This week I went to L&D on Thur. Not much happened. There was 1 patient with twins, but she was sent home. However, the nurses there were very helpful! They pulled up archives of several different monitor strips and explained what to look for, and how to interpret the data.
She showed us one from a cocaine user which was interesting. The fetal heart rate was amazing.
Although I didn't actually see a birth, the information I received was very helpful

On Fri. I was in FHS. Not a lot of action. They currently are using a NP from the Guilford County Health Dept. because they don't have one of their on currently. I think the one thing I learned was that due to the fast pace of moving from patient to patient is that the teaching is very limited, and interventions for non-emergency stuff is minimally addressed. There was a 16 yr old girl who had taken a job to help support her family. She stated she smokes 4 blunts a day. The nurse addressed this by telling her " you know you shouldn't do that." She then continued on with the interview and instructed her on the need to take calcium daily due to her receiving the Depo shot and this medication will eat up your bones. I also saw several pap smears and 2 PP assessments. The NP was great and let me look at some of the cultures she took. She answered alot of my questions and explained what we were looking at. All in all, a good experience.