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I went to nursing school with one thing in mind, and that was to become a Certified Nurse-Midwife. I haven't made it past LPN though, and I'm actually considering a different route to midwifery. ...

Not as a nurse, but as a Medical Assistant working in a doctor's office, I had a couple of celebrity encounters. One was a well known author, but he was a jerk. He would come in self-advertising...

I'm not sure what you mean by "direct-entry CNM". I've always considered direct entry and CNM to be the two different routes to midwifery. Direct entry means a program that teaches midwifery...

Sorry, I didn't mean to offend anyone. I've met people who really believe this, and from several of the comments in this thread it seemed that way here too. Maybe I am taking things too seriously. ...

Sorry, you don't have "hard evidence" of these things. This is still opinion. You can't measure "mean, crazy, and stupid people", though someone could do a study on drunks and drug addicts. But no...

I think the full moon issue is just a figure of speech. On busy days I hear people say, "It must be a full moon" without even looking to see that we are nowhere near that time of the month. People...

I recently fainted while on a nature walk with a group, and a nearby med student checked my pulse and asked me basic questions to assess my orientation before letting me stand up again. Someone else...

I've learned over time that it is best to keep things like this to myself whenever possible. Don't lie about your issues if it directly comes up, but you can stick to a "don't ask don't tell"...

I know it's been a while since I posted here, but I thought I would give an update. I used up my paid LOA and am currently looking for another job in a different specialty. There isn't much out...

Many people bring issues to media attention because they believe it is wrong and want to help others avoid the same problems. I doubt she was "emotionally scarred" because I think that wording is a...

I have a hard time seeing this as anything but a selfish decision on the part of the doctor. People don't just disappear just because a medical professional refused to treat them. If they don't...

I know this post is years old, but what is a "mermaid"?

I work in a nursing home. After making repeated med errors on the job, I chose to use up my vacation time with some time off to try to pull myself together. Unfortunately, it's not working. I...

Great thread, thanks for bumping :) If I wasn't a nurse, I'd be a midwife (and I probably will be someday). Other dream jobs: Astronomy - my brother majored in it but I thought I wasn't good...

I paid out of pocket for prereqs that I took individually (usually 1 class per semester), and I never totalled what that cost. Once I entered nursing school full time, my loans totalled $12,000 for...

This caught my attention, mainly because being a single mom is one of the main reasons I have never gotten my RN. I worked my way halfway through an RN program, and got my LPN. I went back an...

Even if employers don't use credit information against you, it still seems way too personal to be any of their business. There are laws against prospective employers asking questions about your...

I do think first aid training is a good idea for everyone, but I doubt it would affect a person's ability to deal with seizures, or many other emergencies for that matter. Teachers have a great...

I worked sub-acute for several months in a facility that split the unit into 3 halls, with one nurse having up to 20 pts each. When census was low it was alright, but things got difficult when there...

I would want to meet everyone. When I read posts on a forum, I tend to picture everyone at a party or get-together. People come sit at tables or around a living room joining others in different...

I work four 8-hour night shifts per week. I've always been an "evening" person, so night is just an extention of that. It works out well for child care in my family too. As for truly adjusting...

I worry about these things because I'm not sure anti-discrimination laws apply to mental illness. Mental illness is a bit of a gray area, and isn't specifically a protected disability. Even for...

This is a good question, and I'm surprised none of our L&D folks here have answered (at least not that I saw...). I think this is a real grey area because women do have a right to choose how they...

I took the Myers-Briggs test in a psych course once, where the results were printed on a graph showing exactly where on the spectrum you are. I am very much INF. But my P is actually within 10% of...

I agree with what you said, but have mixed feelings on this. What the midwife did was criminal, even if her intent was to "save" someone who was so intent on a homebirth she may have gone...