JessicaDanielle

Thanks! These will be really helpful!

I am beginning the process of searching for CNM preceptors for Clinicals. I am starting with plenty of time, but curious as to the best way to go about this. Should I send letters to the offices? Try to phone the midwives? Send emails? Any direction would be greatly appreciated!

On our floor, it seemed like the 'curse' would follow one person for a couple months or so and that person would be plagued with all the codes, rrts, and patients that were circling the drain. It will always jump to someone else eventually, this just may be your turn. Losing patients never gets easier, but you learn to cope with them better with time and experience. It's the worst part of the job. Hang in there. It'll get better!

You hear 6-8 weeks before the bound date

Working while going to school is not impossible. Hard work, yes, but it can be done

Uhh! This is my biggest fear! Good luck!

Yes, you must find your own clinical locations. I hear the difficulty varies with location. Some people have no issues and other have a lot.

I am completely freaking out. I am all set to begin my CNM program. I've been so excited and anxious to start and then, all of a sudden, I start freaking out about the amount of responsibility that comes with being a CNM. I'm not sure I want to be the one solely responsible for how someone's delivery turns out! We have a midwife here in our hospital system that always seems to have very poor deliveries. I'm terrified that will be me! Maybe I would be happier just being a labor nurse?! I'm not sure if this is normal and I should continue on with my program, or if I should take a step back and rethink my decision even if it means losing several hundred dollars. Any advice?

Congrats! I moved from a cardiac step down unit to mom/baby several months ago. I still have a difficult time adjusting to the pace difference. In all the downtime I've acquired at work, I started reading maternal newborn and perinatal nursing books to increase my knowledge base on rationales. You might find that helpful. Good luck!

If it is something you want to do and have a passion for, it is a good choice

Please, please, please, ask someone for help when you need it! It is not worth an injury. I would gladly help my cna roll a patient, even if I'm busy, if it means there's less risk for an injury. When I have had completely immobile patients I have never hesitated to ask for help. A back injury is never worth it!!!

I started as a new grad in psych and left after two months. There wasn't nearly enough skills or critical thinking moments to satisfy me. I transferred to an icu step down/cardiac unit and got amazing experience! If I hadn't left that psych job, I would have hate a very difficult time getting skills back. A transition from med/surg to psych would be rather easy as you get a ton of psych experience in the hospital! However, transitioning from psych to med/surg may be more difficult.

Holliewood, there's a facebook page for our class! Frontier Nursing University Class 134

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