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I really really want to go into OB. By the time I graduate this coming spring (of 2010) I will have worked a year per diem on a med surg floor as a nurse aid. What did you do to stand out? What else can I do to stand out? Also, I have a 3.8 GPA which I plan on keeping up this year. I really want to be in OB/NICU. Please if you have an advice! Thanks so much!!!

I know how you feel. I am a student nurse who took on a Nurse assistant job for the summer on med surg gero floor. I wish I hadn't because it is now making me second guess the whole nursing thing. However, what is getting me through it is the thought that this is great experience, it will help me with my classes, and hopefully it will help me with getting the job that I really want when I graduate (to be an L&D nurse). Also, I am making a ton of money!! I bet you are too. Just think those thoughts when it gets rough. I messed up the other day with a colostomy bag and got yelled at by the other NA, I left the hospital after my shift in tears but my mom and dad said "you are learning!" It's true, I just started and it was my first time working nights. So by making that mistake, I now will never ever make the same mistake and remember to be more careful.

okay thank you very much,,, i had a feeling it wasn't a good idea. I really really want to be a L & D nurse. But I was thinking about school nursing too and wanted to see if anyone ever came right out of school and went into that field.

Thanks so much for your advice.

I was wondering if it is a bad idea to become a school nurse right out of nursing school? I have one year of school left to complete my BSN. I have been working as a nurse assistant at the hospital on a med-surg floor, and I already just feel like it is not for me. I love nursing and learning about nursing but I feel like being a school nurse is meant for me. Would it be a mistake to apply for a school nurse position without much acute care under my belt? Thanks so much!