ThePeony

ThePeony specializes in lactation.

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1. Recommended Lactation Consultant/Educator class?

   ThePeony replied to exactlywatt's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I have an ADN and am an IBCLC. I do not work in a hospital though but run a breastfeeding program through WIC

2. RN jobs with high amount of patient/family teaching

   ThePeony replied to Junebug0710's topic in General Nursing

   I work for a health dept, basically all I do is educate. I love it.

3. Recommended Lactation Consultant/Educator class?

   ThePeony replied to exactlywatt's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Another one that took UCSD course and would highly suggest it as well. It wasn't difficult but did take a fair amount of time. I did go on to sit for the IBCLC exam which the course was good prep for.

4. How did you find your specialty??

   ThePeony replied to Nurzelady's topic in General Nursing

   I started off in ortho just because I did not want to work med surg and ortho was keen to hire me so I went there. I never loved it. After my first child was born, I realized the lack of lactation support in my area, and I ended up getting into that...

5. teen pregnancy

   ThePeony replied to RNmilwife's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm in public health, my program does lactation only, but some of the other programs that we offer work with mostly teen/young moms. My favorite is one where an RN goes into the home during the pregnancy and until the child is 2, every other week, an...

6. Options for RN jobs and motherhood?

   ThePeony replied to BA_anthropology's topic in General Nursing

   I work part time for a health dept because I have multiple small children (soon to be 4 of them), the logistics of doing 12's was just too much. I only work half a day at a time sometimes even less if I am just doing one home visit. I'm not in home h...

7. Is there work after kids??

   ThePeony replied to cathlabdino's topic in General Nursing

   I was away for 6 years and got a job last year. It is working part time at a clinic running a small program. My previous in-hospital experience was not in this area but I did volunteer extensively while not working in this area. While the pay is not ...

8. Pregnancy: best during nursing school or as a new hire?

   ThePeony replied to science in flowers's topic in General Nursing

   I got pregnant right when I was graduating from nursing school. This of course was when nursing jobs were everywhere, I had a job already lined up. I passed my boards, and worked until 2 weeks before she was born. I did end up not going back to that...

9. private insurance with certifications

   ThePeony posted a topic in General Nursing

   I work for a part time for a health dept as a RN doing lactation work. I am a certified lactation educator and counselor, I sat in July for the International Board Certified Lactation Consultant exam, still waiting on results for that. I have been as...

10. Anyone going for IBCLC?

    ThePeony replied to MamaRose's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I sat this year for the IBCLC exam. The 2012 exam requirements should not be an issue for a nurse to meet, they are requiring more classes then previously required. The reason being that non-medical professionals that were sitting for the exam where ...

11. Been out for almost 7 years

    ThePeony replied to meadowsong's topic in Retired

    I have been out of nursing for exactly 7 years now. I recently accepted a job at the health dept, not a bad salary either considering.

12. RN to BSN online

    ThePeony replied to mona b RN's topic in Online Learning

    I stumbled across this thread a while back, read it, explored options and now am throughly confused, LOL. Background on me, I have an ADN, got my RN 5 years ago, worked for about 7 months or so and then had a special needs child that I've been at hom...