mercurymama

Any advice you lovely nurses can offer would be GREAT!! I am a stay at home mom. I have 2 kids, 2 and 6 months. Ever since I can remember I have wanted to be a labor and delivery nurse. I often toyed with the idea of always getting into school to get it going. But then the Debbie Downers would start with why I COULDN"T or SHOULDn"T. So I never did. Now, having my kids, the drive is almost unstoppable. I HAVE TO DO THIS NOW. I know I am meant for it. My mom is still being a Debbie Downer telling me of all the OTHER things I should do, and that I should wait until the kids are in school. I am in it for NOW. I know it will be hard on us all for a few years, but it will be so worth it in the end. I can feel myself beaming with pride just THINKING about being a nurse. Thinking about going to school for it gets me giddy. I know there are a ton of paths, but which is best in the long run, do you think? I see nursing homes offering CNA if you promise to work there. Geriatrics is not an area I want to be involved in, to be honest. Are there any other ways to become a CNA? Google is not helping. Should I become a CNA, do that part time, and then do College for ASN? Should I go to vocational school for 44 weeks, while taking gen ed classes at community college, and then work PT as LPN and taking classes at college? Do hospitals take volunteers for the L&D floor? Is it extremely hard to be hired in to the L&D floor with just a 2 year RN?? I know hospitals often pay for your schooling to become an RN if you work there. Does that also apply for part timers? Is there usually a time restriction, like you have to work there for a year before you are eligible? Should I just go to community and get my RN asap?? Ugh it is all getting so confusing!!!!!! I hope it makes sense!! One local hospials website says you need BLS cert. to be a patient transporter. I can only find pages saying what it is, now how to get it. Thanks lovlies!