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    Earning Ceiling

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

    I do also want to say that if you're in any way on the fence about midwifery, it's probably best not to pursue it. It's a very unique career that really requires complete dedication. If you are...
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    Earning Ceiling

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

    It's not the most money that's POSSIBLE to be made, but it's pretty average. Jobs where you'll make more will generally have you working lots of hours. I've been a midwife for 2.5 years, work a...
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    A Drive by, seriously!

    LibraSunCNM replied to Bevp's topic in School

    Haha saw this title and immediately flashed to what a "drive-by" is in OB parlance---a woman who arrives in L&D already pushing her baby out (or close to it). That story is completely insane!!!...
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    I thought I was done crying and feeling incompetent

    LibraSunCNM replied to IHeart BSN RN's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It's really normal to feel the way you do right now. Two months in is still very new! My first job as a nurse was also on nights, on a unit with 8 step-down beds in addition to the regular floor....
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    Home births gone wrong

    LibraSunCNM replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    So
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    Home births gone wrong

    LibraSunCNM replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Agree with your points, RiskManager, but the paradox is that it is almost impossible to GET malpractice insurance as a licensed homebirth midwife (unlicensed midwives obviously have zero chance)....
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    Home births gone wrong

    LibraSunCNM replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    This is horrifying. Can't she be reported to the police? CPS? In my area both CPMs and CNMs are licensed and there are no other midwives that I've ever heard of (meaning people with literally no...
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    Home births gone wrong

    LibraSunCNM replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm sorry but what you're saying just isn't true. Our infant mortality rate is NOT low in the U.S., it's extraordinarily high compared to other industrialized nations. Even when you adjust for the...
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    Home births gone wrong

    LibraSunCNM replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I can't imagine how sad and frustrating that must be. I really do see what you're saying and feel for you. Again, however, I offer another perspective---I get frustrated almost every day seeing...
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    Home births gone wrong

    LibraSunCNM replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I was just trying to present another perspective, the post showed up on my main page so I thought I'd offer my point of view. I in no way mean to suggest that you shouldn't be upset by what you've...
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    Home births gone wrong

    LibraSunCNM replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I appreciate your perspective. I think people should of course choose a hospital birth if they aren't comfortable with home births themselves. I have no problem with that whatsoever. It sounds like...
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    Home births gone wrong

    LibraSunCNM replied to MNNICU, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    OP, thank you for your perspective. I know it must be horrible to see babies have such terrible outcomes. I respect the work of NICU nurses enormously. The fact that you heard a midwife say "that...
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    Vaccines

    LibraSunCNM replied to OBwonKnewbie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We offer flu vax from the new OB visit onwards (if it's flu season obviously) and then Tdap starting at 28 weeks, so that ideally, everyone is good to go by delivery. Of course, some slip through the...
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    whiff test

    LibraSunCNM replied to cayenne06's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    How horrible! Glad I don't work with any a**holes like
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    whiff test

    LibraSunCNM replied to cayenne06's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    That is very sad about the doctor's whiff comment. There are so many insensitive providers out there. For speculum exams I keep the table in more of a semi-Fowler's, I'm pretty tall and our tables...
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    The every year Snow thread

    LibraSunCNM replied to BSNbeauty's topic in General Nursing

    That's some awesome neighbor! I'm in northern NJ, we got about 30 inches. We've been in our new house for almost 6 months now (prior to the move to the 'burbs we were city apartment dwellers), and...
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    Myths About Midwifery

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

    Yes, I'm confused as to why you'd discourage people from seeking midwifery care, if you yourself want to be a
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    Myths About Midwifery

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

    I'm sure the doctors' lobby has more than a little to do with the
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    Myths About Midwifery

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

    Alabama is either the worst or second-worst state to be a CNM (Mississippi might be worst, I can't remember). I talked to an Alabama midwife a couple of years ago at an annual meeting and she said...
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    Myths About Midwifery

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

    Wow, I'm so sorry you experienced that. I wouldn't say you misunderstood the role of CNMs, I would say those are CNMs practicing only a medical model of
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    Myths About Midwifery

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

    I completely agree that some CNMs practice a more medical model of care, as opposed to the midwifery model, which saddens me. However it is a commonly held myth that going to a midwife for care means...
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    The effects of not reporting harassment

    LibraSunCNM replied to Funkymiss187's topic in General Nursing

    Of course, as I stated, the OP could have handled certain things differently, which she has acknowledged. But it seems like you're trying to say that both OP and the surgeon's actions were EQUALLY...
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    The effects of not reporting harassment

    LibraSunCNM replied to Funkymiss187's topic in General Nursing

    This was mostly what I was taken aback by. I appreciate your comments, as always,
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    How to Explain a Termination to Future Employers?

    LibraSunCNM replied to RN_Erin's topic in General Nursing

    When you say you officially reported it 3 days later, do you mean the incident where the patient injured you? Or the fact that you took a pain pill without an
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    Which is more import: lower section rate or supportive management ?

    LibraSunCNM replied to ArreisBSN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    In New York, particularly in Westchester County and Long Island, and in various parts of New Jersey, there are multiple hospitals with C/S rates like this.