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  1. NICU Before Moving to L&D

    I'm think they were referring to my comment about the NICU babies being "fun," not poking at your earlier comment, but I agree with you... In no way did I intend to say that I take joy in babies who...
  2. NICU Before Moving to L&D

    As a WHNP student who has worked in both L&D and NICU, I would say if you are seriously considering WHNP in the future go with L&D. I absolutely loved working in the NICU, and the skills I...
  3. WGU vs University of Utah for MSN

    No problem!! Hopefully you find something that works for you! And by the way, Primary Children's is IHC :) it's just attached to the U's campus. It makes it convenient for all the high risk deliveries...
  4. Good online program for Women's Health NP??

    yes,
  5. WGU vs University of Utah for MSN

    Hey! To be honest, my friends who obtained their degrees from WGU are still working the floor at the hospital, it seems they got their degree for the sake of having a degree. I kind of suspected the...
  6. WGU vs University of Utah for MSN

    Hey! I have friends that have done their masters in nursing ed at both those schools. Most of them chose WGU to be honest because of the flexibility in schedule and cheap tuition. I'm not sure who...
  7. New Nurse - help with cervical exam

    Hello! I too had a problem with this for my first few months on L&D. Honestly, it just takes practice :) and take opportunities to familiarize yourself with the lady partsl tissue and cervix on...
  8. Sorry this post is a little late, but hello! I am halfway through the WHNP program at Duke and I have LOVED it (I am finally starting my women's health classes and it's starting to feel real!)....
  9. Good online program for Women's Health NP??

    Hello! I'm currently doing my WHNP online at Duke and it has been fabulous, but the price tag is not much cheaper than Georgetown if you're worried about cost. However you can complete it in 6...
  10. Who has ever thought about this?

    You mentioned some of the NICU nurses are leaving, will you have many experienced nurses on the floor that can perform these skills? I've worked at a few smaller hospitals with level IIb NICUs where...
  11. Switching to LD????

    Alright OB friends, I need some advice. I'm currently working as a float nurse in m/b, peds, NICU, and gyn surgery...the facility I work at delivers about 450 babies a month. I've gotten to see quite...
  12. Family Maternity Center CNA

    Yes, congratulations!!! This can be a hard area to get into! I'm an RN in mother/baby and peds and I LOVE it. All three units are a little bit different paced and provide different types of care...but...
  13. Switching to LD????

    Thank you for the feedback! This particular position requires 3 months of full-time training on L/D (including two weeks of OR circulation...I've already previously trained to do PACU as a M/B RN so I...
  14. Hello everyone, I've been invited to interview for an NP (MSN) program at Duke and was elated until I saw that the interview is 45 minutes long!! I'm a little bit nervous about such a lengthy...
  15. Hey friends! I applied for the WHNP program at University of Cincinnati at the beginning of October and still haven't heard anything back yet, acceptance or denial...program starts in...
  16. WHNP program at UC???

    Hi Trina! It took about 8-9 weeks before I heard back that I was admitted. Unfortunately I can't help you out with your questions because I decided to go with another program. One of my coworkers...
  17. @Future thank you! I think I would go crazy if I had to wait until spring to find out about acceptance! Haha. The interview was not what I expected at all. I've heard that they are similar to job...
  18. Frontier WHNP

    One of my past coworkers is currently working on her CNM/WHNP through FNU. She got a job on L/D right after getting her ASN and worked for a year while finishing her BSN. She started right after her...
  19. Hope things go well for you as well! From what I understand fall applicants won't find out about interviews until the end of January. Best of luck!
  20. WHNP. I was applying to the program for next fall when they informed me that they were still accepting applications for spring when I submitted my application. I interviewed within a few days and was...
  21. Trying to transition from medical to mother/baby, need advice!

    I got into maternity services straight out of school, so I don't have a lot of perspective on switching, but I would definitely get NRP and ACLS-OB certified if you can :) that will be a big boost on...
  22. New Grad Maternity Residency Question!

    Don't sweat it! I've been a mom/baby nurse at a few different hospitals and the most orientation their new grads got was 4-6 weeks max before working the floor on their own. It is a totally different...
  23. PNNP vs CNM

    Like the others have mentioned, I have not heard of perinatal nurse practitioners, just perinatal clinical specialists (and even that I believe is not very common). There is no certification for PNNP....
  24. I too had trouble with the brachial pulse for a long time! I practiced finding it lots of times on willing friends and family :). It will definitely get better :). You have to start somewhere, we were...
  25. Before I started nursing school, I wanted to work in the NICU. Going through rotations in school I found I most definitely did not like med/surg and still wanted to do NICU when I graduated. After...