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again, thanks for all the really great feedback! it really helps to get advice from experienced nurses! i only hope that when i graduate i am lucky enough to be on a unit with nurses that are as helpful as all of you have been! :)

another question... do you find working with new nurses (just out of school) have a hard time adjusting on a L&D unit? (i know most nurses come to an L&D unit with a little experience under their belts first - but i have heard many stories about nurses getting hired onto L&D right out of school) do you feel (in general) that the nursing schools could place more emphasis on any specific information that could better prepare them? and if so what would that be?

thanks everyone! i really appreciate all the feedback! :)

cnmbfa your response is greatly appreciated! it's really great to get input from someone who has experience. i'm in a BSN program and have been lucky to have some really great professors so far. i feel like most of what i have learned has not been from the texts but from experiences our professors have had and share with us. it helps getting real feedback especially since we are getting ready to start clinicals. i have been doing some reading in a few other forums and wondered if there is any advice for SNs & new OB nurses when it comes to coping with fetal demise? regarding cmonkeys response, are conflicts with doctors a common problem for nurses? also, are cultural conflicts a common problem as well?

this is great advice! thanks! (im an sn starting ob rotation this fall as well) :)

i am a nursing student working on a school project. a requirement is to discuss a specific nursing topic in a nursing forum. What are some of the main challenges faced in OB nursing?

please help...i have an assignment....i need to find five different nursing websites that are appropriate for use for a college research paper. anyone know a few good and credible websites?