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  1. Staffing

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

    Fascinating. I wonder if it would be better for the preemies to be in private rooms until they graduate out of the box and then be co-horted out in the open with other babies for more interaction. I...

  2. Staffing

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

    lol...I'm trying to imagine, but can't.

  3. Staffing

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

    We try to give babies the same nurse if they're back the next day, but priority goes to those on orientation unless the parent specifically requests no new nurses. Other than that, nurses are allowed...

  4. Advanced Practice Nurses-MSN to Phd. starting 2015?

    babyNP. replied to uthscsa2011's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    Nope. Nada. I'm super excited for 2015 to roll on by to prove it to everyone. In order for a doctorate (a DNP, not a PhD) to be required for NP, one of these things must happen: 1) State boards of...

  5. Student Seeking Advice - Is NICU for me?

    babyNP. replied to SeattleRS24's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The math with neonates is pretty easy once you know how to do it because it's all per kilogram and is basic algebra. The crazy conversions they have you do in nursing school are not applicable (or at...

  6. Study Resources for Certification and/or NICU Newbies

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

    I really recommend doing NICU solutions or the ProedCenter review session. I took RNC with 3 years experience and went to NICU solutions and it was great. Studied for another couple of months. The...

  7. Nursing in the UK from America: Really that impossible?

    babyNP. replied to rjf13d's topic in General World

    The "shortage" area where they are still hiring overseas nurses are in the NICU field mostly (although I've heard that OR RNs have also been on the shortage list, called, "theatre nurses"). I got my...

  8. New Grad preparing to apply to NICU

    babyNP. replied to KNB3715's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Try doing a search. This question is asked on a weekly basis :) Good luck! Let us know how it goes. And glad to hear your little one is

  9. Patient abuse... To staff

    babyNP. replied to lmccrn62's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I'm kind of appalled that you're

  10. Visitation during handoff

    babyNP. replied to maxx12's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    24/7. In my previous NICU, we just went to an empty bedside area to give report (not all parents are all there 24/7). In my NICU where we have all private rooms, it's pretty easy to find an empty...

  11. NP..worth the tuition cost?

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

    You're best to jump on as soon as you know you want to do it because you'll have a higher salary overall. A friend of mine did nursing for 20 years and then went to work at as a NP at the same...

  12. Becoming a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

    babyNP. replied to ElaineT's topic in Critical Care

    Yep, that's about it and you can apply to work in NICUs prior to taking NCLEX as a nurse tech and also be hired as a RN pending passing NCLEX. You'll need to ask that question of the university as I...

  13. Becoming a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner

    babyNP. replied to ElaineT's topic in Critical Care

    Welcome to AN :) I had the same dream (although it didn't hit me until my senior year in nursing school). There are a lot of posts regarding what you're asking in the NICU forum here on allnurses and...

  14. Are we tyrants?

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

    TrauamSurfer, Bortaz was only denying the RT unnecessary procedures that can seriously harm his patient, not other useful ancillary services. On the other hand, you have to remember that in the NICU,...

  15. Are we tyrants?

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

    Wow, this thread certainly blew up from this morning! Bortaz, routine instillation of saline down an infant's ETT is not evidence-based and can actually cause harm in the form of inflammation and...

  16. Help and advice on being a UK nurse in the USA

    babyNP. replied to sheenamayuri's topic in International Nursing

    No, I very much doubt that you can pick up in a US nursing program after completing some UK courses. The only thing you might do is get some US nursing pre-reqs done, but the whole university system...

  17. New hire and pregnant... need advice Please.

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

    Congratulations on your pregnancy--but you absolutely need to get away from those kids that are getting X-rays. Don't put your little one at

  18. Nurse with 10 years adult experience starting NICU ..... help!!!!

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

    From what I've been told...you basically feel like a new grad again. Which must suck a lot. But if you go in knowing it like that, it should be better for you. Just be a sponge and be willing to learn...

  19. Socialization in NICU grads

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

    The twins have never seen their sister or brother? How does that work? Do they live with grandma? Do the parents ever see their other kids? That seems a bit extreme that the siblings never get to see...

  20. Very interested in working in a Nicu - How do I get in?

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

    Yep, it should. See if you can work as a tech in the NICU, that should help out quite a bit. And do a search on this forum; this question is asked

  21. Socialization in NICU grads

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

    Um...premature infants don't really need to be socialized with the outside world when RSV season is about to hit. I wouldn't take my premature infants out (if I had any) except for going to the...

  22. How old were you when you made the choice to become a NP?

    babyNP. replied to mmcc26's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I was a new grad at age 22 and applied to school at age 26 and now will graduate when I'm

  23. Best way to administer low volume IV meds to micro preemies

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

    What we do is run the med in the normal time and then our pumps ask us if we want to flush, we say yes, and then how much (usually 0.6mL-1mL) flush and then it automatically calculates the rate at...

  24. Nurse Practitioners and UK nursing?

    babyNP. replied to kfreeman24's topic in United Kingdom

    You can have postings with the word "nurse practitioner" sent to your e-mail via the NHS jobs site (NHS Jobs) I did a quick search for PNPs and came up with a peds oncology, peds ER, and peds...

  25. Just applied to NICU

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

    NALS and NRP are the same thing from what I've been able to gather. I heard about "NALS" as a nursing student and was told that they were the same thing and after 5 years of being a NICU RN, I have...