Tuesday, July 29, 2014


NURSING 101

 

 My goal is to be a nurse.  A Labor and Delivery Nurse, to be in fact. 

 By attending college, it will help me earn more money.  Completing my degree will

enable me to apply for and obtain a nursing job.  Nurses starting out make

approximately $70,000.  Going to college will prepare me for the future. 

              Graduating from a four year university is very important to me.  I would have an

education that no one can take away, I'd be able to put it on my resume, and apply for my

 dream job.  Without graduating, I won't be able to do any of those.  At my current job, if you

 continue your education it is recognized and you are more likely to get promoted. 

Graduating university would make me and my family very proud and would also set a

good example for my daughter. 

 

            Nursing comes with many responsibilities.  It is focused on the care of individuals,

families, and communities to ensure their well being.  You have to be smart, kind, patient,

 passionate, and hard working.  I strive to be all of those.  I have a desire to care for people

.  I have a little bit of experience by working in the Dementia/Alzheimers unit in a senior

living home. This is where I was a certified nurse's asistant.  I enjoyed my job because I was

 able to help people who could not help themselves and it was extremely rewarding. 

Per the Texas Reality Check website, general nurses make approximately $56,000 per


year.  After calculating monthly expenses I would have a profit of $500 dollars per month.

        Being a Labor and Delivery Nurse has many jobs and duties.  The nurses help a

woman during labor.  They monitor mom's and baby's heartbeat, blood pressure, time

 contractions, help administer medications and epidurals, help in inducing labor, identify

 complications, help a new mom breastfeed, and care for a newborn.  This job is very fast-

paced, demanding, and structured. 



Responsibilities of a Labor and Delivery Nurse:

 

􀂃 Sits with and monitors patient throughout (before/during/after) the labor

􀂃 Monitors contractions and helps patient with breathing techniques

􀂃 Performs basic IV and central line skills

􀂃 Performs phlebotomy skills

􀂃 Administers pain medication as ordered; administers other meds to address specific medical conditions, such as hypertension and diabetes

 􀂃 Takes and records patient’s vital signs, ascertains if problematic

 􀂃 Reads fetal monitor & ascertains if there is a problem with baby’s heart rate

 􀂃 Identifies & manages life-sustaining physiological functions in unstable patients

 􀂃 Checks patient’s cervix periodically to monitor progression/lack of dilation

 􀂃 Ensures patient’s bed is kept dry & clean; cleans up bodily fluids expelled before & after the birthing process

􀂃 Contacts anesthesia when/if patient is ready for epidural; contacts delivering physician at appropriate time,

 􀂃 Cares for patients on Pitocin, MgSO4 & continuous lumbar epidural

 􀂃 Ensures patient is in proper position for delivery & all monitoring equipment is functioning properly

 􀂃 Aids doctor with drapes, gloves, gowns, etc.; hands doctor delivery instruments as needed during birthing process

 􀂃 Encourages patient to push at proper time(s)

 􀂃 Records time of birth

􀂃 Immediate care of newborn
 
                    
 

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