Moms, any advice for a nursing student on a postpartum unit? What qualities did you like/dislike in your RN?

My only bad experience with a nurse with after my son was born. The nurse was very inflexible, with an agenda that I needed to get through in the bathroom. I told her several times I felt like throwing up and needed some space. After her ignoring repeated warnings and hovering in my face, I puked on her. I felt bad but the situation could have been avoided if she listened to me. My advice is to listen to your patients. You have a lot of knowledge but they know their bodies. I think if you show caring and encouragement, you will be well-liked.

I had a 98 percent overall good experiance in the hospital where I had my son. I was helped by a lot of student nurses because I had my son in a learning hospital. What I loved was that I could talk and ask questions and they were super helpful and very sweet!!! I had a c-section with my first son and did a V-back with my second. I was scared and wasn't really sure what was going on but I had lots of help and understanding from nurses. I ended up having to stay in the hospital for an entire week because I developed a uterus infection. It was awful!!!!! There was two older nurses that just really made me feel like crap. When I was ready to push they had to cut me open a little.. don't remember what the correct term for that is.. anyways it hurts bad!!!! Well I would ask for help to get out of bed so I could use the bathroom.. and they just looked at me like I was dumb!! They were like you should be doing this by yourself! And I really felt like a wimp but with my c - section I was up walking the next day! So I did feel like a dork but my goodness that hurt soo bad! I guess other women. Who have been cut down there before just got up like champs... but I was slow movin. I had wished I would have just had a c section. So advise to you... be sympathetic... even though you may not think that would hurt it may hurt other people. Women who just have babies are already hormonal enough so don't make it worse cause I really wanted to cry like the baby I already had! Good luck and best wishes!! I'm sure you will do GREAT!

Hi! I think it's great that you want to be so good at your job. If you're as friendly and nice as this post, you'll do fine.

I think every patient is going to be different and you're going to have to gauge what each prefers. I like nurses dropping in regularily in case i need anything because I hate ringing the bell they left me. I loved the nurses reassurance and chattiness, but again, not everyone will want you talking to them either.

I guess i'm not being very helpful, but my advice is to gauge them as you see them. If they really don't want you there, they'll say so. Otherwise checking frequently is probably a good idea. Oh, and distinguish between new and second-time moms. The new ones will probably take all the advice they can get while second-timers have probably heard it all and have a plan.

Im very almost 10 months PP and nonetheless have not had a era yet. My son continues to be waking up nonetheless. some nights he sleeps contained in direction of the evening, different nights he's up 2 or thrice. I easily have a feeling that's going to be a whilst earlier I see something.

you seem really nice! I like it when i could just ask for something and they wouldn't take forever getting it to me. They wouldn't get upset with me when i asked for help with the baby or myself.