Map

The one thing this very vague drawing of a map did help me to see was how the nurses have to work to get babies from the room to the neonatal unit in a timely manner in the event of an emergency. I hope to add some more detailed pictures soon of this mapped out drawing to provide the details that would have been nearly impossible for me to draw. However there are three hallways of rooms available for mothers. Some rooms are specifically for delivery while the others are for waiting and recovery. The nurses station is located in the center of the floor with the hallways behind it and the nursery and neonatal unit directly in front of it. Hallway 1 and 3 are typically the rooms used for delivery because of the convenient entrances to the neonatal unit. The doors that separate the neonatal unit and the rest of the floor will all open automatically in the event of and emergency allow the nurse to spend more time running to the unit and holding the baby properly with both hands. This map was able to give me a better perspective on the type of route that nurses and babies take when something goes wrong. It helped me to understand the flow of the system more properly. I think it is really neat how doors open automatically for the nurses and it alerts other the neonatal nurses to be prepared. They will usually have their hands and arms already washed and they are dressed appropriately with gloves on and ready to handle the emergency. Such an exciting job!