Elisa, First I don't think this is at all off topic. Glad you posted it. I think the course should mainly focus on what I would call 'breastfeeding management.' Nurses really really need the hands on skills to assist normal mother/infant dyads. They need to have a focus on normal, which is the Baby Friendly framework of skin to skin, rooming in, continuous unrestricted bf. They need to know positioning and latch, prevention of problems, and then special situations can come later like tongue-tie, cleft palate, premies, etc. This is the area where a lactation consultant would come in but the staff nurse still needs a background and generalist interventions for this population. Not sure what text you would use, Riordan and Auerbach comes to mind, it is setup like what a nursing student would be familiar and used to. You could also use featured articles for certain topics. Good luck. Laurie Wheeler, IBCLC, MN, RN New Orleans Louisiana, s.e. USA _________________________________________________________________ Let the new MSN Premium Internet Software make the most of your high-speed experience. http://join.msn.com/?pgmarket=en-us&page=byoa/prem&ST=1 *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html