Major

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1. Love to talk to L&D, Doulas & Midwives for career info

   Major replied to fsw's topic in Ob/Gyn

   Hi, There are several routes to take to become a midwife. Take a look at acnm.org for more info. A nurse midwife (CNM) is a midwife who went through a nursing program (usually associate or BS level), then a midwifery program. These Midwifery program...

2. Survey: Do you think nurses are portrayed positively in the media?

   Major replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

   [ NO Banner headline front page: CHICAGO TRIBUNE Sunday, September 10,2000 "Nursing mistakes kill, injure thousands" Smaller subheading "cost-cutting exaxt toll on patients, hospital staffs" The article goes on to discuss how hospital shortages and c...

3. nursing salaries

   Major replied to natbrat's topic in General Nursing

   14 years in the Army as an OB nurse, now doing a lot of supervision type stuff - HN etc, - I make about 74,000/year

4. How old are you?

   Major replied to Rhona's topic in General Students

   Ave age of nurses is in their 40's now - which follows as it was in the 30's when I graduated from a BS progran at 26 - 14 years ago... AND I am in nursing school again - for my masters - most of my classmates are in their 30's to 40's

5. midwive/women in labour racio

   Major replied to rosalia.marques's topic in Ob/Gyn

   The reply depends on your support staff. Do you have nurses in a resonable ratio to care for the laboring women to free the midwives for just the deliveries? (unfortunetly this takes away the true labor support the midwife likes to give the midwife...

6. ARMY nursing for this new male grad? good or bad?

   Major replied to brehon's topic in General Nursing

   Hello Brehon I am a Regular Army Major in the Army Nurse Corps, currently attending UIC in the Ns - Midwifery program under the Army's Long Term Health Care Training program. I have been in the Army for 14 years and believe it, as with all other pr...