kimrncnm RN, CNM

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1. Doppler recommendations

   kimrncnm replied to birthmamaew's topic in CNM

   Hi, As a CNM in homebirth practice, I wish I had a good answer for you! I personally don't like ANY of the dopplers on the market that I've tried. They all seem to either be awkward to hold, awkward to keep a fix on the baby's FHT, the probes are lo...

2. Room for Guys in this specialty?

   kimrncnm replied to natron20's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi, The director of my CNM program was a male CNM. He loved OB, then decided after working in OB to become a midwife. I know of a few other male CNMs. They are all excellent providers. I agree with the others, follow your heart! Kim CNM

3. Frontier in May??

   kimrncnm replied to quiltncatch's topic in Ob/Gyn

   When I was in CNM school I believe they told us the average age of student midwives was 45! So no, you're not too old! Kim CNM

4. Which way to go?

   kimrncnm replied to stamperRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I would just add that if midwifery is really where your interest lies, there are jobs out there where you only work certain hours/shifts/ etc. Worth checking into if CNM is what you really want to do ;-) Of course in the meantime get your RNC...it wi...

5. What's the weirdest baby name?

   kimrncnm replied to teresab_2000's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Without a doubt, the oddest one so far was, Oliver Dracula. The parents were into the 'Goth' culture. Kim CNM Illinois

6. OB Nurse Day???

   kimrncnm replied to Campnurse123's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I do know that May 5 is deemed the International Day of the Midwife, and some OB nurses are also midwives...but not sure of any specific OB RN day. That would be great though...maybe AWHONN should declare one??! from the MANA website http://www.mana....

7. Pitocin Calculation

   kimrncnm replied to babies_r_us's topic in Ob/Gyn

   20,000 drops in a liter 20,000 miliunits of pitocin in 20 units 20 drops in a ml 20 miliunits in a ml 6 cc/hour =120 miliunits in an hour divided by 60 minutes=2 mu/min Sheesh I hope that is right...I've never figured it out before even though I admi...

8. Newborn death

   kimrncnm replied to lpn1217's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I am so sorry you are going through this, I am an LDRP nurse, we have had some sad things lately too. Hugs, Kim

9. Novice RN asking if there are checklists for Delivery, Recovery, C-section?

   kimrncnm replied to SpudID's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hey, don't be hard on yourself, I can tell from the list you made for yourself ( and the fact that you cared enough to make one ) that you are a good nurse and doing your utmost to provide quality care. Hang in there ;-) I work at such a small place ...

10. midwifery interview coming up

    kimrncnm replied to shhh's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congratulations on your interview! Frontier is a great school. Kim RN CNM

11. OB TraceVue and Meditech

    kimrncnm replied to ShellyRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Where I work we have Watch Child for Labor then we paper chart after they are recovered, however in about a month we will be converting most of our paper charting to Care Cast. Anyone using that? Kim RN CNM

12. We lost a mom to HELLP!!!

    kimrncnm replied to LizzyL&DRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Dear Friends, I just came across this post too....and as a midwife and LDRP nurse, I really appreciate what jgrossberg says above, from the Bible. Life and death happens to us all, it is humbling to do all one can then have to admit once again that w...

13. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    kimrncnm replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hi everyone....this is actually my first post to allnurses.com. I have kind of an unusual background. I was a 'lay' midwife, then became a Certified Professional Midwife through NARM www.narm.org , then because of legal/political issues with direct e...