Most RNs begin as staff nurses in hospitals, and with experience and good performance often move to other settings or are promoted to more responsible positions. In management, nurses can advance from assistant unit manger or head nurse to more senior-level administrative roles of assistant director, director, vice president, or chief nurse. Increasingly, management-level nursing positions require a graduate or an advanced degree in nursing or health services administration. Administrative positions require leadership, communication and negotiation skills, and good judgment. Some nurses move into the business side of health care. Their nursing expertise and experience on a health care team equip them to manage ambulatory, acute, home-based, and chronic care. Employers-including hospitals, insurance companies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, and managed care organizations, among others-need RNs for health planning and development, marketing, consulting, policy development, and quality assurance. Other nurses work as college and university faculty or conduct research.
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Nurses in the delivery room are called delivery nurses or labor and delivery nurses. They are also sometimes referred to as delivery room nurses.
Labor and delivery nurses
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== == The labor and delivery nurse is responsible for interpreting the fetal heart rate, cervical change, and the status of the patient. We are responsible for initiiating inductions, assisting the laboring patient with pain control or helping those who chose to labor unmedicated. Once the patient is completely dilated we begin the pushing process, and call for the physician once the baby is ready to be delivered. The labor and delivery nurse is the main caretaker of the patient and baby until the moment of delivery at which point the doctor arrives. Labor and delivery nurses assist with cesarean sections, as well as fetal demise. Labor and delivery nurses do a lot more than fetch juice and water.
To become a labor and delivery nurse you need to graudate from an accredited four year instituition. Upon completion of your nursing degree you will have to pass the NCLEX-RN, which is the National Council Licensure Examination for Registered Nurses. Now that you are a nurse you are allowed to specialize in labor and delivery.
According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics the estimated mean annual wage for registered nurses as of May 2008 is, $65,130.
Labor and delivery nurses monitor fetal heart beat and the mother's vital signs. They keep track of strength and timing of contractions, and administer medications. Delivery nurses consult with physicians and help with inducing labor. After the birth, they perform tests and procedures on the newborn, and provide support and information to the mothers.
Usually they are called a neonatal nurse. :o) You're probably thinking of a neo-natal nurse.
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The doctors who care for newborn babies are obstetricians or pediatricians. Neonatologists handle the most complex and high-risk situations. Depending on what their job entails, the nurses who care for newborn babies are called pediatric nurses, maternity nurses, neonatal intensive care nurses, labor and delivery nurses, and home health nurses.
There is no legal of medical term for abnormal labor and delivery. The term abnormal or atypical would be used to describe the labor and delivery that was different from what is considered normal.
Common suffixes for labor and delivery include "-para" (used to indicate number of live births) and "-tocia" (used to denote labor or childbirth).