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1. NICU Before Moving to L&D

   ssrn13 replied to Amtrojan's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I'm think they were referring to my comment about the NICU babies being "fun," not poking at your earlier comment, but I agree with you... In no way did I intend to say that I take joy in babies who are really sick, or that spending an entire night t...

2. NICU Before Moving to L&D

   ssrn13 replied to Amtrojan's topic in Ob/Gyn

   As a WHNP student who has worked in both L&D and NICU, I would say if you are seriously considering WHNP in the future go with L&D. I absolutely loved working in the NICU, and the skills I gained there did help me as an OB nurse (and really, ...

3. WGU vs University of Utah for MSN

   ssrn13 replied to Myprettykitty's topic in School Programs

   No problem!! Hopefully you find something that works for you! And by the way, Primary Children's is IHC :) it's just attached to the U's campus. It makes it convenient for all the high risk deliveries they do at University of Utah. Also Utah Valley H...

4. Good online program for Women's Health NP??

   ssrn13 replied to hellonurses34's topic in NP Students

   yes, absolutely!

5. WGU vs University of Utah for MSN

   ssrn13 replied to Myprettykitty's topic in School Programs

   Hey! To be honest, my friends who obtained their degrees from WGU are still working the floor at the hospital, it seems they got their degree for the sake of having a degree. I kind of suspected the attitude of "it's cheap and flexible, why not." On ...

6. WGU vs University of Utah for MSN

   ssrn13 replied to Myprettykitty's topic in School Programs

   Hey! I have friends that have done their masters in nursing ed at both those schools. Most of them chose WGU to be honest because of the flexibility in schedule and cheap tuition. I'm not sure who they're accredited by but accreditation would be my m...

7. New Nurse - help with cervical exam

   ssrn13 replied to labor_nurse's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hello! I too had a problem with this for my first few months on L&D. Honestly, it just takes practice :) and take opportunities to familiarize yourself with the vaginal tissue and cervix on moms who have epidurals! The trickiest part of finding a...

8. WHNP MSN Program Duke University Spring 2018

   ssrn13 replied to PDXnurse17's topic in NP Students

   Sorry this post is a little late, but hello! I am halfway through the WHNP program at Duke and I have LOVED it (I am finally starting my women's health classes and it's starting to feel real!). Overall, I have had a really good experience at Duke. Th...

9. Good online program for Women's Health NP??

   ssrn13 replied to hellonurses34's topic in NP Students

   Hello! I'm currently doing my WHNP online at Duke and it has been fabulous, but the price tag is not much cheaper than Georgetown if you're worried about cost. However you can complete it in 6 semesters full-time, or 8 semesters part-time. I also loo...

10. Who has ever thought about this?

    ssrn13 replied to LnDPPRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    You mentioned some of the NICU nurses are leaving, will you have many experienced nurses on the floor that can perform these skills? I've worked at a few smaller hospitals with level IIb NICUs where the only doctor we ever had in house 24/7 was in th...

11. Family Maternity Center CNA

    ssrn13 replied to RachealAnne's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Yes, congratulations!!! This can be a hard area to get into! I'm an RN in mother/baby and peds and I LOVE it. All three units are a little bit different paced and provide different types of care...but still 10x's better than med/surg IMHO! If you lik...

12. Switching to LD????

    ssrn13 replied to ssrn13's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Thank you for the feedback! This particular position requires 3 months of full-time training on L/D (including two weeks of OR circulation...I've already previously trained to do PACU as a M/B RN so I wouldn't have to do that) and then would require ...

13. Switching to LD????

    ssrn13 posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Alright OB friends, I need some advice. I'm currently working as a float nurse in m/b, peds, NICU, and gyn surgery...the facility I work at delivers about 450 babies a month. I've gotten to see quite a few things, it's a great place to improve clinic...

14. WHNP program at UC???

    ssrn13 replied to ssrn13's topic in NP Students

    Hi Trina! It took about 8-9 weeks before I heard back that I was admitted. Unfortunately I can't help you out with your questions because I decided to go with another program. One of my coworkers however is in UC's FNP program and said the pharm and ...

15. Help!! NP program interview at Duke

    ssrn13 replied to ssrn13's topic in NP Students

    @Future thank you! I think I would go crazy if I had to wait until spring to find out about acceptance! Haha. The interview was not what I expected at all. I've heard that they are similar to job interviews but mine didn't seem that way. In fact, I t...