Allison T

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  1. Lactation Consultant with no L&D experience?

    Allison T replied to Ladybird_RN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just mentioning that it is absolutely not necessary to be a nurse to become an IBCLC. IBCLCs also come from PT, SLP, OT, MD/DO, social work, and many other

  2. CPM to CNM, Jefferson University College of Midwifery

    Allison T replied to preciouspkgs's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Hi Claralee, I racked my brain and found I knew 3 CNMs who attended Jefferson University. All 3 liked it a lot. They all said it's a program where you know your faculty and that was important to them....

  3. Covid Vaccine

    Allison T replied to mariaconcetta's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I could not agree more! The media perpetuate this notion of injecting the vaccine up high, too close to the shoulder. Ouch. Both times I got the COVID vaccine, the person injected it much too high. It...

  4. Covid Vaccine

    Allison T replied to mariaconcetta's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I am giving COVID vaccines, too. I hadn't given deltoid injections in a while: I am usually injecting a larger volume (>1 mL), so I favor the dorsal gluteal or ventral gluteal sites. I was required...

  5. IBCLC meets Midwife?

    Allison T replied to boymomnurse's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    There are actually a number of birth centers that employ lactation consultants (IBCLCs). They tend to be the larger birth centers. For example, Women's Birth and Wellness Center in Chapel Hill, NC,...

  6. Are Certified Midwifes still Prevelent in the U.S?

    Allison T replied to ChiefFaith's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I'm sorry I didn't see these replies months ago. I love the discussion. I do want to say that however much CNMs with L & D experience who work in busy, medicalized practices may feel that their L...

  7. CPM to CNM, Jefferson University College of Midwifery

    Allison T replied to preciouspkgs's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I didn't go to Jefferson (which used to be called Philadelphia Midwifery Institute) but I have friends who did. I'm a CNM who went to a different

  8. Are Certified Midwifes still Prevelent in the U.S?

    Allison T replied to ChiefFaith's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Well, hello. I am a certified nurse-midwife who loves talking about midwifery. I'm pretty active in midwifery organizations and will try to direct you to resources and answer questions. I'm sorry the...

  9. Schedule for CNM

    Allison T replied to bwcnm's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I too was the pioneering CNM at a hospital. I was on call virtually 24/7. My plan was to gradually persuade management to hire another CNM. I did ultimately succeed with that. However, our service got...

  10. CNM vs WHNP vs Having Both

    Allison T replied to JennaSnow's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Oh, I just answered this in the Georgetown

  11. Hoping for Georgetown

    Allison T replied to kalynn91's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Re Georgetown and dual specialty, I would highly recommend not doing CNM with WHNP. The WHNP doesn't increase your scope of practice. Do an FNP. Even if you think you only want to see women now as a...

  12. Colleges that have duel degree programs for MIDWIFE AND WHNP

    Allison T replied to whitecoatandjordans's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    In most states, it would not be worth your while to be both a CNM and a WHNP. Everything that a WHNP does is within a CNM's scope of practice. The reverse is not true. If you want to be an NP in...

  13. CNM Scholarship, HRSA, Georgetown, Frontier

    Allison T replied to Doulasana's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Hello. Your plans and questions sound good. Note that since you are already a nurse, you would become a CNM, not a CM. The certified midwife (CM) path requires a bachelor's degree in a non-nursing...

  14. Asking Midwife to Coffee/ Chat?

    Allison T replied to carrieljp's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I agree about e-mail! I get a fair amount of people wanting to e-mail me to ask about being a CNM. I'm definitely willing to meet people face to face if they are serious about it after several rounds...

  15. why do many MAs and CNAs call themselves nurses?

    Allison T replied to murseforever's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Sadly, on social media, I sometimes see practitioners who are advanced practice nurses (such as nurse practitioners) being called "doctor," and not correcting the person who posted it. Like "You are...

  16. CNM doing only office/clinic OB/GYN work (no LD work)

    Allison T replied to danceluver's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I agree with the above comment, but in many areas, there simply are not any or many full-scope CNM positions. So in that case, if you are faced with a choice between a job that doesn't use your CNM...

  17. Certified Medication Technician

    Allison T replied to NicInNC's topic in General Nursing

    I did check with the agency, thanks! And thanks to JenLPN as well. The Maryland Board of Nurses has been extremely UNhelpful, to the point of not answering phone messages or e-mails. They provide (on...

  18. Certified Medication Technician

    Allison T replied to NicInNC's topic in General Nursing

    Certified Medication Technician: Maryland?? I am looking for information on how an RN can get trained to teach people to become CMTs in Maryland, and information on CMT trainers who can teach CMTs to...

  19. New to Camp Nursing

    Allison T replied to JenTheRN88's topic in Camp

    I recommend joining the Association of Camp Nurses (ACN) (www.acn.org) which is a very cost-effective way to learn a great deal about camp nursing. See if the camp will pay for the membership! It...

  20. CNM giving up practicing...for now

    Allison T replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    That sounds like a really tough position to be in, and it sounds like you made the right decision for your family. To me, the idea that each woman "has to" get her own midwife for labor is fostering...

  21. Going to Camp Shane. Any advice?

    Allison T replied to Nursecathy123ca's topic in Camp

    I want to say that for anyone involved in camp nursing, a very worthwhile investment is a membership in the Association of Camp Nurses. This gives you a super-helpful quarterly bulletin (newsletter),...

  22. Baby Friendly Hospital

    Allison T replied to ragingmomster's topic in Ob/Gyn

    A couple of issues here. Health teaching should be evidence based. What we "think" or "believe" does not need to enter into it; there is plenty of research to back us up. No nurse who works dialysis...

  23. Formula / Breast Milk Fortification and Protein Supplements

    Allison T replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am a former NICU RN/current lactation consultant who covers NICU. Many RNs at the hospital where I work use infant formula even in breastfed babies. For example, they squirt infant formula onto the...

  24. Should I start as a new grad in the OR???

    Allison T replied to AJ BSN 2008's topic in Operating Room

    I'm answering this from the standpoint of someone whose only OR experience has been circulating as an L & D nurse for cesarean births and a few other surgeries. But I want to address the "lose my...

  25. 1st nursing job - OR or NICU?

    Allison T replied to kmommy876's topic in Operating Room

    That is a beautiful description. All of us nurses have so much potential to give, and to receive, from our patients and our