NRP required BEFORE hire?

[stargurl2006]

I am not sure I am posting this in the right place.

I am a new grad nurse and I had an interview for a nursery/pp position within the hospital system that I work for. During the interview, the charge nurse made it clear that the position required me to have NRP before I started. Is this normal?

[Nurse_]

Most hospital will give you 30 days to 6-months from hire date to have all your credentials. But it also depends on the unit you are applying and what the norm is for that specific unit.

[thinwildmercury]

I don't see anything too unusual about that. Most people applying for those units would already have it anyway.

[applesxoranges, BSN, RN]

Eh, usually they give you six months so the hospital could put a class on.

[stargurl2006]

Thanks for the responses. I was freaking out because of that. I wasn't able to find any open classes in my city when I posted this, but I found someone who will do a skills check-off for me if they do offer me the position :-)

[HouTx, BSN, MSN, EdD]

There are online options for the didactic portion of NRP... googling should bring them up for you. Good luck!

[scaredsilly, BSN, RN]

You can buy the book and take the online portion of the course (exams for all 9 chapters) at your convenience. I think it was about $150. If you have that under your belt and are signed up for a class as soon as one is available, most hiring managers will accept that. A lot of places require it before the job because then they don't have to pay for it. I did mine just because all of the jobs I wanted seemed to want it, and I am still looking for a job. New grad jobs are hard to get, so I suggest you do it if you can!