I am struggling with my career choice right now. To give you a bit of background...I graduated Dec 2002 as a Womens Health NP. I had a difficult time finding a job in my area at the time, had a beautiful baby girl and relocated again for the 2nd time in 3yrs (hubby in military). This all occurred 2003-2006. During this time I worked in Pain management, and OB triage/Antepartum/L&D. Finally, I started my 1st WHNP job and I'm not really enjoying it. I'm beginning to find out I am a very hands on person who gets bored very quickly. My MD practices office gyn only. So no OB! I need to constantly work with my hands....I really have no interest in being in an office all day, seeing as many patients as the receptionist can book so on and so forth... I have thought about becoming a CNM, to perhaps break up the monotony and go back to my 1st love L&D. I also love the idea of assisting with c-sections. However, I have my reservations as well about this. 1. call hours, 2. the amt of responsibility does not match your compensation, and 3. There are still plenty of gyn office hours! I have even talked to a seasoned midwife who advised me not to become a midwife (because of the hours, pay, high rate of malpractice). She thought FNP or CRNA would be better. Can someone give me some insight or advice about this?
