What to know before PP orientation?

I did this in a couple hospitals and it's a fun floor to work. I've done both just moms and couplet care. The women are generally healthy young women who have gone thru a natural process. You'll want to refresh yourself on postpartum checks (bleeding ( and when it's too much) fundus checks(uterine massage) ,assess tears or episiotomy, pericare, etc. Usually, I'd get a women to the room, get vitals, do assessment, make sure she's voiding, orient to room and how to do pericare, get her fluids and food as she is usually starving...then it's off to the races, and most women are quite independant. Bone up on care of post-op patients for your c-section. Helping with breast feeding can be frustrating, but mostly for mom and baby if latching doesnt happen easily.