mitchsmom

mitchsmom

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  1. Bath After Broken Water

    mitchsmom replied to Natalieboo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've heard the infection risk is minimal because of that and because the amniotic fluid is also trickling outward, but most hospitals I've been at don't allow bathing after water is broken anyway....

  2. L & D nurses routinely deliver babies?

    mitchsmom replied to midwife sarah's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Here's info for foreign-trained midwives from ACNM: http://www.midwife.org/edu/fenm.cfm Here's some info on LM's in Florida: http://www.cfmidwifery.org/states/states.asp?ST=12 Here's a state-by-state...

  3. Anyone in Ft. Myers or Naples FL area??

    mitchsmom posted a topic in General Nursing

    i am in a bsn program right now, with plans to continue on to cnm-msn asap. i am in rural s.-central florida right now and i'm thinking about moving to ft.myers/naples but here's my question: in...

  4. Anyone in Ft. Myers or Naples FL area??

    mitchsmom replied to mitchsmom's topic in General Nursing

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  5. Midwives in North Carolina, Asheville area.

    mitchsmom replied to Steph in Boston's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I can't recommend any particular practices, but you can use this search at the College of Nurse-Midwives to search for midwifery practices in the area. I got numerous hits when I tried it for...

  6. trying to get pregnant.....need advice

    mitchsmom replied to newonboard's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I agree with the others. Also, if you haven't read it you would probably like Taking Charge of Your Fertility: The Definitive Guide to Natural Birth Control, Pregnancy Achievement, and Reproductive...

  7. Your policy for monitoring nb glucose?

    mitchsmom posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    One of the other threads got me wondering about this. What is your routine/policy for monitoring newborn glucose? The AAP and others seem to recommend only for at-risk babies, so I was wondering if...

  8. laboring on the back question, & epidural slowing labor?

    mitchsmom posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my friend's delivery a couple of weeks ago my friend wanted to sit up a little bit (I think this was early pushing/ 'trial' pushing stage) and the nurse wanted her to basically lie flat so the baby...

  9. Personal viewpoints

    mitchsmom replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's exactly why I try really hard not to come across that way. Most LC's that I have known have been pretty non-nazi-ish though - most of them have more than enough challenges with the people who...

  10. Birth Control Pill and Previous Stroke

    mitchsmom replied to BabyRN2Be's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry, I don't know the answer to your question. I would like to hear the answer though. Will you please share what your doctor says when you find

  11. Personal viewpoints

    mitchsmom replied to breastfeedingRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am not even a nurse yet, but these things come up a lot in my role as a breastfeeding counselor. I like the response by SmilingBlueEyes: I use that a lot, and also I use evidenced-based...

  12. Cholostrum/breastmilk as eye treatment

    mitchsmom replied to L&D_RN_OH's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Along those same lines is a new book called The Nursing Mother's Herbal by Sheila Humphrey. I have heard excellent things about it and it's only $11.87 at amazon:...

  13. Anyone else dislike the nursing home?

    mitchsmom replied to LindseyLou2222's topic in General Students

    I'm sure it is depressing to be in LTC for the patients... I think most of us would feel that way if we had to leave home for our last years and live that way. My grandma was a nursing home nurse and...

  14. Any good websites for medical terminology?

    mitchsmom replied to NCNurse2be's topic in General Students

    Taber's has a section of prefixes, suffixes, and abbreviations. Quia might have some med terminology flash cards. We didn't have to take it either. I wouldn't have wanted to take another class but...

  15. My son is almost 2, never breastfeed, but lactating?

    mitchsmom replied to RNStudentMary's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sounds like you did your best.. hey most people don't go 3.5 months period, much less while having all those issues! Some hospitals have pretty good initiation rates but the numbers drop a lot...

  16. What exactly is the EFC of financial aid?

    mitchsmom replied to studentnurse74's topic in General Students

    I think it must include some peripheral costs because mine was more than just my direct school

  17. My son is almost 2, never breastfeed, but lactating?

    mitchsmom replied to RNStudentMary's topic in Ob/Gyn

    there is a section of links here under "relactation & adoptive nursing" for more info: http://www.geocities.com/breastfeedinglinks below is a partial quote from this link:...

  18. How safe are IUD's?

    mitchsmom replied to eng_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    yep, I've heard even worse complaints about Depo than the IUD! I don't think there are any ideal options for birth control. You sort of have to pick whatever is the best of the bad for

  19. Professional in scrubs?

    mitchsmom replied to Kora0880's topic in General Students

    I would freak if I had to wear a dress and hose everyday (I probably wouldn't as a matter of fact), but I do think there should be a readily visible way of determining who is who in a hospital. A...

  20. labor room nursing interventions

    mitchsmom replied to jbshoaf's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was foleyed for my first two epidural deliveries at two different hospitals in different states, I'm thinking it was taken out during pushing. I was up within 2 or 3 hours (I am the pee queen...

  21. My son is almost 2, never breastfeed, but lactating?

    mitchsmom replied to RNStudentMary's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Mary, did you talk to your doctor? Let us know what happens. :) Also, I am wondering exactly how much you are lactating? Are you leaking a lot of milk, are you feeling let-downs, are you just able...

  22. Malpractice Ins and CNM's (vent)

    mitchsmom replied to ayndim's topic in Ob/Gyn

    florida passed a malpractice cap last year for pain and suffering rewards, it was getting really bad here and i knew a perfectly good ob who had to move out of state over it. i don't know if passing...

  23. Cholostrum/breastmilk as eye treatment

    mitchsmom replied to L&D_RN_OH's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I refused eye ointment w/ #3 because I knew I didn't have any infections and it made my first two babies' eyes very red and irritated. I asked my Ped about it ahead of time and he said there wasn't...

  24. Alternate Status???

    mitchsmom replied to RNSuzq1's topic in General Students

    Sorry to hear! That really stinks that your experience doesn't count, particularly when they are counting a CNA class. Are there any other programs in your area? I think my BSN program counted all...

  25. How much school loan debt did you aquire?

    mitchsmom replied to rhiannonwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I just finished my first year in a BSN program, 1/2-3/4 time - by December I'll have used about $10,000. I think I'll probably be a little over $20k when I'm done. I am at a FL public university, I...