BeccaZNRN

Thank you! It's such a relief to finally have NCLEX over with.

I don't really think I took any specific steps to become a L&D nurse. I actually wasn't interested in it at all until we had our OB nursing class/clinical. I had a fabulous clinical instructor who really instilled a love for L&D into me. My OB rotation was fantastic - I felt she really went above and beyond to make my clinical experience so great because she picked up on the fact that I was loving the rotation and was maybe thinking about going into L&D (before I even really knew myself). By the end of the semester, I was sold.

From that point, I spent some time on L&D during my summer externship with UCLA. Since L&D wasn't offered for our senior preceptorships, I chose OR. I had a genuine interest in OR, but I also knew that this would be a good selling point if I wanted to do L&D ( r/t circulating C/S, placing foleys, etc). Then, I had my OB theory instructor, my OB clinical instructor, and the OR clinical nurse educator (where I did my preceptorship) write me letters of recommendation to start job hunting out here in California. And the rest is history!

That's what worked for me. I don't know how it is in St. Louis, but it really seemed like everyone wanted to go into L&D, NICU, or mother/baby out here and I was worried that I wouldn't get in because of all the competition. I think you just have to be creative to getting your foot in the door, more so than just trying to become a tech on the mother/baby floor (because EVERYBODY wants those jobs!).

Best of luck!

CONGRATS beccaznRN I am so happy and thrilled for you for passing you NCLEX!

Congratz to you! I am very happy for you passing boards... way too go!

Thanks for the info. Congrats again on passing!

Thanks, everyone! You guys and gals are great! :)