Personally, I think some of you are going way over the top with your reactions to all of this. While I am not minimizing the importance of the need to clarify and fix whatever the IBLCE was trying to do,I do think the level of over-reaction is mind boggling. Why not just go about your daily lactation lives and keep doing the good work that you've probably been doing all along? By the way, nurse practitioners do NOT have to work under a physician as someone posted (clumping them with physician's assistants,etc). They have autonomy and prescriptive authority as well. I teach about medications all the time. This is in no way the same as prescribing a medication. When my OB colleagues call me and ask for "that thrush protocol" we use, I read it to them over the phone (or fax it). I'm not prescribing then, either. Betsy Riedel RNC, IBCLC Connecticut *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET email list is powered by LISTSERV (R). There is only one LISTSERV. To learn more, visit: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html