Skips MSN, RN

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About Skips

Skips is a MSN, RN and specializes in L&D.


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    Interested in L&D, but worried I won't be a "good fit"

    I'm pretty introverted and I did just fine as a labor nurse. It was about enjoying my work and facilitating a safe, connected birth experience for my patient and their family. If you can do that, you'll be fine.
  2. Hi! I'm still here and still a nurse. I am in a certified nurse-midwife program now. I'm glad I didn't leave nursing. However, I would have gone to teaching instead if the pay and treatment of teachers wasn't so horrendous, honestly.
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    VIRGINIA endorsement

    Hello! I moved from Nebraska (compact state) to Virginia (compact state), so I can't relate to the non-compact state timeline. It took me awhile to get my required documents together, but it does take about 4-6 weeks. I had to do fingerprinting....
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    Interview tips for Mother/Baby

    Congrats! Welcome to OB! 😊
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    Breaking into Faculty Role

    How did you get a school to take you seriously? I've only gotten one interview at an ADN program and the pay was dismal, so I declined the job offer. They wanted me to teach a specialty I don't have experience in, too. I felt too uncomfortable with i...
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    OB jobs non-bedside

    I worked in an OB/GYN clinic when I wanted a break from the hospital. I really enjoyed it. In fact, it's been my favorite job so far! I did telephone triage more than doing hands-on clinic. You could try an OB case manager for an insurance comp...
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    How do I get into mother baby?

    You have NRP already and you've shown interest. Keep applying! The manager knows your name and your interest, so you do have an advantage. Mother Baby is difficult to get into because it's where good nurses go to die in a good way. The babies, ...
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    Interview tips for Mother/Baby

    How did it go? I recommend Googling "behavioral based interview questions" and practicing those if you didn't before. If you got the job, you don't need this advice. (I hope you did get the job!).
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    EFM certification advice

    Hello! Taking that exam without any clinical experience in interpreting fetal monitoring sounds like a nightmare. I'm sorry you have to do this for school. The requirement I had to do for CNM school was either have my certification or take an AW...
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    C-EFM Exam Prep Question

    I agree. That situation is quite odd! Klone, I love this reply! I've been following your posts since before I ever started in OB...as a nursing student, really. Your posts are always helpful and I appreciate the honesty. I second the Mosby'...
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    New to L&D and feeling low

    I know you have a hard time believing this, but you are on the right track. That sounds exactly right. L&D is a beast to learn. It's a specialty you don't really spend time on during nursing school because it's indeed so incredibly speciali...
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    CNM school + baby?

    Hi! I wanted to see how you're doing. I found out I was pregnant 2 months before I got accepted to midwife school. I like to keep myself busy. 😛 I gave birth during my first fall semester of CNM school and it has been difficult, but I start cli...
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    Confused

    Your career started in the midst of a pandemic, which hadn't happened in the U.S. in one hundred years. That would be enough to send many people to therapy without the added stress of a tough specialty. I remember feeling unhappy with nursing f...
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    Should I get RN certification in OB or EFM?

    I got my RNC-OB certification first, then did C-EFM second. I'd say get either one first. If they're both paid for, why not both? If only one is paid for, get C-EFM first.
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    Having problems with cervical checks

    Hello! It's been a few weeks since you posted, but just in case anyone else needs advice I thought I'd chime in. Cervical checks are difficult. You never learned how to do them in school. It's not a typical nursing skill across the board...