CNMtobe2012

I am in Class 78. I used my current manager, prior supervisor and a co-worker. Yes they are no longer conducting phone interviews. I is more like an information session and last approximately 15-20mins. Hope this helps. :)

Thanks. I heard the Frontier experience was exceptional. I can't waite for Frontier Bound in June. Good luck and best wishes to you both as finish up.

The economy has changed things tramendously. I graduated in May 2007. I started the interview process at the begining of my last semester. Interviewed in January 2007 and accepted the position 6 months before my start date. Started July 2007. Good luck!:)

Hi all. I just thought I'd reintroduce myself. I have been a member for a few years now and in the process changed by Username three times LOL.....RNTOBE07 (During nursing school), PerinatalRN07 (When I graduated) and now....CNMtobe2012. Recently found out I was accepted to Frontier School of Midwifery!! Excited , scared but ready. Anyone else in Class78?

Hi all, I am currently in the process of getting my application together for Frontier as we speak. Would really love any additional insight on your experience with the school and the quality of the education being provided from your perspetive. Any info is appreciated.

Thanks for all the advice. I do have a few certifications under my belt (BCLS, EFM, NRP). But as said by one poster I try to get at least two more. Any other advice would be greatly appreciated. :wink2:

Hi rnWinn I am think about relocated to Cali (LA area) and I ran across Cedar Sinai and am really interested in the hospital. I too am a ob/gyn nurse. I was hoping to take a travel position out there first (God and economy will :wink2:) to see if its a good fit. What travel agency are you with if you don't mind me asking? Any other insight into the hospital would be greatly appreciated. Thanks.

Hi all, needed some advice. I currently work in Baltimore, MD at a large teaching hospital with 17months of experience in L&D, antepartum, postpartum and NBN. I was hoping to do travel nursing this summer as I will be approaching my 2yr mark. I have spent most of my life in MD and would really like to relocate but I am to chicken to do it cold turkey. I thought travel nursing would be a good oppurtunity to "test drive" without the obligation to "buy". I started the application process with 2 agencies so far (AM and Access Nurses). My first choice right now is souther CA. AM flat out told me I was being too picky and it would be hard to place me when I told them I wanted something within an hour distance of LA (I have family there). After reading alot of these post I am afraid to leave my current position to travel with the economy is such turmoil. If I am able to secure a 13wk assignment I am afraid of what will come when the contract ends. Do you think its even worth the time, energy or effort? I travel to Cali about every other month and would really like to relocate but I'm not sure if this is the time to be taking chances and experiementing. Any advice is appreciated.

Graduated in May 2007 and went straight into OB. I work in L&D/mother/baby/nursery. If L&D is what you really want, go for it. I have no regrets.

On our pp unit our max is 6 couplets and yes it can get to be overwhelming especially when we are short tech support. But for us 6 is the norm. We never get anything over that because our pp unit only has 12 beds and 2 nurses and a tech scheduled to work the unit. Any couplets beyond that are transfered to the antepartum floor for their recovery. In the event that we are short support staff we usually pull a tech from the L&D or ante floor to come and at least do our 8pm VS. Another option is if the NBN only has 1-2 babies we will coordinate with the Nrsy nurse and have her do some of our baby assessments.

I've never had to give it but with the countless pts. we admit for IOL due to PEC its always in my pocket. Per our policy we give it IVP.

Suprise to hear so many of you received such long orientation phases. I graduated in May of 07 and took a position at a large teaching hospital on a high risk ob unit. Where I work nurses are trained as perinatal nurses meaning I work ante, post, NBN, and L&D. Initially when I started I was given an 8 week orientation (total) on ante, post and NBN. I felt pretty comfortable after 8 weeks. I worked these units indepedently for about 6 weeks and then I was cross trained to work L&D for 6 weeks. I definitely didn't think 6 weeks was enough time to learn all that needed to be learned (L&D is an ER for pregnant women in itself) but management was pretty good about making ajustment so that I could sharpen my skills in the areas I felt uncomfortable with. I think you have to decide whats best for you. The learning curve your 1st year is going to be huge but its doable. Just keep an open line of communication with your preceptor and if towards the end of your orientation you don't feel prepared don't be afraid to say so. When it was time for me to end my cross training on L&D I was terrified, because I didn't feel confident in my skills. I had to learn that when you come off of orientation you have to be "comfortable" with your skills and "confident" in yourself. The only way you are ever going to gain confidence in your skills is by getting out on the floor.

Hello to both of you. As it was said previously the most important thing is reading the rationales. I took boards Friday 13. Kaplan questions are extremely extremely simulare to NCLEX style questions. I would even venture to say the Kaplan questions are hard than the NCLEX. If you have not already, try to exhaust the Q-Bank to get in the habit of answering questions. READ ALL RATIONALES. Believe me, it really helps. You may not see that same exact question but it may be something in the rationale that will help you to anwser a future question. Read all the rationales. You want to understand why the right anwser is right but more importantly why the other choices are wrong. Good luck!

Come back to reality!!!! Thats is quite good. I took Kaplan Complete Review course last month and took boards last Friday...Pass with 77 ?'s. The course was really good! Hands down. The key is to understand the process of eliminating incorrect answers to get to the correct one. Kaplan will teach that. The other thing is reading every single rationale even the ones you got right. Kaplan would like for you to score at least a 65% on the question trainers so a 60 isn't bad at all. My instructor told us that we would score low on the first few, which are lower level exams. It is eaxams 5-7 that you want to score the minimum of a 65% on. Kaplan will tell you that if you score a 65% or above on exam 7 you have a 99% chance of passing. I scored the following on my question trainers: 1-58% 2-60% 3-58% 4-65% 5-63% 6-63% 7-65% Just get in the habit of consistently staying in the sixty. Also do ALL of you Q-Bank if you can. Sounds like you are on the right track. You will be fine.

i had a question about looking for my first rn nursing job. i will be graduating in may 20, 2007 ( pary over here!!:):yelclap:). ok back to my question.... when should i start applying for jobs, before or after i take and pass nclex? i have definitely began looking at several job announcements for the hospitals i am interested in working at, i am in the process of sprucing up my resume', and i have scheduled to attend a few open houses. any responses are appreciated.

When did you apply for the job?

Thanks, I'm getting excite just at the thought.

hi all just had a question. i will be graduating may 2007 and was wondering when i should start applying for nursing positions. graduation will most likely be around may the 20 something. i plan to take kaplan early june and sit for boards in july, but i am unsure when i should actually start applying for positions. should i apply and state my anticipated grad and nclex date? i don't currently work for a health care establishment and other than clinical and some volunteer work i never have. i though about applying for student nurse positions but opted not to because i like my current employers and have worked here for several years (federal government agency). any responses greatly appreciated!!!!

Acceptance process for each school is different. I going into my senoir year of a BSN nursing program and was accepted with a 3.7 (and I pass the NET of course). At the school I attend acceptance is made on a first come first serve basis. The minimum GPA is a 2.5. Each perspective student has to first apply to the university (if not already attending); then once accepted to the universty apply to the school of nursing. As long as you met the minimum requirement for admission you were called or email stating you met the minimum requirements and you had been invited to set for the NET. When I went to take my NET the nursing student recruiter told us if we pass the test we were in. Students are continuously accepted until there is no longer space available. How is this different from other school? Some colleges/universities have applications deadline dates. After such date all applicates are review (categorize by GPA etc.) the decisions are made as to who will be accepted. At my school it does not work this way. It is more like the early bird gets the worm. Example: 2 students Student 1: submits the application to the University and to the school of nursing in January w/ an overall GPA of 2.6. He/She is accepted to the university and mets all general requirements including the minimum GPA. This student is then contacted and invited to set for the NET. He/she chooses an April test date. The student takes and pass it and their in. Student 2: Submits the application to the University and to the school of nursing in March w/ an overall GPA of 4.0. He/She is accepted to the university and mets all general requirements including the minimum GPA. This student is then contacted and invited to set for the NET. The student decides he/she will take it at the end of May. If the end of May comes and all of the alotted slots for the year have been filled regaurdless of this student GPA and the fact that they have met all requirement they will not be accepted for the school year and may be offered a slot for the following year.

GOOD FOR YOU. I CAN'T EVEN IMAGE THE FEELING BUT I'M SURE IT FEELS GOOD.

Coppin State in the house. How are you. I too am at Coppin State University. Going into my senior year>>>>>> that sound so good. Hope your first year of nursing school went well. I love Coppin. At times I get discourage and it is hard work but in the end I know that it is all worth the effort. If all went well you should be going into med/surg and patho in the fall...........study hard and study long. Professor Daniel's is the team leader for both she has the fall 2005 course outline outside her door get in NOW and start brushing up. A&P is the key to doing well in both class. For patho the first lecture was fluid and electrolytes. I read the entire Lippincott (don't know if that is spelled right) review book in preparation for the test (cheap and good). For Med/Surg the first lecture was Peri-operative care. Start reading now, I am not exaggerating you will thank me for it later. I don't mean like 2-3hr a day...........this is summer break but maybe two or three times a week to become familiar with the material. Good luck and I'm only an e-mail away!

Hi I am currently attending Coppin State and I love it. Going into my senior year and looking forward to graduation. I am currently the president of our Nursing Student Association. Let me know if you need more info.

Any perks for nurse returning to school for their master degree?

Hi, I very much am interested in finding out more information about JH. I will be graduating next May and JH has always been my 1st choice. I had the oppertunity to complete my med/surg clinical rotation at Hopkins my fall 2005 semester. I loved it! The nurses literally broke their necks try to help us get acclamated to the floor and through my experience as a nursing student that is rare. Over the pass three years of nursing school I have completed clinical rotations in several Baltimore hospitals (5 to be exact) and only at JH did I feel the most comfortable. I look forward to apply next year when I take and pass my NCLEX! What I wanted to know is how is the health benifets, repayment of ungrad school loans, and potenial for repayment of graduate school. Thanks

I though the exact thing when I read the post. Male OB/GYN's do it all the time and no one ever question there abilities......and they sure as hick aren't pushing out any children these days.