Is there anyone else out there applying for Class 81? I know the application deadline is April 26, but I sent my application in the early part of March and still have not had any confirmation email that is was received. Just curious if anybody has ...
Yes, I was accepted to Class 79 and start the end of September. Good luck to you, Frontier is like no other school on earth and the best place to get your CNM degree!
redbeads replied to pilotstudentnurse's topic in General Nursing
I have a job. With benefits. And Dental insurance. Been a nurse for 16 years and took a pay cut in '97 with a pay freeze for 3 years. No regrets for me. When I started, I made 12.50/hr, now I make 31.00/hr. I'm in it for the long haul. Where el...
I think you just have to let it go... As you said, you felt comfortable taking this assignment, you took good care of the patient and that's what matters. If, in the future, you find a certain pattern with this particular charge nurse, perhaps it sh...
My facility does around 8,000 deliveries/year. On labor and delivery we use OBTV tracevue. This system does not interface with Cerner, the system that the rest of the hospital uses. We use Cerner for some things on L&D, but we also chart a few...
Your questions are somewhat confusing as I do not see how they are related to "post emergency c-section information". And what kind of packet are you referring to? Something to help educate patients or a packet that you as a student need to presen...
Except for the 500.00 bonus part, this is exactly what my institution has. I did it, had mixed feelings about it b/c I really don't think I was any smarter or a better nurse after I took the exam than I was before taking it...just now I can sign "nu...
I don't believe that we have a policy ....just depends. Sometimes the nurses place it, sometimes the docs do. I've done it plenty, but usually just ask what the docs preference is. I can tell you that one advantage of the nurse being able to place ...
For me, a brick and mortar institution was not an option. I am not a graduate, in fact, I am just beginning my journey, but I have chosen Frontier. I know many nurse-midwives in my area who are graduates of this program and they are all quite succe...
redbeads replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn
Yes, she said that she gets good results with spec exams and simply doesn't feel that amnisure is often, if ever, necessary to r/o rupture. Although she didn't mention the cost factor, others have. Another reason was exactly what has been discussed...
redbeads replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn
I spoke with one of our practitioners who works in our triage unit where we do many r/o ruptures every day. She said that she rarely uses the amnisure, but when she does, she treats any positive test like the pt. is ruptured. I'm thinking that send...
redbeads replied to shortstuff31117's topic in Ob/Gyn
My gut reaction is don't use a test that you're not going to trust....but, I will talk to the practitioners that use this on our floor and get back to you. I know that it is quite expensive and we usually first do spec exams, then if that is questio...
http://www.awhonn.org/awhonn/binary.content.do?name=Resources/Documents/pdf/5_Epidural.pdf This is the link to the AWHONN position of management of an epidural in laboring women
I know this is not a response to your question, but...... have you shadowed at the hospital you are applying for? You say that you like the hospital you are at right now which is a HUGE bonus...perhaps worth more than a few more dollars/hour. I wou...
Your post makes me think of this paraphrased quote: "You're either part of the problem or you're part of the solution." I say, bring on your "all natural kind of girl" attitude and help solve the problem! Go change things, one delivery at a time.
redbeads replied to knittingmonster's topic in Ob/Gyn
I commend you for wanting to prepare yourself ahead of time for your upcoming clinical rotation....I wish every student nurse would do this. These are things I tell student nurses that follow me: learn the basic terminology used in the labor and de...
I have been a labor and delivery nurse for 15 years and have run across every kind of birth plan imaginable.....I think they are great!!! Even with the so-called unreasonable ones, at least I know that the patient and her partner have put some thoug...
redbeads replied to ms_sheesh's topic in NP Students
Absolutely! I feel your pain....sounds like Frontier is losing out on this one. Have you spoken to the head of the department directly? Just a thought.
I believe a reason for giving the rubella vaccine right before the mom leaves the hospital is b/c it has a small amount of live virus in it....so this decreases exposure for others in the hospital.
redbeads replied to whatshername's topic in Ob/Gyn
It actually would be alot easier to do this the other way around. That is, become a CNM, then get certified as a WHNP after that. Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing has this program. After finishing the CNM path, you would just need t...
redbeads replied to MidniteLaborRN's topic in Ob/Gyn
Eventually the light bulb moment will happen, trust me. In the meantime, don't sweat it! If you are really concerned about it, or absolutely need to have an accurate effacement for whatever reason, have someone more experienced check behind you. ...