KMRN17

Hi, just accepted my dream job in labor and delivery! I've been a nurse for about 1.5 years. Ive worked M/S, which I've really disliked since day one. I'm very excited and nervous to make the switch. I know that it's not "just holding babies all day" like a lot of non medical people reply when I say I'm going to L & D. I know there are emergencies and stress can run high. However, compared to my very busy post op /hip fractures/ortho/bari med surg floor, I can't imagine being more miserable in L & D. I never wanted to work med surg, but it just happened that way. I guess my question/concern is reading a lot of these posts about L&D make it sounds just as bad if not worse than med surg. Any L & D nurses have positive things to say about the speciality? I'm feeling slightly discouraged on what I thought would be such an exciting change! And perhaps the stress you experience?

I'm a new grad and have become so nervous daily to make a mistake. Whether it's a direct patient mistake or a mistake in my documention. As a new grad with 6 patients on a very busy M/S floor, there is almost ZERO time to think/double check charting before it's on to the next task. I'm regularly worried I'm going to do something and lose my license. I sometimes regret even becoming a nurse because I take so much worry home that it's hard to enjoy my life outside of work. When I actually have time to talk to my patients for more than 2 mins, I love my job. I love the medical field but often wonder if I should have taken a different route. Any suggestions?