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I've never been asked about medications when I've gone on an interview so I'll be curious to know if they actually ask any questions regarding that. They can see by your resume that you don't have NICU experience so I wouldn't stress too much about learning medications. Focus more on what you can bring to the table as an experienced nurse. They wouldn't interview you if they didn't see something in your resume/application that they liked. :) Good luck!!!

When you complete the BSN program you will sit for the NCLEX - passing this test will make you a RN (Registered Nurse). Once you have your RN you will need to obtain a job in a NICU, as most (if not all) NNP programs require a minimum of 2 year years in the NICU before being accepted into a NNP program. The NNP program is a Master's degree so it would not be necessary to get a MSN and then go to school for the NNP. I'm not an NNP so someone who is could give you better info, but I know that there has been talk of requiring a DNP (Doctorate) for Nurse Practitioners. I'm not sure if that is by state requirement or specialty so hopefully someone else could chime in on that. Hope that helps some. Good luck! :)

I'd like to be able to search by year or "since xxxx year."

Thanks! You all made me feel better about my choice to wait to tell them until after I start. I'm sure I'm making a much bigger deal about it in my head, than they will, but I just want to start off on the right foot :-)

I'd like some advice please! I will be starting a new job soon and I am currently pregnant (11 weeks). My husband and I had been trying for over a year to conceive and at the time I applied for the position I was NOT pregnant and was unaware of the pregnancy until just before the job was offered to me. I didn't say anything at that time, being that I was only 7 weeks along. I have the contingent offer letter (contingent on my background check, etc.) and should be receiving a final offer letter shortly. When should I let the hospital know that I'm expecting (due in November)?? After I start? After I get the final offer letter? Who do I tell - HR, the manager directly? I would love to hear from anyone with advice. I'm really worried and don't want my manager to think I was keeping something from her, but I'm not even out of the 1st trimester yet so I didn't really think it was appropriate to say something when I was offered the job at 7 weeks and possibly jeopardize getting the job. I'm not sneaky or shady or anything like that, but I'm so worried it will come across that way - like I was trying to pull something over them... This is the exact job that I wanted and feel blessed to have gotten the position. I just don't want to ruin their perception of me before (or after) I start. Thanks!!

That sounds pretty much like the place I work now :-( except that we do go into overtime (pretty much forced) because we work call twice a month. I LOVE my job and am so thankful to be working in an area that I love. I'm just really hoping that I can find a place that values safety and has the budget to back it. I also really want to work at a more breastfeeding friendly hospital. Some days I work so hard with a mom only to find out the next nurse hates breastfeeding and recommends "supplementing" with formula only to lose all progress we made and by discharge the baby is completely on bottle. Luckily we have lactation services available to help us but they aren't available at night when baby tends to cluster feed and moms get stressed

@marienurse18 - I'm curious where you work (if you wouldn't mind PMing me). My husband and I will be moving in the next couple of years and I really want to find a hospital that at least tries to abide by the recommendations. I understand staffing is sometimes an issue, but we aren't even budgeted anywhere near close to the recommendations. I often feel my patients get shortchanged with education, etc because our budget doesn't allow us to be staffed properly

Here is an article that lays out the guidelines: New AWHONN Guidelines for Staffing Perinatal Units Focus on Nurses' Achievements | The OB/GYN Nurse-NP/PA

I'm just curious... does anyone work at a hospital that follows AWHONN's recommended staffing guidelines?