Am I crazy to leave Postpartum for Cardiac?

[RosalindRN]

Anyone ever left OB world to pursue a totally different area in nursing? I am currently a postpartum nurse that is looking for a little more. Dont get me wrong I like Ob and taking care of moms but I definitely feel that I was meant to be a cardiac nurse. My postpartum job is looked at by others in my hospital as a CUSHY(if thats a word)JOB. Other nurses say that all we do is pass motrins and feel fundus'. Which is not true because with comorbidity, we can get some sick people sometimes. Not to mention that we are overflow for any pt with a cooch! My problem is that any time I try to transfer out to a tele floor or DARE I... an ICU/progressive area, I get looked at by the hiring managers like I have three heads. They always say, why do you wanna leave such an easy job? They really look at me as if I'm crazy. Then ofcourse I never get the job and its because I need more experience, try a tele floor. Well how am I suppose to do that if cant even get past the interviewers gaukin' at me for leaving p.p. Any suggestions as to what to do would be helpful. Anyone else ever gone through this. BTW I do have 1yr MedSurg experience.

[SmilingBluEyes]

You can only do what works for you. Have you been transfered yet? Check in to let us know how you are.

[deeDawntee, RN]

One of the VERY best things about nursing is the ability to go from area to area and keep learning for the rest of your career. I don't know if you will like Cardiac or not...but if your gut is telling you to try it, I would trust yourself and go for it. I have this strong feeling that you will be soooo happy that you kept growing and learning and will never, ever regret it. I have a strong feeling that ICU will be in your future, because you will eventually want and need to grow beyond telemetry. To have a nurse who knows how to feel a fundus in either of those areas will be a welcome addition to any team. (and I'm not kidding!)

Good luck...go forward and never look back!! ;)