ReneeRN0521

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1. References when appying for CNM school

   ReneeRN0521 replied to Katie71275's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

   I had 1 OB who was supportive of midwifery in general and me becoming a midwife, 1 charge nurse, my unit supervisor, and 1 instructor from my previous

2. If admitted to a CNM program(or graduated) what were your stats?

   ReneeRN0521 replied to Katie71275's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

   I'm in the University of Cincinnati program and the requirement is a 3.0 in your last nursing degree and no GRE required :). I have another MSN in Nursing Education so that was the GPA they took, not...

3. Do you have an OB in the hospital 24/7?

   ReneeRN0521 replied to adpiRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work at a hospital that does have 24/7 laborist coverage, but this is fairly new (within the last 2 years). We did about 4300 deliveries last year which was the most in the state. The laborist is...

4. University of Cincinnati Jan 2015

   ReneeRN0521 replied to sarahNM's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

   I had to find a completely online program that was approved by my states Department of Higher Education leaving me only Georgetown and University of Cincinnati my choice initially came down to price,...

5. University of Cincinnati Jan 2015

   ReneeRN0521 replied to sarahNM's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

   So I have found 2 CNM's that have agreed to probably be my preceptors but they can't commit 100% this far in advance (I have a ton of WHNP options for the first semester of clinical I just needed to...

6. University of Cincinnati Jan 2015

   ReneeRN0521 replied to sarahNM's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

   I was accepted about 2 weeks after I had all of my stuff turned in but it was in early September way before the deadline. I was told that the earlier you apply the faster you hear back, and since the...

7. Self-contained unit

   ReneeRN0521 replied to pierand's topic in Ob/Gyn

   None of us want do mandatory call but it works on a rotating schedule. There are 6 groups with approx. the same amount of nurses in each group one month group A picks first then B and so on and so...

8. Self-contained unit

   ReneeRN0521 replied to pierand's topic in Ob/Gyn

   I work on a closed unit (if we get pulled it is only to PP, Nsy, or NICU). It is fabulous knowing that I will never have to take care of a 90 year old man that has had a stroke. That being said our...

9. Labor and Delivery nurses: can you scrub?

   ReneeRN0521 replied to perfexion's topic in Ob/Gyn

   All of our nurses are trained to scrub when on orientation. We all know how to do it but I like the previous poster am not a fan of scrubbing. I do it when necessary but I would rather labor 2...

10. University of Cincinnati Jan 2015

    ReneeRN0521 replied to sarahNM's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I start in January 2015 too!!! I am super excited and ready to register for classes, get my books, and get started. Do you have preceptors picked out yet?? That has so far been the most stressful...

11. How old were you/how long did it take?

    ReneeRN0521 replied to AspiringNurseMW's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    I am 24 and have just applied to Nurse Midwifery school to hopefully start in January 2015 (I'll be 25). I graduated high school at 18 then went straight into an ADN program got my RN at 20 finished...

12. Request for EPIC-Stork charting help

    ReneeRN0521 replied to Lizaviles's topic in Ob/Gyn

    My best advice is to add the shift and admission required docs columns into your patient list screen and when they turn green you've done everything required for the day. Also when admitting a...

13. Personal fertility issues a detriment in OB Nursing?

    ReneeRN0521 replied to Baubo516's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Hello, I am currently going through fertility treatments to try and conceive and have been a L&D nurse for 2 years. I won't lie some days it is really, really hard to be sympathetic and caring....

14. Job Market for WHNPs

    ReneeRN0521 replied to Road2CNO's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It depends on where you live. There are areas where there are jobs like Texas, but there are other areas like where I live in Arkansas where they are shutting down WHNP programs because there are no...

15. Nursing Salary Survey 2014

    ReneeRN0521 replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    Geographic location....AR Pay rate...$21.42$ In which area / specialty do you work?Labor and Delivery What type of license do you have (RN or LPN)?RN What type of degree and/or certification do you...