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  1. Tips or suggestions for Postpartum New Grad

    First of all, congratulations! What a wonderful opportunity. I am also, somewhat new to to pp, although I have been doing L&D for awhile now. So here's a few good tips I've gotten from friends and more experienced nurses on the floor: #1: Get tho...
  2. SUNY Downstate-Midwifery: Anti-Nursing?

    Hi Nursology, I just noticed your post (we've been traveling for the past few weeks) and wanted to give you some thoughts. It's quite an interesting question - anesthesia and midwifery are....well, pretty much as far opposite on the healthcare spectr...
  3. SUNY Downstate-Midwifery: Anti-Nursing?

    Hi Ktliz, No worries - I am just very very lucky I think! My husband is a biologist and this year was his sabbatical, so we were able to pack up the whole family (we have two girls already - ages 8 and 2) and move here together. He actually holds dow...
  4. Student Nurse Midwife looking for someone to shadow

    Hi Krshmt, I don't know if you are in the city or upstate, but there should be a lot of good options for you either way. ACNM meetings are a good start - there are tons of midwives practicing in NYC in various capacities (lots work in hospitals, but ...
  5. SUNY Downstate-Midwifery: Anti-Nursing?

    Hi Klitz, Yeah, I guess I sort of hijacked my own thread :) I feel like we hear so much about the nursing shortage in the US that we don't realize it is really a global phenomenon - and its' implications are even more serious in the developing world...
  6. SUNY Downstate-Midwifery: Anti-Nursing?

    Oh, I'm so glad this thread got picked up again - thanks to everyone for replying! I am still completely up in the air about which program to choose (there are actually lots of other factors I have to take into consideration), but it is really helpfu...
  7. Frontier in 2012

    thanks klone! That's really helpful.
  8. Frontier in 2012

    Is there no way to just apply really early so that you can find out earlier (or maybe defer for a later session so that at least you know you have a spot?) For example, I am not looking to start until August/Sept 2012, but I was thinking of submittin...
  9. Frontier in 2012

    Hi there, I am also planning on applying to Frontier for 2012- although that sounds crazy that they don't let you know if you've been accepted until 4 weeks before the start of term?! That can't be right. I have really heard nothing but wonderful thi...
  10. SUNY Downstate-Midwifery: Anti-Nursing?

    Hello All, So I have been long trying to figure out which school to go to in order to finish my midwifery degree. I started at Columbia but stopped when I had my second baby. I am now expecting #3 and know for sure that Columbia is no longer an optio...
  11. OB

    Ha- in my hospital I don't think there is such a thing as too late! I've seen doctors order epidurals for their ladies who are fully dilated and seen mom's come upstairs from our birth center, after two hours of pushing, who then get an epidural, lab...
  12. Got any good BF resources?

    So I am ideally looking for a book that has lots of practical information and techniques for helping new mothers to breastfeed- esp. helping with the first latch. I have done a lot of general BF education and rsrch (as well as BF my own three kids) ...
  13. How long will it take you to admit a new patient to L&D?

    Hi there- I'm also new (12 wks orientation, 1 month on my own now). I've gotten faster at admissions, but it sounds like things run pretty differently at your hospital. For one thing, a lot of stuff is already done in triage (basic hx, IV started, l...
  14. First loss...

    Thanks so much for all the support. I was also able to reach out to some of my friends who are also nurses, one of whom has been working in Peds Onc. for the past 2.5 years - I don't know how she does it.... Sadly, I didn't get a chance to see the pa...
  15. First loss...

    Me again- new OB nurse (now officially off of orientation for 3 weeks!). It has been a lot of ups and downs for sure, but last night might have been the worst. My colleagues continue to be outstanding and I only feel like I'm drowning about half the...