babyNP. APRN

babyNP. has 17 years experience as a APRN and specializes in NICU.

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1. Does RN experience improve NP competency?

   babyNP. replied to FullGlass's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   I wouldn't extend that to all specialties though- certainly neonatology requires a certain amount of NICU experience to become a good NNP. It's not actually a requirement to take the board exam from...

2. UK nurses overseas - maintaining NMC registration

   babyNP. replied to skylark's topic in United Kingdom

   Hi Joanne, mine expires in June as well, perhaps we can help each other. Feel free to PM me, I'm located in the

3. NMC requirements - accelerated BSN program

   babyNP. replied to andrea e.'s topic in International Nursing

   You might want to call them up directly and ask in case you get a canned answer, but I doubt they will accept it. Things may have changed since post a few years ago, but they still make people who...

4. NNP Phase Out Concerns?

   babyNP. replied to nurshey's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Interesting topic! I am happy to report that the number of NNPs taking their boards is growing and programs are increasing, not decreasing at this point. That being said, yes there are a growing...

5. Nurse Called Police/CPS on Parents over Jaundice

   babyNP. replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

   I do wonder what the rest of the story was. I mean, a nurse can't just unilaterally make CPS hold a baby for 24 hours. Maybe a drug history or unsafe parenting. Plus hospital admin would be involved...

6. Nurse Called Police/CPS on Parents over Jaundice

   babyNP. replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

   The child is 10 years old now. I wonder what happened? I do wish allnurses had a way to automatically lock posts that are

7. Designated NICU staff or all float staff ?

   babyNP. replied to WifeMotherNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   The devil's advocate in me thinks this sounds like a small community Level 2 nursery. What is your average daily census? Most Level 2 NICUs are not able to stay open unless they can float to other...

8. Should I be concerned?

   babyNP. replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

   What is the clinical

9. NCC-LRN and new NCC-NIC. Do I let my LRN certification go?

   babyNP. replied to WifeMotherNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Sorry for the late response. I almost RNC-NIC go but then decided to give it one more 3 year cycle and since then my employer has paid for it as part of our CME $$ we get so I figured why not keep it?...

10. NPs and Being On-Call

    babyNP. replied to ZephieLin's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I work in-patient in a NICU and don't do any call time as far as being at home- we are 100% in house and get paid 1:1 hours even if we are lucky to get a few hours of sleep in the call

11. NCC-LRN and new NCC-NIC. Do I let my LRN certification go?

    babyNP. replied to WifeMotherNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    that's a big commitment for a couple hundred dollars or less! No, you can "earn" CEU that counts for both. I do that for my RNC-NIC and NNP-BC

12. Designated NICU staff or all float staff ?

    babyNP. replied to WifeMotherNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I am confused- does everyone come to work, trading units each day? How many beds is the unit? In most units, floating is a normal part of life of a nurse and in most cases, it's usually done on a...

13. NCC-LRN and new NCC-NIC. Do I let my LRN certification go?

    babyNP. replied to WifeMotherNurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The upkeep probably isn't too bad since a lot of it will cross over, but can your employer pay for the certifications? You don't have to list all your titles out when signing your name. But if you...

14. Need Advice! CA BRN Will Not Accept My WGU Advanced Pharm Classes!

    babyNP. replied to RNADN's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Can you take a pharm class at another

15. UK nurses overseas - maintaining NMC registration

    babyNP. replied to skylark's topic in United Kingdom

    Where did you do your original nurse