome experience and so very valuable to my perception of myself as a nurse and the effectiveness of my care! This patient responded so well to my care (and Micheal's as well! Good job!) and it was great to end this rotation with such an amazing experience. Thanks so much Mrs. Beaver!!