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babyNP. APRN

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  1. Does RN experience improve NP competency?

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

    I wouldn't extend that to all specialties though- certainly neonatology requires a certain amount of NICU experience to become a good NNP. It's not actually a requirement to take the board exam from...

  2. UK nurses overseas - maintaining NMC registration

    babyNP. replied to skylark's topic in United Kingdom

    Hi Joanne, mine expires in June as well, perhaps we can help each other. Feel free to PM me, I'm located in the

  3. NMC requirements - accelerated BSN program

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

    You might want to call them up directly and ask in case you get a canned answer, but I doubt they will accept it. Things may have changed since post a few years ago, but they still make people who...

  4. NNP Phase Out Concerns?

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

    Interesting topic! I am happy to report that the number of NNPs taking their boards is growing and programs are increasing, not decreasing at this point. That being said, yes there are a growing...

  5. Nurse Called Police/CPS on Parents over Jaundice

    babyNP. replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    I do wonder what the rest of the story was. I mean, a nurse can't just unilaterally make CPS hold a baby for 24 hours. Maybe a drug history or unsafe parenting. Plus hospital admin would be involved...

  6. Nurse Called Police/CPS on Parents over Jaundice

    babyNP. replied to Simply Complicated's topic in General Nursing

    The child is 10 years old now. I wonder what happened? I do wish allnurses had a way to automatically lock posts that are

  7. Designated NICU staff or all float staff ?

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

    The devil's advocate in me thinks this sounds like a small community Level 2 nursery. What is your average daily census? Most Level 2 NICUs are not able to stay open unless they can float to other...

  8. Should I be concerned?

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

    What is the clinical

  9. NCC-LRN and new NCC-NIC. Do I let my LRN certification go?

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

    Sorry for the late response. I almost RNC-NIC go but then decided to give it one more 3 year cycle and since then my employer has paid for it as part of our CME $$ we get so I figured why not keep it?...

  10. NPs and Being On-Call

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

    I work in-patient in a NICU and don't do any call time as far as being at home- we are 100% in house and get paid 1:1 hours even if we are lucky to get a few hours of sleep in the call

  11. NCC-LRN and new NCC-NIC. Do I let my LRN certification go?

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

    that's a big commitment for a couple hundred dollars or less! No, you can "earn" CEU that counts for both. I do that for my RNC-NIC and NNP-BC

  12. Designated NICU staff or all float staff ?

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

    I am confused- does everyone come to work, trading units each day? How many beds is the unit? In most units, floating is a normal part of life of a nurse and in most cases, it's usually done on a...

  13. NCC-LRN and new NCC-NIC. Do I let my LRN certification go?

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

    The upkeep probably isn't too bad since a lot of it will cross over, but can your employer pay for the certifications? You don't have to list all your titles out when signing your name. But if you...

  14. Need Advice! CA BRN Will Not Accept My WGU Advanced Pharm Classes!

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

    Can you take a pharm class at another

  15. UK nurses overseas - maintaining NMC registration

    babyNP. replied to skylark's topic in United Kingdom

    Where did you do your original nurse

  16. Babysitting a former patient

    babyNP. replied to moongoddess9301's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Are you in a right to work state? Are you protected by a union? If you aren't, then the hospital can fire you for that reason. Taking care of former patients is not a protected federal class like...

  17. UK nurses overseas - maintaining NMC registration

    babyNP. replied to skylark's topic in United Kingdom

    hey there, I actually need to do mine too! I'm located in the states as well. I will PM you my contact info (you can't send a PM until you get 15 posts but I think you should be able to receive

  18. UK nurses overseas - maintaining NMC registration

    babyNP. replied to skylark's topic in United Kingdom

    I am in a similar position that I've been registered for almost 10 years although I've never practised in the UK. It's annoying to pay the NMC hundreds of pounds for a registration that I may never...

  19. Acute Peds NP vs Neonatal NP

    babyNP. replied to Katie_K94's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Do you have NICU RN experience? This is virtually required by all

  20. Acute Peds NP vs Neonatal NP

    babyNP. replied to Katie_K94's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    There are many hospital PNPs, this just may not be a thing in your area. I would say that most metropolitan area children’s hospitals employ PNPs, so it just depends on...are you willing to move?...

  21. Is going back to school worth it?

    babyNP. replied to hcurry9's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Depends on what type of NP you want to do and if you’re willing to move at least at first. I work about 6x24s a month and make $160k so lifestyle is good for me. But I also work in neonatology,...

  22. NP Binder

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

    UpToDate is awesome and they have an app for quick

  23. American Nurses in U.K

    babyNP. replied to LotusFlower777's topic in United Kingdom

    Glad to help. Go ahead and post what you find out- if accelerated BSNs/2nd degree students can get licensed. Allnurses has a good visibility on search engines and your answers could help others

  24. American Nurses in U.K

    babyNP. replied to LotusFlower777's topic in United Kingdom

    I haven't read anything on this forum although you can see above that others have said it is possible now. I would recommend contacting Continental Travel Nurses (https://continentalnurse.com) and...

  25. American Nurses in U.K

    babyNP. replied to LotusFlower777's topic in United Kingdom

    That's great because just a few years ago an ADN was not accepted. I wonder if they will accept accelerated BSN students now