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  1. U.S. Peace Corps Nurses

    babyNP. replied to egmiller's topic in International Nursing

    Right, but unless you are going into clinic nursing, I highly doubt you'd be able to hit the ground running on a med-surg floor. Do you routinely place IVs, NGTs, foleys, give a variety of different...

  2. Nurses not on the Canada Skilled list this time around

    babyNP. replied to Silverdragon102's topic in Immigration Advice

    Do you know if there's a similar visa program for US citizen nurses like there is for Canada nurses doing the TN visa? Just

  3. U.S. Peace Corps Nurses

    babyNP. replied to egmiller's topic in International Nursing

    One of my friends worked in a bonafide health clinic in China for about a year after graduation. The experience was not counted at all when he applied for nursing jobs back in the states. I would...

  4. New grad RN moving to london, UK..help!

    babyNP. replied to ocgal's topic in International Nursing

    The OP hasn't been here in a couple of years and her posting count trail says she was looking for jobs in California in July 2011... I would seriously consider waiting until you get the one year's...

  5. Switching to NICU

    babyNP. replied to SoldierNurse22's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    prmenrs, neofax is GONE!!! : ( actually, it's no longer going to be available in print form, my educator said, but online form. I'm so

  6. Good resource for neonate lab values?

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

    I've been doing NICU for 5 years and I haven't seen anything in print or on this board... Most neonatal levels are similar to adults/peds with a few exceptions. Hematocrit-varies on facility, but...

  7. "Baby Friendly"

    babyNP. replied to aerorunner80's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    trauer, I said I'm a NICU RN. Do you think I don't know the importance of colostrum? That's what a pump is for! I'd much rather pump than fall asleep with my kid and possibly smother them. I've seen...

  8. "Baby Friendly"

    babyNP. replied to aerorunner80's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That would really **** me off. I've heard of facilities taking away pacifiers that the mother bought herself and throwing them away. I'm a NICU RN and will breastfeed when I have kids and I...

  9. families participating in am rounds

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

    We have 24/7 access for parents and private rooms, although the docs round at the door, not inside the room. Parents are welcome to participate in rounds; usually the team talks about all the numbers...

  10. Need help:Tell that I have a relative or not?

    babyNP. replied to kayshia89's topic in General World

    Probably to "better" her chances to get a visa because if you ties to the country you're going to, in the eyes of immigration, you're more likely to overstay your visa. A friend of mine is from South...

  11. Need help:Tell that I have a relative or not?

    babyNP. replied to kayshia89's topic in General World

    I don't know about Germany, but I do know that if you lie to a US immigration official, then you can be slapped with misrepresentation and banned from the US for life. Don't risk

  12. All NPs who were trained in US

    babyNP. replied to ruri10743's topic in Immigration Advice

    Actually, it's pretty common these days; haven't you heard of the direct entry programs that require no bedside experience? I don't know how I feel about those (mainly because PA program has so many...

  13. NNP vs WHNP

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

    Um...doctors do it all the time :) 30 hour shifts at my hospital! I think the idea is that you are able to sleep at night, but the nature of the ICU is that you have to be readily available because...

  14. Experience after NMC resumes overseas registration

    babyNP. replied to greatxander's topic in Nurse Registration

    Here's a link to my experience as an American with a BSN getting registration from the NMC:

  15. Disappointed with my nurse last night

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

    The nurse was out of line. Just because we are nurses doesn't mean that we deserve to be berated, to use your term, OP. Of course, she can educate you and tell you if you shouldn't be taking the meds...

  16. onp training in UK

    babyNP. replied to mae112's topic in Nurse Registration

    Where did you complete your initial nursing training? Was it a RN program? That is what the NMC will base it on. Have you worked as a RN outside of the USA for at least a year? As Silverdragon noted,...

  17. I don't want a male nurse! - Caption Contest Winner

    babyNP. replied to Brian's topic in Nurses Rock

    But this isn't great for populations like peds and psych where what you wear can be frightening to them. My facility gives everyone a badge than hangs underneath their regular badge that denotes them...

  18. Volunteering bolster grad school application?

    babyNP. replied to Avenger1's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I didn't put down anything except my work on our hospital's practice

  19. NICU transfer from Critical Care

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

    NRP and STABLE are good classes to do, although a bit tough if you've never taken care of the population. I agree with prmenrs--you need to shadow a NICU nurse to see what it's like. Keep in mind...

  20. Primary nurses

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

    She should understand that it's best for the baby to have the primary and that parents would probably prefer

  21. Another NP Furnishing License Question

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

    Creighton has an online graduate peds/neo pharmacy class that should only run you about $3k. You can ask if you can do it as a special student status, non-matriculating. If you don't mind me asking,...

  22. NNP vs PNP vs FNP

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

    llg is right, you'll need that exposure to peds before investing so much money into a graduate program. At least you know you're flexible--working with adults, peds, and neo. I don't think I'd be able...

  23. Lazy and disrespectful Nursing Assistants

    babyNP. replied to lilaclover6984's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, but those were also the days when nurses were subservient to docs...I had to wear white pants in nursing school, which such a big PITA. We weren't allowed to wear it in psych rotation and in peds...

  24. New Grad and would like advice about NICU

    babyNP. replied to qbanmom5's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Try doing a search on the forum; this type of question has been asked dozens of

  25. Future NICU RN

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

    Try posting this in the pre-nursing forum. Very little (if anything) of the NICU is taught in nursing school and we're not the best ones to answer your questions. Best of