Obstetrical nurse vs student nurse

The differences between obstetrical nurses and student nurses can be seen in a few details. Each job has different responsibilities and duties. It typically takes 1-2 years to become both an obstetrical nurse and a student nurse. Additionally, an obstetrical nurse has an average salary of $88,059, which is higher than the $37,281 average annual salary of a student nurse.

The top three skills for an obstetrical nurse include patients, BLS and OB. The most important skills for a student nurse are patients, vital signs, and direct patient care.

Obstetrical nurse vs student nurse overview

	Obstetrical Nurse	Student Nurse
Yearly salary	$88,059	$37,281
Hourly rate	$42.34	$17.92
Growth rate	6%	6%
Number of jobs	315,340	578,210
Job satisfaction	-	-
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Average age	44	44
Years of experience	2	2

Obstetrical nurse vs student nurse salary

Obstetrical nurses and student nurses have different pay scales, as shown below.

	Obstetrical Nurse	Student Nurse
Average salary	$88,059	$37,281
Salary range	Between $56,000 And $137,000	Between $26,000 And $52,000
Highest paying City	-	Oxnard, CA
Highest paying state	-	Hawaii
Best paying company	-	Boston Medical Center
Best paying industry	-	Health Care

Differences between obstetrical nurse and student nurse education

There are a few differences between an obstetrical nurse and a student nurse in terms of educational background:

	Obstetrical Nurse	Student Nurse
Most common degree	Bachelor's Degree, 50%	Bachelor's Degree, 52%
Most common major	Nursing	Nursing
Most common college	Duke University	Duke University

Obstetrical nurse vs student nurse demographics

Here are the differences between obstetrical nurses' and student nurses' demographics:

	Obstetrical Nurse	Student Nurse
Average age	44	44
Gender ratio	Male, 3.4% Female, 96.6%	Male, 15.5% Female, 84.5%
Race ratio	Black or African American, 10.5% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.5% Asian, 9.0% White, 66.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%	Black or African American, 10.8% Unknown, 4.3% Hispanic or Latino, 9.0% Asian, 11.3% White, 64.2% American Indian and Alaska Native, 0.4%
LGBT Percentage	9%	9%

Differences between obstetrical nurse and student nurse duties and responsibilities

Obstetrical nurse example responsibilities.

Manage patient pain relief and sedation by providing pharmacological and non-pharmacological intervention, monitor patient response and record care plans accordingly.
Monitor patients' throughout epidural anesthesia and treat inadequate analgesia.
Monitor mother and baby during labor by performing appropriate maternal and fetal monitoring according to protocol and assist physicians during childbirth.
Serve as a staff nurse on the medical surgical floor as well as the ICU.
Provide resuscitation and care for newborns immediately after delivery care (includes infants born to mothers suffering from substance abuse).
Develop and implement personalized care plans for postpartum and newborn patients.

Student nurse example responsibilities.

Manage surgical recovery patients including vascular, ENT, GI urological and neurological cases, coronary bypass surgery patients.
Experience in plastics, general, podiatry, ortho, gyn, GI and pain services
Administer intravenous infusions, PO, IM, IVP, SubQ prescriptions and monitoring patients for adverse reactions.
Provide competent nursing care within scope of practice on the Med-Surg, and ICU floor as a student nurse.
Experience inserting IVs, total patient care, charting, and logging with SRHS computer system on multiple MED-SURG units.
Provide general patient care ADL's, administering dressing changes, providing nurses notes, and other aide duties for patient.

Obstetrical nurse vs student nurse skills

Common obstetrical nurse skills

Patients, 30%
BLS, 10%
OB, 7%
Acls, 6%
Acute Care, 5%
NRP, 5%

Common student nurse skills

Patients, 26%
Vital Signs, 9%
Direct Patient Care, 6%
Administer Medications, 4%
IV, 4%
CPR, 3%

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