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    An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    LibraSunCNM replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    Also, just FYI, as we speak today's episode of The View is on, and they're doing a massive backpedaling apology with a few dozen nurses from NYU Langone on the show to get themselves out of hot
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    An open letter to the #NursesUnite movement

    LibraSunCNM replied to disillusionedrn's topic in General Nursing

    I was annoyed by the comments on The View (actually more so by those of Michelle Collins, Raven Simone, and Whoopi Goldberg than Joy Behar), and agree that The View is generally a stupid show which...
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    How stressful is being a midwife?

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

    Everyone experiences stress differently. What I find stressful you might not. In general, yes my job is stressful. Overall, I still enjoy it enough most days to outweigh this. Example of a...
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

    LibraSunCNM replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    No, you are a very rational person for thinking
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    9/5 What I learned this week.....

    LibraSunCNM replied to ixchel's topic in General Nursing

    I learned there is such a thing as a "Diabetic Alert Dog."
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    Applying for job 6 months before graduating?

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

    I guess I would also say that it depends on whether you're a known entity to the institution where you're applying. It's probably easier to line up a job several months in advance if it's someplace...
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    Price of Patient Satisfaction

    LibraSunCNM replied to knoxnurse236's topic in General Nursing

    I actually had an assistant nurse manager who read some book called (no joke) "If Disney Ran Your Hospital." She completely drank the Kool-Aid and thereafter referred to it as if it was some sacred...
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    Applying for job 6 months before graduating?

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

    I think it's too early---not like anything terrible would happen, I think you will just get a lot of responses telling you to reapply around or after
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    Out of hospital Midwife?

    LibraSunCNM replied to Laceyrochelle26's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Well, for starters, I don't think you should even THINK about the possibility of going into solo practice in an OOH setting as a new grad. It's simply not safe. You need at least a few years of...
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    Out of hospital Midwife?

    LibraSunCNM replied to Laceyrochelle26's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I don't think we have any regular posters who are OOH CNMs, but maybe some will pop up. I did my integration in homebirth so I know a bit about it (specifically in the NYC area). Don't know if that...
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    Bedadine for vaginal birth

    LibraSunCNM replied to twahls65's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We don't use any prep, except wiping away any stool that's passed while pushing. There's no evidence behind
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    Babies on a plane!! (and also cord clamping)

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

    No, it's not the case. You don't need to tie off the cord if the baby is vigorous and healthy, and you don't need to worry about the blood going "too much in any one direction" (I would brush up on...
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    ixchel's 8/15 This Week I Have Learned...

    LibraSunCNM replied to Farawyn's topic in General Nursing

    Never done this before, but they're always fun to read... I learned that moving is exhausting (duh!) I learned that moving into a three-story house after a lifetime of living in one-story houses or...
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    Frontier Midwifery Program

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

    Curious, what are "CNEP"
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    Late arriving Nurses

    LibraSunCNM replied to Goal_NP's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    A little late here, but I'd like to take a timeout to thank you for quoting Designing Women, one of the most awesome shows of all time. Also, I agree with everything you just
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    CPM VS. BSN

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

    Yes, this is pretty unfair. Hospital birth does not equal a lack of evidence-based practice. Many times it does, but there are great institutions out there keeping birth safe for women who need or...
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    Overweight

    LibraSunCNM replied to MCNERRA's topic in Health, Stress Management

    My issue is that I'd like to lose about 5-10 lbs., but I don't have a whole lot of vices to eliminate to lose those quick few pounds right off the bat. I'm 5'9", and was always between 125-130 lbs....
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    Interested in Mother/Baby...thoughts?

    LibraSunCNM replied to nurseladyk's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree that it is strange to tell an ED nurse that the juggling involved in Mother/Baby nursing might be too much for them! Mother/Baby is very busy but nowhere near the stress and adrenaline rush I...
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    Early Release of Mom's and Infants

    LibraSunCNM replied to ladytraviler's topic in Ob/Gyn

    So then I'm confused as to why you state people who want to leave the hospital early should have opted for a birth center or homebirth, if being sent home early is so inherently fraught with
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    CPM VS. BSN

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

    Thanks for your insight, that's really good to
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    Advice for the Student Nurse Midwife

    LibraSunCNM replied to Rebeccas23's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I went to NYU, which has a new program director
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    CPM VS. BSN

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

    queenanneslace and cayenne---curious about the pay for a CPM. You've mentioned that it's not really a good living. How much did you generally find CPMs charged each patient per birth? Was it less...
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    Advice for the Student Nurse Midwife

    LibraSunCNM replied to Rebeccas23's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Yes, she was a very kind woman but a fairly terrible program
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    Advice for the Student Nurse Midwife

    LibraSunCNM replied to Rebeccas23's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I felt like my program director was so invested in the idea of growing the midwifery profession that she let anyone with a pulse into the program, and was extremely lax with deadlines, grades, and the...
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    Abortions performed in APU?

    LibraSunCNM replied to JMB612's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You're right, I think I was the one who misunderstood. Still, I've never seen the antepartum nurses have to get involved, just the regular ambulatory surgery/PACU nursing