Has anyone switched from L&D to ICU?

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Specializes in High-Risk OB.

High-risk L&D RN w/ 5+ years of experience. Learning is lifelong, so Im ready for my next step. Considering ICU because I have always been drawn to the sickest patients. Has anyone made this significant of a switch? Thanks!

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Not exactly the same, but I went from NICU to adult ICU. Find a good new to specialty program and have fun 

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Most quit and go back to L&D.  But if you are eager to learn, go for it and good luck.  

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Specializes in ICU.

I have never worked L&D. I have always worked in ICU, but I have worked with some nurses who transferred from L&D to ICU. They were fantastic. We absolutely loved having them, especially when we had pregnant patients. (L&D always sent someone once a shift to check the patient, but the ICU nurse was ultimately responsible for them.) So having an L&D trained nurse working in the ICU was awesome. The L&D nurses did a great job learning the ICU specialty and excelled at it, but like LovingLife123 said, they all eventually quit and went back to L&D. Then they had awesome ICU skills for the L&D department. 

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