Inpatient or Clinic

[BirthCenterRN]

Hello all!

I had an interview today for a Clinic RN in an OB/GYN office that has doctors and midwives. I currently work in a high risk birth center and provide all care for mothers and babies from admission to discharge including antepartums, pregnant surgicals, and gyns. I want to become a CNM and I am wondering if I should take the clinic job to get some office experience.

Has anyone been a Clinic RN before or after inpatient? How different is it?

[CEG]

Personally, I just took an inpatient L & D job over a clinic job because I felt inpatient was more important. I also think low-risk is very important to me as a future CNM because I don't want to become comfortable with a high level of intervention and practice that way on my low risk patients. Just my .02 though, good luck.