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  1. Including resume in my application

    CEG replied to pp516's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Just make sure you research resume writing. There are different forms and techniques, but there are basic rules that apply. Like, maybe God could have a two page resume, but everyone else's should be...

  2. Soap Suds Enema in L&D - do you still use?

    CEG replied to StatRNNJ97's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I took castor oil to put myself in to labor. I would have guaranteed that there was nothing left to come out during pushing:uhoh3: But my husband told me otherwise. I don't see an enema doing much...

  3. Soap Suds Enema in L&D - do you still use?

    CEG replied to StatRNNJ97's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just curious, is this doctor an old man? I would not be too happy with this suggestion if I was the laboring mom. What is his

  4. lithotomy...seriously?

    CEG replied to elizabells's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Don't lose all hope. I had my babies in upstate New York and no lithotomy position. In fact they had jacuzzi tubs for water births and I walked the halls for most of my labor. I think their epidural...

  5. Delayed cord clamping

    CEG replied to RaeT,RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I requested this with my babes, the theory being that the placenta is still doing something and it may benefit baby to receive the rest of that blood. The idea being that nature's design is probably...

  6. random Ob-Gyn Questions

    CEG replied to Still Riding's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I need to add that I am a student, and a new one at that so my opinion was far from expert. It's just what I have been told by my future esteemed

  7. random Ob-Gyn Questions

    CEG replied to Still Riding's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I hope this isn't too much information but I have clots like you described and have always been told that was normal. I have never heard you couldn't give blood during your period either but I have...

  8. Precipitous Birth care

    CEG replied to zandra's topic in Ob/Gyn

    If you don't mind me hijacking the thread I am a student with a question. I recently had a friend deliver her second baby. Felt a couple of contractions, her water broke, she headed to the hospital,...

  9. What do patients say that irks you?

    CEG replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yeah, I wondered too. I agree. Given our mobile lifestyle we couldn't do it, but if I lived somwhere I thought I would be long term I would have planted a tree with the placenta under it for each of...

  10. What

    CEG replied to HisTreasure's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm no expert but I know the Medela Pump in Style is recommended often. I have it and used it a lot to try to increase supply. It worked well for me and doesn't have too many parts that need to be...

  11. ? About not breastfeeding

    CEG replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thats a really nice explanation:) Very

  12. What do patients say that irks you?

    CEG replied to NurseforPreggers's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I have to laugh. When my son was born (after I was awake for around 40 hours) he nursed and promptly went to sleep. The nurse woke me up twice (TWICE!!) during the night to comment "He's a good...

  13. CNM as RN

    CEG posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just a quick question for all of you experienced nurses out there. I am currently in a direct entry program with a specialty in midwifery. I will be an RN next May, then can begin my Midwifery courses...

  14. CNM as RN

    CEG replied to CEG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Sorry, I should clarify that I would still have about 3 years of L & D experience if I go the quick way, but I would prefer the 5-6y years I could have the long way. Also, have you seen...

  15. Experience needed for graduate entry programs?

    CEG replied to bellywoman's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm at UIC. I love it so far, although I haven't started the midwifery portion yet. The faculty and staff are very involved and friendly. I got great financial aid (although that office is not so...

  16. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    CEG replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thanks for your help, I will definitely check those out. Why do you think EFM is so widely used? Is it a fear of litigation? I have seen that mentioned in several places but I don't want to put that...

  17. New OB Nurses, Grads and Students, Please Feel Free to post your questions here:

    CEG replied to SmilingBluEyes's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello all, I am a student doing a paper on evidence based practice. I've chosen EFM as my topic. Specifically, does evidence support the use of it. I have several books and am finding a lot of...

  18. Experience needed for graduate entry programs?

    CEG replied to bellywoman's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am in a direct entry program currently. I was a doula and I volunteered at Planned Parenthood and in med/surg at the hospital. Most people in my program have some health background but not all. Good...

  19. Nurse Practioner without any clinical experience?

    CEG replied to Blee O'Myacin's topic in General Nursing

    I am in a direct entry program. My eventual specialty will be midwifery but graduation from that program is 4 or so years down the road at the earliest. I am actually planning to take around 5 years...

  20. Pumping to induce labor??

    CEG replied to Schmoo1022's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My labor started, went for 6-8 hours, then stalled. I got out the pump and gave it a shot. The contractions picked up for a while while I was pumping, then tapered off again (I was 6 cm though) So I...

  21. After a C Section...

    CEG replied to dreamofnurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I didn't have a c-section but I had two pregnancies and that big blob of yucky fat that is all loose and rolls over. After my first pregnancy I lost all the weight, exercised and the blob seemed to...

  22. Differences in CNM schools?

    CEG replied to rigbyk's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    A lot of grad schools have very specific residency requirements and only allow a few, if any, transfer credits. So, I would only do that if you could clear it in advance with the school you are...

  23. Differences in CNM schools?

    CEG replied to rigbyk's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I replied to your e-mail also, but I had another thought. If cost is an issue for you, from what I hear it is not difficult for new grads to get jobs in L & D in Chicago. If they are sticklers...

  24. What really causes labor??????

    CEG replied to SerenityR.N.'s topic in Ob/Gyn

    I read an article recently that went along with the previous poster's answer. Apparently they measured the oxytocin in laboring women's blood and there was not much- actually very little more than...

  25. Differences in CNM schools?

    CEG replied to rigbyk's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I go to University of Illinois Chicago if you're interested in info about it. It's ranked #2 by US News and World report for what it's