cayenne06 MSN, CNM

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    Why did you become a Nurse Practitioner?

    cayenne06 replied to wildcatarnp's topic in Advanced Practice

    I'm in CNM school, which is not techinically an NP but oh well. I was originally trained as a CPM (Certified Professional Midwife). I was licensed in florida and did home and hospital births. It was...
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    Is there a line floating?

    cayenne06 replied to applesxoranges's topic in General Nursing

    Yikes. When we have to send our OB patients to ICU (VERY rare, thank science), we still go down to do OB-specific assessments. Obviously ICU nurses are more than able to take care of ANY patient-...
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    How would you feel....

    cayenne06 replied to elle1977's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Weird? I think credentials help clients understand who is who. I would feel mightily confused as a patient if I didn't know who was the RN, who was the provider, who was the secretary,
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    Nicotine Test, No smoking policy

    cayenne06 replied to AspergersRN's topic in General Nursing

    Actually nicotine, by itself, is a fairly benign drug with some positive effects. It helps promote concentration and is very useful for people with ADD/ADHD, and IIRC it has been shown to have some...
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    progress notes

    cayenne06 posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just curious. I work in LDRP and noticed that all of us seem to have very different charting styles when it comes to progress notes. Some of the nurses seem to chart every detail of every interaction,...
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    Parental Guidelines in Child's Medical Care

    cayenne06 replied to Rbeck911's topic in Patient Education

    Sure, they could definitely be trained in how to do this. However, it's not an easy skill to keep up when you don't ever have the opportunity to practice
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    Immunization Question??!

    cayenne06 replied to sixela21's topic in Georgia Nursing

    Most people DO get hep b as a child. But maybe you meant to say that hep B was only added to the childhood vax schedule in the mid nineties ( I think????), so a fair number of adults may not have...
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    Medical Assistant working as PCT in the ER

    cayenne06 replied to Brittanyxnicole's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As a PCT, you will be doing tons of hands on stuff. Vitals, assisting to the bathroom, passing trays, any ADLs, etc. I used to have a major problem with trach suctioning. The phlegm, omg. Even the...
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    Medical Assistant working as PCT in the ER

    cayenne06 replied to Brittanyxnicole's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As a PCT, you will be doing tons of hands on stuff. Vitals, assisting to the bathroom, passing trays, any ADLs, etc. I used to have a major problem with trach suctioning. The phlegm, omg. Even the...
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    Need help with this medical abbreviation.

    cayenne06 replied to guest08/05/2014's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    oops, I did not mean to post in this
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    Laser Hair RN pay in Ohio. 20% commission/no hourly

    cayenne06 replied to 48cgna's topic in Aesthetics

    what would be the dollar amount of your commission? That makes a huge
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    med/surg RN who wants to be in OB so bad!!!

    cayenne06 replied to NRS86's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, get some face time with the unit manager! The only way to get in is to make a personal
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    Unprofessional lactation consultants

    cayenne06 replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    That's just awful. What kind of certification do these lactation consultants have?!?! You have to meet moms where they are at, and that means providing education and then supporting whatever decisions...
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    Doula Certification/Wanting to be a Midwife

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

    I would really encourage you to keep searching for out-of-hospital birth experience. I think a big problem with CNM programs is there is little to no education that is specific to home birth, and it...
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    Butterflies

    cayenne06 replied to FineAgain's topic in General Nursing

    OMG, yes, we used to use butterflies for GBS prophylaxis when I worked at a birth center years and years ago. Definitely less than ideal. That little needle hurts when it is left in place, and it is...
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    LPN vs RN

    cayenne06 replied to SU2013's topic in General Students

    I would go straight for your RN if possible. Especially if you already have a bachelor's. It is hard to get a job, let along make decent money, as an
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    Immunization Question??!

    cayenne06 replied to sixela21's topic in Georgia Nursing

    My school would let you do clinical as long as you had started the series and provided documentation when you finished. I would definitely call your director when she is back! It may be worth your...
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    Fight with pct

    cayenne06 replied to Beverly1982's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    It's never acceptable to fight with a coworker, EVEN if you were sitting at the desk and texting and just didn't want to help her. I obviously don't know the whole story, but I think you should try to...
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    Sacrifices for Grad School

    cayenne06 replied to iska2000's topic in Advanced Practice

    Im in an APN (CNM) program, and it requires a ton of sacrifice. I try to work ~24 hours a week, but that is hard in addition to at least 24 hours/wk of clinical and 8+ hours of classroom (more at the...
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    Opinions on my education plan

    cayenne06 replied to mindofmidwifery's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Yeah, I'm not seeing how getting your PA will help you towards your goal of being a midwife. It makes more sense to table that for now, and come back to it after you get your CNM credential, if you...
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    question

    cayenne06 replied to linfayeex26's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    Medical assistants are unlicensed in most cases, and as such do not have a scope of practice. Generally you can do anything that is delegated to you by the provider, assuming you are trained to do so....
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    Wondering about books

    cayenne06 replied to schnookimz's topic in Western Governors University

    Don't forget interlibrary loan-I've had great success with
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    WGU rn to bsn program

    cayenne06 replied to nurse blondie93's topic in Western Governors University

    My BSN cost me 400 out of pocket. The rest was paid for by a WGU scholarship that was super easy to apply for. IIRC, the books are all included in the tuition. They are all e-books, so if you felt you...
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    Rhogam eval draw time

    cayenne06 replied to debbiernbsn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I've never heard the one hour thing either. We just time it with other labs, or do it sometime in the first 24-ish
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    Pre-med or Nursing?

    cayenne06 replied to redhead89's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I love surgery. LOVE it. As an RN, you can train to be a first assist, and you will get to do a lot of hands-on surgical stuff, not just passing tools. You can suture, retract, suction, cauterize,...