Today was a really slow day. The weekend was really busy and there were a ton of mothers giving birth but today was the day most of them went home. We did a lot of discharging and wheeling people down to thier cars. We cleaned rooms and got them ready for the next patients. We had to go to each of the labor & delivery rooms and count up the drawers to make sure they had everything they needed for any upcoming birth. My nurse and I went around and checked the vitals of all the women in our wing. I learned that many women will have higher blood pressure since they just put thier bodies through all the stresses of giving birth. One woman, in particular had very high blood pressure so we had to check it manually a bunch of times then call the doctor. I learned how to check temperature and blood pressure and what type of things there are to look out for. I also got to sit in on a class for first time mothers that is held everyday in the buidling. It was really interesting because there were so many things that I never knew about babies. We learned how to wash babies, dress them, change them, feed them, etc. We learned about feeding times and growth spurts. Babies grow a lot during the first few weeks of life and I learned that feeding them every few hours (even if they dont seem to want it) is extremely important. I also got to help bathe a baby and learned about where to wash and with what, and how warm the water should be/ what soap to use. Today was a lot of learning and I saw how many things you have to consider when dealing with babies.