LibraSunCNM BSN, MSN, CNM

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    Post Partum VS. L&D

    LibraSunCNM replied to seraphimid's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry I didn't reply earlier---in terms of the "do not rehire" stuff, I have honestly no idea how either hospital system manages
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    IBCLC meets Midwife?

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

    Yes, I am a CNM at a freestanding birth center and we do not currently have an IBCLC on staff. We *need* one, and in a perfect world we would be able to fold the cost of lactation services into our...
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    Well that is pushing ethical boundaries

    LibraSunCNM replied to K+MgSO4's topic in General Nursing

    I saw that last night as well! My mind can't fathom how that could have been scientifically possible. I agree it was completely unethical, but I also think cases like that Octo-Mom woman here in the...
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    Post Partum VS. L&D

    LibraSunCNM replied to seraphimid's topic in General Nursing

    I disagree completely that postpartum nursing experience is that unimportant. However, based on what you've shared both in this thread and in your PM, I would take the L&D
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    Patient Rituals

    LibraSunCNM replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    That is truly one of the strangest things I've ever heard! I would worry people would get suspicious about substance abuse if I openly licked a vial of morphine after drawing it
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    Is my career over already???

    LibraSunCNM replied to mermer_rn's topic in General Nursing

    If you're an IBCLC have you considered putting out a shingle and just doing that full time? It's pretty flexible in terms of hours and you can make just as much money as a floor nurse (if not
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    Post Partum VS. L&D

    LibraSunCNM replied to seraphimid's topic in General Nursing

    If you PM me and tell me the hospitals, I can give you some insight. I worked at a couple different NYC hospital as a postpartum nurse and at my first job as a midwife in NYC as
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    Bad idea to quit after 6m as a new grad for DNP school?

    LibraSunCNM replied to Theanxiousnurse's topic in General Nursing

    I hate to be a Negative Nelly, but I agree with the general sentiment that what you're planning is setting you up to be poorly prepared. I am ALL about higher education and all about supporting other...
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    Just be professional, period.

    LibraSunCNM replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    In my experience, the people who have the best personality traits to be good managers don't actually want to touch the job with a ten foot pole, and the people who don't are often the ones who end up...
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    Just be professional, period.

    LibraSunCNM replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    Yuck, how annoying! Rant away. Your manager sounds like a real
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    Spouse of nurse

    LibraSunCNM replied to martymoose's topic in General Nursing

    But how are your crappy work conditions HIS
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    Petty and not proud of it

    LibraSunCNM replied to ruby_jane's topic in School

    Oh I would sooooooo do it. That's completely
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    What are most lucrative specialties for an NP?

    LibraSunCNM replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    270k per year in pain management? Seems to good to be true and possibly pill-mill
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    Flu Shots

    LibraSunCNM replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Weird, I've never seen any mass-flu vaccination program at a hospital require any type of observation after the shot at all. Everywhere I've been it's just stick and go, here's your
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    Flu Shots

    LibraSunCNM replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    https://www.cdc.gov/flu/prevent/vaccine-selection.htm The folks at the CDC are not clairvoyent, nor do they claim to be. They don't know for sure what strains will be most virulent each flu season,...
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    "We don't hire male RNs" and other things you should never say to me

    LibraSunCNM replied to labordude's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Touché!
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    "We don't hire male RNs" and other things you should never say to me

    LibraSunCNM replied to labordude's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow! Go knock 'em dead! Side note---I've never seen a chat tool for nurse recruitment for a hospital like that. Kind of a cool feature, assuming the recruiters aren't ill-informed jerks like that...
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    How often do you wash your scrubs? :)

    LibraSunCNM replied to RNinheart's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, so you're asking if others do a load after every single shift and don't let the dirty scrubs sit in the hamper? No, I do a load when I'm out of clean ones, usually about every two weeks. I no...
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    Everyone is white?

    LibraSunCNM replied to eacue's topic in General Nursing

    And south Florida is definitely NOT a racially homogenous area, that's for
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    Addressing Safety Issues

    LibraSunCNM replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Good grief! The rules at your facility are setting every employee up for seriously dangerous situations. Between this and having to act as the door or whatever, I don't know how you do
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    New Onset Afib

    LibraSunCNM replied to donotenter's topic in General Nursing

    Your job is to take care of patients though, not be anyone's friend. I understand it's uncomfortable to work in an environment with tension between coworkers---that's sucky. But if your desire not...
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    Moved states to start in new CVICU... kind of heartbroken and scared

    LibraSunCNM replied to stacylethani's topic in General Nursing

    Give yourself the time and grace to be heartbroken and scared. It's normal and acceptable to grieve the loss of what you had when you have a major life change. Give yourself that space while trying...
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    Are Certified Midwifes still Prevelent in the U.S?

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

    There's a birth center in South Texas called Holy Family that offers fellowships for new grad midwives and volunteer opportunities:
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    Things you wish nursing school would have taught you?

    LibraSunCNM replied to Clover19's topic in General Nursing

    This. I was a 22 year old traditional 4 year BSN grad and worked with aides who were all mostly grandmothers. I wish I'd been taught better tools for how to navigate the power struggles that...
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    Nurse as a Patient?

    LibraSunCNM replied to beekindRN's topic in General Nursing

    Based on your description of her actions towards you and your colleagues, I'd have to beg to differ. She sounds borderline, if I'm being an armchair psychiatrist. Sorry you have to deal with this,...