PRN to OB with no OB experience?

Specialties Ob/Gyn

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Specializes in ER, Med-surg.

I've been an ER nurse for nearly a year now and was thinking of applying to OB for a PRN position. I don't want to leave my ER job at all. I love it so much! But I've really wanted to do OB since I entered nursing school. Have any of you guys seen any instances where a hospital trained somebody in OB to just work PRN afterwards? I feel like they'd see it as a waste of time, but I'm hoping not. Just want to get somebody's opinion.

Specializes in LTC, Hospital.

I'm my hospitals they do that often. Just in case something happens and always need it for a fill in.

Are we talking postpartum? Labor and delivery? Where I work they make you work the dept. for a year minimum before becoming PRN. OB is very specialized and I don't think it would be wise to start there PRN without some experience, especially if it were L&D. Unless you plan to work as much as someone who is full time for a couple years

Specializes in OB-Gyn/Primary Care/Ambulatory Leadership.

Postpartum, sure. L&D, no.

Specializes in Nursing Faculty, ER Nurse.

I know someone that went straight to postpartum PRN without experience but around here, they make you train postpartum full time for a while before you cross over to L&D for the most part.

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