With Gratitude for my Nurses

Anyone who has been in a hospital for more than a few days will probably agree that your nurses can make such a difference when you are dealing with hospitalization. The nurses here are incredible! From the minute I was admitted, I've found that every nurse I've encountered goes above and beyond to provide the best care possible. I've listed some of our recent experiences with nurses below.

• The very first nurse I had recommended that Ray and I look at my time here as a "staycation" complete with room service and complimentary housekeeping and she added a much-needed dose of humor to a very scary night.
• Three of my nurses have shared their own stories of being in the hospital or on bedrest for pregnancy complications.
• One of the first nurse's I had realized that we live close to the woman who provides in-home childcare for her son, and she made sure to pass along the woman's contact information as well as the pediatric group that she takes her son to.
• The nurses not only provide drinks and snacks to me at any hour of the day but also offer the same to my family members who spend hours each week in my hospital room. When my aunt brings in homemade meals, the nurses are always willing to store the extra food in their fridge and heat it up in their microwave for me. The other night, Ray came over after work without eating dinner and my night nurse brought him a boxed meal complete with a sandwich, drink, apple, bag of pretzels, and cookie.
• We already started receiving bills from our insurance company, and the nurses are always willing to make photo copies for us. They've put us in touch with the social worker here who has been handling all the insurance issues that were starting to worry us.
• Patients here are provided with hospital grade, Joint Commission-approved travel sized shampoo and body wash. The nurses on this unit keep extra large bottles of brand name shampoo and conditioner in their lockers that they provide to patients.

Quick update - The doctors think that my blood pressure has been too low, so they are changing up my meds again to keep me in a safe range that provides the best blood flow to Baby M. She looked great during her ultrasound today and the tech commented that she can tell that she's been growing since she first did an ultrasound on her on June 17. We should have the bi-weekly lab results back tomorrow and I'm sure the doctors will let us know if any results were remarkable.