Hello to all! I'm new here and introduced myself on the page for new introductions! Still learning to navigate around here. I've been an RN for two years and went right into L&D after graduation. I did have some background as a CNA in newborn nursery but always was interested in the L&D side of things. The first 10 months I worked at my local community hospital. I was on straight nights and it was killing me to be up all night. The staffing was usually fine 1:1 for the most part in our LDR. However, the problem was my coworkers. Very unproffesional behavior, staff arguements in front of doctors and patients. If you weren't in the "cliche" then the night was very long with little help from coworkers. So I left that facility and took a day job in an LDRP. Well the staff worked together great but the staffing was horrendous. It was nothing to have a laboring pt, several post partums, and fresh postops. I wasn't used to that type of load and worried everyday I was going to make a mistake and lose my liciense. I tried to work with the charge nurse and nurse manager about how to handle that type of load but was told "we all have to do things we don't want to"...well I left there after five months. The third job was a women's health nurse at my local health department. It was nice. Great co-workers, great schedule. But I missed doing hands on nursing care. All I did was paperwork. So when my oldest child had to have surgery I chose to quit working and stay home with her. I havent worked in 7 months and would like to go back to work in L&D...however after two years of working as a nurse I have less confidence than ever. I doubt my ability and skill level and am even worried maybe I'll never be a good nurse. Am I the only one that has had a rocky start? Any advice on how to proceed with working? Should I leave L&D? One thing I now realise is that there is no perfect situation. I think I should have stayed where I started out my nursing career. I contacted my old nurse manage but she wont take me back. I'm feeling pretty hopeless!
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