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Date: | Thu, 15 Mar 2007 17:47:21 -0500 |
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I am an RN, IBCLC since 1987, previously ASPO certified, etc. In 1994,
I chose to get my bachelors' in something other than nursing - Human
Resources Management. My degree had equal parts management and
psychology. This degree has been SO useful with lactation, including
the parts on counseling. Sometimes I wish I had gone for my BSN in
nursing then a master's but the education I got was better from this
degree. I am too old to pursue any further degrees. I will take the
exam this year. I agree with the idea that LC needs to be a stand-alone
profession similar to OT and PT and believe it will go there. I agree
there is enough material to be learned, especially if we include info
from OT and PT and Nutrition which all fit into the picture. I foresee
a time when such a degree will be available - but for that to happen,
there has to be adequate compensation and recognition. Who can spend
$75,000 acquiring a degree where they can't make money enough to pay it
back? There is ALWAYS a money angle to everything! In the meantime,
until I retire, I'll keep my IBCLC by passing exams, keep learning and
helping the 1000 or more moms I personally see every year! Let's not
forget why we are here and waste too much energy. By the way, if I want
to go back to an RN role, I have to do a whole LOT of re-training. So
even if I am grand-fathered in as RN, I really couldn't function well in
ICU any more. That's how it goes when you specialize!
Jane
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