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  1. Official nursing student fall 2011 stand up!!!

    Joining the party late in the game. I will be starting an ADN program on October 24th. I'm nervous, but excited. I should be graduating June 2013. It seems like such a long time, but I'm sure it will go faster than I think.
  2. Clinicals and breastfeeding.

    I asked my school about where I can pump yesterday and she had never been asked that before (which is sadly indicative of how few women breastfeed more than a few weeks). She kept mentioning pumping in the bathroom stall. I am NOT doing that! My only...
  3. Clinicals and breastfeeding.

    As of today, I have been officially accepted to nursing school! Since I'm a CMA, I'll be pretty much going straight into clinicals. I am breastfeeding my daughter and will need to pump for her. I'm worried that pumping will be difficult to do around ...
  4. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

    OK, I'm a medical assistant and not a nurse, but I do have a few, a couple from people I know and a couple from the chiropractic clinic I spent some time at. If your chest is tight and you're having shooting pains down your left arm, do not refuse to...
  5. Differences in CNM schools?

    I'm considering grad-entry CNM programs (BA in Women's Studies) at University of Illinois, UCSF, Yale, OSU, and Marquette. I've read some on this thread about Yale that makes me not so sure I even want to bother applying there. Any insight into the o...
  6. The Guy From Wichita Falls

    LOL! I spent 2 1/2 years in Wichita Falls and I know exactly how this guy feels!
  7. What are care restrictions like for CNMs?

    I'm studying for my Bachelor's right now, after which I'm hoping to attend OSU's grad-entry MSN nurse-midwifery program. I had been hoping to be a CPM, but that didn't work out. Now I'm wondering about the kinds of restrictions I'll be facing as a CN...
  8. Babies cut during c-sections?

    My son was cut during my C-section. He was breech, so his butt was right there and it got nicked. He didn't scream (he had to be bagged a bit to breathe) and I never even saw it. My husband was the one who saw it and told me. He says it was just a li...
  9. Question about CNMs and circumcision

    I live in a high-circ area. That's why I was worried.
  10. Question about CNMs and circumcision

    Are CNMs expected to do circs? I have read about CNMs doing them before, so I know it's possible, but when I go to school, or once I get out there practicing, will I be pressured to watch/assist/perform circs? I cannot and will not have anything to d...
  11. Graduate Entry Nurse Midwives

    I'm considering entering a grad entry program myself, so I'm very interested in the experiences of those who have completed similar programs!
  12. Good Housekeeping Baby Book (c) 1969

    Sleep“If he’s still crying hard after ten or fifteen minutes, he may just want to be held for a few minutes and comforted. But then put him right back down and leave him there. Constant holding, jostling, walking the floor, and bouncing may turn him ...
  13. Good Housekeeping Baby Book (c) 1969

    Labor“When you recognize the signs of labor beginning, do not eat any solid foods. A full stomach at the time of delivery materially increases the hazards of whatever anesthetic you may receive. Once you think you are in labor, drink only clear liqui...
  14. Good Housekeeping Baby Book (c) 1969

    Thought you all would appreciate this. I found this book at Goodwill. These are exact quotes from the book with a couple of my comments and explainations tossed in. And we wonder why we get such strange advice from the previous generation about babie...
  15. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    My nurses probably thought I was nuts after I had my C-section. I don't respond well to pain meds. The morphine made me throw up all afternoon and the other stuff they gave me made me loopy. My husband left to be with the baby while I was in recovery...