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babyNP. APRN

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  1. Can a FNP also become a CNM?

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

    It's just a post-masters, so you can pretty much do it anywhere that they have a "certificate" program for

  2. Ethical issue? Treating a 101 year old patient

    babyNP. replied to oncnursemsn's topic in Oncology

    You can't arbitrarily decide when a mentally competent woman shouldn't get healthcare. This viewpoint is exactly what scared people about Obama's so-called "death panels." Is it important that we give...

  3. Why have you decided to become a NP and not a Doctor?

    babyNP. replied to Lightning90's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Simple: I did not want the lifestyle of a doctor or the debt. I'm very happy doing what I do. I believe I shall poke the dragon (end of the year and all that) and tell poster RockMay that a new grad...

  4. peds heme/onc or mother baby if end goal is NICU

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

    If there is a NICU within the hospital system of peds/onc, I would go for that. Generally it's not too hard to move within departments after a year or two rather than as an out-of-system applicant....

  5. Undergrad in UK, MSN in USA?

    babyNP. replied to Michodell's topic in International Nursing

    The UK nursing degree is specialized (adult, peds, psych, or community), whereas the US degree is generalized (teaches everything). Because of this, you wouldn't be able to have the appropriate...

  6. US NP moving to England

    babyNP. replied to danceluver's topic in United Kingdom

    I don't know; you'd have to call or email them to ask. If you get a answer, be sure to post it so others can

  7. US NP moving to England

    babyNP. replied to danceluver's topic in United Kingdom

    You'll need a UK RN license in order to practice as a NP and in order to get your RN license in the UK, you need a year of practice. In other words, you won't be able to practice in the UK without...

  8. Nurse Practitioners in the UK?

    babyNP. replied to kmiller79's topic in International Nursing

    There is no separate licensure or board exam for NP, you just need the RN license (which can be a headache to get, but they've made it much more possible nowadays, before they had very high clinical...

  9. Should the title "CRNA" be rebranded?

    babyNP. replied to Openairway's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I thought nurses were the first anesthetists in

  10. Hypoglycemia in the NICU

    babyNP. replied to Pajefferson16's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Unfortunately, there is no true evidence based practice that says what exact levels are too dangerous for newborn (well, I suppose unreadable :) ) Your question also needs to be tailored to- is this a...

  11. Need your help. So clueless here.

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

    Best of luck to you. It's hard. I was lucky when I got out of school- I was only 22 with no attachments and looked forward to having an "adventure" in another state when I moved to get a NICU

  12. Home births gone wrong

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

    Reminds me of the continuous fetal monitoring large scale studies that have been done- even if it makes us all feel better, continuous fetal monitoring does not improve outcomes, but does increase...

  13. Job Outlook for Acute Care NPs

    babyNP. replied to GAnurse22's topic in Advanced Practice

    I can't speak to facilities not hiring NPs period, but I do know that the Consensus Model is pushing those with primary care certifications (like PNP-AC and FNP) to work only in out-patient and...

  14. Need your help. So clueless here.

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

    See if you can reach out to the units directly to see if you can get past the HR website- do you have any friends that work in that NICU or in that hospital system. Alternatively, you can widen your...

  15. Home births gone wrong

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

    C-sections are not a benign procedure; it's a major abdominal surgery. If the ideal is 10-20% and your population is now looking upwards of 30-50%, then there are thousands of unnecessary surgeries....

  16. Is the Grass Really Greener on the CNP side?

    babyNP. replied to sunnyskies9's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I will post something longer later- but wanted to say absolutely (for me) being a NP is much more satisfying and fun than being a bedside RN. I do work in ICU though with some patients being with me...

  17. No dnp neonatal programs in az

    babyNP. replied to sydnijordan5's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    I'm glad your dreams of becoming a NNP are not crushed anymore :) Keep us posted on your journey- very valuable to others reading on here. And good

  18. No dnp neonatal programs in az

    babyNP. replied to sydnijordan5's topic in Doctoral Nursing Degrees

    ...or you could go out of state for a program. Why does the program have to be in

  19. Why I had reconsidered being a nurse

    babyNP. replied to FutureRNCris's topic in General Nursing

    I know this doesn't help you in particular, but I try to acknowledge the housekeeping staff who remove the trash and make our call beds by thanking them when I see them. I really appreciate it and it...

  20. Why Can Pre-Med Students Know Their Choice But Nursing Students "Can't"?

    babyNP. replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    But they weren't NPs right? Very

  21. Why Can Pre-Med Students Know Their Choice But Nursing Students "Can't"?

    babyNP. replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    While I applaud your advocating for your students and teaching the next generation of nurses (such a tough and underpaid job), I wanted to point out an inaccuracy for posters here and for yourself,...

  22. Why Can Pre-Med Students Know Their Choice But Nursing Students "Can't"?

    babyNP. replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    That may be the case and a factor into it, but TBH, Jules, so many of these units are so short-staffed (all 3 were chronically short staffed) and want as many "good" nurses as they can get, I don't...

  23. Why Can Pre-Med Students Know Their Choice But Nursing Students "Can't"?

    babyNP. replied to Shookclays's topic in General Nursing

    There's quite a bit of inaccurate information in this thread; I'll do my best to address some of it. Before I do that- OP, there's nothing wrong in wanting what you want and knowing it. May not be...

  24. Is age just a number?

    babyNP. replied to B52Bomber's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    To be fair- I did say my "anecdotal" experience (3 clinicians, one of whom could never transition and ended up going back to bedside with 20+ years experience). Anecdotal evidence doesn't speak for...

  25. Is age just a number?

    babyNP. replied to B52Bomber's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I think 5 years of quality nursing experience is more than enough. I can't speak for other specialties, but nursing experience for the NICU is a must and (thankfully) virtually all schools recognize...