Blog #2 LND
My responsibilities in LND are…
-Giving support to mother in labor, monitoring fetal heart rate and mother's vitals, giving medications, and assisting in the birth process
Knew knowledge or skills I learned…
-In LND I learned that the nurses have monitors at their desk that show the mother's vitals and the fetal heart rate because it is very important the mother and baby are happy and healthy
The best thing that happened…
-The best thing would have to be getting to talk to the nurses about their jobs and why they love them
The worst thing that happened…
-The worst thing would have to be that there was only one patient their and she was in early labor so they were just monitoring her, I didn't get to see much on this rotation
This week was fair because i didn't get to observe anything; however, I got to talk to the nurses a lot

1. The technology I observed was at the nurses station they have monitors of the mom and babes vitals, because it is very crucial to keep the mom and baby healthy. If anything happened to them their would be major problems with the birth.
2. Some diagnostic procedures I saw were when they gave the mom medications for her preterm labor
3. Some therapeutic procedures I saw were when they give the mom breathing exercises to help with labor.
4. I didn't see any disorders, but some disorders that are common in pregnancy are, Pre eclampsia (high blood pressure) Gestational diabetes, and preterm labor.
5. Medical terminology I heard while in LND: I heard the ladies throw around the words Ovary, Epidural, and Pre Eclampsia.

I. Assessment of the Environment
In LND the environment is very clean and organized, it smells like disinfectants to keep the mom and baby safe from germs. The personnel are very kind and polite to create a stress free environment for the soon-to-be mom and dads. They want to give them the best possible care they can. Anything the moms ask for, they get. They have juices, snacks, and anything for the moms. Again, they are trying to make this a stress free as they can for the moms. Stress could lead to high blood pressure, which can lead to pre eclampsia, which is every dangerous for both mother and baby.

II. Observation
The nurses there in LND are very kind and sweet. They are always happy to help and always do it with a smile. They are all very friendly and have fun and get the job done at work, which makes team working easy. They communicate well with each other, to me, and to patients.

III. Knowledge
New information I learned on this rotation was how closely they monitor the mom and baby. Before this rotation I knew it was close but, they have computers that are just for monitoring the vitals of mom and baby.

IV. Evaluation
My personal experience could have been better, I do not blame the staff, I blame the timing. We go at such and awkward time that I missed two births! However I did learn a lot while sitting with the nurses and talking with them. They taught me a lot about how important it is to make sure the mom is stress free and that the mom and baby are stable.