Brownbetty

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  1. neonatal/ NNP

    Brownbetty replied to mduval007's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Hello there, I am a NNP. If you can work in a Level 3 NICU that would be great experience. It is required that you have 2 years experience to enter a Masters NNP program. You can private message...

  2. I'm starting my NNP, need some advice from y'all!

    Brownbetty replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    i forgot to answer this question. I remember when I was completing my NNP program, the NCC made it a requirement for people to have 2 years experience in a Level 3 NICU before starting a NNP masters...

  3. I'm starting my NNP, need some advice from y'all!

    Brownbetty replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Depending on the institution you may be required to do some transport as an NNP. Also, no one says that once you become an NNP you cannot do agency as an RN to get in some bedside care if that is...

  4. I'm starting my NNP, need some advice from y'all!

    Brownbetty replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    lol, I will be pushing in Feb or late Jan :-) No birth plan just simple request just my hubby, doc adn nurse in room. no need for a large peanut gallery. :-) bayouchick i hope i answered all of...

  5. I'm starting my NNP, need some advice from y'all!

    Brownbetty replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thanks, I am working on birthing a baby

  6. I'm starting my NNP, need some advice from y'all!

    Brownbetty replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello there, Sorry I have not been around for awhile. I work 12 hours shifts/3 x a week where I work (The day usually runs longer with sign out etc to 13+ some days). I also know of NNPs who work...

  7. Resume Samples/Templates

    Brownbetty posted a topic in Post Graduate Students

    I am working on my first application for an NP position. Does anyone out there have a sample resume or template (for a nursing or NP position) they would like to share? Thanks!!!

  8. Becoming an NP with little to no nursing experience??

    Brownbetty replied to Blurr156's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am a new NP and had a couple of students in my class who had no nursing experience and one with nursing experience but not in our specialty. They both have had a difficult time getting jobs, unlike...

  9. I'm starting my NNP, need some advice from y'all!

    Brownbetty replied to SteveNNP's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hi there, I am a new NNP and would be happy to answer any questions you have & share my experiences with you. You can send me a private message. Hope to hear from you soon. Brownbetty btw - i...

  10. Venting ostomy bags

    Brownbetty posted a topic in Wound, Ostomy, Continence

    Can anyone let me know of ways to vent ostomy bags? I work in the Neonatal ICU and some of our babies with ostomies blow up there bags with gas, how can we vent the bag without leaking the stool from...

  11. Moving to Baltimore--quiet/safe areas to live?

    Brownbetty replied to Toby's mum's topic in Maryland Nursing

    i don't work at jhh but the metro's first stop is owings mills and last stop is jhh.

  12. Moving to Baltimore--quiet/safe areas to live?

    Brownbetty replied to Toby's mum's topic in Maryland Nursing

    I just moved from Owings Mills, loved the area. The Metro to hopkins is a plus living there. Towson, Parkville, Perry Hall all nice

  13. Pay Rates for new Grads (Updates are appreciated)

    Brownbetty replied to dpetrovia's topic in Maryland Nursing

    remember to look at the whole package, ie: healthcare insurance, education benefits etc when also looking at the salary. just an

  14. Would you consider a home birth?

    Brownbetty replied to 2curlygirls's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am a NICU nurse so my answer is NO!!!! No matter how skewed my view is because of my NICU experience, I would be

  15. Taking an infant's temp.

    Brownbetty replied to kbclary4's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Initial temp rectal. Temp underarm after that. If the infant seems to be hypothermic or hyperthermic via an axillary temp we double check with a rectal especially if the infant has other symptoms...

  16. Younger Nurses: Do you find people dont take you seriously? (semi-rant)

    Brownbetty replied to TexasPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    i graduated from college in '98 (first bachelors)...went back to nursing school 2001 & graduated in 2002...started working as an RN in 2002...worked and went to graduate school (NP) starting in...

  17. Younger Nurses: Do you find people dont take you seriously? (semi-rant)

    Brownbetty replied to TexasPediRN's topic in General Nursing

    I guess I will get it. I just got my MSN and will start my NP job soon. I am 28 but people always tell me they think I am 19 or 20. Wish me luck, I

  18. Work while in school for NP?? Possible??

    Brownbetty replied to DaisyRN, ACNP's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I worked while in NP school...actually I have less than a month until I have completed my NNP program. It was very hard but it can be done. Also, you will not have a social life, it is something u...

  19. You know you've been a nurse for way too long when...

    Brownbetty replied to jalvino1's topic in General Nursing

    That's

  20. You know you've been a nurse for way too long when...

    Brownbetty replied to jalvino1's topic in General Nursing

    That's

  21. Non-viable baby, born alive -parent won't hold him, what do you do?

    Brownbetty replied to enfermeraSG's topic in Ob/Gyn

    ditto Premnrs post - we do the same thing in our

  22. A question re: Albumin Transfusion

    Brownbetty replied to mweaverrn's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When we draw up the albumin it gets filtered via special tubing that comes up with the albumin from

  23. 75?'s for NCLEX, Don't know if I passed

    Brownbetty replied to KimRN03's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I was as nervous as you are....I passed the NCLEX with exactly 75

  24. GRE-Are my scores good enough? HELP!

    Brownbetty replied to MS._Jen_RN's topic in Post Graduate Students

    depends on the school. call the admissions office of the school you are interested in and ask what are there requirements. You can get into a school with the scores you have. If it is a ivy...

  25. FANNP Neonatal NP Symposium - review for boards

    Brownbetty posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Are there any NNP students who are going to this conference in Clearwater FL? I am trying to make plans to go but don't know anything about the area (ex: do you need a rental car, hotels close to...