Ob nurse to FNP?

[CommunityOB]

Hello friends.

I have been an RN for 3years now and am considering going to FNP school. However, I am currently working in labor and delivery and was wondering if I would be a comparative applicant. I kind of fell into OB, first working in public health, then clinic nursing and case management with pregnant teens and now finally labor and delivery. I am cross trained to mother baby and have all the certs that go with OB; NRP, STABLE, ACLS-OB. I have a strong desire to work with underserved populations and would love to work in a homeless clinic or school based health center. I am curious to see what your thoughts are, as I am nervous about the application process, having not done ICU or ER. Thanks for your thoughts and advice!

Other background: BSN, GPA 3.6, background in public health, Spanish speaking, lots of community service. Don't want to be a midwife.

[matthewandrew, NP]

I had 2 L&D nurse friends in my FNP cohort. They're both great FNPs now. You will do well. :)

[lenise]

I'm an l&d nurse and I have been a nurse for 4 1/2 yrs I'm starting my FNP program next month. I do have a background in other areas of nursing but I don't think you'll have a problem. If that's what you want go for it.

[MSNrunner]

I'm a mother baby nurse in FNP school and I know several other OB/ postpartum nurses who are also in FNP school í ½í¸Š

[Calalilynurse]

I think you'd be a shoe-in. I know well baby nurses that have made it through they did have previous aduadult experience but not in the past 2-3 years. None of them had acls but they did have nrp and stable.

[12reasons2run]

I work with 3 L & D nurses that are going through FNP school. One just graduated and the other two are in various stages of the program. I think if you had just worked L & D, it might be a little harder but it sounds like you have a well rounded background. I think a lot of programs put a lot more weight on essays, interviews, total amount of experience, and educational background than nitpicking at the type of experience you have. Plus you have outpatient experience which is valuable in an FNP program.