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I was told by my local CNM that burnout in the midwifery field is very high - I believe she said that the average CNM only practices full-scope for 5 years! Does this seem accurate? If so, how are people avoiding it? - Junipers

I am contemplating joining a masters-entry program that will leave me over $115,000 in debt by the end. Starting salary for certified nurse-midwives (my chosen field) seems to be about $70,000-$75,000 a year. Loan repayment programs seem to pay back ...

I am considering attending a masters-entry program for people who have a bachelors in a non-nursing field, and am wondering how employable I will be after graduating. The program I have been accepted to does not award a second bachelors, but I will b...

Calinca: It actually sounds like you have a pretty good grasp of what clinicals, write-ups, and the pharmacology class will be like! Pharm involves some memorization of pathways, very minimal calculations and a lot of memorizing specifics about drug...

NursePracHereIcome - Nope, I had mine over the phone. I flew out to Oregon to interview at OHSU and didn't have the funds or time to interview in Seattle as well!

NursePracHereIcome - I moved from the east coast with my boyfriend and our cat to attend this program, and we are loving Seattle so far!

Calinca - I believe we have the same screen name! I think Calinca (Калинка) in Russian means Juniper. Clinicals so far: 1. Be prepared for a ton of paperwork related to your assigned patient! The pre-clinical and post-clinical work often takes 12-15...

Hi Group, current APNI here. Congrats on getting interviews! If you have any questions for a first year APNI in the midwifery track, let me know. Warmth, Junipers

Hi Group, I am a current APNI in the nurse-midwifery track. I am happy to answer any questions that I can. I know this is a stressful process and applaud you guys for going through the entire applying for grad school circus!

Hello Group, I am currently an ABM student at a different university, but I wanted to let you know that I was accepted into the OHSU program for nurse-midwifery two weeks before the program started! So, if you are put on the waitlist, don't despair a...

Hello, I am looking into various "Masters Entry" programs for people who have a non-nursing bachelors degree and want to become advanced practice nurses. I have noticed that some programs, such as Yale, Vanderbilt, UCSF, and Seattle University do not...

I'm declining my acceptance to pre-specialty nurse-midwifery, so someone will be getting off of the waitlist soon!

Woohoo! I got in for midwifery!

It is a lot, no question. I could do the second half of the program part-time while working as an RN, and I may well do that. For nurse-midwifery, there are many fewer masters entry programs than other specialities and most of them leave you with ove...

The skills of nursing and the skills of a midwife do overlap somewhat, and I can see where having some nursing experience may make me a better CNM. I think being very open to learning from fellow nurses and other midwives and NPs will also help me ga...

Thanks SkiBum - yours is a very refreshing outlook! Does anyone else have similar or opposing thoughts on this?

I still have hope for us, Banana!

Thank you NPinWCH for your thoughtful reply. I read somewhere on allnurses that there are areas (such as Philadelphia) where there is an abundance of NPs with BSNs looking for work, so major hospitals make it a policy to only hire NPs with BSNs. I wo...

That's great PamCNM2Be! Thank you for bolstering my hopes. I would be ecstatic to get in off of the waitlist for CNM.

Hi Everyone, I have been accepted into the NMW track and am in the midst of making my decision. My largest concerns include the travel required, the cost (I am assuming the travel significantly increases cost!), and the ease of getting a CNM job with...

That's excellent jbsu!

Thanks NolaSea. It's great to know my approximate "hope timeline"!

Banana - I think we won't begin to hear about waitlist movement until mid-April, but let us know what you find out!

Thanks Lola! I am on three waitlists at this point, but I've decided against one of the schools even if I get in. So, I probably won't be in nursing school this year, but it is still a possibility. Good luck to you too!

Has anybody ever heard of someone being admitted from the waitlist for CNM? I am on it, and trying to be hopeful.