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  1. Complete list of NNP graduate programs

    babyNP. posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    ***2014 update, this list is very outdated (over 5 years), please see my post on this, post #32 Ways that I searched American Academy of NPs programs-...

  2. Where can pediatric nurse practitioners practice?

    babyNP. replied to Lavender619's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    It's going to depend on the state in which you practice. Per the consensus model, you should really only work in the type of workplace for which you are trained. i.e. you should work in primary care...

  3. Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

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

    To be frank, the skills that you describe- IV starts and feeding babies just aren't part of the job description anymore. You don't expect doctors to do those things, right? NNPs are providers in a...

  4. Nnp questions

    babyNP. replied to Meagan7723's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was pretty incredulous to read that because neonatology is like CRNA in that it's pretty much universal to require NICU experience at least prior to starting a clinical rotation in grad school. I...

  5. Administering infant retrovirals without dads knowledge

    babyNP. replied to Lesley34's topic in United Kingdom

    In some US states, failure of a person to disclose HIV status to a sexual partner is criminal- and you can go to jail for

  6. Can NNP's work anywhere else outside of NICU?

    babyNP. replied to Robins19's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    yeah, being a NNP is nights, holidays, and weekends for the rest of your career. I didn't mind being pigeon holed because I like babies and don't want to do anything else except on my crazy days when...

  7. Level IV NICU RN looking to transition to level II/II less acute NICU

    babyNP. replied to InquisitiveMind263's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The vast majority of NICUs are exactly as you describe. Most NICUs have a few kids on a ventilator and the rest feeding/growing. While the Level IV NICUs are larger, there generally are only 1-2 of...

  8. Which is it? Coolest and most glamorous nursing jobs

    babyNP. replied to Flyboy17's topic in General Nursing

    lol. It truly is in the eye of the beholder. I worked as a RN and NP in a couple of Level IV NICU top 10 facilities and did some transport work as a NP picking up the teeny tinies. The "cool" factor...

  9. Working As A Nurse In UK vs USA

    babyNP. replied to Leviathan13's topic in International Nursing

    US nurses generally have a lot more autonomy than UK nurses. There is no separate licensing body for nurse practitioners. Pay in the UK (as mentioned above) is dreadfully low. Starting salary for a...

  10. Did I just ruin my chances of becoming an NP?

    babyNP. replied to ryanz06's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    You will probably need to be able to explain it to admissions or talk about it in your essay, but no it shouldn't outright do that to you. I got a C in chemistry because I was a freshman who didn't...

  11. ICU NP/PA schedules

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

    Well I would never work at 24 hour shift at my previous job- acuity was way too high for that and I left many shifts exhausted. With my current job it's less stressful in terms of acuity and I almost...

  12. ICU NP/PA schedules

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

    I work in a couple of community NICUs now (so, lower acuity although I also cover delivery services) and we do 6x24 hour shifts a month. We are considered 1.0 FTEs and have 2 hours a week of...

  13. Trainee Advanced Nurse Practitioner

    babyNP. replied to Gaditita's topic in Advanced Practice

    hey there welcome to allnurses! And congrats on the job! I'm an American NP although I do have a UK nursing license. I've never seen UK NPs post on allnurses before but maybe someone will see this...

  14. Rooming in on another unit?

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

    The babies you describe seem like the otherwise "well babies" rather than needing true ICU care. I would ask the moderators to move this to the postpartum/OB/gyn forum since they would deal with that...

  15. Future Pediatric Nurse

    babyNP. replied to KGay93's topic in Pediatric

    I guess I'm a little confused. Why do you think working as a CNA at a children's hospital would hurt your chances of working in pediatrics? What are the downsides that you

  16. Losing other skills?

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

    yup. I only really like babies so I did not care. If you want to do FNP I think you need to at least branch out to PICU if not going back to adults. It'll be much easier transition. It's not...

  17. St. Louis Children's Pay

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

    hi there, welcome to allnurses! You will probably get better feedback if you post in the Missouri forum and/or do a post search. Most NICU nurses are paid the same as other employees of the hospital,...

  18. RAM Cannula

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

    hey there welcome to allnurses! Not sure if you noticed, but this thread is over 5 years old. We definitely welcome input on this forum- but might be more relevant to make a new topic on the subject...

  19. The future of neonatal nursing...

    babyNP. posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    full article here: Children's Hospital's 'artificial womb' raises hope for extreme preemies ... Thoughts everyone? They are starting human trials in 3-5 years (!!!) TL;DR: Children's hospital of...

  20. Not sure if I should look for a new job

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

    Yeah your job sounds like it's terrible. I get 7 weeks PTO, healthcare, dental, matching 401k, and my pay is >100k. I work for a big corporation and at a hospital (so, nights, weekends, holidays),...

  21. Family not supportive, is nursing really that bad?

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

    Are you from the United States? I ask due to some of your word choices makes me think that- and the answer to that question would make my answer different. Nursing outside of the US is generally...

  22. Torn between CNM and NNP

    babyNP. replied to HighAspirations, RN's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    hey there, welcome to allnurses. Do you have Level III NICU experience? I do not know of any programs in the US that allow students unless they have 2 years of clinical practice in the NICU, although...

  23. Is the NP role in hospitals changing?

    babyNP. replied to Therese_RN's topic in Advanced Practice

    It reminds me of family practice docs (in an urban setting- rural I can understand more) who do OB. If you want to do OB care and delivery babies, I really feel that you need to go be an obstetrician...

  24. What do you sign?

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

    I use APRN or NNP-BC. Actually- we use EPIC charting and there's a dot phrase, so I actually use ".sig" to

  25. Do APNPs continue learning?

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

    nope, you're not allowed to learn after you take boards. You sign a statement when you pay for your license.... C'mon, OP seriously? What kind of question is that to ask if we never learn after we go...