Phillips, M E Should practice on a medical-surgical unit be a prerequisite for new graduates who want to be labor and delivery nurses? [electronic resource] - MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing - 278-9 p. digital Publication Type: Journal Article ISSN: 0361-929X Standard No.: 10.1097/00005721-199911000-00002 doi Subjects--Topical Terms: Clinical Competence--standardsDelivery, Obstetric--nursingFemaleHumansInfant, NewbornMaternal-Child Nursing--educationPerioperative Nursing--educationPregnancySpecialties, Nursing--education