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babyNP. APRN

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  1. I caught a cheating classmate

    babyNP. replied to eclinicgal's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm glad most of society doesn't wander through life with this philosophy. It didn't work out so well in World War II with the Jewish population... Personally I don't want a nurse taking care of me or...

  2. Indian Nurse Planning to become a Nurse Anaesthetist

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

    A bigger question is if you have the money: to get a student visa in the US you have to show that you have all the money for tuition plus room and board paid for up front. Not too many people have...

  3. Forgot to start continuous feed!

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

    Anyone who says they haven't made a mistake is lying or hasn't gotten report yet on their first patient as a nurse. Figure out how you won't let it happen in the future, but also forgive

  4. Dream job...no longer my dream job??

    babyNP. replied to HopefulRN2010's topic in General Nursing

    I don't know if you'll like NICU... But I'll tell you that as a NICU nurse who loves it, occasionally we float to PICU. I don't think there is a single NICU nurse on my unit who likes it--I really,...

  5. Brain damage and hyperthermia

    babyNP. replied to KCB1996's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Yikes...that sort of rapid shift would (among other things of course) change the acid/base balance super quickly, which is not good for the brain. I have no idea how this would be affected long-term...

  6. NRP certification online?

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

    There is a skills--you have to do a mega-code lab and you can't get the card without it. $225 seems awfully high for a class too... Good idea to do, don't get discouraged because it will probably be...

  7. Technology taking over

    babyNP. replied to mpink74's topic in General Nursing

    Newer nurse here (3.5 years experience) and have done some agency and couldn't believe the hassle with paper charting. My biggest pet peeve was when the docs would take your chart and you need to...

  8. Any healthcare jobs that don't require certification?

    babyNP. replied to redhead31293's topic in International Nursing

    What kind of visa are you going to move to the UK

  9. Etiquette in the OR?

    babyNP. replied to trauma_lama's topic in Operating Room

    I don't make fun of people's weight nor would I ever grab a sedated woman's abdomen and shake it around. That is just utterly disgusting and hitting below the

  10. Etiquette in the OR?

    babyNP. replied to trauma_lama's topic in Operating Room

    Add to my list why I won't become a CRNA...I don't think I could deal with kind of bull all the

  11. How to get into the NICU?

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

    If you look around on this board, there are so many people in your exact position. The economy isn't great, so nurses are staying longer and many NICU RNs are cradle-grave type, i.e. stay in NICU...

  12. New Graduate Nurse

    babyNP. replied to Kayla0120's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Unfortunately, it's a tough time to be a new grad, let alone trying to get into NICU, which is hard in and of itself. And living in the SF bay area is even worse; there are so many new grads that have...

  13. Almost 4 years, no luck finding nursing job, life destroyed?!

    babyNP. replied to GotoGirlRN's topic in Nurses Recovery

    I agree that your mom is a total witch with a b and stay far away from her. Don't pick up the phone, ignore her. It seems like you don't have the strength right now to deal with her utter nonsense and...

  14. Journey of a foreign nurse getting licensure

    babyNP. replied to babyNP.'s topic in International Nursing

    Miss Woosie, hahahahah, um, yeah. I filed taxes on ~$75,000 that doesn't include my agency or over-time work. Granted, I live in a metropolitan area, but looking at Band 5 Salary, the range is...

  15. Why can only nurses call the MD?

    babyNP. replied to wooh's topic in General Nursing

    That's so annoying; our services are usually very good about calling each other. In fact, many times they will ask me, "Who is the resident of patient X?" so that they can be the one to page the

  16. 24 weeker - how bad is it?

    babyNP. replied to goats'r'us's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Do you mean a level III NICU? Level I is a nursery

  17. 24 weeker - how bad is it?

    babyNP. replied to goats'r'us's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    40% seems rather low; where are you getting your numbers from? OP, check out this site from the NIH: http://www.nichd.nih.gov/about/org/cdbpm/pp/prog_epbo/epbo_case.cfm It has the data from kids...

  18. Clinical hours short of NMC suggestion?

    babyNP. replied to helricha's topic in Nurse Registration

    Coffee--I thought it was okayish if you got your ADN and did an RN-BSN (not online) degree? p.s. how's it going?? I just signed up for my overseas nursing programme!! Is it a lot of

  19. Thank you PICU nurses!

    babyNP. posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Just wanted to say that I had a great experience in the PICU getting help (where coming from the NICU seems like outer space!) even though every time I float downstairs I remember why I will never be...

  20. UW closing its nurse-midwifery program?!

    babyNP. replied to LookingAhead's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Myelin, care to comment further on the UWSON? What do you mean that they are currently under fire? (I'm from Seattle, although live on the east coast now) Yeah I have no idea why UW would close it?...

  21. Houston nicu jobs!

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

    Try looking in the Texas forum under the "U.S." tab up top of this

  22. Sesame Street Breastfeeding: Moms Push To Bring Nursing Back To TV Show

    babyNP. replied to lrobinson5's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This is very cool! Breastmilk is considered a medicine in the NICU because it can be life and death for a preemie who is extraordinarily more likely to get necrotizing enterocolitis (and especially...

  23. US to UK transition, pls help.

    babyNP. replied to hilife_RN's topic in Immigration Advice

    I will reply later with a longer response, but this is EXACTLY why I wanted to get this process done and OVER with so that I wouldn't have to worry about it years from now. People thought I was crazy...

  24. A New Grad's Dilemma

    babyNP. replied to cjcsoon2bnp's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm actually going to disagree and say that you should wait at least a year to show that you're not job hopping. Plus what would the nurse manager think about you being barely off orientation and...

  25. Hepatitis shots given to micropreemies

    babyNP. replied to Julie, OT's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We only give Hep B to ex-preemies that are 2 months old along with their other 2 month old shots and then they just get their second and third Hep B shots a little later than their