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    Crap! Am I a crusty old bat nurse?? Carrying pens...

    LibraSunCNM replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    If that makes you a crusty old bat, then call me a 32 year old crusty old bat! I would have snapped the same thing at them, even with EMRs it's just prudent to have a pen on your person. I regularly...
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    Advice on Midwifery

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

    Midwifery Education Programs This is a link to the list of all of the midwifery education programs in the U.S. from ACNM's website. It gives you websites and contact info for each of the programs,...
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    Enabling Family and Friends

    LibraSunCNM replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, from time to time I wonder "why???" but then I realize if I gave emotional energy to every toxic family dynamic I encountered, I'd be drained of emotions real quick. I just feel sorry for
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    Garbage Report

    LibraSunCNM replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    Literall crying with laughter right now at #5, I like the way you dropped it in there subtly among the list of other less-serious
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    Garbage Report

    LibraSunCNM replied to chacha82's topic in General Nursing

    My least favorite reports, as others have echoed, are those that claim everything is fine, and then you go in the room and it looks like a bomb went off and you're catching up on stuff all shift. I...
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    Can nurses live a luxurious life?

    LibraSunCNM replied to Aa1Bb2Cc3's topic in General Nursing

    I LOL'd too, seeing the title made me think of that bizarre thread a while back where the poster urged nurses to oil their flowing locks of
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    DNP Required???

    LibraSunCNM replied to makana16's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I will go step further than you and say that I think, for the most part, the DNP degree itself is ridiculous. It's such a new thing that I think most programs are woefully lacking compared to PhD...
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    CNM vs WHNP vs Having Both

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

    That's too bad, I felt my program was actually pretty strong in GYN. I did have a full semester of GYN clinical in a busy inner-city family planning clinic so got good experience with contraception,...
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    DNP Required???

    LibraSunCNM replied to makana16's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    At this time, there is no requirement for midwives to obtain a DNP and no talk of making it a
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    Older Student, Unprofessional Nurse During Clinical

    LibraSunCNM replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in General Students

    I have a similar personality, which is why I posted. I didn't mean to insinuate you were pearl-clutching over the language itself, but more over the idea that nurses could be anything but angelic...
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    Older Student, Unprofessional Nurse During Clinical

    LibraSunCNM replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in General Students

    From your posts you sound like a very dedicated, caring student. I think you have good perspective on the kind of nurse you'd like to be, and I applaud that. I think the central thesis of most of...
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    CNM vs WHNP vs Having Both

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

    Yes, that basically goes along with the minimal reasoning I've heard for it---it lowers your malpractice costs or facilitates credentialing in some facilities if you're not doing births. I think now,...
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    CNM vs WHNP vs Having Both

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

    I've wondered all that myself, and I really have no idea. My program didn't offer a WHNP track so I've never heard first-hand the academic justification for
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    Wearing gloves with HIV positive patients

    LibraSunCNM replied to Leekri's topic in General Nursing

    I agree with everything you just said PLUS I now love you because you said "Ermagerd." Favorite meme
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    Patient going to send nurse to Concentration Camps??

    LibraSunCNM replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    I agree completely with everything you say. I just don't think it's realistic for someone to be able to brush something like that off as soon as it's spewed at them. If you're able to do that, truly...
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    CNM vs WHNP vs Having Both

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

    Yeah I'm a little confused by what you consider a "CNM hat" vs. a "WHNP hat" and how they're different. I know nothing about California so you may be absolutely right about hospitals wanting both...
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    Patient going to send nurse to Concentration Camps??

    LibraSunCNM replied to Kayauhs's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused---management will not allow you to set boundaries with this one particular patient, or any patients? Either way, seems odd for a nursing home. They usually aren't at a loss for requests...
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    When you have a rule that you don't 'friend' coworkers on FB

    LibraSunCNM replied to klone's topic in General Nursing

    I think as the boss, it's completely reasonable to want to keep work and Facebook really separate. I think a mass email to your staff saying "I'm trying to spend less time on FB and as such, don't...
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    Wearing gloves with HIV positive patients

    LibraSunCNM replied to Leekri's topic in General Nursing

    Agreed. I delivered the baby of an HIV+ woman, gloveless, running into the room, because she literally delivered immediately after her water broke (it was her 7th baby) and yelled out for help. I...
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    "I am a nurse!"

    LibraSunCNM replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I've definitely never experienced what the OP has, in terms of family fiddling with IVs or intervening in that sense. My worst experience with a nurse family member was when I worked med/surg, and...
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    Workplace Sayings

    LibraSunCNM replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

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    Postpartum Nurses being the Baby Nurse?

    LibraSunCNM replied to holmesln's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Are you unfamiliar with the research suggesting that delaying baths 12-24 hours has significant health benefits for babies and the promotion of
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    Postpartum Nurses being the Baby Nurse?

    LibraSunCNM replied to holmesln's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm pretty sure I know which hospital you're referring to, having recently moved from northern NJ :) I worked at an almost-as-large hospital in NYC on mother/baby, and when we became Baby Friendly we...
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    CNM Pay & Malpractice Insurance Cost in Los Angeles / Orange County

    LibraSunCNM replied to makana16's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    You only have to pay your own malpractice if you're working in a solo practice. In a larger private practice or in hospital practice, it's paid for you. However, you may make less money in those...
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    Maybe a stupid question..

    LibraSunCNM replied to fjluce's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    You are absolutely right! I stand corrected and completely