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 number of neonatal PAs (and I work with several, they a...
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 and would need to sign off on it. I have placed sev...
babyNP. replied to WifeMotherNurse's topic in NICU
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 units as needed due to low census issues. At several ...
babyNP. replied to WifeMotherNurse's topic in NICU
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? The maintenance is almost identical. I keep it no...
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 room.
babyNP. replied to WifeMotherNurse's topic in NICU
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 rotation, "who did it last" with new grads gettin...
babyNP. replied to WifeMotherNurse's topic in NICU
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 want to keep just one, I would keep the RNC-NIC
babyNP. replied to moongoddess9301's topic in NICU
Are you in a right to work state? Are you protected by a union? If you aren't, then the hospital can fire you for that reason. Taking care of former patients is not a protected federal class like gender or age.
hey there, I actually need to do mine too! I'm located in the states as well. I will PM you my contact info (you can't send a PM until you get 15 posts but I think you should be able to receive one)
I am in a similar position that I've been registered for almost 10 years although I've never practised in the UK. It's annoying to pay the NMC hundreds of pounds for a registration that I may never use, but there's always a small chance that DH and I...
