mom2michael MSN, RN, NP

mom2michael is a MSN, RN, NP and specializes in Rural Health.

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1. Applying to the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing?

   mom2michael replied to connieindc's topic in Post Graduate Students

   Our terms are 12 weeks in length with 1 week break in between Class are offered 4 times per year. Every class is offered every term. Summer term is 11 weeks (it is the only shorter term) so that we...

2. Frontier School-Preceptors

   mom2michael replied to cjmaxwell's topic in Post Graduate Students

   The school does not help you find clinical sites, you are responsible for finding your own. The school does maintain a database however that currently is VERY outdated (but with plans to update it...

3. Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing-FNP Program

   mom2michael replied to ms_sheesh's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Yes, you find your clinical placement on your own. That does not mean the school won't help you, but the school is not responsible for setting your clinical site. You must go out, find a preceptor...

4. Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing-FNP Program

   mom2michael replied to ms_sheesh's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Full time has required me to spend anywhere from 10-60 hours per week depending on the week and the class and what is going on that week. There is no way to tell you if it will be too much or too...

5. Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing-FNP Program

   mom2michael replied to ms_sheesh's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Regarding FSMFN: #1 The website will tell you the most up to date information on cost per credit hour. #2 The school does not set up clinical preceptors for you. You take care of that on your...

6. Working while in NP school?

   mom2michael replied to ellekunk's topic in Post Graduate Students

   I still work 3-12 hour night shifts per week and attend a full time, online FNP program. It isn't enjoyable and my family life suffers sometimes - as well as my sleep most of the time, but it is...

7. FNP vs Women's Health

   mom2michael replied to farfalle's topic in Post Graduate Students

   My preceptor is a WHNP too and she loved it and had a great job for awhile. That being the key - awhile. When her job went away (OB/GYN she worked with retired) there were no more WHNP jobs out...

8. Starting Pay for Springfield RN?

   mom2michael replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

   Night diff is about $3.00/hr at either place. Cox does not pay a weekend diff unless you work a weekend option job and you specifically work every single weekend. I'm not sure if St. John's has a...

9. NICU nurse to FNP???

   mom2michael replied to MSPRN01's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   Go for it!!! We have all kinds of nurses in my FNP program at Frontier and we are all doing just fine In my class alone we have 2 or 3 NICU/Nursery RNs. A good FNP program (online or in a...

10. thoughts/advice welcomed........

    mom2michael replied to carluvscats's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yup, gotta agree with Sheri. A good school will teach you what you need to know. Grad school is tough, don't add to the stress with a job that you don't like and you won't enjoy. If you love doing...

11. Anyone have experiance with the "portfolio" admissions process at Frontier?

    mom2michael replied to SiennaGreen's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I also did the portfolio with 2 years of ER experience, no L&D experience (applying to the CMN program) and a B.S. degree in Criminal Justice. It's very tailored to the person doing the...

12. Traditional postpartum care?

    mom2michael replied to eifan115's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The facility I worked at before did PP and NBN - so mom hand one nurse and baby had another. I hated it. There was no continuity of care - if mom had questions about baby while you were "her nurse"...

13. new graduate interested in advanced fetal monitoring

    mom2michael replied to mzjennx's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I would call your education department and ask. Ours is only open to RN's who currently work in

14. I need help deciding between midwife or FNP!!

    mom2michael replied to caitiecait's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Frontier does not have a "combo" program for FNP/Midwifery. You must complete one clinical speciality track before you start another. If you wanted to be a CNM/FNP you would first complete one...

15. The Frontier School Of Midwifery and Family Nursing

    mom2michael replied to caitiecait's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    The school's website holds oodles of info including information on post masters and timelines regarding post master's. If you can't find your answer there - call or email the school. I'm sure they...