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babyNP. APRN

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  1. Really on the fence about pursing MSN...

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

    What is your

  2. Neonatal Coma

    babyNP. replied to Levi ES's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If it's your niece, then your best job right now is to support your sister or brother (whoever's baby it is). This is most likely the worst time in their life and they need your support. I would take...

  3. Employer holding pay check

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

    I think you need to get another job... In all seriousness, you shouldn't mentally expect to get the money for a long time or at all if they file bankruptcy. Focus all your energies on getting a new...

  4. Let's vent about the good

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

    Might be good to start another thread in the new "general nursing" forum (since this is in the NICU forum and would be odd to have other specialties thrown in). Okay I will bite. I had a preterm baby...

  5. Q. re:Decline after rec'g care

    babyNP. replied to 77for2011's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    These kids's bodies probably compensate as much as they can- had done for months to years. Then when you "give them a little" and give their bodies a chance to have a break and recover and their poor...

  6. help, torn about staying in current job

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

    I'm not sure what you're torn about.

  7. Being called a baby nurse

    babyNP. replied to NurseA1987's topic in General Nursing

    ^^ what Julius said :) heck, my old username was "babyRN" when I didn't have my NP license, lol. Otherwise, yeah totally derogatory. Sorry

  8. How long til you felt comfortable attending high risk deliveries?

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

    I'm in a different boat as I'm a NNP, but I had no delivery room experience as a RN and got my first exposure as a student NNP. I was super nervous. It took a couple of semesters to be more...

  9. Well baby transports

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

    It's variable based on region. In response to RNtoNNP, in my own experience, there are a lot of community hospitals that will pay for the cost of the transport because once they get the baby back,...

  10. Want to work as an NP-Help

    babyNP. replied to NPUMD2008's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Have you ever practiced as a nurse practitioner? If you haven't, someone who has been out of school for 9 years will have an extremely hard time getting a job, let alone a part-time job. I don't know...

  11. You've Got To Be Kidding Me

    babyNP. replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    I'm confused- what's the problem here? Are these unreasonable questions to

  12. Needing encouragement: I think I regret being an FNP

    babyNP. replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in Advanced Practice

    If you look at her post at the bottom, says she lives in Houston,

  13. Do you ever feel like you 'settled' for being an APNP instead of an MD?

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

    Go to a state school- the tuition will be much less. But even if you go to a private school, it's not automatically 6 figures. I went to an Ivy league school and came out with $60k in debt with no...

  14. The future of neonatal nursing...

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

    I'm curious how the transition works too- but keep in mind that they already do fetal surgery where a baby is practically "born" if they open up the mother's uterus but manage to put the baby back...

  15. Do you ever feel like you 'settled' for being an APNP instead of an MD?

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

    Absolutely have no regrets. I have better hours, better lifestyle, and the pay isn't shabby either. I have a lot of autonomy at my job- this will vary on your own institution and specialty though....

  16. ACPNP or FNP

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

    You need to look at what your city's market is- take a look at this thread https://allnurses.com/advanced-practice-nursing/needing-encouragement-i-1107246.html This poster is a FNP and can't get a job...

  17. Needing encouragement: I think I regret being an FNP

    babyNP. replied to Trilldayz,RN BSN's topic in Advanced Practice

    Your best option is probably to move somewhere temporarily in a big city elsewhere- so you can get a good salary and get the necessary experience. You can get a cheap apartment and pay for 2...

  18. The future of neonatal nursing...

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

    If you read the original article in Nature they actually don't use much heparin at all compared to traditional ECMO and hope to use none in the future. They also don't have a flow rate- it's all...

  19. UK nurses overseas - maintaining NMC registration

    babyNP. replied to skylark's topic in United Kingdom

    Oh the hoops we have to jump through...yeah if anyone needs me to confirm them I'm available. I'm crossing my fingers the process will change by next year as someone gave me hope up

  20. Fellow NPs: What's your strategy for retirement?

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

    I plan to go to part-time status (0.6) as soon as I can after I save enough in my nest egg (likely 10-15 years). That would equal 4 24 hour shifts a month which sounds peachy to me. I feel like I...

  21. UK nurses overseas - maintaining NMC registration

    babyNP. replied to skylark's topic in United Kingdom

    This is interesting!! Is there any way to learn the outcome of this meeting? Can you post what happened? I am in a similar situation as an American who has never practiced in the U.K. But still have...

  22. Brand new nurse here for the NICU!

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

    It's based off of a recommendation from 1992 from the Joint Working Group of the British Association of Perinatal Medicine- as the lecture I had in grad school and I quote, "despite a complete lack of...

  23. Future Market Saturation

    babyNP. replied to guest538567's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    oh, Jules, pot stirrin' away like always I will agree to disagree with

  24. Future Market Saturation

    babyNP. replied to guest538567's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Depends on your specialty. We can't hire enough people in neonatology- true of 4 large academic centers in which I've been associated (2 east coast, 1 south west, 1 northwest). As a new RN I made...

  25. Need Help | Please guide

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

    Hi there. I'm so sorry to hear that your little one is not doing well. Unfortunately per the terms of service on this website, we cannot offer medical advice. Your best resource will be the nurses and...