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Just thought it would be kind of nice to get a little chat going. I know there are a couple of us who are CNM wannabes buthave worries too. My biggest concern is malpractice insurance. Hopefully something will be done soon. I don't mind the sched...

I have heard from many people that it is impossible for anyone to live in Vermont if you aren't wealthy. I find it hard to believe there are no jobs in VT. BTW, I lived there for 2 years as a child. I was doing a search on nursing jobs in VT and I...

There is an easier way to do these. 18 - 3 1/3 = 14 2/3 Borrow one from the 18 and put it in the fraction column as 3/3. Remember one can be expressed in fraction form as any number/same number (i.e., 5/5, 4/4, 500/500 -- they all equal 1). Now you...

It seems that alot of people are doing nursing for a second career. Just curious. How old is everyone? Who has kids? Is it a mixed group in the professional part of the nursing program (I am still doing pre-reqs)? Where are you living and what s...

I had the nurse tell me that my baby was a biohazard, as she was trying to get me to agree with letting her bathe the baby. Yeah, well since he was inside of me, guess that makes him my biohazard! Luckily, I was delivering just as shift change occ...

What if mom says no, she will bathe the baby? I had a nurse with my 3rd baby tell me that I couldn't bathe my baby (I gave the other two their 1st baths) because that is when she did her assessment. Not this time -- you can assess after I bathe my ...

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What bothers me is that another nurse had to find you a gown and face shield. I bet that causes some resentement, as you should have gotten them yourself. Otherwise, I think as long as you are doing the work, such as changing the sheets yourself wh...

I presently live in Hell. :angryfire Oops I mean Phoenix but who can tell when the temp is 110. I constantly dream about leaving this town! I will be starting my ADN program, either in Jan or next September (2005). I will eventually get a BSN, w...

I think for babies that being uncirced is more hygenic. I have two little boys and nothing ever got under the foreskin. They have never had a UTI. And I never retract it. They can do it when they are older and there Daddy shows them. Don't need t...

I feel your pain. When my husband got laid off in 2001, I was 8 months pregnant. Luckily, the company paid the insurance for 2 months. We also had a very low mortgage payment. However, like many young Americans we had a lot of cc debt. Well we d...

I am not sure how long ago that was but luckily they can't do that now. You must have a chance to appear in court and a court order has to be issued to feeze assets. Except maybe for Mr. Taxman and other government people. Not sure about them.

Employers can refuse to hire you because of bad credit but not bankruptcy. Under the Bankruptcy Act it is illegal for non-governmental employers to discriminate on the basis of bankruptcy. http://assembler.law.cornell.edu/uscode/html/uscode11/usc_se...

I don't think she actually laughed. Just wanted too.

My 1st grader came home yesterday and told me a classmate almost passed out and she had to help her. When I asked her what happened she said the little girl was choking herself!!! These are 6 and 7 year olds for goodness sakes. I know the little g...

I did tell the teacher when I dropped my daughter off at school. She is going to talk to the parents, while keeping my daughter's name out of it. She is also going to ask the school nurse to come in and talk to the kids. It sends shivers down my ...

Imitrex can be pretty nasty, imho. I had a shot of it once and felt like my head was on fire. You know like when your hand falls asleep and then "wakes" back up. The pain was worse than the migraine. Okay not really but it still hurt like :angry...

I think it is unfair to present the option to the mom while the student (male or female) is in the room. Let the mom decide without feeling any pressure. I did have a student (female) when I had my second. But I was asked before she came in. She...

Wow, I hadn't either. I am always joking that I want a caffiene IV. Gosh I could really become a frequent flier with that available. About 2 or 3 times a year, I have been getting migraines so bad that I end up in the ER. Truthfully, demerol doesn...

I doubt if anyone will hire him without RN experience, so he may just be in for a rude awakening. If you look at ads for NP's they want a number of years working as an RN. From what I heard about BA to MSN programs, they require the students to ta...

If you want to come home to your son every night, the military isn't for you. The military will always put their needs first. Like the others said, there is always the possibility that you will get shipped to a war zone or somewhere overseas. You ...

Actually, it isn't mandatory. That is a myth. Parents can sign waivers for school, although unvaccinated children will not be allowed to attend during a breakout in which they are not vaccinated against. I did alot of research when my first was bo...

I will never use a new, "untried" vaccine on my children. I have always believed that vaccines start too early and therefore delay them until my kids are between 6-9 months. Mind you I was a stay-at-home mom who breastfed exclusively and was not gi...

I don't think it is only because of the mw. One of the thing about countries that follow a midwife model of care is that prenatal care is cheap and easier to access. So using more midwives equates into more women receiving prenatal care. I rememb...

Actually MW births usually carry less risk for mother and child in a low-risk pg and birth, and when MD backup is available for high-risk situations that could develop. I did a paper on it when I took statistics. Wish I still had the paper because ...