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    IV vs PO abx

    LibraSunCNM replied to Guest219794's topic in General Nursing

    There's also the factor of all of the zillions of lovely bugs he could pick up during a hospital stay to treat his own bug. The healthcare system royally sucks on a lot of
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    L & D experience and CNM -- opinions!

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

    To clarify---did you mean to say that you have an opportunity on a med/surg floor? If so, brush up on your NCLEX review book's med/surg chapters, remember not to mention straight out of the gate that...
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    Lehman or Hunter College for employment in NYC

    LibraSunCNM replied to Buckhill's topic in General Nursing

    Lehman is still a very highly regarded program. No one will care which boroughs your clinicals were in, all the programs send their students to clinicals in all the boroughs, trust
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    Insight into CNM career

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

    I'm a CNM, didn't see this thread until now...agree with all of klone's wisdom! Only thing to add is that the job market for midwives depends greatly on your area, so keep that in mind. If you live...
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    Not just a waitress

    LibraSunCNM replied to oceangirl1234's topic in General Nursing

    I can't believe he actually apologized. That's so refreshing that I would view the whole thing as a positive experience. As someone who is relatively sensitive and sometimes lets little comments or...
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    Transgender patient and a dilemma

    LibraSunCNM replied to CBlover's topic in General Nursing

    Why would asking the patient their preference get you in
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    Transgender patient and a dilemma

    LibraSunCNM replied to CBlover's topic in General Nursing

    I think by putting "he" in quotes you made your opinions perfectly clear, quite intentionally
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    My DoN is a terrifying nepotistic bully. What do I do?

    LibraSunCNM replied to Illmarinen's topic in General Nursing

    I don't think you need to literally pack your bags and move away from the area, but it does sound like you need to cut your losses and look for another job, preferably in an environment with a much...
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    BSN OB ROTATION

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

    Use any negative experiences you witness to commit yourself even more fully to changing the culture of birth so that, at least under your care, no woman will be treated disrespectfully (while you're...
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    Anyone Knowledgeable Here About Medicare/Insurance?

    LibraSunCNM replied to Kooky Korky's topic in General Nursing

    Take a step back and let the social worker handle this. You're way too
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    I Dont know what to do!!

    LibraSunCNM replied to Jordan1927's topic in General Nursing

    If you want to care for women during pregnancy and deliver their babies, and you do not want to become an MD, you need to become a CNM. There are women's health NPs and family practice NPs who do...
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    Birthing gowns

    LibraSunCNM replied to Bostonnurse06's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I assume the idea behind them is to feel more comfortable in your own clothes, as opposed to a hospital gown which has the connotation of being "sick," which most laboring women are
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    Birthing gowns

    LibraSunCNM replied to Bostonnurse06's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've always wondered why it's such a big deal for women to wear a hospital gown in labor (and side note: I love that in Boston a hospital gown is called a "johnnie" and literally nowhere else calls it...
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    The Nurses BreakRoom: Going, going ... been gone?

    LibraSunCNM replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    When I saw the title of this thread, my first thought was "OMG, did the mods find one Russian troll too many on the blue side and finally decide to just shut it down???" lol. I have never worked a...
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    Hired, but haven't started

    LibraSunCNM replied to FMadden's topic in Advanced Practice

    So frustrating. My first job as a CNM was in the NYC public hospital system, which, as you can imagine, is about as inefficient a bureaucracy as they come. It took me almost 7 months from hire date...
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    Postpartum Nurses being the Baby Nurse?

    LibraSunCNM replied to holmesln's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow 50 rooms! I've never heard of a hospital doing LDRP with such a large unit, that's awesome. I agree that there's often a lot of needless conflict between L&D and PP, I always wished I could...
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    SHHHHH, dont tell anyone I'm a RN

    LibraSunCNM replied to Barbie8808's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Really? Weird! NYC was where I did my residency. However I just passed my 10 year anniversary as a nurse (sniff, sniff! I feel so old), so the landscape has obviously changed a
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    SHHHHH, dont tell anyone I'm a RN

    LibraSunCNM replied to Barbie8808's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    A nurse residency doesn't necessarily mean different pay than a regular new grad. I was paid my regular rate from day one of my year long residency, and I know that my hospital was in no way unique...
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    What to expect during L&D???

    LibraSunCNM replied to Destin293's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I highly encourage any first time parent to take a comprehensive childbirth ed course to get prepared for labor and birth. Knowledge is power! If you don't know what you don't know, childbirth ed...
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    Patients & Pet Peeves

    LibraSunCNM replied to SisterofMary's topic in General Nursing

    I have an uncle like this, it really is bizarre and I think a symptom of deep, underlying anxiety---"if I keep talking, they will stay here with me and I won't have to be alone with my...
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    nurse doesn't do her charting

    LibraSunCNM replied to NayNeyRN's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Seriously! The mind boggles at how so many incompetent nurses manage to hold onto their jobs. The best hypothesis I've come up with is that some managers just don't have it in them to confront...
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    Shocked by MD attitude

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

    It didn't sound to me like you were intimidated, as I said before it sounds like you handled the situation very professionally. I was just suggesting that it is a waste of time to be "shocked" by...
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    Patient-Nurse Culture Matching

    LibraSunCNM replied to perfexion's topic in General Nursing

    As someone who used to take care of a lot of Bangladeshi women, I can tell you that given the extremely paternalistic nature of their culture, the fact that most women are not encouraged to continue...
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    Shocked by MD attitude

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

    It sounds like you handled everything clinically well. I recall from your past posts that you are a direct-entry new grad, so I'm guessing you don't have a ton of experience with physician...
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    Should I ask for a raise?

    LibraSunCNM replied to OnTheSearch's topic in General Nursing

    But why??? How does it hurt nurses to compare salaries? Yes, I understand that if someone doesn't want to share their salary, it's none of your business, and of course I also understand that someone...