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Is anyone in this program or heard anything good or bad about it? I am looking into several schools but this one seems the most promising.

This was actually part of our Pitocin protocol at the last hospital that I worked with but no one ever did it. I wonder if it actually works.

I have worked there for a little while. I did not start there as a new grad but have heard good things about the program. One of the biggest problems is that they make you rotate for at least a year. It is like 6 weeks days 6 weeks nights. The pay is comparable to other hospitals in San Diego. The management is alright but nothing great.

Thank you for the info on rio salado college. Unfortunatly I am looking for an upper division stats class.

I know this thread is about science classes but I need statistics class for my MSN class and was wondering if anyone had taken anything online?

I delivered my son in the L/D unit that I worked in. I had been having BH contractions for a few nights previously but the night I went into labor they got strong really quick. I think I had about 4 really hard contractions about 6-10 min apart before we left for the hospital. By the time we pulled up to the hospital 10 mins away they were stronger and closer. I could barely walk. My husband wanted to get me a wheelchair, I refused!!! I did not want to be the first time mom coming in a wheelchair to only be sent home at 1cm and have to WALK out of there. I walked all the way in having to stop along the way. Luckily I was 4cm and got to stay but I did not want to be embarresed in front of my co-workers with a false alarm.

I graduated from there in 1999. I feel it was a great school. I know that we only lost 5 students in the 3 years to failing classes and I believe that only 8 people did not pass the NCLEX on the first try. We had about 90 in our class. It is a very well respected school here in California. As far as teachers while I was going there one of the professors was the Pres of the BON. I was impressed.

What is ECU?

Has anyone ever heard of or taken an advanced fetal monitoring class online. I am a labor and delivery nurse that left the specialty for a little while and am looking to go back to labor and delivery and am looking for quick and easy way to renew my fetal monitoring. TIA Meghan

At the hospital I use to work L&D at we would probably tried to stip the PTL and give steriods. Unless there were other issues there should be no reason not to at least try to stop the labor.

I have heard of Frontier school but recently heard some negative things about the program. What other online programs are there?

We have low dose and high dose pit inductions. With the low dose we up 1 every 15 mins. With the high dose we up 4-6 every 30 minutes. I find that the low dose actually works better than the high dose.

Our hospital does not allow for inductions before 38.5 weeks for this very reason. We had one doctor in particular who would induce 37 weekers and they usually were earlier than that.

like the other posters said Ultimatley if you don't feel comfortable don't do it. If the doc continues to pressure you go to your charge nurse or manager, if they don't support you, find another job!

We had voice care but just recently got rid of it. It didn't work in our unit. I think we just had too many people with negative attitudes who didn't want it to work. I thought that is was fine but I do prefer face to face report because that way you can ask questions.