Nurses Give Nursery a Makeover
The Obstetrics department at Community
Hospital-Fairfax received a facelift recently. The nursing staff took the area underneath
its wings and painted the nursery, the OB rooms and the nurses’ station. The bright
colors and the inspirational words on the walls make the environment home-like and
comfortable for patients.
The vinyl letters on the walls of the patient
rooms read “Every child is a story yet to be told” and “Motherhood, all love begins
and ends there.” The small waiting room outside the nursery has been painted as
well. The nursery room is decorated with black and white photos of children born
at the hospital, with words on the wall reading “In photos, babies stay babies forever.”
Staff LPN Ashlee Driskell says the new look of
the OB department cheers everyone up.
“The new moms seem to really like the atmosphere
and the nurses like the change as well,” Driskell says.
Another upside of the decorations is the usability.
The nurses chose the vinyl letters because they can be removed and transferred to
the new hospital in 2010.
“We want to recreate this theme in the new hospital
too,” Driskell said.
Community Hospital-Fairfax’s Obstetrics Department
is recognized by many in the community for its dedication to personal care for the
entire family. Care starts before delivery and carries on after babies arrive. Obstetric
RNs, Dina Johnson and Andrea Carder are available 24 hours a day by phone to answer
any questions new parents have. For more questions, visit www.fairfaxmed.com
