ldnursedana

ldnursedana has 1 years experience and specializes in Labor & Delivery.

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1. How much do you make as an RN in Labor and Delivery where you work?

   ldnursedana replied to Janinern84's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm in MN. I make $30/hr base with $3 shift diff for nights, $2.50 for evenings, some kind of weekend diff (Friday PM's through Sunday night shift) -- maybe $1.50? -- Straight night and straight evening RN's have a larger shift diff. I think it's $6 ...

2. Compensation for being on call

   ldnursedana replied to BennyRsMom's topic in General Nursing

   We have to take 16 hours of call per month. We can also opt to stay home on call if it is quiet at work. We make $7/hr while on call. If we get called in, we make full wages for 4 hours regardless of when called in (we work 8 hour shifts). If we are ...

3. How many L&D nurses rupture membranes or insert IUPC's?

   ldnursedana replied to Salgal08's topic in Ob/Gyn

   We do not perform amniotomy either. We can replace an FSE if the original one comes off once we go through an inservice and we do not do IUPC. When I was doing my preceptorship at a nearby hospital though, their nurses did all of the above.