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    There is nothing we can do

    LibraSunCNM replied to nutella's topic in General Nursing

    (((((Commuter))))) I know from your past (always eloquent) posts that you have a complicated relationship with your parents. Nonetheless, it sounds like you have stuck by them and supported them...
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    New Process Admitting Couplets... HELP!!!

    LibraSunCNM replied to puddles11's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It sounds like the problem is that you are quite understaffed. I worked as a mother/baby nurse at a large teaching hospital that did about 4000-5000 births/year. The system worked as follows: each...
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    CNM programs that allow you to practice if you're already a CPM

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

    I think in states where CPMs are licensed, it might be OK. I know a CPM here in NJ who is working towards becoming a CNM. She recently became an RN and still works as a CPM. Since the two are...
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    Cx: C/2-3/-1????

    LibraSunCNM replied to yeonoh1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah I have no idea, that's super
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    Cx: C/2-3/-1????

    LibraSunCNM replied to yeonoh1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    To me "complete" refers to dilation still, not effacement. Meaning fully dilated. Although in my neck of the woods, we say "fully," never "complete." I only found out that was a thing when a doc...
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    Cx: C/2-3/-1????

    LibraSunCNM replied to yeonoh1's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have no idea! I would think "C" would mean "closed," but if she's 2-3 cms, that negates that thought. I can't think of a word to describe someone's effacement that would start with
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    CNM programs that allow you to practice if you're already a CPM

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

    Gotcha. Sorry I don't have more verifiable insight, only my suspicions that it would be hard to find a program that would allow that. But you never
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    Inequalities of Health Care - Celebrating Martin Luther King, Jr Day

    LibraSunCNM replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for this, traumaRUs. I've felt really sad, angry, and helpless since the election. With the dismantling of the ACA and no clear plan in place for any type of replacement for it, health...
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    CNM programs that allow you to practice if you're already a CPM

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

    I'm not sure how you'd manage it even if you did it without the school knowing. What would you do when you're expected at class or a clinical rotation and you're at a
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    CNA in Postpartum or NICU

    LibraSunCNM replied to Nursing24/7's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The CLC course is five 8 hour days, just FYI. Very quick and easy to complete and a great foundation for lactation
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    Nursing During The HIV/AIDS Crisis

    LibraSunCNM replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    I read the story about Ruth Coker Burks recently, what an amazing woman! Her stories of the countless parents who wanted nothing to do with their dying sons were so awful. I have so much respect for...
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    Nurses Eating Nursing Students

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

    Bingo! It's
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    A Day In The Life Of An OB Charge Nurse

    LibraSunCNM replied to JanineKelbach's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I wondered the same thing! We only start inductions at night, with the idea being they will get cervical ripening overnight and (hopefully) be favorable for Pitocin by morning. I feel like it's super...
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    Nursing Dreams and Nightmares

    LibraSunCNM replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    I'm sure this is very common, but dreaming that at the end of a shift, I find out I had a patient I never knew about or saw
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    Advice-New to L&D

    LibraSunCNM replied to Perky_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Anyone who tries to imply that you should have your VE skills down pat after a month is probably insecure themselves and just trying to feel superior. You have a good plan for how to improve, and you...
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    Never chart this

    LibraSunCNM replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Whoa where do you work that no one ever charts anything??? Is this
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    Never chart this

    LibraSunCNM replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I work with an MD who has absolutely terrible documentation skills (actually kind of a terrible MD in general). Not only are her basic spelling and grammar atrocious (all her notes look like she was...
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    What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    LibraSunCNM replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Our genitalia are irrevocably linked to sex, and sex is still taboo in the U.S. in a lot of ways. Pictures of genitals are "inappropriate" for children, like klone described. Women are shamed for...
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    What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    LibraSunCNM replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Well, the majority of my patients are immigrants and a large percentage have no more than an elementary school education, so it makes sense. I also see a fair amount of women from West African...
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    What % of women don't know basics of female anatomy?

    LibraSunCNM replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    As a midwife, I can tell you---a frighteningly high
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    Have you ever met someone who regretted getting their NP?

    LibraSunCNM replied to Cola89's topic in Advanced Practice

    Just curious, where are you located? I haven't found that to be the case at
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    We've all been venting

    LibraSunCNM replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    I completely agree. I'm less of the mind that you should be passive-aggressive and bury his desk in paperwork, and more of the mind that you should call him out on this nonsense, and make it clear...
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    How are you using your CNM or WHNP license?

    LibraSunCNM replied to K1203's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Hi again, I hope my statement didn't come off as judgmental or rude, I'm rereading it and it does sound a bit like that. I just wanted to make sure you knew! Some people don't even know midwives...
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    How are you using your CNM or WHNP license?

    LibraSunCNM replied to K1203's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I'm a CNM in the NYC area. I work at a city hospital in a group of 16 midwives providing prenatal, intrapartum, postpartum, and well-woman care. We, and all of the physicians, are hospital...
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    How not to implement changes (vent)

    LibraSunCNM replied to Rose_Queen's topic in General Nursing

    What was the reasoning behind the change? Sounds