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Hi everyone, I am looking into ways to rent my fully furnished home to travel nurses. I will be moving two hours away, but want to keep my house because it's a cute little cottage several blocks back from the beach in South Carolina. Do any of you have advice about how to advertise my rental to travel nurses? Are sites like furnishedfinder.com or airbnb where most nurses find housing? Or is there a way I can talk to the agencies who place in my area? Any advice is welcomed!

Congrats on almost being done with nursing school! My advice is to look in to different midwifery schools- you have to find what works best for you and your family. Frontier worked great for me since in SC there are no other options. It was also very affordable (more so than other online schools)- which was a high priority for me. I also worked part time through out the whole program- so a distance learning program fit best. Finding a preceptor is the hardest part of the school- they give you a list of preceptors used in the past- and you also have a regional facility member that can help assist you- Start looking and cold calling from day one! I cold called numerous offices- and eventually one said ok- it can work! Good luck on your move and enjoy the cooler weather in Washington!

You may need to elaborate on your questions. It you meet all the eligibility requirements and write a decent essay, then most students get in. Getting in is the easy part!

Midwifery is calling. It necessitates that you believe birth and labor is a normal process in a woman life. If you want to work with mothers during this time you have to be able to reassure them of the normalcy of pregnancy. This is hard if you don't truly share this as a value. I understand what you are saying about the NICU. I am not sure of the hospital situation that you are currently working in. I spent about 3 years level II/III/IV NICU and decided it was not for me long term. While I am in CNM school, I have spent my time working in a level 2 nursery at an outlying hospital. And it's so much better! I go to deliveries as the transition nurse. So I still see the premies, but we stabilize them and ship them to the big hospital (where I used to work). I also spend more time with healthy happy babies and families. This has been great. I was getting too caught up in the NICU and ethics behind my actions and all that is involved. I do not know the 'right' answer for you but just think long and hard about midwifery. Stay a nurse until you have a clearer picture of what you are going for. Level III/IV NICU isn't for everyone. Sometimes level 2 is where a lot of amazing teaching can happen. We have NNP's that help out in our level 2 and that also work for the peds offices doing all of their newborn checks. Follow your passion! Also, I will say that working in a specialty takes about a year or so to get comfortable with, until then there is a lot of anxiety and fear. Maybe giving things time will help you see things clearer.

At Frontier, I feel like some courses/instructors are better about quality recorded lectures than others. But this is going to be true at any school you attend. Your professors will have different strengths and weaknesses. I like to have the recorded (instead of the live) lectures, they allow me to work and not worry about scheduling my life around school. I prefer this 'adult' learning environment. As for out of hospital births, Frontier wants to expose you to many possibilities of birth. I do not think just learning about hospital births would do any midwife justice. As for practicing OOH, it's for some midwives and not for others. Just like it's for some mothers and not for others. But to say that Frontier pushes all of their students toward OOH births is a bit of an exaggeration. Ps: the cost of Frontier is unbeatable. Best Nurse Midwife Programs | Top Nursing Schools | US News Best Graduate Schools

Make friends with your local CNM's! (Potential clinical instructors) See if you can follow them, or take them to coffee, pick their brains, get perspectives... Making the connections now will give you an advantage to finding clinical sites. Also it will give you a support system... I like to call CNM friends and follow them for the day if I'm getting discouraged in my classes... Seems to help :) good luck!

Hi, Yes, being a full time student at Frontier does take a lot of time. Some weeks more than others. If you are worried about the commitment you can always start full time and change to part time after the first term. The advisers are great and very supportive. When I was at orientation (Frontier Bound) we sat down and wrote out a 'mock' schedule to see if full or part time works with your life. Also, if you stay organized and not wait to the last minute things seem to go a lot smoother... like all of life! haha! Good luck! Its a great program!

I'm in too! Can't wait to meet all of you ladies in a few weeks!!!!!

I have been checking emails for weeks.. but today I think I broke the record... I wish everyone i know would refrain from emailing- Every time that little beep goes off my heart drops! We're getting closer!

Lets all channel good vibes for Friday~~

Even the lay midwifes (who havent been to nursing school) have a certification board and training to complete. NARM | The North American Registry of Midwives is an organization that oversees lay midwifes. Not all lay midwifes are bad at what they do. I know a few in the Amish community that could out birth many OB's!

Do any of you know when we would be starting classes?? In July maybe??

Hi! I am also waiting... and stalking this list serve... and my email! I applied to the CNM program... I feel like it's been years since we applied.... Haven't heard a peep

If you want to deliver you should look in to going to midwifery school. Certified Nurse Midwifes can deliver in numerous settings. Women' s health NP is great, but you are limited. At least with a CNM you can do deliveries; and if you decide you have had enough.. work at a clinic and do women's health care. Most CNM programs want you to at least have a year of experience. Not necessarily L/D as those jobs can be hard to come by. To get your birthing fix (while you look) you can look in to getting trained as a doula. Good luck!

You can get a degree to be a licensed practical midwife or lay midwife without a nursing degree. But do your research, while these midwifes are very skilled and talented, they are not as 'recognized' in the medical community. Any medical experience you can gain while working towards being a midwife will serve you well. I know nursing in a hospital isn't glamorous (I'm counting down the days until I can quit my hospital job and do OOH births), but a few years experience can help you feel more comfortable in talking and dealing with the hospital community. Any midwife, no matter their skills, will eventually have to transfer a patient that they have been overseeing. Take your time, age and experience is extremely valuable in this profession.