Nursing Students NP Students
Published Nov 21, 2015
sk8inghunny1
1 Post
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
mindofmidwifery, ADN
1,419 Posts
Nowhere in Georgia? I know there's Frontier School of Nursing (in Kentucky I believe) that has midwifery and possibly pediatric I honestly have never seen an NP program for pediatrics and I only know of a handful with midwifery
TriChick
249 Posts
GRU (Augusta University now) has a Ped NP program and Emory has a CNM program.
ThePsychWhisperer, BSN, MSN, APRN, NP
282 Posts
University of South Alabama has both an acute and primary pediatric track, but no CNM.
cayenne06, MSN, CNM
1,394 Posts
Anyone who is thinking about being a CNM should strongly consider shadowing a practicing CNM, or even getting experience as a doula, to give you a better sense of what the job entails. Being on call is HARD, and it's not for everyone. I work in a clinic now (Planned Parenthood, best job ever, will probably never go back to doing births), but I remember being 19 hours into a 24 hour shift, having 3 new admits, and getting that sinking feeling that comes with knowing you will *not* be leaving when your replacement comes. It's a wonderful, fullfilling, exciting and incredible job. But it's hard.
Were you a doula before becoming a CNM?
Alikatz08
125 Posts
Frontier Nursing University (Hyden, KY) does have CNM, however they do not offer PNP. They also offer FNP and WHNP. :)
I was a CPM before I decided to go back to school to become a CNM. I worked as a doula and childbirth educator during CPM school, but had ZERO health care experience of any kind when I started CPM school. Thankfully, it worked out well for me but I would never recommend investing the time and money into midwifery education without dipping your toes into the field first. And if I could go back, I would have just gone straight for my CNM. But 19 year old me was so deep in the woo that I was *POSITIVE* I never wanted to be a part of the evil mainstream medical system. Ah, the misguided ideology of youth.
Do as I say, not as I do! Lol.