anapurnas

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1. Any Buddhist Nurses?

   anapurnas replied to CriticalJ's topic in Spirituality

   Hi there! I'm a Buddhist nurse and life coach and I've found the teachings invaluable for helping with burnout. I know not all my coaching clients can leave their jobs when unhappy, and the teaching can really help to reframe things to make life more...

2. Quick question for anyone who has applied/attending/attended Frontier

   anapurnas replied to mitchsmom's topic in CNM

   If I lived in Portland, I would probably have gone to OHSU, but I didn't want to move. I am 5-6 hours from any university-based CNM program. Frontier was highly recommended to me by Holly Kennedy, director of the UCSF program, who was also a graduate...

3. Quick question for anyone who has applied/attending/attended Frontier

   anapurnas replied to mitchsmom's topic in CNM

   I don't know about the 1 year timeline...I am already an FNP so it wasn't an issue. You start clinicals towards the end of the program while completing the last Level (they have 4 levels of didactic courses). I am still finishing up Level I, and wil...

4. Quick question for anyone who has applied/attending/attended Frontier

   anapurnas replied to mitchsmom's topic in CNM

   it was about 2.5 months before I started classes. I was actually applying about 5 months out for a later admission date, but all my materials got in soon enough for the earlier one. I also had to be really fast about contacting folks for letters of r...

5. Frontier in May??

   anapurnas replied to quiltncatch's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I got in! I'll be at Frontier in May. Please send me an email if you want to share lodging the night of May 15 and 21. Yahoo!

6. RN assist at homebirths?

   anapurnas replied to RNChrista's topic in General Nursing

   I forgot to add that I know some RNs who have given up their licenses so as not to have to be held to it in all their other situations such as in being an acupuncturist. It made their lives easier and their guidelines more clear. So it can be really ...

7. RN assist at homebirths?

   anapurnas replied to RNChrista's topic in General Nursing

   I agree with folks about not doing this...unless you are 100% sure the BON has a written policy about this and/or an experienced attorney has some input. However, I do know things can vary state by state. I am in acupuncture school (in a state where ...

8. Would you consider a home birth?

   anapurnas replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU

   I do agree with you that it's a personal choice. I was just providing data to give more information, and studies are a good piece of information to have when making informed decisions. A lot of what we do with newborns came from studies, and a lot do...

9. Would you consider a home birth?

   anapurnas replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU

   Oops: I forgot to mention that the study involved planned home births, as previous studies comparing homebirth to hispital birth also included unplanned homebirths, obviously affecting the results. We are discussing the issue of planning a homebirth,...

10. Would you consider a home birth?

    anapurnas replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU

    These opinions are all very interesting. Thank you for sharing! Amidst all this, please let us not forget the recent study published in the BMJ (n=over 5000 births (that's a great sample size!) that showed women properly screened for low-risk birth h...

11. malpractice insurance and home births

    anapurnas replied to SSUleader's topic in CNM

    I would also like to know who out there has liability insurance for homebirths. I would like to know what state you practice in and what the average cost is per year. In my state (Oregon), homebirths attended by CPM/CNMs are legal. It's hard to get a...

12. Exercize while pregenant

    anapurnas replied to -Midget-'s topic in CNM

    I would like to add that I have been taught that one should not START any vigorous exerciese during pregnancy, but if you ALREADY exercise regularly, then the aforementioned guidelines are great. If you start an exercise regimen while pregnant (meani...

13. Frontier in May??

    anapurnas replied to quiltncatch's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi! I had my interview today, and you were right, Suzan is really nice! I felt very comfortable talking with her. I can't wait to find out if I am accepted...she said it would take a maximum of 2 weeks after all my materials are in...so hopefullly I'...

14. Frontier in May??

    anapurnas replied to quiltncatch's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have an interview next week. Did you have your yet? How did it go? Hopefully I'll see you in May. I'm from Oreogn...where are you from?

15. life of a midwife

    anapurnas posted a topic in CNM

    I was hoping some experience CNMs out there could post what a typical week is like for them...how many deliveries, taking call, etc. I am especially interested in hearing about taking call, planning vacations, etc, and in general how your days flow. ...