Need Help to Figure this Thing Out

[RN2B1003]

I am extremely interested in getting into OB Nursing one day, but what I cannot find out is, what other types of nurse(s) or other related positions are there that consult with the patient as well as assist with the care and feeding of the newborns or are these two different positions? I have ideas on the level of responsibility I would like to take on, once I have all of my education, but I need some help from those of you that work on the OB unit to tell me and give me some, if you would, brief description of these responsibilities. And, what about a clinical associate, or nurse?What are their responsibilities?

[andi4Him]

I know that one position besides LPN's or RN's working in postpartum is a lactation consultant. I am interested in going into this same area and I have had about 10 yrs experience nursing. Different states may have different names for those positions. Here in South Florida, depending on the hospital, will hire LPN's in postpartum but not in L&D although one hospital I know of here hires LPN's in NICU. Go figure........

God bless you in whatever it is you decide to get into......all I know is, is that when I finally got to that part of my clinical rotation, I had never been happier.........maybe one day we'll be doing the same thing (smile)

[BETSRN]

I don't think I understand your question. The only people who work on our LDRP unit besides us RN's are our techs. They scrub for sections, do vitals, draw blood, do runs off the floor, move patinets and generally help us in every respect. They have nothing to do with labor patients or antepartums at all. Are you talking about positions that are not nurses or what? Thanks.