Jordan1927 ASN, BSN

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...

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 howeve...

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 ...

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 ...

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 lik...

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 i...

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 tim...

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...

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 ...

I've been a nurse for about a year and a half now. I started as a postpartum nurse for a year and am now in a training program for OR nursing. My true passion though is babies and I want to become a labor & delivery nurse, maybe a NICU nurse in t...

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...

@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 p...

@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...

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. I...

@RNperdiem and @jobellestarr no no, its not demeaning at all!! The hospital I work at has a large maternity ward and is very busy. Postpartum, in speaking about the actual workload and types of tasks done, was very easy and stress free. For me, it wa...

@jobellestarr I was a postpartum nurse for a year and realized I didn't like that part of the pregnancy process. But the hospital I work at, its hard to get into L&D on your own and I never had an opportunity to get in the know with someone. So I...

ooh OK OK. Thank you for explaining that. I'll take that into consideration with my decision!!

So I'm in my last couple weeks of nursing school and have been job hunting. I recently accepted a position as a mother/baby nurse at a hospital about 25-30 minutes from my house. The hospital isn't huge and it isn't super well known but they are esta...

Is there a reason to take the residency over hired straight in? Wouldn't I be learning the same things essentially?

So, according to Georgia State, my overall GPA is a 2.98, and my science GPA is a 2.44 currently. I've applied to 4 nursing schools for the fall 2016 semester (Ga Southern, Armstrong, Clayton and Emory). I didn't get into Ga Southern and Armstrong ...

Hi, this may be a stupid question but I have to ask. I'm in my last semester of nursing school and currently searching for jobs (in maternity). I've always known about L&D mostly, but a lot of applications I'm seeing are for mother/baby and postp...

Oooh ok ok. I'll definitely be sticking to mother/baby & L&D applications then. Thank you!!

I need advice, badly. When I applied to nursing school I knew I wanted to become a Maternity/L&D nurse. That desire has only increased as I've progressed through my nursing program. I've also learned that I strongly dislike Med-Surg. I'm in my la...

lol I apologize for the dramatics. This is just something i constantly hear "do med surg first yada yada yada", and even worse 90% of my class is in love with med-surg. It's also something that I think about a lot, especially since my class has been ...