Wow...from a student

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I had to post today because it was my first clinical in L&D. I am SO pumped because I got to see a birth!!!! It was such an emotional and blessed experience to witness. It was so awesome as a student to see the ways in which L&D nurses touch the lives of others in such a special time! I find each and every one of the L&D nurses to be so lucky to have such a super job. After my experience today, I can say that L&D is on my short list of places that I want to spend my nursing career!

Hope that you guys all know how special you are!

Amy:)

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Congratulations on witnessing your first birth ... this experience will stay with you, no matter how many more births you participate in! Your "wow" experience is likely a good indicator that this may be where you need to be! I'd suggest you look around where you live for a doula training course. This will teach you labor support skills you won't get in nursing school, invaluable training on how to be with a woman in labor. Also look up authors like Penny Simkin. Good luck and best wishes in your future career!

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Specializes in PeriOp, ICU, PICU, NICU.

Congratulations on your experience. I can only imagine how exciting it must have been. :)

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Specializes in Specializes in L/D, newborn, GYN, LTC, Dialysis.

I am so happy for you; you sound truly inspired. Glad yours was a great experience.

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Specializes in Nurse Manager, Labor and Delivery.

:yelclap:

Yeah you!!!!!!!!

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