Back when they were doing the "experiment" on whether hours of experience should count as much as clinical hours, I had to figure my hours before testing for recertification. It was while I was still wearing 2 hats-primarily postpartum RN who was also the lactation resource, but without dedicated lactation hours. What I did was: 1 - for 3 weeks, I kept close track of how many hours (by 1/4 hour increments) were spent on some form of lactation work (teaching moms , teaching staff, direct help for moms). 2 - I eliminated one of the 3 weeks because i had a much higher than average amount of time spent on lactation 3 - I then divided the result by the total hours worked to get a percentage of time spent on lactsation 4 - that percentage was aplied to the total hours worked for the year (it might have been for 2 years-don 't remember for sure) The resulting number of hours was well above the required number, so I felt comfortable that it was reliable. Winnie Mading IBCLC *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome