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  1. Finding Housing

    lmac0202 posted a topic in Travel

    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...

  2. Best midwifery schools?

    lmac0202 replied to futuremidwifejenn's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    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...

  3. Frontier Midwifery Program

    lmac0202 replied to JennyS's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    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

  4. Hear me out, I need some advice

    lmac0202 replied to RN.amour's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    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...

  5. Frontier vs Georgetown CNM

    lmac0202 replied to angezsmiling's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    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...

  6. While I am waiting.

    lmac0202 replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    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...

  7. Frontier Nursing Midwifery Program

    lmac0202 replied to summer1486's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    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...

  8. Frontier Nursing University Class 127

    lmac0202 replied to sweetfreedomgirl's topic in Advanced Practice

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

  9. Frontier Nursing University Class 127

    lmac0202 replied to sweetfreedomgirl's topic in Advanced Practice

    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...

  10. Frontier Nursing University Class 127

    lmac0202 replied to sweetfreedomgirl's topic in Advanced Practice

    Lets all channel good vibes for

  11. Grunting

    lmac0202 replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    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...

  12. Frontier Nursing University Class 127

    lmac0202 replied to sweetfreedomgirl's topic in Advanced Practice

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

  13. Frontier Nursing University Class 127

    lmac0202 replied to sweetfreedomgirl's topic in Advanced Practice

    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

  14. Education and Job Opportunities

    lmac0202 replied to Marrina's topic in Advanced Practice

    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...

  15. Aspiring CNM Pre-Nursing Student: BSN route or non-nursing degree to MN/CNM route?

    lmac0202 replied to loverofall's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    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'...

  16. Frontier class 127

    lmac0202 replied to Fullmoon9's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I see that the bridge class 126 heard back... so hopefully we are next! I want to make plans with work and starting getting things together for this next step. What is everyone's nursing

  17. Interesting cases anyone?

    lmac0202 replied to Humbled_Nurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We had a kid who we thought was a hydrops fetalis- but after a few days on the oscillator and numerous paracentesis- genetics came back that the kid had hemochromatosis. We had to consult a doc in...

  18. Frontier class 127

    lmac0202 replied to Fullmoon9's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Me too! So

  19. Resource recommendations for new NICU nurse?

    lmac0202 replied to yoga-rn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    [h=1]Merenstein & Gardner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care, buy it on amazon... will save you!! We recommend all of our new people to get a copy and get familiar..

  20. Am I on the right path?

    lmac0202 replied to TheLau's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Merenstein & Gardner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care- A great read for an overall view of all things

  21. Best units to work on before switching to NICU?

    lmac0202 replied to cannb's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I worked for two years in the level two nursery before moving into the "ICU" side of the NICU. I found it very helpful to learn about healthy babies; and learn a good physical assessment base before...

  22. Sequential Ultrafiltration

    lmac0202 replied to rogue_maverick's topic in Dialysis, Renal, Urology

    from what i understand (and i dont know if its the real reason- or the research behind it) we turned the venous side up b/c the bi carb and acid arent being used- you are just removing fluid- with the...