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SW was paged to meet with family. SW talked with nursing staff on the floor who reported Pt was advised she would need to remain in the hospital for another couple of days as they are concerned Pt has developed a PE, and potentially C-Diff.

I entered the room and introduced myself to the Pt and her husband. Pt was breastfeeding the baby and appeared frustrated and became tearful. Pt explained she has been through so much and she feels as though she is not getting her questions answered by the medical team. Pt reports "a low level doctor" came in today to tell her the news about the PE and had no answers for her as to why this happened or why they cannot tell her if the PE resolves after the medication. Pt husband reported he too feels

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