babeinboots

babeinboots MSN, NP, CNM

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  1. Congratulations! Way to go after what you want! Good luck on your future
  2. Skin to skin after delivery

    Everything Klone said except I’ve worked at facilities where the vitals are every 30 minutes after the initial set of vitals that has to be taken within 15 minutes of
  3. WGU graduate FNP school

    From the people that I have talked, finding a reputable school that accepts WGU grads is not the major hurdle. During the interview process for my grad program (at a reputable state school that...
  4. Lol, hilarious. Three cheers for
  5. I’ve been hired for jobs that I found listed on job boards. But with that said, I still applied on company website; i.e. job is advertised on Glassdoor or Indeed but when I click on the apply...
  6. I’m in the 10am group too! That would be great if you can Skype. I get off of work at 8 that morning so I think I’ll have just enough time to stop home to shower and change ? My husband said...
  7. Cool! What time is your interview? So far I know of two separate interview
  8. Did you guys get an interview
  9. Cool! If I were to ever relocate, Oregon is on my short list of potential
  10. Welcome justinelynn! I was definitely a little bummed that it will be at least another month before decisions will be made but glad that we’re not completely in the dark anymore. Abber, I’m also...
  11. Check you email! No official interview invite yet but at least we have an update and
  12. Yea, I applied to the Women’s Health Track too. I figure I’ll give them one more day and call if I don’t hear anything tomorrow. Please keep me updated if you hear anything and I’ll let you...
  13. C-EFM with no L&D experience

    I would start with the Introduction, Intermediate, and Advanced fetal Monitoring courses offered by AWHONN before tackling the EFM certification from NCC. I’m currently studying for the exam myself...
  14. Which MSN program did you apply for? I was just looking on the CSUF website and it looks like the women’s health track is the only one that requires interviews... All tracks are suppose to be...
  15. Nope, nothing! I called on 3/12 and was told that interview invites would be going out that week and early next week. I know a couple of other nurses who applied to the same track as me and they...
  16. Hi! I applied to one of the CSUF MSN programs for the Fall of 2019. Thank you for starting this thread! I’ve been searching high and low for posts past and present but have found so
  17. New grad trying to choose between mother-baby and ICU

    That’s a tough choice. My advice would be to ask to shadow on both units and go from there. Good luck and
  18. National University alumni here, thanx for the shout out! But just FYI, National University is not a for-profit school. It is actually the 2nd largest private, not for profit University in Southern...
  19. Survival guide for women of color

    Although what you said is not wrong, this IS a WOC problem. Education and social economic status have been included in these studies. An African American mother with an advanced college degree is...
  20. Ratios

    OMG, your facility sounds like a dream! My facility is pretty much what AZBlueBell described. I've even been pulled out of my recovery before because a nurse who was watching my other pt kept having...
  21. Torn between jobs

    To me it's a no brainer, take the urgent care job! No way in hell I would put up with all the BS of acute care without benefits and competitive pay and still be expected to work full time hours....
  22. hopeful future nurse, advice needed!

    It depends on how accelerated your program is... My "accelerated" BSN program was 21 months and I was able to work 2-3 12 hour shifts a week just fine. But some accelerated programs are only 12 months...
  23. Foley placement

    I don't do foleys on males (I work in L&D) but from what I remember in school, you advance all the way for males because their urethra is so long. As for females, you are suppose to advance...