Patient Smile :)

It's all about what we try to make happen.  We're pretty big here in trying to do everything we can when a lady is having trouble with her labor progressing.  Such was the story last night.  And, I shall tell it to you here (if you don't like reading too many details...you might not want to read it.)

On night shift we had a lady come in at 11:50pm.  She reported BOW (bag of waters) Rupture and the back of her duster (dress) was soaked, so we concurred.  Guess what?  This morning at 6:00am when the Day shift comes on, she was still walking around.  She walked all night!  We gave her two doses (60ml) of Castor Oil one hour apart.  This did help her labor, but it didn't quite bring her around.

We left her and she knew that there was high likelyhood that she would have to be transported because of her BOW rupture (it was probably more of a leak because an ie -internal exam- revealed BOW bulging with contraction.)  Its hard to leave a patient and know that she will probably be transported.  I just woke up about an hour ago, so I haven't inquired into the rest of her story yet.

She was incredibly smiley and sweet through it all.  She bravely drank down her Castor Oil like a pro (it was mixed with Orange Juice mix), she walked all night, even with encouragement to rest, and but on a