In a message dated 7/7/00 9:25:51 AM, [log in to unmask] writes:
<< (Jay, just how hard was the exam [IBCLC]--my turn is coming next year!).
Barbara ,, IBCLC
Eastern NC >>
The exam drove me nuts and participating in it's writing the following year
was even a little nuttier even though I worked with some of the nicest most
knowledgeable BF people in the world.
I haven't seen the exam for many years, but when I took the test (and helped
write the next one the following year) there were a million multiple choice
questions which postulated a certain situation and then asked "What would you
do first?" a,b,c, or d. There were 3 or 4 good answers but only one
preferred "first" choice.
From what I understand, nursing exams often have that tone. Doctors exams
never do cuz we''d yell and jump up and down about having the best priorities
ourselves!!
I'll bet the exam has gotten better and better though. My issue: The more
good people we certify the better. I do not view this as a tremendously compl
ex endeavor: Watch lots of nursing moms, learn how to help moms latch on,
instill confidence in moms subject to stupid advice from doctors and . . .
. know what you "don't know" and refer to someone who does!"
The six most common nursing problems involve latch on, latch on, latch on,
latch on, latch on and latch on. Not bubble palates, and other interesting
but much rarer issues. I will take a caring smart "latch on expert" over an
academic expert any day.
By the way, the practice of pediatrics is even easier than that: Stay out of
the way and let the child heal herself! Know your limitations and keep handy
the phone numbers of the best dermatologists and orthopedists and other
specialists. Most pediatricians cannot keep their pockets and away from the
Rx pad.
Jay Gordon, MD, FAAP, IBCLC (forever, I say!)
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