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babyNP. APRN

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  1. Trans Patient

    babyNP. replied to Neo Soldier's topic in Psychiatric

    Where do you put people who are

  2. Is being a pediatric NP easier?

    babyNP. replied to Guest1059175's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I am not a PNP (a neo NP) but I think it's too complex to say something one way or the other. Different people have different experiences and find some things easier than

  3. Pediatric OR RN wanting to go to NICU

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

    All depends on your perspective, I guess. I did limit my bottle feeding to 20 minutes a piece, but frequently wondered how I got so lucky to have such an awesome job, lol. Now picu kids, that sounds...

  4. UK Midwife Married US Citizen

    babyNP. replied to vimmie's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I absolutely 100% agree with the above with the salary- I am a US trained RN but I have a UK husband and got my UK RN license a few years ago. I think it's terrible...but funnily enough, if you look...

  5. Becoming an NNP

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

    You will need at least 2 years of RN experience in a level III or IV NICU. I would go to the largest hospital you can go to get this experience. You can do some of the didactic (theory) portion of...

  6. Nurse salaries are stagnant or decreasing, we already knew NPs were taking a decrease

    babyNP. replied to guest416560's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    somebody will have to take care of all the baby boomers in the next 10-30 years- I expect job demand will still be around unless we've invented robots that will take care of them. We may have...

  7. ACNP sans experience?

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

    Wow...is it just NNPs and CRNAs left requiring experience? I know midwifery has direct entry but that's actually really common worldwide. The UK, for example doesn't even have them do a nursing...

  8. NICU Nurse torn on becoming an NNP

    babyNP. replied to NICURN'17's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I think you got some great advice from up above! I'll chime in with my experience... I knew I wanted to take care of babies since I realized it was a thing and knew I wanted to be a NNP shortly after...

  9. From medical staff to nursing

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

    My point is that education and clinical experience is not absolute king over all. I know of plenty of doctors who follow "their own evidence" rather than national guidelines that other NPs/PAs/MDs...

  10. From medical staff to nursing

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

    That is some fair criticism. How about this study? It specifically looked at women who were considered low risk who went to an OB or a midwife. Midwife patients still had less obstetric complications:...

  11. From medical staff to nursing

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

    I agree that pound for pound physicians have more experience and education, that's just objective data. But that doesn't automatically equivocate what makes a good clinician. Because a good clinician...

  12. Weaning parents off monitors in preparation for discharge

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

    Does the daycare let her baby wear it there? Wow. I wouldn't think a daycare would allow something like that. Such a sad story though, my heart goes out to

  13. Weaning parents off monitors in preparation for discharge

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

    Have you guys heard of Owlet? it's a pulse ox for parents to bring home. Manufacturer says it's not a medical device and they have pretty liberal limits- I think O2 sat limit is 80% and HR 60, but...

  14. Shift Report: Listening, no writing...

    babyNP. replied to mtmkjr's topic in General Nursing

    By the end of my 6 years as a bedside nurse, I rarely wrote anything down. I found that if I wrote it down I never looked at it. Granted, I only had 1-3 patients, but then again some of them were...

  15. Help needed making it through Credentialing!

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

    Credentialing is a frustrating process. But I don't see why your age would have anything to do with it or your illness as long as you are qualified to do the

  16. NICU nurse certifications

    babyNP. replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    As I understood it, we (using the royal we) didn't feel that the medical care in the PICU (not the nursing care) was going to be as optimal considering the infant's lung disease pathophysiology was...

  17. NICU nurse certifications

    babyNP. replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    well...we do. In large NICUs where there is a large chronic population of 6+ month old infants (my oldest was 20 months) NRP isn't really applicable and PALS more suitable. They did not require us to...

  18. Attending births with a CPM

    babyNP. replied to biggolp's topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    yeah, I mean if she doesn't have privileges at that hospital, she really can't do any of those advanced procedures. I've always been curious how this would work as everyone says that you're expected...

  19. Neonatologist

    babyNP. replied to Millshel's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    As others have said, medical school is a generalized degree and there is not a medical school that specializes in neonatology. You go to medical school first and then you start a 3 year residency in...

  20. Midwife vs. NNP

    babyNP. replied to RobynB0106's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That's interesting because there is a shortage of NNPs and many places can't get enough of them due to the aging NNP workforce and resident hours being cut in NICUs. OP I would say that you will need...

  21. NICU nurse certifications

    babyNP. replied to Nurse Magnolia's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I would respectfully disagree. PALS isn't worth it but if you have the time to dedicate to studying something extra, I think NRP would help you stand out. I did it as a student and while I also did...

  22. Midwife vs. NNP

    babyNP. replied to RobynB0106's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I have a UK nursing license although have not practiced there personally- most NNPs are paid at band 8a for anyone wanting to know (source is nhs jobs site which is a centralized one since it's a...

  23. Midwife vs. NNP

    babyNP. replied to RobynB0106's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree with Coffee Nurse. When I first started college I thought I wanted to be a physical therapist until I shadowed one (thankful that I did!) and realized it was not for me. Then I thought for...

  24. Midwife vs. NNP

    babyNP. replied to RobynB0106's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yeah, I think we make more. NANN (national association of neonatal nurses) does a workforce survey every couple of years and the average new grad got $99k and the folks with 30+ years experience...

  25. NP salary/job market

    babyNP. replied to SouthernNurse27's topic in Advanced Practice

    Salaries vary based on location, specialty, in-patient vs out-patient, and years of experience- impossible to say one answer due to that. I think the starting question you should ask yourself is what...