I work L&D on the Jersey shore & we get a lot of grand multips... we use either 18G or 20G angios for our IVs... it's like practically sticking fork prongs in people, but it's our policy!...
It's sad that this stereotype still exists. I work L&D and I know for a fact that they will NEVER hire a male for an RN position... yet all but maybe 6 OB/GYNs I work with are male (we do 4200+...
I'm not sure if I can really help, but here's my story: I was hired in L&D right out of school (BSN)... I had done my nursing school preceptorship in L&D so I technically had SOME experience....
I work L&D at a busy hospital (we delivered 4000+ babies in 2009 alone) & am 7 weeks pregnant. We deal with all sized patients & with all sorts of medical problems during pregnancy. My...