Labor & Delivery
Yesterday was my first clinical day for maternity nursing. I spent the morning in labor and delivery and I absolutely LOVED it! I really like the lecture material but thought that I might not like L&D so much, that maybe I would like the nursery/post pardum side, but I had a really great day. I got to see a vaginal delivery first and then a cesarian delivery. The first was SO awesome. The lady made it look so effortless. She pushed for maybe 20 minutes and he came right out! The couple were really nice and appreciative of my being there and helping the nurse. They named their baby boy something really awesome but I can't say because of patient confidentiality. The cesarian was surprisingly cool. I usually get really squeamish when I watch OR stuff on tv but I wasn't bothered at all. There was SO much blood and I watched them cut through everything -there are so many layers to get through. The coolest part was seeing her abdominal muscles. They also pulled her uterus completely out of the incision to inspect it because she was bleeding a lot. That was strange to see because I was not expecting it. Super awesome -well, not so much for mom. That baby was also a boy. It is so sweet to see the parents' faces the first time they see their new baby, especially the dads. I haven't had all that much clinical experience in the hospital yet but I feel pretty sure that I want to work in labor and delivery. Aaaand the nurse I had really liked me, says my clinical instructor, and told me to come back for a job after graduation! Sweeeeet!