midwiftippitoes

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1. Stuck at 9cm

   midwiftippitoes replied to JenTheRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I agee with mobility , was her bladder full if she had an epidural that could have impeded descent etc. With epidurals the women dont have urges to void let alone push. After doing all that you could dont feel bad ( and I know that we do) if they win...

2. What should they teach in nursing school but don't. What do they teach but shouldn't?

   midwiftippitoes replied to Roland's topic in General Nursing

   I too am a graduate of a diploma program of nursing,we had clinicals at least 3-4 times a week for 3 months at a time. When we went to Ob we were there 3 months on differnet floors we had more than one patient and we were doing modified care plans th...

3. Do you think of "Nursing Education" as a nursing specialty?

   midwiftippitoes replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   I am a new nurse educator, LPN nursing instructor, after 21 years as a Nurse midwife. I feel that you need to have the experience to be able to give the students the passion that you feel. I to am going back to school, to earn a Masters as a CNS, so ...

4. Do you think of "Nursing Education" as a nursing specialty?

   midwiftippitoes replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

5. Future CNMs

   midwiftippitoes replied to ayndim's topic in CNM

   I am glad to read that you want to be a CNM, i did it the hard way midwifery school then BSN and working on MSN I am now teaching Ob in an LPN school I miss the closeness i had w my clients and run into them at Walmart a lot but @56 it was too much o...