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Anyone a CNM for the VA? One of my aunts I'm close with was a L&D RN in the Navy and has since retired and now does outpatient for the VA. She talks about how great the VA is all the time. Now that I'm in school for Midwifery, I'm wondering if anyone has perspective on being a CNM in there?

Hi! I've most definitely looked into the dual cnm/whnp but I love in Georgia and there arent any here anymore, the closest "online" dual program near me is Georgetown and the tuition is too expensive. Frontier Nursing University is close to me however so I've looked into the MSN/ Post Masters Certificate route, which would take longer than a dual degree but would still be the cheaper option. So unless I feel that may be my best option. And thank you for the well wishes!!

I'm trying to decide what I want to go back to school for. I love labor and delivery but it does get tiring after a while. I've also learned that I really like the GYN side of things as well. I know that WHNP care for both "well women" and "not so well" women, but CANNOT participate in delivering. I also know CNM can deliver AND ALSO practice WHNP duties for ONLY "well women". I'm mainly concerned with the job prospects for finding a job where I can do a reasonably equal amount of both OB and GYN. So my question is... With this information, should I pursue an MSN in CNM or WHNP?

To be completely honest, I think (and havr been told by those close to me) that I seemed my happiest/most at ease when I was a postpartum nurse. It was an easy job, not stressful at all, and I loved caring for peoples newborns. And it was my longest held job since becoming a nurse. Ever since I left that job my anxiety and stress has increased, my depression has increased, and I've just been bouncing around jobs looking for that feeling again. And I havent found it.

Im tired of it as well honestly. I've realized that im looking for a unicorn when it comes to a "perfect job" where nothing annoys me or makes me wanna quit, and that doesn't exist. So im trying to figure out if womens health is what I really did like and I just have to figure out how to come to terms with the things that annoyed me there or if I should just stay in outpatient OR.

I began my nursing career in 2020 as a night shift mother/baby nurse. LOVED caring for the babies but the patents kind of annoyed me, and I was always tired/sleepy. Left after a year and became a day shift plastic surgery OR nurse. Schedule was nice, but my pay was terrible, all my hours weren't guaranteed/week, and for some reason I just wasnt feeling it, like a 5/10. Left after a year and became a night shift L&D nurse, my dream specialty, why I went to nursing school. Loved delivering babies but once again the parents were annoying. Left that after 10 months (tired of night shift, direct bedside care was annoying me, always tired, not loving L&D as much as I thought I would but maybe it was just my mindset) and now I'm a plastic surgery OR nurse again, but for a different hospital system. So my dilemma now: the schedule is OK (5 8hr of 4 10hr day shifts) but I'm still always tired/sleepy, I'm not comfortable at this hospital system (maybe because I was just used to my old one from being there for almost 3 years but IDK), and I kind of miss being a womens health (postpartum, l&d) nurse. IDK what to do. Go back to my home hospital and back to l&d or mother/baby? Stay at the new hospital system in the OR? I feel like a chicken with no head here. I'm still a new nurse (<5yrs total experience) and so IDK what type of nurse I really really want to be but I missed leaving both womens health nursing jobs after I left (even though I thought I wouldnt miss it) and I missed leaving the OR job (but only because of the schedule really). I can't vent to/get advice from my parents anymore because they're tired of my flip flopping. So IDK how to figure this out. Please help me!

So L&D has always been my dream specialty. I've been a nurse 2 years and some change now and have worked so hard to get to L&D and I finally got here. I've been here at a very busy and high acuity unit for 5 months now. . . And I don't like it. I cant quite pinpoint what exactly it is but I don't like it how I thought I would. I enjoy seeing lady partsl and c-sections births but outside of that I don't get any enjoyment out of this job. Im feeling very guilty about this feeling though because I worked so hard and went through so much and so many people helped me get here, but I think I want to leave. Any advice on how to get rid of this guilt I have and what I should do? Thank you in advance.

The 1 1/2 yr old is a 5lb goldendoodle. The 3 months is a 4 lb toy poodle. Theyre both pretty active and do an amazing job at keeping each other occupied so I can have tiny breaks throughout the day. My siblings and I all live at home so I pay one of them to dog sit for me, but I know it’s draining on her and my family. I never really gave professional dog sitters a thought, but I might now to lighten the load on my family ?

So I have 2 dogs, a 1 1/2 year old and a 3 month old. Im also a full time night shift l&d nurse. Before you say anything, I know, don't judge me. Im having the hardest time creating a routine for after work/in between shifts where I can spend time with my dogs to ensure theyre not neglected, but also get enough sleep and me time. Theres no way im getting rid of my dogs, I love them too much. So any advice on how to make this work helps!! Thank you in advance!

@LibraSunCNM how have you liked being a CNM? Im so cautious about the time committment and work/life balance I've heard about with it. And im more interested in the OB side vs the GYN side so IDK how id feel having to debate apart of my time to gyn patients.

Hi everyone. I've got a question I’d like some feedback on. I've always loved maternity and, though im training to become an OR nurse currently, I plan to try and get into an L&D training program in the near future. I've been going back and forth in my mind about going back to school to become a CNM or just staying an L&D nurse. Can you all tell me what pushed you all to want to stay an L&D nurse vs becoming a CNM? Thank you. PS: please please don't take offense to the statement “staying an L&D nurse”. I mean absolutely no harm by saying that, I just could not find another way to say it!!

Hi everyone. I've got a question I’d like some feedback on. I've always loved maternity and, though im training to become an OR nurse currently, I plan to try and get into an L&D training program in the near future. I e been going back and forth in my mind about going back to school to become a CNM or just staying an L&D nurse. Can you all tell me what pushed you all to want to become a CNM vs staying an L&D nurse? Thank you. PS: please please don't take offense to the statement “staying an L&D nurse”. I mean absolutely no harm by saying that, I just could not find another way to say it!!

@LovingLife123 I appreciate your comment. At times I definitely feel like I made a mistake, but my dad always taught me not to cry over spilled milk. My heart is in maternity so Im gonna do my best to get back there soon. Im just a very new nurse who doesnt really know what she wants to do with her degree right now (travel? More school? Specialties?) and am making random decisions until I figure it out.

Thank you!

@jobellestarr I transferred here. I'll be done with the training in February and then a full fledged OR nurse after that. But I have learned the name of one of the managers in L&D and I have put applications in so ill be making some calls soon. Im just trying to get my mind and resolve straight and know exactly what I want to do before I make anymore rash moves