futurehomebirthcnm

futurehomebirthcnm

Midwifery, Women's Health, PCP

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About futurehomebirthcnm

futurehomebirthcnm specializes in Midwifery, Women's Health, PCP.

Lived all around the country. Took me a long time to figure out what I wanted to be when I grew up. :o) Massage therapy school gave me the confidence to go back to school to become a CNM--I resisted becoming a nurse in the past because I didn't think I could handle the science. Considering I've gotten As and Bs in my science classes so far and made it through my first nursing semester with an A is proof that one can do well even at their "worst" subject. While working as a massage therapist I took an extensive continuing education course that included pregnancy massage, postpartum massage, advanced perinatal massage, teaching infant massage, and a DONA doula and childbirth education class. This really peaked my interest in supporting natural-as-posssible births. I think it's a great way to empower mothers and get babies off to a good start.

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  1. Need help deciding what path to take...

    futurehomebirthcnm replied to loveofmedicine's topic in Pre-Nursing

    You'll probably be missing time if you go the ADN route now. It's not like you can apply over the summer for a program and get in the fall--probably the earliest would be spring semester, later if you have pre-reqs to take, and depending on the ADN p...

  2. Pregnancy: Before or After Nursing School

    futurehomebirthcnm replied to Justabitoff's topic in General Students

    I would suggest getting your BSN after you're past your "fourth trimester", however long that ends up being for you. You could probably be able to do half-time for your pre-reqs while you're trying to get pregnant and during your pregnancy (if you do...

  3. Volunteering at a hospital worth it?

    futurehomebirthcnm replied to samrusrn's topic in General Students

    As I started to finish my first semester of nursing school I applied for probably at least a couple dozen patient tech/entry-level NA positions before finally was interviewed and offered a NA I position. I'm just started to get rejection letters from...

  4. Nursing Boundaries...can I go feed my patients cats?

    futurehomebirthcnm replied to srg4784's topic in Relations

    I wouldn't put my career on the line for cats. You called animal control, and that's where your responsibility ends--you don't have the training to walk into a stranger's house and deal with their animals. Cats are pretty resourceful and the chance ...

  5. Excited, and Angry

    futurehomebirthcnm replied to veroniicaxoxo's topic in Career Support

    Your boyfriend sounds like an ass. Make it clear to him all the reasons why you want to be a NA, and then tell him he can support you or go somewhere else. I usually soften my responses with "You might want to consider" or "I'd suggest", but really,...

  6. I am about to enter the snake pit...please help

    futurehomebirthcnm replied to ♑ Capricorn ♑'s topic in General Students

    Um, WTH? For one "snake pit" isn't funny, and two, nothing HouTx said should have been taken the way you apparently did.

  7. What's the weirdest baby name?

    futurehomebirthcnm replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I find this thread completely unprofessional.

  8. last ditch delivery maneuver (s)

    futurehomebirthcnm replied to elvisnco's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It does sound like McRoberts. How is this medical advice?

  9. Any benefits with joining Phi Theta Kappa?

    futurehomebirthcnm replied to Hellostudentnurssee's topic in General Students

    It says you have good grades--all that honor and integrity stuff, that's just what they say. There's no real vetting of that.

  10. How much is your degree costing you?

    futurehomebirthcnm replied to anonymousstudent's topic in General Students

    Including nine hours of pre-reqs, I'll be spending about a total of $8000 just for tuition for my ADN at a CC.

  11. New Student

    futurehomebirthcnm replied to boggi531's topic in General Students

    What school is requiring you to get a smart phone?

  12. 17 yr old hep b vaccine and titers....still around?

    futurehomebirthcnm replied to norcalsurfer77's topic in General Students

    Sometimes it does, sometimes it doesn't. I had mine 14 years before the titers, which came back too low, so I had to do the whole series again.

  13. Is $49,000.00 too much for ADN program?

    futurehomebirthcnm replied to abqfavorite's topic in General Students

    Not only is it too much, the degree you get is essentially worthless: those programs tend to be lacking in proper clinical areas so it's near impossible to get a job, and none of your classes will transfer should to you decide to do a RN to BSN/MSN p...

  14. ATI Fee

    futurehomebirthcnm replied to breezy7's topic in General Students

    My school (CCAC-Allegheny) did a really odd thing in the spring semester: we were told we needed to buy the $170 books for first semester and they had to be from from school bookstore (though they said they'd make exceptions to people who had taken t...

  15. Group Work

    futurehomebirthcnm replied to RNbethy's topic in General Students

    No leader can force people to follow, however, you can incentive while CYA: what you can do is make it clear you're keeping track of everything (if you are, and if you're not, I would highly suggest it): that you keep attendance for each meeting, how...