Allison T replied to Ladybird_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn
Just mentioning that it is absolutely not necessary to be a nurse to become an IBCLC. IBCLCs also come from PT, SLP, OT, MD/DO, social work, and many other backgrounds.
Hi Claralee, I racked my brain and found I knew 3 CNMs who attended Jefferson University. All 3 liked it a lot. They all said it's a program where you know your faculty and that was important to them.
I worked with 2 of them clinically and to m...
Allison T replied to mariaconcetta's topic in COVID
I could not agree more! The media perpetuate this notion of injecting the vaccine up high, too close to the shoulder. Ouch. Both times I got the COVID vaccine, the person injected it much too high. It felt like it hit bone. I was worried it had not g...
Allison T replied to mariaconcetta's topic in COVID
I am giving COVID vaccines, too. I hadn't given deltoid injections in a while: I am usually injecting a larger volume (>1 mL), so I favor the dorsal gluteal or ventral gluteal sites. I was required to take the CDC website training on giving the va...
There are actually a number of birth centers that employ lactation consultants (IBCLCs). They tend to be the larger birth centers. For example, Women's Birth and Wellness Center in Chapel Hill, NC, and the Midwife Center for Birth and Women's Health ...
I'm sorry I didn't see these replies months ago. I love the discussion. I do want to say that however much CNMs with L & D experience who work in busy, medicalized practices may feel that their L & D experience was helpful (and I am one of th...
I didn't go to Jefferson (which used to be called Philadelphia Midwifery Institute) but I have friends who did. I'm a CNM who went to a different school.
Well, hello. I am a certified nurse-midwife who loves talking about midwifery. I'm pretty active in midwifery organizations and will try to direct you to resources and answer questions. I'm sorry the midwife at your local hospital wasn't open to netw...
I too was the pioneering CNM at a hospital. I was on call virtually 24/7. My plan was to gradually persuade management to hire another CNM. I did ultimately succeed with that. However, our service got shut down by the CEO a short time after we hired ...
Re Georgetown and dual specialty, I would highly recommend not doing CNM with WHNP. The WHNP doesn't increase your scope of practice. Do an FNP. Even if you think you only want to see women now as a future CNM, I can guarantee there will come a time ...
Allison T replied to whitecoatandjordans's topic in CNM
In most states, it would not be worth your while to be both a CNM and a WHNP. Everything that a WHNP does is within a CNM's scope of practice. The reverse is not true. If you want to be an NP in addition to being a CNM, consider being an FNP, etc.,...
Hello. Your plans and questions sound good. Note that since you are already a nurse, you would become a CNM, not a CM. The certified midwife (CM) path requires a bachelor's degree in a non-nursing field, and then a program for a master's degree. Only...
I agree about e-mail! I get a fair amount of people wanting to e-mail me to ask about being a CNM. I'm definitely willing to meet people face to face if they are serious about it after several rounds of e-mails. I did have one recently who ended up w...
Allison T replied to murseforever's topic in Relations
Sadly, on social media, I sometimes see practitioners who are advanced practice nurses (such as nurse practitioners) being called "doctor," and not correcting the person who posted it. Like "You are the best doctor." There's also an issue with some d...