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I LOVED OB.
It was not as depressing as other rotations. You are actually bring a life into the world.
I did see a fetal demise and premature births, but overall it's not as depressing as LTC or the heart floors where most of the patients are 65 and up and are repeat offenders and are declining or in denial about their illness.
You wouldn't believe how many COPD'ers I see smoking and CHF patients guzzling down fluids.
I'm sure if I were exposed to OB more, I'd see the results of mother's smoking and drinking ETOH, and no prenatal care, but I choose to keep my rosy image of OB.
TruDivaRN, BSN, RN
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our class will be starting nur 130, which is our semester for ob. it used to be my passion to become a l&d nurse, but now i'm leaning more towards med/surg:lol2: . for all of you who have completed your ob rotation, please share your experiences.