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Hopefully I deliver this presentation well

Hopefully I deliver this presentation well

Hopefully I deliver this presentation well......

Labor and Delivery
Nurse

Strengths Why this job?

Personality My Personality and Strengths

• Arranger: flexible, manage several variables

• Positivity!!!!

( I get to help women bring life into the world)

• Belief/Feeling: meaningful, more than just a job

• Introversion: focus at task, one project at a time
• Sensing: use past experiences

But, FIRST I need. . .
a BSN !

Registered Nurse:

-approved program
-Bachelor's or Associate's

degree
-pass NCLEX-RN

Labor and Delivery Nurse:

-gain experience in L&D units
-can become Certified Labor

and Delivery Nurse

Where can I transfer to?

Baylor University
Texas Woman's University

Skills:

early labor

postpartum period

 time contractions
 identify and handle complications
 monitor vitals
 administer medications
 coach new mothers and
 assist with surgery for C-section

JOB ENVIROMENT:

-usually long 12 hour shifts

-help only a few patients per day

-usually work in hospital, but could work in a
birthing center

JOB Outlook:
-expecting 15% growth (2016-2026)

- faster growth than average
-increase of about 440,000 jobs

Job posting & median salary

median annual salary:
around $70,000

Similar Occupations:

Advanced Practice Registered Nurses (APRN)

OB/GYN Nurse Practitioners Nurse Midwife

Fun Facts:

 They know OR procedure and assist in caesarean
surgery

Cited Works

Bureau of Labor Statistics, U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Outlook
Handbook, Registered Nurses, on the Internet at https://www.bls.gov
/ooh/healthcare/registered-nurses.htm

"Labor and Delivery Nurse Salary and Jobs Guide." Nurse.org, nurse.org/resources
labor-and-deliver-nurse-salary-career-path/#how-does-someone-
become-a-labor--delivery-nurse

"How to Become a Labor & Delivery Nurse." Nursing.org, www.nursing.org/careers
/ labor-delivery-nurse/


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