in response to someones suggestion that if an RN is unprepared for the exam,
she won't pass it- Jennifer writes;
>>I have to disagree with you on this point. Sometimes they do pass and I have
seen it happen. Taking tests, like anything else, is easy for some and
difficult for others, no matter how much you know. Besides, knowing something
doesn't mean you can apply it well.<<

Jennifer also writes;
>>It is true
that a Leader only has to have been a Leader for 5 years and not have aquired
any particular number of hours. OTOH, she really isn't going to pass the exam
if that is all she has done. <<
Can you explain what you mean here as these 2 statements are mutually
exclusive....or are you REALLY suggesting that RNs could pass the exam
without adequate prep but LLL leaders couldn't.....or that they wouldn't be
so reckless as to sit for it in the first place??

she also writes;
>>On the other side of this, I
think the system has allowed a good number of RN's to "loosely" log their
hours. I think Leaders tend to seek to fill knowledge gaps--I have not
personally seen this among RN's (not that it hasn't happened), esp when their
gaps are in counseling.<<

This may well be true but how do you *know* this?
I realize that you are not the only one to *generalize* in regards to this.
There have been numerous posts suggesting it in addition to your own but I
don't think it is helpful as it may encourage the non LLL prepared LCs out
there to make similar broad, sweeping generalizations of LLL prep :) !

she also writes;
>>I do trust LLL/IBCLCs more when
referring blindly b/c counseling skills are not essential to be certified and
I will be more likely to find someone w/good counseling skills in a Leader.<<

AT least in the way I do it, counseling skills are a HUGE part of nursing. I
have observed that women with counseling backgrounds are drawn to LLL for
obvious reasons and in these instances would agree to the above but otherwise
the statement is biased and misleading.

Lynn Shea
Franklin,Massachusetts

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