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  1. What direction in APRN

    babyNP. replied to somethingwitty's topic in Advanced Practice

    My guess is that you'd get to do some of these procedures if you worked in an adult ICU as a NP; I've read some folks that do that here on

  2. Have you ever met someone who regretted getting their NP?

    babyNP. replied to Cola89's topic in Advanced Practice

    I'm not sure if you were asking folks who did not regret going to NP school, but I'll walk you through my process to where I am today as a NNP. I originally wanted to be a physical therapist when I...

  3. I need help for my mom ex Nurse

    babyNP. replied to sttony's topic in General Nursing

    The United States doesn't really do pensions like other countries (it's becoming a more rare thing and you can't necessarily count on it because the company might go down and there is nothing you can...

  4. Social Skills in Nursing: The Art of Validation

    babyNP. replied to TheCommuter's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    A little late to the party, but found this off of your posted link in a previous thread. Oh my goodness, this is an amazing article. And you are spot on in everything you said. You put into words...

  5. Accidentally told my coworker what I make, BIG ISSUES NOW

    babyNP. replied to newrn93's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm happy for you- especially if you did no OT. Wagging your tongue out at me would seem to encourage a bragging culture, which (I suspect) is a large reason why folks wouldn't want to disclose their...

  6. West vs East Coast?

    babyNP. replied to CardiacDork's topic in Travel

    lol @ Juan. Yeah...that east coast harsh attitude definitely permeates through sometimes, not just in the hospital but in general. I found myself (as an original west coast person) becoming more...

  7. How are you saving for retirement?

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

    Currently in my early 30s; we fully fund an IRA for me, roth IRA for DH, and the full amount for my 401k. Hoping to go part-time in 15-20 years and retiring another 5-10 after that. Don't have a...

  8. Vitamin K - Can it really be given IV??

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

    You can give phytonadione IV, but it's usually after you give the initial IM injection & want to give the kid another dose due to a bleeding issue. I wouldn't give it IV from the get-go routinely...

  9. Accidentally told my coworker what I make, BIG ISSUES NOW

    babyNP. replied to newrn93's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Okay, this culture of being secretive about your salary is silly. Being secretive about your salary only serves to help the management and company keep more money when in reality many RNs may be...

  10. Have you ever met someone who regretted getting their NP?

    babyNP. replied to Cola89's topic in Advanced Practice

    Nope. I work in NICU and have never met another NNP that was dissatisfied. Life is so much better as a NP than as a RN, at least in my personal experience. There are some things that I miss about...

  11. How common is all this support?

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

    Standardization like that by having one group of well-trained people doing their task well results in fewer medical errors. Level IV NICUs usually have the resources to do this unlike most community...

  12. $15 Min Wage - Effect on RNs

    babyNP. replied to FutureDNP2021's topic in General Nursing

    This is a fantastic video that shows how eventually we will probably become a society in which automation takes over most things and very few jobs will be left. Not enough for the populace, so we will...

  13. NPs working Nights

    babyNP. replied to mdevine22's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Totally. In fact, sometimes I take a nap when I'm on day shift if I've been working a few days in a row and am more tired. This is on the rare side of course, but on night shift, I and my colleagues...

  14. hiring pregnant RN

    babyNP. replied to ap2409's topic in General Nursing

    How is it not moral to use time that the employee earned for legitimate time off from work due to FMLA? I really don't understand your

  15. Dear Abby and social induction of pregnancy

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

    I don't think you understand- inducing a baby at 36 weeks for convenience is dangerous and quite honestly medical negligence. The only thing I can see is maybe the OB means to induce at a later time...

  16. Dear Abby and social induction of pregnancy

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

    Can someone provide a link? I couldn't find it. From the NICU perspective, it's absolutely unconscionable to allow an IOL for no medical reason at 36 weeks and any OB who would consent to this should...

  17. "My Nurses"

    babyNP. replied to HairyMurse's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I don't think it's insulting. I am a NP and when I call consulting services like cardiology or surgery and they have care plans that I'm not sure will fly, I say something like, "Let me talk with my...

  18. Nurse suicide follows infant tragedy

    babyNP. posted a topic in Nursing News

    continued: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2014830569_nurse21m.html How horrible for everyone in the situation...she had worked at Seattle Children's for 27 years, the article

  19. Regret leaving the bedside?

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

    I work in-patient ICU (NICU) and don't regret leaving bedside for one second. The best part of the job was talking to parents & feeding babies- both of which I still get to do, although the...

  20. New Grad in NICU - Advice?

    babyNP. replied to katie6126's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    To answer your questions/comments: 1. When you've been on this site for a long time, seeing people make the same request despite knowing how to use the search key (again, she has been on AN for 2...

  21. Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

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

    Hello, welcome to AN and congrats on starting school! I have posted about my school experiences in my past posts. Do you have a specific question that I can

  22. New Grad in NICU - Advice?

    babyNP. replied to katie6126's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    RescueNinja, perhaps I was a bit snarky, but it sounds like you're very new to AN considering that you've only posted 8 times (although you may have lurked for years, to be fair). I've been on this...

  23. New Grad in NICU - Advice?

    babyNP. replied to katie6126's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Are you trolling us? There are no less than 9 threads asking the same question on the first page asking this very same question. You have 46 posts, so you're not new to

  24. Test question re: PROM

    babyNP. replied to guest563546's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Your teacher is wrong, plain and simple. I would have chosen "fluid volume, deficient," although it doesn't specify which type of fluid volume (I'm assuming it is supposed to refer to amniotic fluid)....

  25. NICU Advice for a New Grad

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

    congratulations on the job :) NICUnurseEliz, good set of links. We should really try to get admin to sticky these as this question is asked every week...sometimes every day it feels like,