Registered Nurse (RN) - Labor and Delivery
Posted Oct 1, 2026 · We last checked this listing on Oct 6, 2026
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About your past
Tell me about your L&D experience. What kinds of deliveries and emergencies have you handled?
What they are checking: Whether they have the hands-on L&D experience the posting requires.
This is a PRN role at about 16 hours a month. How do you keep your skills and knowledge current when you're not on the unit often?
What they are checking: Whether they stay sharp on protocols and equipment with limited time on the unit.
Tell me about a time a delivery didn't go as planned. How did you support the family?
What they are checking: Whether they can stay with families through hard moments like a NICU admission or loss.
What would you do
A woman who just delivered is bleeding heavily and her uterus feels boggy. Walk me through your actions.
What they are checking: Whether they recognize postpartum hemorrhage and act quickly with massage, help and medications.
A shoulder dystocia happens during your delivery. What's your role?
What they are checking: Whether they know the maneuvers and their part in a fast, coordinated team response.
How do you support a laboring patient who wants an unmedicated birth?
What they are checking: Whether they respect the patient's birth plan and know comfort measures beyond medication.
You disagree with a provider's decision to keep pushing Pitocin despite a concerning strip. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they advocate firmly and use the chain of command when patient safety is at risk.
About the work
You're watching a fetal heart rate strip and see recurrent late decelerations. What do you do?
What they are checking: Whether they can read strips and take the right intrauterine resuscitation steps while calling the provider.
How do you manage a patient on magnesium sulfate for preeclampsia?
What they are checking: Whether they know the monitoring, toxicity signs and safety steps for magnesium.
How do you hand off a laboring patient to the next nurse so nothing important is lost?
What they are checking: Whether they give a clear report on labor progress, strip trends, and risks.
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