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I am a junior in college and I have considered becoming an NP or maybe a physician. I am not a nursing student, so I would have to go back and get a one year accelerated degree in nursing, then work for a bit in L&D, then go back to become a CNM. On the other hand, I could complete the med school pre-reqs and do that instead.
I job shadowed some nurses at the local hospital today in L&D and I felt like working in this setting would be good for me. I don't feel particularly excited by the prospect of doing surgery, but for me, continuity of care is important and I don't want to leave my patients as a CNM if the birth becomes complicated and the OB needs to take over.
My main question for you all is about the roles of nurse midwives, how they function in your practice, how YOU feel their work is quality wise, and what an MD/DO OB-GYN can do that a nurse midwife cannot.
I job shadowed some nurses at the local hospital today in L&D and I felt like working in this setting would be good for me. I don't feel particularly excited by the prospect of doing surgery, but for me, continuity of care is important and I don't want to leave my patients as a CNM if the birth becomes complicated and the OB needs to take over.
My main question for you all is about the roles of nurse midwives, how they function in your practice, how YOU feel their work is quality wise, and what an MD/DO OB-GYN can do that a nurse midwife cannot.