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  1. How to tell a drug rep to shut up?

    BAtoCNM replied to DucatiNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Apropos of drug companies, check this out:

  2. Am I a Hypocrit?

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

    AK, You might want to read Born in the USA by Marsden Wagner. He offers a lot of evidence for why birth with a MW (even home birth) is often safer than the highly medicalized alternative for mom and...

  3. How to tell a drug rep to shut up?

    BAtoCNM replied to DucatiNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    You might want to check out this website: http://nofreelunch.org/faqs.htm A resident told me about it and I've learned a

  4. CNM hours

    BAtoCNM replied to UNC_nurseL&D's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    The midwives I've spoken to in Boston work a total of 35 hours a week "officially." They are on call 1-2 times per week, which is roughly a 12 hour shift, and spend the rest of their time in the...

  5. Starting UPenn this summer

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

    Likewise, I"m happy to

  6. Why all the rag on technology in L&D??

    BAtoCNM replied to deann52's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Yes, I've heard this from several woman that, when they choose the CNM route or a low-tech birth in general, people accuse them of everything from being a naive hippy to being a child abuser. Some...

  7. Starting UPenn this summer

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

    epi- i'm starting at penn this summer and in the dual concentration as well. i tried to private message you but your box is full. feel free to private message

  8. Why all the rag on technology in L&D??

    BAtoCNM replied to deann52's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Deann, you might want to take a look at this book: Born in the USA: How a Broken Maternity System Must Be Fixed to Put Women and Children First by Marsden Wagner The information provided is current...

  9. Why all the rag on technology in L&D??

    BAtoCNM replied to deann52's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I'm so sorry you've dealt with judgmental jerks Deanna! I guess those come in every profession. I am a soon-to-be midwifery student, but one reason I chose that route rather than OB was the emphasis...

  10. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

    BAtoCNM replied to Roland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yay Massachusetts! I think in general things are pretty good here, though they may be better in states with less of an MD presence. Sort of related, I was looking for an NP for my mom outside...

  11. Pre-Nursing Student with A Big Question

    BAtoCNM replied to YUPPIE2009's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I can't speak for the field, as I'm not in it yet, but the CNM that I shadowed at an urban safety-net hospital was a midwife, not an L and D nurse. There were 2 L and D RNs assigned to her cases, and...

  12. Penn BSN/MSN

    BAtoCNM replied to gogatsby's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I got a preliminary one in the mail several weeks ago. You might want to check with Financial Aid to see what they hold up is-I've always found them to be quite

  13. What are the BEST and WORST States to practice as an NP?

    BAtoCNM replied to Roland's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm not the first person to ask this but only one person seems to be offering more detail about why Illinois is such a terrbiel place to be an NP. Several people have mentioned it's among the worst,...

  14. They make me feel like a failure

    BAtoCNM replied to iriska_meller's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Right on, Asherah! Iriska, every time I get the "but why don't you just go to med school" speech, I take it as an excellent opportunity to be an advocate for my chosen field. That way, I educate the...

  15. Penn BSN/MSN

    BAtoCNM replied to gogatsby's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm going too, CNM route! I've been calling around to landlords in the area (I'll be moving from Boston) and they seem to think apartments open up two months or so in

  16. No financial Aid for second Bachelors degree?

    BAtoCNM replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Hi Chaundrah, I've just been accepted to a BSN/MSN program and have received two kinds of federal student loans, both subsidized. The school also gave me a significant amount of money in need-based...

  17. RN to MD?

    BAtoCNM replied to KungfooNurse's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hey there! As a liberal arts grad who later considered either med or nursing school, I thought I'd offer my two cents. When I first started looking into this, I thought nursing was just "medicine...

  18. waiting on a letter from Columbia.. yale??

    BAtoCNM replied to cozzy66's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Congrats on your acceptance,

  19. waiting on a letter from Columbia.. yale??

    BAtoCNM replied to cozzy66's topic in Post Graduate Students

    I'm going to Penn! Anyone else here heading that

  20. Prospective Student

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

    Marzipan penguins? Your post was hilarious. I have not started any classes yet; in fact, I am anxiously awaiting word from the programs I applied to as we speak. What I can tell you is what helped...

  21. waiting on a letter from Columbia.. yale??

    BAtoCNM replied to cozzy66's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Just for the record, I've chewed my fingernails down to nothing waiting for results from Penn and Columbia! You're not the only one. . Also, I heard from a friend of mine that her acceptance...

  22. Prospective Student

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

    Alias, I was in your shoes last spring and decided to apply to a few accelerated BSN/MSN programs as I have a BA in something other than nursing. There are several routes to take, depending on...

  23. NP education - a rant

    BAtoCNM replied to CatskillNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    By the way, med students begin clinicals in their second year of medical school. The large majority never practiced nursing or medicine prior to this exposure. But don't we all have to start...

  24. NP education - a rant

    BAtoCNM replied to CatskillNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Cyndee, you should consider re-reading your last paragraph and thinking how it would sound to a new nurse - ANY new nurse. You're basically saying that sight unseen, you and your colleagues are ready...

  25. NP education - a rant

    BAtoCNM replied to CatskillNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Also, I think that there are misconceptions here. You can't be an NP w/o being an RN first; I know this because I'm in the process of applying right now. Straight from Vanderbilt's website:...