mom2michael

mom2michael MSN, RN, NP

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  1. Midwifery School Rankings

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

    http://www.acnm.org/map.cfm Lots of good info on the ACNM website about many different types of

  2. CNMs, how long did you wait?q

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

    http://www.midwives.org/admissions.asp "Have one year of nursing experience. The Admissions Committee may consider other significant experience in health

  3. Competition: Frontier Vs UCSF

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

    You can get your WHCNP along with your CNM at Frontier, it's a post masters certification after you finish your CNM portion.

  4. Midwifery School Rankings

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

    I just think it's awesome to know that all these Midwife programs are out there!!!!

  5. So stressed that I feel like quitting!

    mom2michael replied to allthingsbright's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I think 8 weeks is way too short for L&D and I think you need to be up front and honest with your NM about how you feel right now. Also, I don't know any one of my co-workers that could handle...

  6. Does your hospital require a certain color uniform?

    mom2michael replied to ctspargo's topic in General Nursing

    I work OB and we have hospital provided scrubs that has our logo embroidered on the tops and bottoms. The tops are actually a nice style cut and they don't make us look like we are wearing potato...

  7. Mother/Baby units, how do they flow?

    mom2michael replied to luv2laborRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We staff a nursery RN who is the baby's nurse, she is there at delivery and gets the baby stable enough to stay with mom for an hour or 2. Mom is recovered by her L&D nurse and transitioned over...

  8. I'm starting to get concerned about salary...

    mom2michael replied to justme1972's topic in General Nursing

    To the OP, I don't know where you live so your salary may totally reflect upon you COL and be just fine for you. It's not always about the $$$$, you have to figure other things into the mixture. My...

  9. ICU to L&D? Any advice or personal experiences?

    mom2michael replied to mommy2BCD's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I came from ER, not exactly ICU but critical care nonetheless. I love my job. I'm still in orientation and have many more months to go to finish it all but so far, I love my job, I love my patients...

  10. Stirrups?

    mom2michael replied to CEG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I despise stirrups because it makes the entire process look so clinical and it just boils my blood that childbirth has shifted to be clinical rather than natural. But that's my CNM desire coming out...

  11. Pros & Cons Newborn Hep B Vaccination

    mom2michael replied to couchdogs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in a very parent friendly unit that doesn't impose much on parents. Sometimes a little too lax but..... If a baby needs that Hep B within a certain # of hours for whatever reason, I truly feel...

  12. To those accepted to Frontier...question?

    mom2michael replied to Sandwitch883RN's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    A WHCNP will see women on a more broad spectrum and will deal with many aspects of gyn issues facing women from young adult to elderly. Some do actually see patients thru their pregnancy but do not...

  13. RN at triage window?

    mom2michael replied to RNintheER's topic in Emergency

    We never had an RN at our window at either place I worked. Patients walked in the registration clerk took their name, DOB and chief complaint and called us to come and triage. 99.9% of them had...

  14. Looking to become an OB Nurse

    mom2michael replied to slamminsamsters's topic in Ob/Gyn

    There are many threads that address this topic in particular if you want to do a search. I'll give you the basics........ Most facilities do not care if you have an ADN or BSN or diploma in nursing,...

  15. TNCC renewal the same as a new provider?

    mom2michael replied to TooterIA's topic in Emergency

    There were 10 or so in my TNCC class that were renewing and they had to take both days just like those of us that had never taken the class. I took TNCC in

  16. Postponing inductions/sections when really busy?

    mom2michael replied to Montessori Mommy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our inductions are usually set for 5 a.m. so we can usually reach the patient by 1 or 2 a.m. if we just are positive we can't fit them in at 5. Occasionally if we miss them and they get up there...

  17. opinions about homebirthing

    mom2michael replied to momma/babyrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't anticipate this becoming "illegal" again in MO but I agree with you, I anticipate years of uphill battles and while the AMA appears to be playing nice, deep down we all know they probably...

  18. opinions about homebirthing

    mom2michael replied to momma/babyrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Actually, I totally spoke out of terms, apparently on 6-25-08 they have overturned a previous decisions regarding home births and CPM and now they are in fact "legal" in my state. A new law was...

  19. AABC Birth Center Workshop question for current Frontier students.....

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

    Thank you so much for that information. I think the workshop and the paper(s) involved are a great idea and the info on the AABC website is great. Gives you another side of the coin so to speak....

  20. Burnout or just a "rough patch"?

    mom2michael replied to mommy2boysaz's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I don't want to be an OB nurse forever that's for sure. I love the experience and I love the patient teaching. What I don't love is the inductions and the sections that are all scheduled for the...

  21. opinions about homebirthing

    mom2michael replied to momma/babyrn's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Actually the phrase "nurse" is not protected in all 50 states. RN and LPN is protected where I live, the word "nurse" is not. Home births are also considered illegal where I live as well. Also, the...

  22. How to become an OB-GYN nurse?

    mom2michael replied to khuship's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Most places around where I live want at least 1 year of experience first before L&D but that can be PP or well baby nursery or M/S or in my case ER. No one here cares if you are an ADN, BSN or...

  23. L and D Scrubs

    mom2michael replied to zahryia's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have scrubs provided by our facility that are specific colors with our logo embroidered on the tops and bottoms. We change at work, people can not under any circumstance wear them home or wear...

  24. initial post-op assessments for C/S moms

    mom2michael replied to babynurse357's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We do the initial head to toe assessment, then VS Q15x4, Q30x2, then Q1 until we feel they are stable, then Q4 hours. Each VS check we check surgical site, lochia, and pain. We are required to do...

  25. I do not think I can make it in L&D... devastated

    mom2michael replied to RNKatrinaK's topic in Ob/Gyn

    No, there are some really awesome places out there to work and like MANY jobs in nursing there are some that are worse and some that are better than others. That job seems way to intense for me and...