New nurse cross-training in 6 different OB areas??

[AvaRN22]

Hello All :)

So I finally had the honor of interviewing on an L&D unit. I have been trying to get into Perinatal nursing for the past 5 months and I have just over one year of nursing experience. During the interview, the managers indicated that they would want to train me in every single Perinatal area they have at the hospital, if hired. That means, NICU, PP, the birthing unit, OR, recovery, in addition to L&D. I think this may be a wonderful opportunity and I am excited about OB nursing and an avid learner, but does this seem reasonable? I can understand cross training in at least 1-2 other areas in addition to L&D, but 6 areas for a nurse completely new to OB?

Has anyone new to L&D done this? What was your experience like?

Thanks for reading and for your replies :)

[mnbrn]

Our facility crosstrains new hires after 6 months. We are crosstrained for LD, PP, and SCN (level II). Our NICU (level III +) is in the children's hospital on campus. NICU is very specialized, I'm hoping they would only give you grower-feeders and not HFJV, HFOV, UAL's, or even conventional vents, etc. Ask a lot of questions, and study up on your own too. Good Luck.