From OB to NICU, is that a good choice???

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Im currently a clerk on L&D and i finish school in may. I would like to stay on L&D and work as nurse and then eventually transfer to the NICU. Is that a good move?? i'm not sure if i should go to med-surg, then to the NICU or is starting in L&D ok. Eventually, i would like to get my masters as a Neonatal Nurse practitioner. I'm just not sure on where to start.

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Specializes in Family Medicine, Outpatient Pediatrics, IBCLC.

Great question! I just started working med/surg and I wasn't sure which transition is best. L&D then NICU? I worry if I go straight into NICU and don't like it, that I'd be stuck. Its so hard to know if you'll like something without actually doing it.

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Specializes in Neonatal ICU (Cardiothoracic).

If NNP is your goal, go straight to NICU. You need 2 years of Level III experience to do your NNP anyway

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I agree. If your ultimate goal is NNP, then it makes the most sense to start in the NICU.

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Specializes in NICU III/Transport.

To reiterate even further... if you're in L&D and interested in NICU... don't waste your time in Med/Surg. I don't feel that what you learn there is overly useful in NICU (except maybe time management).

FWIW

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