AOX4RN

AOX4RN MSN, RN, NP

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  1. So who is joining us upstairs soon???

    me!!!
  2. RhoGAM and Coombs

    Are the Rh- mothers getting the Coombs workups in their labs when they are admitted to L&D? Or is this just academic in
  3. Saddleback/Santa Ana Programs?

    I don't know about the instructors. Don't really care about that since getting in and getting done is the goal :). I think GWC wears navy blue. I'm going to Cerritos starting in Spring and we have to...
  4. Need Help with these OB Questions Please

    There is a difference between avoiding salt and restricting salt intake (salt to taste) which is why I asked the original responder why she said to avoid salt. Avoiding salt in pregnancy (no longer...
  5. Need Help with these OB Questions Please

    Why would you tell her to avoid
  6. Saddleback/Santa Ana Programs?

    I missed that bit, so you do have a good shot... hopefully there aren't 100 more of you out there You should apply to Golden West too since it's in the area and a lottery school. You might get...
  7. I Need CC Nursing Program Help In OC/IE Areas!

    You can't apply to Cypress, Cerritos, Golden West, Saddleback or Santa Ana without prerequisites finished (microbiology, anatomy, physiology, English). Cypress and Cerritos accept applications once a...
  8. Saddleback/Santa Ana Programs?

    A 3.45 at Saddleback will probably put you in the lottery
  9. Homebirth Gone Awry

    Hey, no worries-- it IS confusing!! The ACNM Certified Midwife (CM) credential was made in direct response to NARM's creation of the Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) credential. Anthropologist...
  10. Homebirth Gone Awry

    No we don't. Similar in core educational points, but not the same test. If it were the same, we could petition the ACNM (ACMB) to certify us as Certified Midwives, their designation of non-nurse...
  11. Homebirth Gone Awry

    If CPMs were legal in all 50 states you might see the educational requirements elevated and uniform. Did you know the largest study to date on positive home birth outcomes was a result of data...
  12. How to become CNM

    Did you know that CSUF has a nurse-midwifery program? BJ Snell is the director and is quite approachable if you contact her through the school or her birth center in Laguna Hills (Beach Cities...
  13. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

    I guess I could be poking fun at the tone of your comment, not the idea, of self-determination, because women don't get classes in self-determination during pregnancy, they get pamphlets, books, and...
  14. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

    No, what inspires the
  15. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

    Which class? Nursing class or mommy-to-be
  16. Woman Calls C-Section "Rape"

    The use of the word rape is certainly grabs our attention but let's not forget that sexual assault is not it's only meaning. Merriam Webster's definition of rape as a transitive verb: 1 a archaic :...
  17. I have the OP's A&P book too... cost an arm and a leg so it is going to my grave with me
  18. Homebirth Gone Awry

    It will all be better as soon as midwives go away. Doctors have been working hard at it since the last century and with the increased publicity and safety studies (never mind this particular...
  19. Homebirth Gone Awry

    Look at this reply: MedFake: Hospital Birth Gone Awry: Is This
  20. Cerritos College Spring 2010

    I got a letter in the mail this weekend from Cerritos. I'm in for sure. Phew! There is going to be another orientation on November 2nd ... assuming it will be for those admitted and for the...
  21. Not lately. I stopped in sometime in June or so and was told that there would be another notice sent out and an orientation in November. It would be nice to have some
  22. West Coast University vs. Saddleback Jr. College

    Did you talk with a nursing program advisor or a general school advisor? I was told that credits that weren't from a regionally accredited program would NOT transfer to CSUF. I'd love to know who to...
  23. West Coast University vs. Saddleback Jr. College

    I have applied to Saddleback the last three semesters and didn't make the lottery cut. I have 2 Cs and a B in the sciences. I was told to repeat physiology (since I took combo A&P w/cadaver in...
  24. Just got my third rejection in a row from Saddleback. Sigh. Crossing my fingers that when Cerritos told me I was in for the Spring '10 semester they weren't
  25. sorry to sound crabby, but you got in because you lucked out in the lottery. it doesn't matter how old you are or how many degrees you have because gwc doesn't take into account anything but the...