OB RN with ED experience?

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Specializes in Emergency, Critical Care Transport.

Just curious if you think it's possible, and have you met anyone who has done so?

I'm a CEN, and I LOVE the ED, but I also really love women's health, and have floated up to help out with the L&D floor in the past.

Thinking about applying for a per diem job on an L&D floor now (supplemental to my ED time). I feel like the pace during delivery is like our resuscitation room - really fast, really focused and then a recovery time... and I love the intimacy that we get with patients in L&D. Ante/Post partum, totally enjoy all aspects- not just the "exciting" part of birth itself.

Yes, I have NRP.

Do you know of any ED RNs who have had this experience, or do you have any ED RNs with whom you have worked?

Thanks for your input!

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I don't see why it would be a problem. I have worked with nurses in L&D with many different backgrounds including ED. It's great you already have NRP. The only thing that may be difficult is being new and learning so much on a per diem schedule. It takes quite a while to orient new OB nurses, at least on my unit. We do have some float pool nurses, but they usually stay away from our unit as much as possible :D

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Specializes in PACU, Surgery, Acute Medicine.

I agree with the above poster. There's no reason why you couldn't work L&D, but probably not without going full-time for a while until you're off orientation, because there will almost surely be an orientation period for any nurse without L&D experience. If you want to make the switch, make the switch!

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Specializes in Labor/Delivery, Pediatrics, Peds ER.

Go for it!:D:D

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