Today we had spent our second day at the public hospital in Las Matas de Farfan. We were able to work with the nurses in different areas of the hospital. The nurses were very innovative with the the limited resources available. Kelly Benson, SN went to labor and delivery and was able to see a birth by a young mother. Natasha Escudera, SN went to the labor and delivery after she presented her charla on nutrition at the prenatal clinic. When she arrived, the young mother had already given birth, gotten off the delivery table and walked to her bed in the post partum unit.
In the afternoon we went to the Senior Center in Las Matas de Farfan. We really enjoyed visiting and interacting with the older adults at the center. We took vital signs on each older adult. Students presented their health education projects on Nutrition and Parasite/Infectious Diseases. Later in the afternoon we went to a private, non-profit elementary school in Las Matas de Farfan. One student group presented their health education project on dental and oral health care and gave each student a tooth brush. URI nursing students sang, "The Sun Will Come Out Tomorrow" from the movie Annie with Abby King, SN as our lead singer. The children loved the singing and sang back to us in Spanish. Written by: Caitlin Wright, SN.
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