The Story of My Search
“We need a doctor in here stat. She’s about to have this baby!” shouted the nurse. It was at this time I realized I wanted to go into the field of labor and delivery when I shadowed my dad on one of his shifts. I have always known I that I would like to pursue some type of skill in the medical field because I have always been around it. I have always loved helping people, so of course this is the perfect thing for me. The first place I looked for information about this career was a program called Mississippi Choices. The next place I looked was called Occupational Handbook. Lastly, I was able to set down and talk with Dr. Turner, who is an obstetrics and gynecology and close friend of my family, and become more familiar with labor and delivery and learned about situations I might come upon. By using MS Choices, The Occupational Handbook website, and interviewing Dr. Turner, I discovered vital facts about my career choice that I can now use to plan my future.
What I Learned The first topic I researched was what a registered nurse on labor and delivery does on a daily basis. I watched a video and used MS Choices to research …show more content…
In the state of Mississippi, there are currently 1,752 positions open for RNs. As of 2014, in the United States there is a total of 3.1 registered nurses. I researched about the employment outlook in New York City because that is were I hope to live after I graduate college. The current outlook for a person in this field in New York is very different from what it is in Mississippi. The annual growth rate is estimated to be around 20%, with about 20 job openings a year in a single hospital on the labor and delivery floor. On average there are around 540 people employed in this occupation in every one hospital. Nearly 10 employers are replaced yearly in a hospital or they decide to travel to a new location (MS
“We need a doctor in here stat. She’s about to have this baby!” shouted the nurse. It was at this time I realized I wanted to go into the field of labor and delivery when I shadowed my dad on one of his shifts. I have always known I that I would like to pursue some type of skill in the medical field because I have always been around it. I have always loved helping people, so of course this is the perfect thing for me. The first place I looked for information about this career was a program called Mississippi Choices. The next place I looked was called Occupational Handbook. Lastly, I was able to set down and talk with Dr. Turner, who is an obstetrics and gynecology and close friend of my family, and become more familiar with labor and delivery and learned about situations I might come upon. By using MS Choices, The Occupational Handbook website, and interviewing Dr. Turner, I discovered vital facts about my career choice that I can now use to plan my future.
What I Learned The first topic I researched was what a registered nurse on labor and delivery does on a daily basis. I watched a video and used MS Choices to research …show more content…
In the state of Mississippi, there are currently 1,752 positions open for RNs. As of 2014, in the United States there is a total of 3.1 registered nurses. I researched about the employment outlook in New York City because that is were I hope to live after I graduate college. The current outlook for a person in this field in New York is very different from what it is in Mississippi. The annual growth rate is estimated to be around 20%, with about 20 job openings a year in a single hospital on the labor and delivery floor. On average there are around 540 people employed in this occupation in every one hospital. Nearly 10 employers are replaced yearly in a hospital or they decide to travel to a new location (MS