nja06 MSN, RN, APRN, NP, CNM

exactly! me too that is why I wanted to give you full transparency. Honestly every single student I know had issues with clinical whether they were in my program or not. GU does have the placement team which helps immensely and did end up doing all t...

Thank you! I thought it wouldn't have been a problem to find placement because I literally moved to Cali from Florida and was surrounded by midwives but they said Cali and Florida are notoriously difficult. At this point, I'm not sure where isn't dif...

I graduated from Georgetown in November 2020 with a class of about 10. I chose it based on the dual degree and the clinical placement team. Clinical placement was a real pain although they always came through even if it was the last minute or at a di...

Many congratulations on getting into school! I've met MANY great midwives from Frontier-you know it was the founding Midwifery school in the country. The cooky ones probably had more to do with individual personality than program experience. Thank y...

Of course! I'm happy to be a source of information and encouragement anytime! I've only recently graduated and am about to begin my first job as a CNM at a private practice which delivers within a hospital but offers real midwifery care and birth cen...

I've seen males be very successful in labor and as midwives although seldomly. I say follow your dreams and you'll get there if you're passionate enough!

CNMS are the only midwives that can work in every state and every setting (out of hospital and within hospital). You have to get a separate license for your state and different states have different salaries depending on cost of living and job requi...

I don't think it is necessary, but it could help you got a lot of the fundamental exposure, knowledge, and skills started before you began as a student midwife. Because you have been in NICU I'm sure you have had some exposure to birth work already a...

have been out since March for Georgetown. Was supposed to graduate in August with a min of 600 hours. I have 550+. Our school is trying to generate virtual experiences for us, but Im having an identity crisis because this is not enough. Being a stud...

I hope so too! Thank you so much! I was thinking of showing up and asking if there was anything that can be done. If they turn me away again, good riddance!

Any thoughts or suggestions are appreciated: I have been waiting to start an assignment in Oakland,CA for over a month because they said they were okay with me not being available on Tuesdays and that is necessary for me. Tuesdays off were written in...

not yet I hate waiting around!

Thank you! I thought getting it written in my contract and discussing it during the interview would be enough, but it should have been covered again before I signed. I thought I was covering all my bases, but I only found out about orientation at lik...

I had a kid come in and say his heart was beeping. rate was over 200. he was pale and diaphoretic, I did some vagal maneuvers and it went down to 160ish. diagnoses with WPW came next!

I'm sorry this happened to you.Traveling is rough sometimes.

no, you were not the only one that said that, even though the way you said it was not in the nicest way which is unlike the way anyone else wrote to me. I am a rather new traveler and did not anticipate that this would be a problem. If I did I would...

Yeah I wish I could have trusted my company had made sure all Tuesdays were actually off the table. It would have saved me a lot of hurt.

This feels a little insensitive. I know travelers are hired to be flexible but I thought my needs were discussed and approved (multiple times). I was not expecting a red carpet, just reason. In the time that the facility spent arguing with me and my ...

I wish the hospital offered an alternative to their Tuesday rule. If so, I would have been all over it! I even went in Tuesday after my exam to try to work things out. Unfortunately this rigidity isn't helping anyone and I am left without a job and t...

I think it's pretty complicated and it's honestly more than I even understand unfortunately. I know as traveler's our contract is with our agency and it's the agencys responsibility to make sure the terms of our contract are met with the hospital. ...

Thank you so much for your sensitivity. It really stinks, but I'm hoping an even better opportunity will be coming soon!

Thanks so much for your detailed advice. I will ask my recruiter about a cancellation fee. My team did reach out on Friday when I received the first week instructions and we tried to resolve it to no avail. What should have happened is we figured o...

That makes sense. I would have been flexible but I am a grad student NP. I have live tests on Tuesdays. I had to choose between school and this new job;I wanted to have both and I thought I could. I had to choose my future. :/

I think this is precisely what happened. It's just a blanket statement in my contract 'no Tuesdays' but they told me that this would be the only one. It was an oversight since I didn't get instructions till Friday afternoon. I would have done anyt...

Thanks for the emotional support! My agency is trying to work it out and also find me another position in the area.