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What is your opinion on them? Are they qualified to be delivering babies (certified professional midwives)? Should they be able to recieve licensure? What are the pros/cons of a CPM as opposed to a CNM? What are the dangers of using a CPM? I was talk...

Why don't you do an accelerated BSN program? You could get your BSN in 2 years if you already have a BA. That would cut your time in half.

When I was laboring, I definitely felt the urge to push. I couldn't resist it, it was so strong. I didn't need anyone to tell me to push! But, I can see how someone with an epidural might need coaching.

Thank you, Mrs. S :) I thought I was going to get ripped apart for that post. And, Deb, I'm sorry if I seemed snarky at all.

The benefits of breastfeeding remain the same throughout. Are they NECESSARY at age 5? No. Do they disappear at some magic weaning age? Of course not. The 5-year-old recieves the same benefits he did as when he was 2 or 1. Nutrition. Antibodies. Ess...

Also, in reference to the mom breastfeeding her 5 year old...someone said she is serving her own interests ahead of the child's...pretty similar to a mom who chooses to formula feed "just because" - except the child at least gets the benefits of brea...

Breastmilk contains essential fatty acids that are essential for brain development. It stands to reason that it would be the optimal food for brain development. Also, breastfeeding DOES facilitate bonding. Breastfeeding moms get the benefit of oxytoc...

Perhaps you are all professional enough to wash your hands regularly, but as the above poster pointed out, a huge number of healthcare professionals aren't. There are lives at stake here. I don't think it's such a terrible thing considering how much ...

Intubation is within an RT's scope of practice, though it depends on the facility whether or not they get to do it very often. Also, pulmonary function testing, suctioning, etc. Concorde College, Pima Medical Institute, and Front Range all offer RT.

I've always been interested in what legal assistants do...since there seem to be a couple of you on here...can you tell me more about being a paralegal (not legal nurse consultant, just paralegal)? How is the demand? Pay? Benefits? If you just have a...

Or even be in the profession for that matter. When you go into nursing, you are dealing with the human body, period. If you are so worried about your libido that you avoid doing professional duties, there's a problem. Women have been in nursing since...

What school did u go to? I went in Denver, too.

How unfair things are for him? Perhaps you are still stuck in the victim role. Marriage isn't always "fair." It wasn't fair to you for him to be an abusive alcoholic all those years, either. It certainly isn't fair to be telling you to get off your a...

I think, as someone else mentioned, this has to do with preventing allegations of impropriety (what a good way to put it). Historically, women are victims of sexual abuse far more often than men, and this is just a safeguard. I don't mean to sound ha...

Regarding respiratory therapy, I don't think it's any nastier than nursing. The difference is RT's deal with sputum, nurses deal with poop. I advocate for RT a little too much on this board considering that I'm a nursing major, but I did spent a seme...

Good thing women don't feel this way about caring for the reproductive organs of men. Not only would you guys rarely get care, you wouldn't get any sex either.

Me too! Fortunately, I didn't have to move out of state, just to the other end of Colorado.

Just curious...what type of vehicle were you rear ended by? Anyway, I think that we need to remind ourselves that it is all relative. There are thousands upon thousands of people in this world who would consider even owning a car a luxury, who would ...

Am I the only one who has a problem with this? Telling a depressed person to get off her a** is tantamount to saying "Snap out of it." Perhaps he should have gotten off his a** and gone to AA years ago? I'm sorry, but this really infuriates me. Certa...

I think school will be great, as others have said. Getting out of the house, with other adults, doing something for you - it helps with depression so much!!! But, while I understand your husband's concern for you, you said he hates the (paraphrasing ...

Surgical techs often have associate degrees.

I did a semester of RT school before I decided on nursing. I wanted to do total patient care, but RT was great. There are more opportunities in RT than are being said: you can work at a hospital, you can also do home healthcare, you can do asthma edu...

Have you thought about respiratory therapy? The job market is great, and the pay is comparable to what a starting RN makes.

I keep hearing about low pay, but is there really another career where you can get a 2 year degree and make the amount of money a nurse does? Even a four year degree? I have looked at so many, but nursing offered the highest pay. Am I wrong? Is there...

i don't know where to begin. i'm your age and have been through very similar circumstances. my mom is an addict, an alcoholic, very abusive, and very manipulative. she is great at painting herself as the victim, convincing those around her that their...