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Speedynurse: I have actually received offers from other adult specialties it just seems to be L&D and PEDS that is specifically harder to get into. I don’t know why? libranurse: I wish that were even an option but were settled here in a good school district for our children so I’ve got at least 15 more years here until my kids graduate. Unfortunately, we only have one hospital here and I’ve applied at all others within a 45 minute drive. I’m now considering going to ones that are an hour away, but then that will turn a 12 hour shift into a 14 hour day easily with commute ?
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Mmc51264 thank you for your reply! While working in the ER I have had the opportunity to work with pregnant patients, assist in precipitous deliveries, and of course care for pediatric patients as well. In doing so, I have felt myself absolutely drawn to these patients, I’m not sure how else to describe it. It’s like I have a passion for the care I’ve provided to them that I don’t feel exists elsewhere. I love to care for all of my patients, don’t get me wrong, but I’m drawn to these ones and am much more interested in the medicine that relates to these patients when learning. I just wish I could figure out how to get one of the hospitals to give me a chance to work in one of these areas! It’s very frustrating to put in app after app and never get even one call unless it’s to try to talk me into working in their ER’s.
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I have worked in the ER most of my time as a nurse, but I also have home health and clinic nursing experience. For a long time I’ve desired to switch into L&D or NICU/Pediatric nursing as I really feel this is where my passion and niche with nursing is at, and yet if I apply I can never get a call much less an interview for these! Even once a hospital called and told me “well you don’t have experience for that but we’d love to have you in our ED”. Has anyone else had this issue? Any ideas on what I can do to get myself considered for these specialties I’ve wanted to work within for so long?