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...

  16. Finding fetal heart via doppler

    ReneeRN0521 replied to penny77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Learn to do Leopold's maneuver and then place the doppler on the fetal back. This was one of the first things my preceptor taught me and it has been so helpful and made my life so much easier. I've...

  17. H & H

    ReneeRN0521 replied to sandseaandstone's topic in Ob/Gyn

    The thing about OB patients is our bodies expect to lose blood during delivery. I had a doctor tell her patient once who had a mild-moderate hemorrhage "Our bodies are still designed to give birth in...

  18. LnD nurses with experience, Please help?

    ReneeRN0521 replied to leomama81's topic in Ob/Gyn

    1. What brought you to the path of nursing? My aunt was a nurse and I loved all things medical growing up. I went to school so that I could be a labor and delivery nurse. 2. How long did it take you...

  19. Postpartum fundus height

    ReneeRN0521 replied to LindseyOh's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Premature patients especially those >30 weeks tend to be well below the umbilicus like U/3 or

  20. change of vocation and not sure of terminology?

    ReneeRN0521 replied to Wanny's topic in General Nursing

    Are they talking about acuity based on a scale of A-F with A being the least Acute and F being the most Acute. An acuity of A would be a patient that is almost completely independent needing very...

  21. How long is a nurse new to labor and delivery usually given for orientation?

    ReneeRN0521 replied to sarahaldean's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I was on orientation for 12 weeks. 2 of those I was orienting to scrubbing/assisting on c/sections, 1 week I was on our antepartum unit. The rest was 4 weeks of inductions/labor, 2 weeks of...

  22. how do you get L/D experience if you are required to have experience?

    ReneeRN0521 replied to ratona's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I got hired with no L&D experience by a supervisor that saw the benefit of having nurses with a variety of backgrounds. The position only required 1 year of nursing experience. The hard part is...

  23. Best medications to give postpartum woman after vaginal delivery?

    ReneeRN0521 replied to kriistaa16's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I love IV Toradol for cramping after delivery and Percocet for perineal pain and breakthrough form the

  24. Do you scrub and/or circulate c-sections?

    ReneeRN0521 replied to cosmicmama's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We circulate all c-sections and are all trained to scrub. We don't have to scrub all that often because we have scrub techs for just our floor, but if we have to run 2 rooms, we only have one tech,...

  25. Involving siblings in caring for new baby brother/sister?

    ReneeRN0521 replied to shaybrown0924's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I work in labor and delivery and we transition our own babies in the room, they almost never go to the nursery so I am usually there the very first time the siblings meet. I personally will let...