Will “Obstetrics Nurse (OB Nurse)” be Replaced By Robots? 🤔

0 % Chance of Automation

“Obstetrics Nurse (OB Nurse)” will never be replaced by robots.

This job is ranked #46 out of #702. A higher ranking (i.e., a lower number) means the job is less likely to be replaced.

Care to share? Click for Facebook, Twitter, LinkedIn, or XING. 👍

Job Description

Assess patient health problems and needs, develop and implement nursing care plans, and maintain medical records. Administer nursing care to ill, injured, convalescent, or disabled patients. May advise patients on health maintenance and disease prevention or provide case management. Licensing or registration required.

Job Details

The SOC (Standard Occupational Classification) code is 29-1141.00
The Mean Annual Wage in the U.S. is $ 72,180.00
The Mean Hourly Wage is $ 34.00
Currently, there are 2,857,180 people on this job

☝️ Information based on the reference occupation “Registered Nurses”.

Also Known As…

Tasks for “Obstetrics Nurse (OB Nurse)”

Monitor all aspects of patient care, including diet and physical activity.
Refer students or patients to specialized health resources or community agencies furnishing assistance.
Engage in research activities related to nursing.
Hand items to surgeons during operations.
Instruct individuals, families, or other groups on topics such as health education, disease prevention, or childbirth and develop health improvement programs.
Modify patient treatment plans as indicated by patients' responses and conditions.
Consult and coordinate with healthcare team members to assess, plan, implement, or evaluate patient care plans.
Direct or coordinate infection control programs, advising or consulting with specified personnel about necessary precautions.
Prepare rooms, sterile instruments, equipment, or supplies and ensure that stock of supplies is maintained.
Provide or arrange for training or instruction of auxiliary personnel or students.
Consult with institutions or associations regarding issues or concerns relevant to the practice and profession of nursing.
Maintain accurate, detailed reports and records.
Prepare patients for and assist with examinations or treatments.
Order, interpret, and evaluate diagnostic tests to identify and assess patient's condition.
Assess the needs of individuals, families, or communities, including assessment of individuals' home or work environments, to identify potential health or safety problems.
Prescribe or recommend drugs, medical devices, or other forms of treatment, such as physical therapy, inhalation therapy, or related therapeutic procedures.
Monitor, record, and report symptoms or changes in patients' conditions.
Administer local, inhalation, intravenous, or other anesthetics.
Provide health care, first aid, immunizations, or assistance in convalescence or rehabilitation in locations such as schools, hospitals, or industry.
Inform physician of patient's condition during anesthesia.
Record patients' medical information and vital signs.
Observe nurses and visit patients to ensure proper nursing care.
Perform physical examinations, make tentative diagnoses, and treat patients en route to hospitals or at disaster site triage centers.
Work with individuals, groups, or families to plan or implement programs designed to improve the overall health of communities.
Conduct specified laboratory tests.
Perform administrative or managerial functions, such as taking responsibility for a unit's staff, budget, planning, or long-range goals.
Direct or supervise less-skilled nursing or healthcare personnel or supervise a particular unit.
Administer medications to patients and monitor patients for reactions or side effects.

Related Technology & Tools

Hemostats
Chemotherapy spill kits
Computerized electrocardiography EKG and hemodynamic monitoring systems
Infant security sensors
Pulse oximeters
Venous Oxygen Saturation SVO2 monitors
Insulin pumps
Non-rebreather masks
Notebook computers
Nasal suctioning equipment
Mechanical lift devices
Urinary catheters
Cooling blankets
T-pieces with aerosol
Hemovac drains
Telemedicine equipment
Gait belts
Heelstick blood sampling equipment
Suture needleholders
Binocular light compound microscopes
Single lumen catheters
Continuous positive airway pressure CPAP ventilators
Upper extremity prosthetic devices
Patient lifters
Cervical collars
Ventimasks
Bag-valve masks
Hospital beds
Percussion hammers
Lukens traps
Phaco consoles
Enema equipment
Electronic blood pressure monitors
Surgical clamps
Aqua K pads
Autotransfusion systems
Peripheral intravenous IV locks
Suture removal kits
Double lumen catheters
Personal digital assistants PDA
Oxygen flowmeters
Flexible sigmoidoscopes
Arterial blood gas testing equipment
Mechanical stethoscopes
Centrifuges
Scalpels
Isolettes
Torso immobilizers
Rape kits
Jackson-Pratt drains
Oxygen regulators
Pocket personal computers PC
Triple lumen catheters
Intravenous syringe pumps
Continuous passive motion CPM machines
Bed scales
Tracheostomy collars
Capillary glucose monitors
Intra-aortic balloon pumps IABP
Anti-embolism elastic stockings
Doppler pulse measurement devices
Cervical traction equipment
Intravenous IV tubing
Subcutaneous hypodermic needles
Bilimeters
Epidural pumps
Manual blood pressure monitors
Flash sterilizers
Pleuravacs
Oxygen administration equipment
Otoscopes
Bladder irrigation equipment
Blood warming equipment
Angiocaths
Retractors
Tablet computers
Pacemakers
Lancets
Overhead clinical trapezes
Head immobilizers
Suture needles
Ventricular assist devices VAD
Bilevel positive airway pressure BiPAP ventilators
Sequential compression devices
Meconium aspirators
Evacuated blood collection tubes
Reflex hammers
Tourniquets
Syringes
Nebulizers
Urine analysis equipment
Laryngoscope blades
Intramuscular needles
Phaco apparatus
Leather restraints
Hyper/hypothermia blankets
Spine boards
Manometers
Vest restraints
Canes
Colposcopes
Vacuum extractors
Peripheral butterflys
Phototherapy equipment
Intermittent enteral feeding equipment
One-way valve protective shields
Urinalysis test strips
Vacutainer tubes
Mayo trays
Electrocardiography EKG units
Infusion control devices
Gastrointestinal GI endoscopes
Pelvic traction equipment
Incentive spirometers
Pelvic specula
Intubation stylets
Heparin locks
Partial masks
Epidural catheters
Limb restraints
Bucks traction equipment
Splints
Nasogastric tubes
Infusion pump enteral feeding tubes
Surgical drapes
Manually operated oxygen supply resuscitators
Fetal monitors
Staple removers
Manual resuscitation bags
Swab dryers
Patient controlled analgesia PCA pumps
Grounding pads
Intracranial pressure monitors
Oral suctioning equipment
Personal computers
Transcutaneous electric nerve stimulation TENS equipment
Tracheal suctioning equipment
Walkers
Cardiac monitor electrodes
Electrosurgical devices
Endotracheal ET tubes
Blood collection needles
Russell's traction equipment
Fetal scalp electrodes
Infant warmers
Straight hemostats
Vacutainer sleeves
Defibrillators
Levine tubes
Tuberculosis TB skin test equipment
Pulmonary artery catheters
Snellen eye charts
Automated medicine dispensing equipment
Peripheral angiocaths
Skin traction equipment
Glucose testing equipment
Oxyhoods
Transport cardiac monitors
Traction equipment
Cardiac monitors
Lower extremity prosthetic devices
Medical tuning forks
Crutches
Ventilators
Arterial line catheters
Audiometers
Laser printers
Balanced suspension traction equipment
Curved hemostats
Titmus vision screeners
Continuous enteral feeding equipment
Umbilical catheters
Intravenous IV equipment
Nasal cannulas
Suction equipment
Oxygen tanks
Photopheresis systems
Colonoscopy equipment
Occlusion clamps
Medical encyclopedias
Telemetry units
Autoclaves
Apnea monitors
Loop electrosurgical excision procedure LEEP equipment
Surgical lights

Microsoft Word
Data entry software
MEDITECH software
HMS
Microsoft PowerPoint
IDX Systems
Healthcare common procedure coding system HCPCS
IBM Notes
Allscripts Misys Healthcare Systems
Medical procedure coding software
QuadraMed Affinity Healthcare Information System
Per-Se Technologies ORSOS One-Call
PCC EHR
Misys Healthcare Systems Misys CPR
Misys Healthcare Systems Misys HomeCare
Medical condition coding software
Electronic medical record EMR software
Epic Systems
Microsoft SharePoint
Eclipsys Sunrise Clinical Manager
Diagnostic and procedural coding software
Siemens SIENET Sky
Microsoft Outlook
Microsoft Access
Human resource management software HRMS
Drug guide software
Kronos Workforce Timekeeper
DoctorsPartner EMR
Microsoft Office
Microsoft Excel