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  1. PICU or NICU

    babyNP. replied to SeattleRN6's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    I'll jump in as a NICU RN who has floated to PICU...it depends on what type of units you will be going to. I work at a large academic center and we have a large variety of diagnoses, from every...

  2. SCHOOL PROJECT: What are the effects of being a neonatal nurse? Please Help

    babyNP. replied to melissa15's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I don't think I really understand your question...what do you mean? The effects of me being a NICU nurse? I get paid a good salary and I get to take care of babies, pretty

  3. Feeding Intolerant Feeders

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

    An attending once explained to me that when you're on that low of a volume, it's generally okay to give the next feed because you might need more to help move things along. In everything, though, you...

  4. Neonatal NP??

    babyNP. replied to Road2CNO's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I've heard rumors that NCC was going to do away with the requirement, but didn't know they actually did it. That's too bad...American nurses aren't trained as NICU nurses, they are trained as adult...

  5. Neonatal NP??

    babyNP. replied to Road2CNO's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    In order to be board certified, you must have at least 2 years of NICU experience...and I don't know of a single school that doesn't require NICU experience to go into a NNP program...I compiled a...

  6. Aus nursing to USA

    babyNP. replied to eda18's topic in International Nursing

    The "easy" route is for your partner (if he/she is a US citizen or permanent resident) to sponsor you on a fiance or spouse visa. If he/she is not a US citizen, then you can only be brought over on a...

  7. Any Aussie nurses registered in UK?

    babyNP. replied to LuLu173's topic in General World

    The impression I've gotten is that you're paid at a tech level while you get the 3 months supervised experience, so you won't be totally out of pocket. The class ONP is done over 20 days or so and...

  8. Safety concern

    babyNP. replied to Armywife08's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Whoa, I would refuse (aka not work there). I have never taken care of an adult as a RN in a single day of my 5.5 years of nursing. It would be completely unsafe. Why would a NICU nurse be expected to...

  9. Should NP able to prescribe narcotics?

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

    Yes, they should. If I'm the only provider on staff on a night shift in a NICU my infant comes back post-op in the middle of the night from necrotizing enterocolitis, it's cruel and unusual to not...

  10. D25 infusion through a UAC

    babyNP. replied to APL&D's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The problem with infusing dextrose in an arterial line is that it's harder to get an accurate sugar off of it, even when you're drawing up waste plus I've been told by our docs that the dextrose in...

  11. High frequency vents on your unit

    babyNP. replied to katierobin23's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We just use oscillators. I've heard that oscillators actively exhale the breaths put in and that jets let it happen passively...or maybe it was the other way around. I love the oscillator. It's saved...

  12. General Anesthesia Linked to Language Problems in Children

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

    Yep, we had a lecture from an anesthesiologist and even GA for a stat c-section that only lasts a few minutes still has documented effects on the infant that is seen years later. Very scary...! I'm...

  13. home health to a former primary?

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

    Nooooooooooooooooo. Run far away. You can go visit your little primary, but take care of them at home? It just reads as crossing boundaries and a little

  14. Bedside Nurse Practitioners

    babyNP. replied to matthewandrew's topic in Advanced Practice

    You're right, it would be a lot more convenient to be able to write your own orders : ) but I do think it's safer to have more than set of eyes looking at the patient, especially in regards to an ICU...

  15. Many Baby Nurses Aren't Nurses At All

    babyNP. replied to TheCommuter's topic in Private Duty

    I guess I still think it's quite ridiculous. If my sister wore one of my nursing sweatshirts, I don't see how people would automatically assume that she is a nurse. It's not like it's a university...

  16. Many Baby Nurses Aren't Nurses At All

    babyNP. replied to TheCommuter's topic in Private Duty

    My bad, I guess. Sometimes I wear my husband's old university sweatshirt, X University, Biology Department. I didn't realize I was masquerading as a

  17. Many Baby Nurses Aren't Nurses At All

    babyNP. replied to TheCommuter's topic in Private Duty

    Are you saying that unless you've graduated from a particular school, you're not allowed to wear anything that has the university's name on

  18. Experienced in 2 specialties. What are my chances for NICU?

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

    Unfortunately, it's a bit of a crapshoot. In my experience in my region, having discussed the issue of hiring new grads vs experienced non-NICU RNs with other NICU RNs in the area, academic centers...

  19. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) Nursing

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

    Looks great! I (in my humble opinion) would add the following: -Academic centers are an excellent way to get started in a NICU career and they generally overwhelming take new grad nurses....

  20. Can't find many NNP programs anymore - What's going on?

    babyNP. replied to beccabeth741's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It's been a trend I've noticed...Columbia and UCSF have closed their programs and I have it on high authority that some other well-known universities are planning to phase out or go to every other...

  21. Orientation process

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

    We get 20 weeks in our facility, a large level

  22. New grads shouldn't work in ICU?

    babyNP. replied to Kayla2013's topic in Critical Care

    I started out as a new grad in a large level IV NICU together with ECMO, HFOV, vasopressors, nitric oxide, dialysis, post-ops (no such thing as a PACU for the NICU!), bedside surgery, etc etc. It was...

  23. Former foster kids who are becoming nurses...

    babyNP. replied to Fawnz's topic in United Kingdom

    I just wanted to point out that there is no such thing called the FAFSA in the UK and that the UK does not have the kind of scholarship mindset that the USA does; my English DH laughed at me when I...

  24. US nurse Just relocated to the UK

    babyNP. replied to sarena33's topic in International Nursing

    And that is why I will NEVER EVER work with adults, lol. Sure I look after mommys and daddys with their little ones and sure they're not always rainbow and sunshine, but my charge RN and management...

  25. Travel Nursing in the UK from USA

    babyNP. replied to tamu07's topic in International Nursing

    Do a couple of searches on these forums; there is some good info. I got my registration in 2012 and detailed it in one of the threads. Will you have permission to work on your husband's student visa?...