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NSO also has a great deal for new grads--1/2 for the first year! It's less than $50. No excuse not to have malpractice insurance.

thanks for all of your advice. after nearly a week of thinking and pros/cons lists, i decided to go for the nicu position. it was a difficult decision to make, but nicu is what interests me most at this point in time. i had to let go of the fact that i wanted to be a midwife. that's where i was over 2 years ago, now things have changed. i'm done with school. i realized i liked my rotation in l&d less than the nicu. i've passed my boards, and i am in a different place. things change, you are exposed to different areas of nursing, and sometimes things don't happen the way you imagined. sometimes things happen the way you once only dreamed they would!

thanks for all of your advice. after nearly a week of thinking and pros/cons lists, i decided to go for the nicu position. it was a difficult decision to make, but nicu is what interests me most at this point in time. i had to let go of the fact that i wanted to be a midwife. that's where i was over 2 years ago, now things have changed. i'm done with school. i realized i liked my rotation in l&d less than the nicu. i've passed my boards, and i am in a different place. things change, you are exposed to different areas of nursing, and sometimes things don't happen the way you imagined. sometimes things happen the way you once only dreamed they would!

OP here. I forgot my username/password/email. This one is different, sorry. What mess! Anyway... Thanks! I like babies better. The L&D job entails antepartum/L&D/postpartum/SCN II. The benefits are pretty much the same, but the NICU job is willing to work with me if I continue my education via RN-BSN program; unlike the L&D job. BTW--my gut is twisted now. I can't tell what it wants me to do anymore.

OP here. Well, I might add that I love being a doula to laboring women, but am a little weary about being the nurse. I am afraid that I'll be upset that I can't spend as much time with hands-on care bc I'll be too focused on the EFM, watching the strip. I graduated from an ADN program, and have been accepted to start a RN-to-BSN program later this year. *The antepartum/L&D/PP/nursey manager is not keen on me furthering my education during my 1st year on her unit. I understand why, since there will be a huge learning curve. She is not willing to work with me at all. *The NICU manager is happy I want to continue education, and believes in me. I will be finishing up orientation by the time school starts. If it's too much, I would slow it down though. The hospitals have pretty much the same benefit plan. Well, thanks for helping me here. I like being able to post, because when I formulate a response, that helps me with my decision making! You are true nurses out there--helping me solve my own problem!

Jolie and JaneyW--thanks for your advice. I am really torn. The more I think about it, the more confused I am. I can see where both of you are coming from. I must add that I am very flattered by getting the offer from NICU. I never dreamed they would even call me for an interview. It was so much easier when I got the first job I applied for (after doing lots of research, I might add). I was rebelling against the whole "you have to do med-surg first". . . "you'll never get into a specialty". . . To these people I say--don't try and bring me down! I can do what I dream! Humph! I look forward to seeing what other nurses say about my predicament.

I have a huge decision to make about where I'll start my career as a RN. I have 2 job offers. Job 1: a small community hospital where my roles will be in labor & delivery/postpartum and cross-trained in SCN level II. Job 2: bigger hospital in NICU level III. I got the job in L&D first, and am really stoked about it. I always wanted to be a midwife, so years ago I became a doula to become more involved in the pregnancy/birth process. I love the small hospital, where I will have a chance to work with moms, babies, and babies who need a little extra help. I have a really good feeling about this hospital. The people are very nice and the nurses are very loyal to this place. In nursing school, I had a short rotation in the NICU at job 2's hospital. I really liked it. I love babies, and I am very interested in how to help them survive using amazing technology and meds. I do enjoy caring for babies more than moms, but I do love the interaction with mothers. I got the call to interview here over 1 month after my first job offer. I never dreamed they would call me. I am so flattered. I don't know what to do! Any words of wisdom are greatly appreciated. I have looked through previous posts regarding this same issue, but they were from months-years ago. If you have any advice for me, that would be great. (I hope you don't mind, but I cross-posted this in L&D forum, as well.)

I have a huge decision to make about where I'll start my career as a RN. I have 2 job offers. Job 1: a small community hospital where my roles will be in labor & delivery/postpartum and cross-trained in SCN level II. Job 2: bigger hospital in NICU level III. I got the job in L&D first, and am really stoked about it. I always wanted to be a midwife, so years ago I became a doula to become more involved in the pregnancy/birth process. I love the small hospital, where I will have a chance to work with moms, babies, and babies who need a little extra help. I have a really good feeling about this hospital. The people are very nice and the nurses are very loyal to this place. In nursing school, I had a short rotation in the NICU at job 2's hospital. I really liked it. I love babies, and I am very interested in how to help them survive using amazing technology and meds. I do enjoy caring for babies more than moms, but I do love the interaction with mothers. I don't know what to do! Any words of wisdom are greatly appreciated. I have looked through previous posts regarding this same issue, but they were from months-years ago. If you have any advice for me, that would be great.