The quickest way to accomplish your goal is to do a fast track "bridge" NP program (there are many) which allows you to enter a master's program w/a non-nursing bachelor degree. You get your RN along...
There are also several schools that offer a "bridge" program where if you have a bachelor's degree in any field, you can simply apply directly to a CNM/MSN program and get your RN license along the...
I am looking into rural loan repayment sites. I have 2 interviews next week! Excited and nervous, after being out of general practice. Thanks for the tips! I attended a Fitzgerald review course about...
I am an FNP currently working in college health, now making plans to go back to general family practice. I am looking for recommendations on an accessible, up-to-date resource- book, CDs, etc. that...
Wonderful response, Epiphany! Thanks so much! It's nice to hear that you LOVE being a midwife. Sometimes, I guess, I get caught up in too much negative thinking. But I agree that you can't let fears...
no one else has fears about this stuff? or just doesn't want to go there in this forum? since i first started this thread, i dicovered this quote: "when i dare to be powerful- to use my strength in...
I have recently had to admit to myself that one reason I haven't pursued the CNM path yet, (even though I've been drawn to it w/varying degrees of obsession for the past 12 years), is that I haven't...
You are probably right that care of pregnant women with uncontrolled DM or HTN are outside the midwife's scope, however, that does not mean you won't ever have to deal w/ them. There are many places...
Thanks Travduck. I also went into nursing because I wanted to become a CNM. At the time I was fairly young and had a sense that I needed both more maturity/life experience and also a greater sense of...
I do like being an FNP. At the moment, I work in college health (which works well w/my family life for now), but when I was fulfilling my NHSC obligation in a rural setting, I was doing full-scope FP-...
There are jobs out there where you can use both. Don't get discouraged by what others say. The National Health Service Corps has a scholarship and a loan repayment plan if you plan to work in an area...
That is an important question and one with 2 camps. Depending on who you ask, some say- Yes, it's totally necesary. Others say not at all, and it could even be a detriment. There are many threads in...