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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/