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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...

OK - so I know I know- we are supposed to go easy on ourselves in the beginning, 'it's a steep learning curve' blah blah blah - but I hate feeling so incompetent! I graduated in '07 and am just starting my first hospital job now. It's a great floor -...

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...

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...

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...

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 ...

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...

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...

thanks klone! That's really helpful.

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...

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...

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...

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) ...

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...

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...

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...

Go for it! Life is long - Even if you don't finish until you're 44. The average age of retirement is 65 - that's over 20 years of practice you'll be getting in! And it sounds like Frontier is the perfect place to be :)

So Saturday night was my first official night off of orientation - whoohoo! I work on a rather busy L&D floor in NYC (we do about 7,000 births a year) that includes a lot of high risk pts. I spent 3 full months orienting on days and then the last...

Thank you all so much for the encouraging words. I do really feel like I'm lucky to be on a floor where the nurses support each other - and writing it all out made me truly realize how much help I had, even though I felt alone at the time. I guess it...

Hi there - New OB nurse here (whoohoo!) I'm about 7 weeks into my orientation and recently have been taking care of a lot of pts. with PIH/PET, almost all of whom end up on Mag Sulfate (blech! - had it myself with my first baby so I know firsthand h...

Thanks so much to everyone for all the advice! The twisting really helps!! (And not getting so nervous that my hands sweat and I can't get a good grip on the bag!) I am now in my third week of orientation and already starting to feel better about som...

Hi Whimsical, Thanks so much for the helpful suggestion - I would definitely like to hear more about how it works out! I would also be curious to know, if you work in a nursing home for awhile and really get to work on your nursing skills, will you s...

So I am a (relatively!) new BSN grad now starting to look into graduate programs for midwifery. I was in an entry-to-practice midwifery program but decided to take a break after the BSN portion to work and concentrate on my family a bit before return...

Help! I am currently a nursing student in an entry-to-practice midwifery program and, after meeting with my program director last week, was told that we would, essentially, be kicked out of the midwifery program if we become pregnant while we are in ...

Hi Biwa, Well congratulations on your decision to choose such meaningful work. I am an RPCV (Returned Peace Corps Volunteer - I was in Central Africa about 10 years ago) and worked in international public health for several years after before recentl...