babynurse2001

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1. Ketchikan

   babynurse2001 replied to Grapenut's topic in Alaska

   Ketchikan is a great little town with a great little hospital. Always looking for nurses... It is wet here, the wettest city in North America, we get about 13 feet of rain per year. BUT if you can put up with the rain it is absolutely beautiful! ...

2. ADN-MSN Bridge Program at FSMFN

   babynurse2001 replied to fertile_myrtle's topic in CNM

   I am a current FSMFN student, about ready to graduate and take Boards next month. The phone interview is no big deal, just what the others said, why do you want to be a midwife, how do you plan to juggle being a student and a wife/mom/nurse/insert o...

3. When they say 30 hrs at Frontier a week of studying part time, do they really mean it

   babynurse2001 replied to rhiannonwolf's topic in CNM

   Hi! I am a current CNEP student and am just about done with clinicals. I have done the fulltime track, I started 2 years ago in November. I worked fulltime up until last April when I started clinicals. It is possible to work during the first part ...

4. Frontier Clinicals..

   babynurse2001 replied to iloveginger's topic in CNM

   You will need to find a preceptor. The school can help give you names but you will need to contact them and get someone to take you on. It's not as hard as it sounds, if you know a midwife where you live then that is the easiest. If there is nobod...

5. Midwife or Women's health NP?

   babynurse2001 replied to amandaprn's topic in CNM

   I am currently a Frontier student and love it - it is a great school. There have been many discussions about Frontier on this board, if you do a search you will find them. Good luck!

6. Applying to Frontier

   babynurse2001 replied to Snugglibumkins's topic in CNM

   Congratulations on taking the plunge! I am a Frontier student and loving it, almost 1/2 way there. It is a hard program but not too hard to manage. I don't know much about the bridge program, it is relatively new. I see that you're from Alaska, j...

7. Onlind distance midwifery programs

   babynurse2001 replied to finallyRN's topic in CNM

   I am a Frontier student and think it is a great school. The rumblings that are going on right now have to do with a very big transition that the school is undergoing. In January they changed over to a modified term system. Instead of being complet...

8. Progesterone to prevent preterm labor

   babynurse2001 replied to Araminha's topic in Ob/Gyn

   It's been studies and doesn't work, according to one of my midwifery texts. I'd have to dig up the research though. It does make sense that it would work, but apparently it doesn't.

9. Have you taken one of these Stats courses for Frontier entry requirement?

   babynurse2001 replied to mitchsmom's topic in CNM

   I'm currently a Frontier student as well and I also took the Canyon College Stats Course. Is this one still an option for you or have they changed the prereqs? It was very user friendly and I also hate math. I'm sure either of the other 2 would be...

10. Employer pay for MSN/CNM

    babynurse2001 replied to wannabecatcher's topic in CNM

    I'm sure it depends on the hospital and what their needs are, but it is possible. I have worked for my employer for 9 years in LDRP. I am currently getting my CNM. They are paying for about 1/2 of it (about $12,000 over 2 years). I had to sign a ...

11. Alaska

    babynurse2001 replied to RNS2GO's topic in Travel

    I live in Ketchikan, AK, which is the southernmost city in Alaska. It is similar to Juneau in climate as in wet but not too cold. I can't speak for all of Alaska but can tell you we are pretty deperate down here for nurses. We need OB, ICU, ER, Ho...

12. Frontier interview scheduled

    babynurse2001 replied to babycatcher2B's topic in CNM

    Congratulations! You will do great! I am a Frontier student nurse midwife, just went to Frontier Bound a few weeks ago... it was an amazing and inspiring experience. You'll really like Suzan, she is really down to earth and the interview was no bi...

13. I'm IN!!!

    babynurse2001 posted a topic in CNM

    I was accepted to Frontier finally last week! I am off to Kentucky for Frontier Bound in November! I am so excited, nervous, and totally terrified all at the same time! Any other Frontier students / grads out there?

14. What have other nurses done that have freaked you out?

    babynurse2001 replied to texas_lvn's topic in General Nursing

    I was off the floor for 15 minutes to grab my lunch and my then manager was watching my patients. When I returned she was standing at the nurse's station chatting with another nurse. I asked her if everybody was allright and she turned to me and sa...

15. Docs making stupid decisions

    babynurse2001 replied to htrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Wow! We have a similar setup as you but not quite as busy (if we do over 30 in a month we almost keel over). It has been our long standing practice as a unit to regulate inductions to some degree. Unless the doc has a really serious medical reason ...