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babyNP. APRN

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  1. What are the most pursued advanced practice certifications and programs?

    babyNP. replied to InSchool4eva20's topic in Advanced Practice

    Most pursued would be FNP. Biggest shortage would be PMHNP and NNP as far as I

  2. Nurse refusing a combative patient question.

    babyNP. replied to raindrop's topic in General Specialties

    Thank you for standing up for that new nurse. She will never forget it and I hope will be empowered to help other new nurses in the years to come as I'm sure she will see this situation

  3. FNP no longer allowed to practice inpatient

    babyNP. replied to Heather7's topic in Advanced Practice

    If you want to work in a hospital I would suggest ACNP. I believe there are emergency NP programs, not sure what type of certification they

  4. NP

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

    I would argue that it depends on what kind of NP you want to be. PMHNP has a shortage and pays well, for example. It’s true that if you wait a long time to become a NP you may not make much more $$...

  5. FNP vs PNP vs PMHNP

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

    Yes, pmhnp is one of the highest paid specialties. Specialty usually pays much higher than regular family practice, same as a family doctor doesn’t get paid as much as a psychiatrist. Demand also...

  6. RNC-NIC results

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

    I thought that you were supposed to get unofficial results right after the test? I know that's what happened when I took RNC-NIC in 2011 and my NNP boards (same company) in 2014. One of the nurses I...

  7. PNP vs Pediatrician

    babyNP. replied to PedsInTraining's topic in Advanced Practice

    I don't think any rational person would say that a PNP is equivalent to a pediatrician, of course a pediatrician has more training and knowledge. But you don't necessarily need all those hours to do...

  8. PNP vs Pediatrician

    babyNP. replied to PedsInTraining's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Hi there, welcome to allnurses. I see you posted this in the NP forum which is probably the most appropriate place to put forward your questions. Just so you know, it's generally frowned upon to post...

  9. Need NP preceptor

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

    Then they would need to go to Utah. It’s better than not having a clinical placement and spending lots of money towards classes that are now useless without a

  10. Acute Dialysis RN interested to become a Nephrology NP

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

    Too many factors, to be honest. It depends on which state(s) you wish to practice and whether you'll be seeing in-patient or out-patient or both. Some states let you do everything on FNP others make...

  11. Low Pay...for New Grad?

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

    Keep in mind that while nursing experience may count for something, in many places it will not keep pace with salary. One my colleagues was a veteran NICU RN for 20 years but took a pay cut to become...

  12. Need NP preceptor

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

    ^^ WOW!!, fascinating. I hope students hold schools accountable! This might make schools increase their standards of who they let in if they can only secure a preceptor for a certain amount of people...

  13. What Is Wrong with These Students?

    babyNP. replied to PamtheNurse's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    Keep in mind that the millennial generation is largely considered those born between 1980 and 1995. That means the oldest are age 40 and the youngest are age 25. I think you mean the next generation,...

  14. NP school, did you pull a loan or paid in cash?

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

    Depends on where you live and what your specialty is. My guess is that a lot of this may go away with large budget cuts due to Covid-19. If you can swing it to pay in cash and keep decent grades, I...

  15. Practicing in another state than where you got your NP

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

    Very easy- just endorse. I recommend doing it as soon as you get your initial license because you are usually not subject to continuing education or pharmacology hours if you are still a new grad vs...

  16. Tell me your experience as a PNP

    babyNP. replied to Nurse.Kelsey's topic in Advanced Practice

    I haven't seen many (if any?) PNP posters here on allnurses. Maybe you can ask the PNPs at your facility? Keep us posted on your journey and best of

  17. Can you take the boards while still in NP school?

    babyNP. replied to dana16's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I've heard of people doing it but only IF your program confers a masters degree on you. It's called a "masters in passing." It's not something automatic, so you would need to ask your school directly...

  18. Do the parents annoy you?

    babyNP. replied to angel94's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It doesn't sound like you have much experience with parents in general- look on facebook and you'll see many parents of healthy babies post every day. I have found that many parents take thousands of...

  19. Acute pediatric np programs, quality education

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

    US news and world report does a ranking of PNP programs which is probably a good starting point but I wouldn’t look at it as the only

  20. Omnibed tempe probe question

    babyNP. replied to NICURRT2RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    When I worked as a nurse at a children’s hospital all the kids had probes no matter what- culture based I assume. It was a foreign concept to me when I moved as a provider to the community setting...

  21. 2 yrs CLABSI free

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

    That is a great accomplishment. You guys have saved many baby lives

  22. New Grad - NICU or L&D ?

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

    I guess I am confused about your question. If you want to do L&D you should try to do your internship in L&D, likewise if you want to do NICU, try to get the internship in NICU. We can’t...

  23. No Jobs For New Grads Despite RN Time?!

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

    I agree with the Covid-19 crisis slowing everything down- there's a good amount of "elective" medicine, especially in the form of surgeries. This affects NPs/PAs that work for a surgery practice (I...

  24. On line NP or On-campus Np? (MA)

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

    $100k for a degree is too much! I also recommend on campus but I think you should look for another

  25. NNP Study Materials

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

    NANN does a salary survey every couple of years that you can look at. One of the NNP recruiting companies came to my class back when I was in school and they said back then the average was about...