Labor as a spring board to acute care?

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In the course of interviewing for new grad positions. I had one manager tell me labor and delivery was as good a spring board into acute care as any other specialty. I could see her point as this dept has to be ready to provide emergency care and OR support. Curious as to the thoughts of those more well versed than I in this area.

Specializes in Adult and pediatric emergency and critical care.

Congratulations on your position.

In our hospital we consider the ICUs, BMT (adult and peds), L&D, and ER (and to some extent PACU) to be critical care. While non-ICU units are not the same as working in the unit, being critical care certainly gives precedence over working in areas like the floor and outpatient clinics. This will vary from system to system but we would rather have an L&D nurse come to the unit than a med/surg nurse, I can teach anyone a textbook but is much more difficult to teach critical thinking.

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.
Congratulations on your position.

In our hospital we consider the ICUs, BMT (adult and peds), L&D, and ER (and to some extent PACU) to be critical care. While non-ICU units are not the same as working in the unit, being critical care certainly gives precedence over working in areas like the floor and outpatient clinics. This will vary from system to system but we would rather have an L&D nurse come to the unit than a med/surg nurse, I can teach anyone a textbook but is much more difficult to teach critical thinking.

Oh, I didn't realize that med/surg nurses lack critical thinking?

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Specializes in NICU.
Congratulations on your position.

In our hospital we consider the ICUs, BMT (adult and peds), L&D, and ER (and to some extent PACU) to be critical care. While non-ICU units are not the same as working in the unit, being critical care certainly gives precedence over working in areas like the floor and outpatient clinics. This will vary from system to system but we would rather have an L&D nurse come to the unit than a med/surg nurse, I can teach anyone a textbook but is much more difficult to teach critical thinking.

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It's been a couple of years since I dusted off Edna St. Nappington of the Shire (the nickname I gave my OB text book). Any recommendations for review materials that aren't a text book to help me brush up on the concepts of L&D? I know the residency program will teach me all I need to know, but I'd at least like to refresh my own knowledge before my first day.

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Specializes in Nurse Leader specializing in Labor & Delivery.

Mosby's Pocket Guide to Fetal Monitoring (Lisa Miller and someone else)

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