M.I.A. (Missing In Action) Part 2

• Sadly, I was not able to attend the STD presentation that was scheduled today with my mentor, due to unexpected events at home. However, I was able to set up an interview date with a Labor and Delivery Nurse, who seems very polite and easy-going. So I'm excited for that, and relieved that I am not procrastinating. 
• We'll see how April goes!

Blog 18: Fourth Interview Preparation

1. List twenty questions you want to ask an expert in the field of your senior project. 

• Studies and research have shown, that Labor and Delivery Nurses have a significant impact on a woman's birthing experience, how do you relate to that?
• When a woman arrives at the hospital in labor, what standard procedures are done?
• Typically, how many Labor and Delivery Nurses are assigned to one patient?
• What is key, into building a relationship with your patient?
• Do you ever conflict with a patient's birthing doula and/or family members?
• How often do you check up on a woman, who is labor? 
• How often do you address the patient's physician, while she's in labor?
• How do you read a woman's body language? 
• What's a woman's typical behavior while she's in labor?
• How is a woman with the "Baby Blues" cared for?
• What kind of care is given to a woman who is pain, and not wanting to receive any medication? 
• How do you encourage natural birth, if that is in the woman's birth plan? 
• What are your procedures after a baby has been delivered?
• How different are after care procedures, if the baby is premature? 
• How do you attend a woman and/or a physician during a cesarean section?  
• Have you ever preserved a woman's delivered placenta?
• Do you teach woman how to breastfeed and care for their baby? 
• Have you ever delivered a baby before, when the physician was not able to make it on time?
• On average, how long do women and their newborn(s) have to wait, before being discharged from the hospital?
• How do you manage to remain calm, professional, educated, and stress free with the pressure of your job?

Blog 17: Answer 3

1. What is your essential question?

• My essential question is, Which role of a Labor and Delivery Nurse is most important to ensure a successful birth?

2. What is your third answer?

• My third answer is, Labor and Delivery Nurses must be able to provide emotional support, care, and fulfill the needs of the patient.   

3. List three details to support your answer.

• It has been shown and proven throughout various of studies, that Labor and Delivery Nurses do have a significant impact on women and their birthing experiences, providing me with evidence that emotional care and support is an important key to a successful birth. 
• Throughout my studying and findings from my Independent Component birthing classes, the emotional care and support provided from the nurse and others around the patient has been greatly emphasized and taught. 

4. List the research sources that helps you support your answer three. 

• The research sources that helps me support my third answer are, "Factors Associated With Labor Support Behaviors of Nurses" and "The Evidence Supporting Nursing Management of Labor".  

5. Concluding thought:

• Labor and Delivery Nurses have much more of an impact on women and their birthing experiences, than the actual physician themselves due to the emotional care and support provided throughout a women's labor, creating a bond between the Labor and Delivery Nurse and the patient.