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What type of education do you need to be a labor and delivery RN in WI?
Asked by Krme
I am thinking of being a labor and delivery RN but I am not sure what type of schooling I need. I have only a high school diploma.
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ob/gyn nurse is just a specialty. any well trained nurse can work in maternity. but of course they probably would prefer someone with experience. finding the facility to give you that opportunity is another thing
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You can be an RN with as little as an Associate's Degree in Nursing. You could also get a BSN, which gives you a more thorough knowledge of professional nursing. Nursing programs teach you to care for all kinds of populations of patients, and you will have observations of L&D and will have clinical rotations taking care of postpartum mothers and newborns. But your real training comes on the job. It's very difficult (but I won't say impossible) to get a job in L&D as a new graduate RN. You might need to spend some time working in a regular hospital medical / surgical unit to get that experience doing regular patient care before you can move on and get hired in L&D. Also, L&D jobs often say they prefer BSN grads over ADN grads, so you're better off in the long run if you hold the higher degree, the BSN.
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