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  1. Foreign trained MD

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

    My degree was a

  2. A Marriage Between Epidemiology and Nursing?

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

    Well, I'm taking an epidemiology class for my DNP degree right now. From what I can tell so far, nurses can definitely be involved in it- public health is a major field in

  3. Revising of NICU levels

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

    I agree that there is a wide scope, but it's better than it was...I've had parents tell me, "Well x hospital is a Level III too! I don't know why they sent us to you guys," when she came from a little...

  4. Moving from open concept to single room

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

    My unit made the switch when I was a RN. We loved the change overall and still do. It's so much nicer for parents and much quieter for the little ones. I would look into what your staffing is like. We...

  5. pre and post ductual oxygen saturations

    babyNP. replied to tinkerbell419's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Pre and post-ductal sats are the basis for the new screening tool, the critical congenital heart defect screen (majority of states now require it). If you have difference of 4% or greater in pre...

  6. UK to USA conversion

    babyNP. replied to LJW12's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

    You will probably have trouble getting the US RN license (required to become a CRNA) as well, depending on when you did your training. Nurses in the UK, as you know, are trained as specialists in...

  7. RNN in Canada and UK

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

    I don't know which country would be best (as I haven't lived or practiced in either), but I will tell you that Canadian nurse practitioners have been around longer than UK nurse practitioners and are...

  8. Dr. Order for elevated head of bed?

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

    I'm guessing that the policy varies hospital by hospital. At my old institution, nurses elevated the HOB as they felt necessary. Sometimes there was an order from the docs, sometimes

  9. New Residency program(s)

    babyNP. replied to livmoore89's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Look into children's hospitals especially. Most of them have new grad programs for the

  10. RNN in Canada and UK

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

    Well, as an Italian citizen, you can live in the UK without a visa and it shouldn't be too difficult getting a NMC license (you don't need to take the IELTS or anything). It might be more difficult in...

  11. Peds CVICU vs NICU

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

    NICU kids can be just as sick as cardiac babies (especially in a Level IV), but as walkingthecow said, there usually is a sizeable population of feeder/growers. I guess my thoughts are what do you...

  12. Graduating in July and pregnant...advice deeply appreciated

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

    By the time you're done with school and taken your board exams and received your APRN license to start working, it'll probably be at least a couple of months after your little one arrives, so I don't...

  13. NRP, PALS, or STABLE to help my resume?

    babyNP. replied to cat1235's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I personally think that it shows a strong interest in NICU and dedication to that, especially as a new grad and in the absence of spending a practicum in the NICU. I think it really impressed my...

  14. PICU transition- adult or neonatal 1st?

    babyNP. replied to guest769224's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    congratulations on your new job!! wishing you all the

  15. NMC Test Online

    babyNP. replied to alfredpower's topic in Nurse Registration

    I would tend to agree with Trmcrn. The test that the NMC put forth from what everyone has written doesn't seem to be properly "tested" for its robustness. I asked my (English born and raised) husband...

  16. PICU transition- adult or neonatal 1st?

    babyNP. replied to guest769224's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Hey ICUman, what did you

  17. More work, no pay increase..

    babyNP. replied to Muse4723's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I would agree with the above, especially for my field (neonatology). I recently read a report that the average age of a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner is 48. We also have a national shortage with schools...

  18. Foreign trained MD

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

    Actually, program lengths can be quite a bit shorter than 2 years. I went to a top 10 ranked school for my MSN and it was only 12 months long full-time. I think ours was shorter because they didn't...

  19. Why I Want to work in the NICU... is this enough?

    babyNP. replied to nursingstudent0814's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    pssst, here's a secret: most of us went into NICU because we love babies. period. It's a pretty self-selected specialty of nursing, just like L&D. your reasons are completely fine, but I always...

  20. NNP Board Certification

    babyNP. replied to Casey101's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Hey congrats! There aren't really many regular NNP posters on AN, so I'll answer. I just took my boards a couple of months ago and actually used the same resources that you did. 1. Did the FANNP...

  21. More work, no pay increase..

    babyNP. replied to Muse4723's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Yeah, no, that's crazy, especially for the kind of money you're making. I make $96k as a new grad NP in an intensivist role (neonatology). I would counter for $$ or just decline

  22. Newborn Baths

    babyNP. replied to leagrace18's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    well...respectfully, I don't think the fact that you don't have to wear gloves with a newborn that has been bathed is a sufficient justification to give them a

  23. Newborn Baths

    babyNP. replied to leagrace18's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Although I don't love the cheese, I probably won't have my kids bathed right away either, especially with rampant noscomial

  24. Different Shift Hours

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

    We did 7-7 when I was a nurse, rationale being that there are less people to hand off to, i.e. less things to fall through the cracks. We got paid an ICU differential to make up for the fact that we...

  25. Salary info

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

    Keep in mind that the type of NP you do also impacts it. For example, I'm a NNP and we're on the higher end of the