L&D/OB nurses......

[JOJOS]

Hello! I'm currently an LPN. I initially went into nursing because I wanted to work in OB (L&D more so, but have to be an RN). I realized this after having my first child. Well nursing school was tough and I had some bad experiences w/nurses and other staff. I didn't realize how vicious the nursing field could be. Well I got through it and started working in the mother/baby unit as a nurse assistant until I could take my LPN boards. I was only there a couple of months. I was shocked to find that I could not trust anyone there. There was so much backstabbing that I couldn't take it anymore. The manager was pyscho, nice one minute then flew off the handle the next. She actually accused me of being slow w/no initiative because a "few people" told her so. I was sooooooo shocked because that is the COMPLETE opposite of my character! I just started crying, I couldn't believe that was happening. I felt fearful of being trained as an LPN after that. I need to be in a understanding and caring atomosphere to be able to learn and I had no idea who would train me. I felt scared to ask a question. I overheard a nurse say that she did not have time to train anyone after I had ask her a few questions. The nice nurses really didn't say much about anyone they just went about there business. I just felt that I couldn't work somewhere like that. I've been working at a wonderful Assisted LIving facility for over a year and contemplated going on for my RN. I just had my third child at the same hospital and had wonderful nurses and have an ache to do what I intended to do all along..L&D. I'm going back for my RN in August and hope the OB manager is retired by the time I graduate. SHE'S the main problem. The other local hospital never has any OB openings because it's not as busy, so I have no other choice but to go back to the same hospital. The thing is I want to have some experience before I start there so I don't feel "stupid" and feel more confident. I won't know what kind of person will be training me. I feel overwhelmed because I know there is so much to learn. I was thinking about trying to precept at a hospital 2 hrs away maybe a couple days a month (all the time I can spare). It's a university hospital so I would think they would be a little more helpful in the learning process. Do you think this would be a good opportunity?

Melissa

[Dayray, RN]

sure any experance you can get is good .