In the field of Nursing, there are many different categories. In this case, it is Labor and Delivery Nursing. When a woman is in labor, it is the LDRN's, or Labor and Delivery Registered Nurse's, responsibility to monitor and prepare her for the delivery of the baby. Generally, a LDRN is a full time worker with an average of 40 hours per week. If needed, the LDRN can provide a patient with first aid, administer medications upon the doctor's order, and keeps the patient's records while she is in labor and just after the delivery.
Some necessary skills are to be able to use needles, and also properly administer first aid.
Basically, this job is not always predictable because a woman can really deliver her baby at any time, but with the help of monitors, labor can be watched closely. My interviewer, Barbara Schuch honestly did not have any specific reasons for choosing this specific career. When she finished school, she applied for a job at MacNeal Hospital. The only opening was for being a Labor and Delivery Nurse. A specific way in which Barbara uses biology in her job is in the whole reproduction system.