Would you pick a small or large facility?

[kate24]

I am an L&D nurse with 9 years experience at a small community hospital that sees about 400 deliveries a year. I would like feedback/opinions on whether you think I would be better off at a small facility that only sees about 230 deliveries a year and where I may be the only LD RN in house or a larger facility in a big city that sees 1400 deliveries a year? Thanks in advance. :typing

[auntsas82]

I am certainly not a L/D nurse, (cardiac icu here) but from traveling at first I would stick with what you know. So if you are use to rural/small country medicine hospitals...I would stick with that. Maybe after your first contract, you can start working your way to a bigger hospital setting if that is what you would like to do. From a cardiac nurses point of view, they are night and day different. Hope this helps some

[SargeRN]

And from a ER Nurse point of view, I started in a small rural hospital and continue to work in small rural hospitals. Just llike the small places that most folks don't seem to want to work in. Everyone seems to want the TV show ER's!

Not my thing.

Sarge

[kate24]

Thank you for your input. I am not against working at a small hospital and have done so for the past 12+ years. I am more concerned with being the only L&D RN in house and having my you-know-what flapping in the breeze.:wink2:

[auntsas82]

And from a ER Nurse point of view, I started in a small rural hospital and continue to work in small rural hospitals. Just llike the small places that most folks don't seem to want to work in. Everyone seems to want the TV show ER's!

Not my thing.

Sarge

Everyone likes different things My home hospital is a big hospital, state of the art cardiac care. As a staff nurse, I enjoy it greatly. As far as travel contracts though, I prefer smaller rural community hospitals. I find them to be more basic knowledge, friendlier staff, and easy to get around in towns. So for me, it is the opposite. To each their own...so to speak.

[auntsas82]

Thank you for your input. I am not against working at a small hospital and have done so for the past 12+ years. I am more concerned with being the only L&D RN in house and having my you-know-what flapping in the breeze.:wink2:

Are there really hospitals that only have one l/d nurse working? Yikes...You are talking more than small! I can see your concern there, atleast icu there are two of you working. In my experience often another travelor though...shrugs! GOod luck to you, my best wishes!