minkajane

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

   minkajane replied to adorable42181's topic in General Students

   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...

2. Clinicals and breastfeeding.

   minkajane replied to minkajane's topic in General Students

   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...

3. Clinicals and breastfeeding.

   minkajane posted a topic in General Students

   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...

4. Things Patients Have Taught Me NOT To Do

   minkajane replied to Trixxy's topic in Nursing Humor

   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...

5. Differences in CNM schools?

   minkajane replied to rigbyk's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

   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...

6. The Guy From Wichita Falls

   minkajane replied to FranEMTnurse's topic in Nursing Humor

   LOL! I spent 2 1/2 years in Wichita Falls and I know exactly how this guy

7. What are care restrictions like for CNMs?

   minkajane posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

   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...

8. Babies cut during c-sections?

   minkajane replied to rbytsdy's topic in Ob/Gyn

   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...

9. Question about CNMs and circumcision

   minkajane replied to minkajane's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

   I live in a high-circ area. That's why I was

10. Question about CNMs and circumcision

    minkajane posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    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...

11. Graduate Entry Nurse Midwives

    minkajane replied to lindyhopper's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I'm considering entering a grad entry program myself, so I'm very interested in the experiences of those who have completed similar

12. Good Housekeeping Baby Book (c) 1969

    minkajane replied to minkajane's topic in Nursing Humor

    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,...

13. Good Housekeeping Baby Book (c) 1969

    minkajane replied to minkajane's topic in Nursing Humor

    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....

14. Good Housekeeping Baby Book (c) 1969

    minkajane posted a topic in Nursing Humor

    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...

15. Share The Weirdest Reasons Patients Push The Call Light

    minkajane replied to RN06-NP09's topic in Nursing Humor

    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...