Daiseymay

I got my acceptance email today, too!!! I'm so excited!!

Over 80%, probably close to 90% of the US population has a form of HSV 1 or 2. If you practice good and proper hand hygiene and don't touch your face, you will be ok. I have never heard of someone not being able to be hired because of HSV or working with an outbreak.

Anyone else applied to Frontier Nursing University and awaiting response for acceptance? I've applied to class 152 for midwifery. I see the deadline was April 20 but has been extended. I'm hopefully Frontier Bound in August and starting coursework in October. I'm so excited to start!

So, I ended up deciding to apply for midwifery at Frontier! I will hopefully start this October!

Ok, so I have my BSN and I have been working as a labor/delivery nurse and lactation consultant for 6 years now. I am VERY interested and motivated to further my career. I want to be an EXPERT in OB. I would like to work on policies, do education, be involved with research and be an expert clinician, leader and consultant for obstetrics. I don't really know what to do. I think what I'm really looking for is a Perinatal CNS degree. Which is out there but not easily recognizable and I would like to stay in my area for schooling or potentially online (Springfield, IL). So, I have some options. I have considered CNM. I love the idea of this but I would want less clinical, do more research and education. I do not necessarily want to do "clinic hours" to see patients as my main focus. Then, there are NPs. This is also similar to CNM however don't do deliveries (the most fun part!). Again, I want to be focusing more on research, education, policies and changing nursing practice instead of clinical hours. So, I'm wondering if I'm looking an MSN to possibly DNP in the future and keep my interests in obstetrics. I'm going to go ahead and apply for the fall at UIS, but is this my best option? The college that I'm applying to (University of Illinois-Springfield) has a CNL program optional past the MSN and there is even a women's focus, but I'm reading mixed things about how much a CNL means. And I don't know what the women's focus would truly offer me professionally. It's hard to talk to people from the program because yes, I can see how more education is always beneficial, but will I be getting what I want out of it? Everyone knows what an OB-GYN is, a NP and a CNM. Is my degree as MSN possibly to DNP going to have merit and influence? Or should I pursue NP/CNM role in training and then keep my interests with research? Additionally, I am trying to keep in mind what my compensation will be. Right now considering call-time and overtime as a staff nurse vs. a 9-5/40 week no weekend job means that I'm doing this to advance my professional goals more than I am looking to make a lot more money than I do now. Lastly, instead of an Advanced Generalist Master of Science, should I be looking at a Masters in Nurse Education, again with a focus in obstetrics? Most programs state that their Master's in Nursing programs are a springboard to other APRN roles. Is this truly the case? I don't want to waste my time and money and in the end be a "glorified staff nurse". I'm looking to be an EXPERT and a LEADER. Am I pursuing something that is a unicorn? Great in theory but not so great when it comes to application? Obstetrics is blurry because everyone thinks deliveries and clinical work. Where does this role fit in? Thoughts?

I can't offer advice, but I will be following this. I'm considering this as an option, too, after I go to school. I would be considering Navy because my husband is active duty Marine Corps and it will be more likely we could be stationed close together. From speaking to someone a while back for Navy Officer Recruiting, it is best to complete the program before seeking military enlistment.

I have my BSN and I'm getting the itch to go back to school. My passion has always been in midwifery and I'm currently and L&D nurse/IBCLC. My husband is active duty Marine Corps and we expect to continue to move around frequently in the next 10-15 years. He is nervous about the limitations I will have as a midwife and thinks I should be an FNP. Well, as I started researching, I see that there are dual certifications out there. What are people's thoughts about these? I don't want to be in school forever and I don't want to be drowning in student loan debt. I like the idea of being about to care from cradle to grave, especially in rural areas, however, would I really use both certifications? I know that it will probably be challenging to maintain education for both certifications (on top of my IBCLC). Anyone's thoughts who have been there and done that or anyone else who is considering this?

You are definitely not alone! I was in medsurg for 2 years before going to L&D. I have been L&D for 3 years. I just recently moved from another state and even though I had felt pretty proficient where I came from, I am completely a fish out of water!!! I have been here a few months now... close to 6 now, and every shift I'm thinking about all the things I could have done differently. The culture, equipment, doctors, everything is so very different. I feel like a brand new nurse a lot of times. I know what I should do, but not knowing how others may react around me, where equipment is, or what is completely expected of my role makes me feel very nervous! This hospital I'm currently at is very medicalized and a completely different way of thinking.

We recover back in l&d room. There is a three lead cardiac monitor set up and tho I have personally previously been acls certified, I don't think any other nurse is. I'm new at this facility. Previously post op c-sections went to pacu. Is having acls regulated by aorn? Or just common practice?

Ok! Most of my difficulty with ibclc was taking it a week after a c-section. I was drained and found the topic was covered more broadly than I had expected. What resources do you recommend for the RNC-OB?

Thanks! I do mostly labor and delivery but I work very closely with mother baby because of my heavy passion of breastfeeding assistance and my lactation certification. I think both may be a good fit. I think inpatient OB may be most useful to me since I work labor and delivery the most right now. Do you or anyone else have experience with the certifications and/or have any advice about them? The boards to be an ibclc was very difficult especially since Te topic was so broadly covered.

I am an experienced l&d nurse (3 years) and an IBCLC. I am interested in one of these certifications and EFM certifiation. What is the difference in inpatient OB and maternal newborn? Any recommendations, thoughts or advice?? Thanks!!