mom2michael MSN, RN, NP

So, while I'm reading thru the oodles of info for Frontier I find that you must travel to and from Kentucky two times (once for Frontier Bound, once for Clinical Bound) which is clearly stated 27 million different places and I was totally fine with t...

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 can have a longer break during Christmas. We ar...

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 The school does maintain a database however that currently is VERY outdated (but with plans to update it eventually) that they can give you that might assis...

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 and get the site. Once you find the site, you let ...

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 little because I honestly have no idea how tired you ...

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 own. You are required to see a certain # of patients...

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 manageable. I would say that probably 90% of the stu...

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 there. She went back and got her FNP and said it was ...

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 weekend diff or not.

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 classroom) is going to teach you what you need to be tau...

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 what you are doing, keep right on doing it. You'l...

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 application and is not a "one size fits all" kind of applic...

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" you had to get the "baby nurse" to answer the que...

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

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 program and then enter the 2nd program post masters. ...

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 would be more than happy to help you develop a time...

I'm a FNP student at Frontier - very happy with my decision. The school is full of amazing history and excellent administrators & faculty who want you to succeed. As far as the paps go on each other - it's part of the learning process and it ...

I'm also a student at Frontier but I am a FNP student. While the school started as a Midwifery program many years ago, it has always had a very strong family based approach to it even though it wasn't coined as a "FNP" program per se. The distance ...

If you are entering the ADN-MSN program do not take Stats, you will take it at Frontier as part of your bridge entry. If you are entering the program another way and need a Stats class - the U of U is a great program. It's self paced but you hav...

I 2nd, 3rd, 4th and probably even 5th keeping the open mind. One has no idea where they'll end up someday. I started NS thinking OB would be OK. Left NS thinking NO WAY would I do OB.....tried lots of different paths after graduation and guess whe...

To answer your question simply, is 1 hour enough time, not always. Very rarely do I get a patient totally admitted including the paperwork/charting associated with the admit done in 1 hour. *Something* always gets in my way. Does that make me a ho...

I have a 755p that I use strictly as a phone now because I can't things to download without crashing my system or locking up my phone. I also can't get it to sync to my computer without sending everything into a tiz. I have a iPod touch now that ...

I applied (and got accepted) to Frontier as a previously degreed student. Meaning I will start the MSN program using my previous degree and my ADN degree. I had to take Stats and Physical Assessment prior to enrollment. The Stats class was easy, ...

Vag Q15 for the first 2 hours, then Q shift (12 hours). C-sections Q15x2 hours then Q4 hours until they are ambulating (which is usually 12 hours post op) then Q shift (12 hours).

I have a BS in Criminal Justice then got my RN thru an ADN program. I will enter Frontier's MSN program this spring. The portfolio, Stats and a Physical Assessment class all had to be completed as my "pre-reqs" and as a replacement for my BSN.