Intermountian HealthcareAlta View Hospital

Kelsey Marler- Intern

Medical/Surgical Floor

Pre and post operation patients.

Nurses and CNA’s working together.› Both check on patients, but CNA’s have

less patients and are unable to administer certain medical care.

Medical/Surgical Floor

Total knee and hip replacements. Appendix removal. Pneumonia. C-diff.

P.P.E

Personal Protective Equipment Used to prevent the spread of illness to

medical workers.› Mask› Gloves› Gown

Mother/Baby Unit

Postpartum (after having a baby) care of both Mother and Baby.

Nursery. Labor. Nurses, CNA’s, and

OBGYN’s.

Cesarean Section

The baby is delivered through a cut in the uterus.

Much more sedation. More pain medication. Longer hospital stay.

Vitals

Temperature, pulse, respirations, blood pressure.

Post operation- every two hours. Babies- every two hours. Mothers- every six hours. C-section- every four hours.