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Hi there! I'm a Buddhist nurse and life coach and I've found the teachings invaluable for helping with burnout. I know not all my coaching clients can leave their jobs when unhappy, and the teaching can really help to reframe things to make life more...

Hi! I am an NP wanting to do a RNFA program. I have looked at the NIFA program and it looks good. The UCLA course seems OK but less detailed than the NIFA course. Anybody have experience with RNFA programs who could give some advice? Thanks! Ana

Hi! I was wondering what you experienced RNFAs out there use for billing. Good companies to recommend? (If it matters, I'm in Oregon) What's the normal rate they take off the top (10%)? Also, I am an APRN (NP) if that matters as well. I am looking in...

I was hoping some experience CNMs out there could post what a typical week is like for them...how many deliveries, taking call, etc. I am especially interested in hearing about taking call, planning vacations, etc, and in general how your days flow. ...

If I lived in Portland, I would probably have gone to OHSU, but I didn't want to move. I am 5-6 hours from any university-based CNM program. Frontier was highly recommended to me by Holly Kennedy, director of the UCSF program, who was also a graduate...

I don't know about the 1 year timeline...I am already an FNP so it wasn't an issue. You start clinicals towards the end of the program while completing the last Level (they have 4 levels of didactic courses). I am still finishing up Level I, and wil...

it was about 2.5 months before I started classes. I was actually applying about 5 months out for a later admission date, but all my materials got in soon enough for the earlier one. I also had to be really fast about contacting folks for letters of r...

I got in! I'll be at Frontier in May. Please send me an email if you want to share lodging the night of May 15 and 21. Yahoo!

I forgot to add that I know some RNs who have given up their licenses so as not to have to be held to it in all their other situations such as in being an acupuncturist. It made their lives easier and their guidelines more clear. So it can be really ...

I agree with folks about not doing this...unless you are 100% sure the BON has a written policy about this and/or an experienced attorney has some input. However, I do know things can vary state by state. I am in acupuncture school (in a state where ...

I do agree with you that it's a personal choice. I was just providing data to give more information, and studies are a good piece of information to have when making informed decisions. A lot of what we do with newborns came from studies, and a lot do...

Oops: I forgot to mention that the study involved planned home births, as previous studies comparing homebirth to hispital birth also included unplanned homebirths, obviously affecting the results. We are discussing the issue of planning a homebirth,...

These opinions are all very interesting. Thank you for sharing! Amidst all this, please let us not forget the recent study published in the BMJ (n=over 5000 births (that's a great sample size!) that showed women properly screened for low-risk birth h...

I would also like to know who out there has liability insurance for homebirths. I would like to know what state you practice in and what the average cost is per year. In my state (Oregon), homebirths attended by CPM/CNMs are legal. It's hard to get a...

I would like to add that I have been taught that one should not START any vigorous exerciese during pregnancy, but if you ALREADY exercise regularly, then the aforementioned guidelines are great. If you start an exercise regimen while pregnant (meani...

Hi! I had my interview today, and you were right, Suzan is really nice! I felt very comfortable talking with her. I can't wait to find out if I am accepted...she said it would take a maximum of 2 weeks after all my materials are in...so hopefullly I'...

I have an interview next week. Did you have your yet? How did it go? Hopefully I'll see you in May. I'm from Oreogn...where are you from?

Well, it's obvious I disagree with Papadoc, but I wanted to point out a few things. You were saying that you were not given an advantage over new med students being an RN in the BASI SCIENCE courses. This is a "duh" in my opinion as NPs nor RNs have ...

I think the previous posts are trying to say that having a bridge program would allow the NP to "see the forest" without having to re-do a lot of their education. Also, experience is worth a lot. I don't think anyone is trying to say being an NP is l...

I say go straight into what you want. I started in the ED as a new grad and met some resistance from the other nurses there who did M/S first (why are nurses always trying to bring each other down? another topic...)and they thought new grads in the E...

To clarify more: I do not need to be a certifiedRNFA. I am just curious about the courses, not getting nationally certified. thanks!

Hi! Thanks for your help! Actually, for APNs who are certified, the 2 years of OR experience are waived as is the CNOR certification requirement. So, as an APN with a Masters, you can take a RNFA course without that experience (see CNOR website). Thi...