Specialties Ob/Gyn
Published Apr 26, 2010
ocmama
75 Posts
I went to nursing school because I want to work in L&D and/or postpartum. I don't dislike M/S, but my heart just isn't in it. I graduated in Dec. '06 and did not get a job right away (had a baby in '05, '07 and '09 and chose to stay at home and be a mom. Yes, I really like L&D and postpartum lol) At the time there were a lot of jobs in CA and so I wasn't too worried about starting my career. Now I'm eager to be a nurse and am finding it very difficult. I have a current license/BLS (getting my NRP in 2 days) and am planning on taking a nurse refresher course. I have experience as a postpartum doula (10 years ago) and I have attended a couple of Perinatal conferences in the past year or two. My question is, is there any chance of starting in OB or do I have to do M/S? If there is a chance of starting in OB what can I do to make my resume as appealing as possible to managers? Any other advice about how to break in to the profession as a "not-so-new grad" would be more than welcome! Thanks.
klone, MSN, RN
14,796 Posts
I don't know. It's a hard market out there for nursing in ANY specialty without at least a few years of experience. On the general board, daily I'm reading about GNs from last May who are still looking for work.
Good luck!
Spidey's mom, ADN, BSN, RN
11,304 Posts
We are screaming for L&D nurses - heck, nurses period.
We've got three brand new grads right now that we enticed from a city 4 hours from here.
Look into your smaller, more rural areas.
And all the things you mentioned - mention them in a cover letter with your resume.
steph
LoveANurse09
394 Posts
Wow, enticing nurses from out of town to L&D? I never heard of such a thing..where are you at?!