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Hi all! I have been trying to read threads here so I'm not redundant in my questions, but it just gets more confusing and with things changing constantly, I don't want to take advice from a thread that is 2 years old. Anyway, background on me first: ...

"Eh. Go back to school for some sort of IT degree then (although IT degrees are the same dime a dozen as nursing degrees these days). Informatics positions are hard to find and, at least in my area, pay substantially less than bedside so you'll be st...

I was pretty sure the Reserves only took BSNs, but someone else said otherwise...I think what makes finding accurate info hard is that they keep changing things. I want to say someone also said they used to take ADNs as long as they had a Bachelor's ...

Sorry...I'm trying to learn the difference as to what is what, which is why I'm here. I feel like I keep seeing conflicting information. Yes, I want to commission as a 2LT. Period. I also was told by someone recently that (at least right now) there ...

I can't move (got kids in school) but I am now looking for work in facilities that are an hour drive from me... I gotta do what I gotta do...... at least gas isn't 5$ a gallon anymore...Haha

I am an RN in CT not an LPN but I have some grim news for you. Firstly, LPN's (from what I have noticed) mostly work in Long Term Care here in CT. BUT, due to the crappy economy and budget cuts there are some clinics that are now hiring LPN's instead...

Stanley- I have considered LTCs but my two worries are: 1)RN positions in LTC's in CT(where I am) are supervisor positions. I don't feel qualified to supervise nurses who have been nursing forever when I am a newbie. 2) If I got over #1 and took a su...

I am also a new grad having trouble getting a job. Most places I have looked into will not hire a new grad for: per diem, float, travel nursing, staffing agencies, specialties such as oncology, school nursing, hospice, L&D, dialysis, surgery, doc...

I know this is a late reply, but I am having the same issue. I passed my boards (for RN) in October and still have not found a job. I have applied all over the state at this point. I have had three different hospitals blatantly tell me they are not h...

I am most likely being very petty here, but that is how my relationship with my sister works. I am graduating in August ( YAY!!) with my RN and plan on going onto my CNM. My sister, on the otherhand, claims she wants to become a lay midwife and has s...

Ok, OK-I know I need to let it go, but....In Open Season (Nancy Wainer Cohen) she states: "Midwives who work in hospitals are not real midwives. They are nurses who have become midwives; they posess a medical training that has taught them that birth ...

beckinben-Thank you for the great book titles!! And IMO I don't think my sis IS completely serious-another thing that gets under my skin about it. Apgar10- I know you're right. I shouldn't take it as a form of snobbery. I know that is the clientelle ...

Apgar10- I didn't mean to offend you by using "lay-midwife" and CPM synonymously (sp?). I would love to work together with my sister, but she gives off the impression that she will only work with a certain group of women- the ones who are fortunate t...

Thanks everyone.... Sorry this is so long, but this has been bothering me for a long time... We live in Connecticut and I believe she wants to train as a CPM. Here in CT, if I'm not mistaken, CPM's are not legal or illegal. It is kind of strange. The...

Sorry this is a little long.... I have been reading posts for the last couple years but this is my first post (as you can see). I absolutely LOVE :loveya: everything that comes along with midwifery. I am an extreme advocate for women's choices when...

Thanks to all. I certainly don't want to use unnecessary interventions and I want to reduce the many medical alternatives which are used in hospitals. Maybe that is why I am so drawn to it in the first place. I would love to make the hospital exper...

I am not there yet (still a student), but I am lucky to be near a hospital that offers new grads a residency where the first 6 months is rotating to different floors. That way it is like an extension of school and you can get an idea of each special...

Becki, Thank you for your input. As I mentioned, I am familiar with the statistics on healthy low risk deliveries being safer at home. That is why it is scary to think of taking on a client with no risk factors, only to have a bad outcome. I know t...