Marymoomoo

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1. Essential Oils in the ICU

   Marymoomoo replied to beanrn1202's topic in MICU

   Diffusing essential oils is much different than pouring oils all over a patient (topical use should be used sparingly, and well diluted). Here's some research: "The focus of integrative therapies is on symptom control rather than cure. Nurses therap...

2. baby friendly questions

   Marymoomoo replied to Rhee's topic in Ob/Gyn

   This times 1000! Baby-Friendly is about supporting moms and babies in the best possible way. If a mom doesn't have family support and she needs to rest, then baby may need to be with a nurse for a few hours. Families should be educated about the imp...

3. Jacksonville State University BSN Come In Here

   Marymoomoo replied to GaPeach'07's topic in Alabama

   @TRJSU I'm a prenursing major. This is an older post, but I have some questions and maybe you could help me out. How would you rate your current experience? Are clinicals nearby? How many hours are you at clinicals each scheduled day? Any tips for ...

4. breast feeding course

   Marymoomoo replied to kateNICU's topic in NICU

   IBLCE offers the only International certification in lactation. I would encourage you to look into the pathways. Surely one will work for the program you're taking. IBLCE

5. NICU nurse becoming a Lactation Consultant?

   Marymoomoo replied to Mindylane's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Couldn't agree more with the statements here. If you don't need an intermediate certificate, then I, too, would encourage taking the Health e-Learning Breast Ed series. You can get all your hours in on place. It covers the entire blueprint of the ex...

6. How to become a Lactation Consultant?

   Marymoomoo replied to ndobrydnik's topic in Ob/Gyn

   You already have a degree in nursing, correct? In that case, the degree programs would not help you much. What you need is: 1) Lactation Specific Education Hours These can be easily earned online. Health e-Learning is a course that's been around a l...

7. post your fall class schedule

   Marymoomoo replied to reka2014's topic in Pre-Nursing

   remedial Algebra English 102 American History 1 Normal and Clinical Nutrition Health Microbiology and Lab

8. Obtaining IBCLC

   Marymoomoo replied to missnurse89's topic in Ob/Gyn

   If you work with mother baby pairs and you assist with breastfeeding, OR if you are a volunteer with an approved organization or a peer counselor with WIC, etc. you can apply through pathway 1 once you have 1000 hours of clinical experience hours. Yo...

9. breastfeeding and medications

   Marymoomoo replied to dmw2010's topic in Ob/Gyn

   ^ditto. Here's some info on how medications pass into human milk: Drug entry into Human Milk | InfantRisk Center And here's the ABM protocol on the use of anesthesia and analgesia during bfing: http://www.bfmed.org/Media/Files/Protocols/Protocol_15_r...

10. A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    Marymoomoo replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm an IBCLC, and to be honest, I find it a little offensive to be categorized among people who think/act like formula is "poison". That's not a feature of all lactation consultants. I'm not trying to minimize your experience, I'm just saying that's ...

11. Newly published protocol on hypoglycemia in neonates

    Marymoomoo posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine just updated their protocol on hypoglycemia. "Usual recommendations are that feedings should be frequent, at least 10-12 times per 24 hours in the first few days after birth. However, it is not unusual for term i...

12. Infant Thermoregulation

    Marymoomoo replied to NewMotherBabyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Babies should be kept skin to skin as much as possible. Mother's body is baby's habitat and mothers and babies were designed to stay together. Mother's breasts can increase temp to warm her baby. Pretty cool, eh? When babies are separated, their temp...

13. Can we talk about breastfeeding and breastmilk please?

    Marymoomoo replied to TigerGalLE's topic in NICU

    There's advocacy opportunities for this cause: Reimbursement for Donor Human Milk for Preterm Infants | agenda

14. Baby Friendly- getting a tad over the top

    Marymoomoo replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Have you read the actual paper? It's not a study. It's a review. They go waaaay back to the 70's when there was no kind of indicator of how much breastfeeding was going on and for how long. That's just one thing that is wrong about this "study". Read...

15. Baby Friendly- getting a tad over the top

    Marymoomoo replied to PeepnBiscuitsRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You're correct. This hasn't happened. WIC does not cover the full amount of formula needed in a month, and I'm not sure that it ever has. When their vouches run out, WIC participants have to find a way to pay for the rest of the formula that their b...