Inpatient Department

This was probably my favorite day yet! There are 26 beds in the inpatient department, which are all in the same room. They do have 2 isolation beds for tuberculosis patients. Things like bronchiolitis and gastroenteritis aren't isolated. There was a patient with bronchiolitis right next to a premie. Yikes! This unit cares for patients from premature infants until 16 years. A focus is placed on education. They show videos about handwashing and have cooking classes, to teach people how to cook in a clean environment. I hope the people that cook my food do that! There's no guarantee! There is only 1 incubator in the IPD. This is unfortunate, because there are 2 infants in need of it. The one that is in it is thriving. The other isn't doing well at all. How do you decide which infant to treat? These are the tough decisions people have to make when they have limited resources!