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1. Certain about midwifery, uncertain about nursing

   lilacs101 replied to lilacs101's topic in CNM

   First, I'd like to thank Lily, Nate, and DN for contributing to this conversation. The thoughtful discussion on the role of previous RN experience as an advanced practice nurse has been very helpful in my thinking. To throw out a few more thoughts o...

2. New Grad Needs ER, Climbing, and Good Snow, Where do I relocate to?

   lilacs101 replied to Generic ER Nurse's topic in Career Support

   Can always spot the climbers. :-) It's sick, really. Where to move to... I'd suggest anywhere in the Cascades (Washington State), Tetons, and yes I like the Denver/ Boulder/ Colorado Springs suggestion, too. Utah, as you know, is fantastic. Have...

3. Certain about midwifery, uncertain about nursing

   lilacs101 replied to lilacs101's topic in CNM

   Nate, thanks so much for your thoughts. You know, when I was originally typing out the poop example, I had also typed something in parenthesis about how somehow it seems different to me if the expectation is to clean up a client occasionally, rather ...

4. Woo Hoo!!! I'm done!!!!

   lilacs101 replied to EMSnut45's topic in General Nursing

   This. Did you ever sleep?! Seriously, CONGRATS! That is a MAJOR accomplishment. I hope you feel like you're floating on a cloud right now.

5. I have been an ER nurse for exactly one week....

   lilacs101 replied to NeoPediRN's topic in Emergency

   I always wonder about this... in my current line of (non-nursing) work, my personal experience has been that immigrants tend to work hard, keep to themselves, and send money home. Generalization, yes, but it's made me wonder when I hear people say ...

6. Certain about midwifery, uncertain about nursing

   lilacs101 replied to lilacs101's topic in CNM

   Arabianeyez, thanks so much for your enthusiastic post. It gives me hope!! To be honest, I should probably stop reading this board. I just keep hearing over and over about how desperate new nurses are for work, and how working nurses hate their s...

7. Upstate Job Climate

   lilacs101 replied to lilacs101's topic in New York

   Thanks for your response! I know Ellenville. It's close to the Gunks, a rock climbing destination. :-) Working in their hospital, I imagine you'd see some injured climbers now and then. :-( Any one know about counties farther north and west?

8. Certain about midwifery, uncertain about nursing

   lilacs101 replied to lilacs101's topic in CNM

   Sounds like you know what you like, and what you hope to do. I hope it works out for you!! I'm looking at an accelerated BSN (SUNY Binghamton 2012 hopefully), then working for a bit, then starting a CNM program. I'm in NYS, so at the moment I'm thi...

9. Upstate Job Climate

   lilacs101 posted a topic in New York

   The talk of new BSN grads being out of work for months on end down in the City and surroundings is making this upstate BSN hopeful a little nervous. So... how's the job climate upstate? Western NY, Southern Tier, 'Dacks/ North Country, Central NY, ...

10. has anyone taken Chemistry I from Colorado Community College?

    lilacs101 replied to maanggohs's topic in Online Learning

    This looks very interesting. I was able to find the tuition, but I wasn't able to find out equipment/ text costs. For folks who have taken Chemistry, how much did your labpaq cost? How much was the textbook/ lab manual/ other printed materials?

11. Online Chem I & II (No Lab)?

    lilacs101 replied to lilacs101's topic in Pre-Nursing

    OOOOPS, I just realized that there is a distance learning board. I'm sorry, mods--maybe this topic belongs there?

12. Online Chem I & II (No Lab)?

    lilacs101 posted a topic in Pre-Nursing

    Hi all! I need to retake Chem I & II as a prereq for my accelerated BSN program. I took Chem AP in high school, then took Chem again as a freshman in college. But that was more than 10 years ago, so I've got to take it a third time! Argh! My...

13. Certain about midwifery, uncertain about nursing

    lilacs101 replied to lilacs101's topic in CNM

    Hello again! :-) On the subject of L&D... I've heard seasoned CNMs go both ways, that L&D experience can be useful or not useful (in that you can pick up on the obstetric model of care and have to "unlearn" some attitudes and habits). H...

14. Certain about midwifery, uncertain about nursing

    lilacs101 replied to lilacs101's topic in CNM

    Thanks for your nice reply, dancingnurse. This weekend I made a list of jobs/ areas that I think I might like to do for a year. Too bad that travel nursing usually requires a few years experience! Anyway, the list was longer than I expected. Mayb...

15. Certain about midwifery, uncertain about nursing

    lilacs101 posted a topic in CNM

    Hi all, I'm around 30 years old and making a career change into midwifery. I realized that I was very unhappy at a sedentary, desk-based job working on conceptual issues. I have always been very interested in women's issues and have always enjoyed ...