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  1. Question from a NICU nurse about WHNP

    babyNP. posted a topic in Certified Nurse-Midwives, CNM

    Hi everyone, I'm a NICU RN that is going to school for my Neonatal NP degree. Over the past semester, I've absolutely loved the shadowing that I've gotten to do with midwives and WHNPs in an...

  2. Neonatal dialysis?!

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

    Yeah, I've heard this is coming; one of the renal docs at my hospital mentioned it in passing a few weeks

  3. A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    babyNP. replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    See and that right there is part of society's problem. Breast milk from breasts is considered intimate and gross (I know that Esme did not say gross, but society generally thinks it is). This is a...

  4. A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    babyNP. replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    NEC is actually very rare in full term infants and it largely occurs in those infants who already have a compromised body or disease anyway, like myelomeningocele (exposure of spinal cord to air) or...

  5. A nurse who doesn't breastfeed

    babyNP. replied to j0yegan's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I plan to breastfeed/pump breast milk for my kids, but to each their own, and demonizing women for choosing formula is wrong. It's hard enough to be a mother and if we ever want to encourage mothers...

  6. Floating

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

    We go to the PICU and the peds Cardiac ICU. They try to give us babies (babies

  7. NICU newbie

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

    It might be a hindrance when applying to work with adults, but remember that your nursing education is almost entirely focused on adults. You'll be fine; even after your practicum, you're still more...

  8. What do NICU nurses consider "viability"?

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

    The problem is that it may be hard to pinpoint an exact gestational days due to maternal differences in menstrual cycles; IVF is probably the most accurate for dates. That being said, there are 23...

  9. NICU newbie

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

    I'll bite :) I did mostly feeder growers during my senior practicum, but I was in a little level III delivery hospital. I would expect that you would mostly be taking care of those types of infants....

  10. Are NPs and PAs "Interchangeable"

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

    Neonatology is one field where I imagine most people would hire a NP over a PA because a PA is a generalist and have very little neonatal focused content, whereas a NNP is required to have at least a...

  11. Australian Nurses - Rejection due to clinical hours

    babyNP. replied to sil07's topic in Nurse Registration

    That's good that the NMC is looking into this kind of evaluation. I personally think that they should look at American nurses who went to a school certified by the NLN or CCNE because they accredit...

  12. Disgusted

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

    I guess I'm curious then...would you also tell women not to have children if they were at a high risk for something like CHD, cystic fibrosis, or trisomy 21? Those are lifelong conditions that cause...

  13. Disgusted

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

    Well, I guess this is where you and I would disagree because while NAS isn't mild, it does go away after 1-2 months and as far as I'm aware, there is no research saying that there are any long-term...

  14. Disgusted

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

    Are you saying that mothers with chronic pain problems like fibromyalgia or on psych medications like SSRIs shouldn't be allowed to get

  15. new grad RN with fiancee in UK HELP ,nmc registration, work etc

    babyNP. replied to KrIssycakes's topic in Nurse Registration

    Well, the answer is still no. There are no shortcuts to getting the registration. Best of luck to you and your

  16. new grad RN with fiancee in UK HELP ,nmc registration, work etc

    babyNP. replied to KrIssycakes's topic in Nurse Registration

    Your fiance becoming a resident of the UK has absolutely no effect on your NMC application. I know this because I applied for my own PIN a couple of years ago. The NMC does not care if your husband is...

  17. How to respond and act to a baby that is desatting?

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

    Keep in mind that if you are using a ambu bag, there is no free air coming through; you MUST squeeze the bag in order to give any

  18. How to respond and act to a baby that is desatting?

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

    Let's be clear that compressions are ONLY started in the case of severe bradycardia, traditionally The first thing to do is to try to determine why the baby is desatting. You won't always know, but...

  19. Disgusted

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

    Mmm...I would actually disagree that parents are not also our patients. No, we don't give them physical care, but we do provide a lot of teaching to them. We teach them how to care for their infant...

  20. Disgusted

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

    I noticed that this is your first post on allnurses.com. Are you in the healthcare profession? If not, I can understand about your initial reaction as a member of the lay public. This is a nursing...

  21. ICU nurse with CCRN... how the heck do I get into NICU?

    babyNP. replied to 3fins's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    3fins, I think you're being a little overdramatic. I understand that it must be really difficult to not be able to go directly into your passion, but to say that we won't train American nurses to take...

  22. FMEA to Avoid Breastmilk Mixups

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

    Cool! I actually did a FMEA for a grad school patient safety class on breast milk administration. Funnily enough, my hospital ended up doing one independently of my own a few weeks later! I really...

  23. Delivery hospital vs. Children's Hospital NICU

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

    I am in NNP school and initially struggled a bit during my clinical rotation with the delivery room piece in that I've only worked at a children's hospital NICU with no deliveries. However, as time...

  24. ICU nurse with CCRN... how the heck do I get into NICU?

    babyNP. replied to 3fins's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hmm...I've seen lots of postings for PICU for new grads and fellows. With adult ICU experience, I wouldn't think it would be too

  25. NP and DNP Information

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

    2015 is a recommendation, in no way a requirement. However...most programs are going to DNP only, and that will limit you as schools are phasing out MSNs. Long story short, for you, it'll just be an...