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What is an Obstetric Nurse? |
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Job Title |
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Obstetric Nurse / OB Nurse / OB-GYN (obstetric-gynecologic) Nurse |
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Job Description |
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Obstetrics nurses specialize in the care of pregnant women and
newborn infants. They help doctors provide care for pregnant women and assist
them in the delivery of newborns.
Common duties for obstetrics nurses include:
•Prepping patients for delivery
•Preparing delivery rooms
•Sterilizing and preparing instruments
•Caring for infants & Mothers immediately after birth
•Explaining after-birth care to new parents
•Emergency care of newborns & mothers when complications arise.
They often work in the labor and delivery department in
hospitals, health clinics or doctors' offices. |
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Job Qualifications |
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-RN, LPN or LVN licensed nurse. -Good
communication, assessment, and clinical skills necessary to care for patients
during labor and delivery. |
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Certifications |
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RNC-OB:
NCC Credential in Inpatient Obstetric Nursing (RNC-OB)
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of Certifications Exams:
Core Certification
•Inpatient Obstetric Nursing
•Maternal Newborn Nursing
•Low Risk Neonatal Nursing
•Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing Nurse Practitioner Certification
•Neonatal Nurse Practitioner
•Women's Health Care Nurse Practitioner Subspecialties
•Electronic Fetal Monitoring
•Neonatal Pediatric Transport
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Associations |
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The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN):
Our mission is to improve and promote the health of women and newborns and to
strengthen the nursing profession through the delivery of superior advocacy,
research, education and other professional and clinical resources to nurses and
other health care professional. |
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Academy of Neonatal Nursing: The
mission of the Academy is to provide quality neonatal education and programs at
a reasonable cost to all newborn health care professionals. |
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National Association of Neonatal Nurses (NANN)A: NANN
is the professional voice that shapes neonatal nursing through excellence in
practice, education, research and professional development. |
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Job Search |
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OB Nurse Jobs/Employment: Listing of Obstetric Nurse jobs
available in all 50
states. Excellent job resource. |
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Official Publication |
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Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing or JOGNN
: With a focus on nursing practice, JOGNN addresses the latest research,
practice issues, policies, opinions, and trends in the care of women,
childbearing families, and newborns. |
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| Leading Books |
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Wolters Kluwer, Lippincott Williams & Wilkins:
Search for top rated books & journals in the field of Obstetric Nursing. |
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Degree Programs |
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If you would like to advance your nursing career, accredited
online degree programs available.
RN to PhD,
RN to MSN,
RN to BSN or
LPN to BSN degree. |
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Nursing Degrees
Online: List of Top Rate Accredited Schools that provide Nursing &
Healthcare Degrees & certificates. |
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| Nursing Resources |
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Nursing CEUs or Continuing Ed Courses |
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Nursing
College Admission Essays |
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Professional Resumes for Nurses |
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Nursing
Scrubs & Uniforms |
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Nursing
Books & Nursing Journals |
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Nursing
Poetry / Nursing Poems |
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Nursing
Watches / Nursing Gift Watches |
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OB Nursing Gifts |
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OB Nurse Gifts:
Greeting cards and gifts designed to pay tribute to the hard work of Obstetric Nurses and commend them for a job well done.
Buy all occasion
gifts for Psych Nurses: mugs, tee shirts, tote bags, teddy bears. |
