CantonRN'16

Hello! I am an experienced PP/MB nurse now working primarily L&D (although PP is where my heart is ♥️). I was wondering what your hospitals policy is on RN's needing NRP training. We are a smaller hospital with an L&D and postpartum unit, and level 1 well-baby nursery. My previous hospital was an LDRP unit with a level 2 special care nursery (both of these hospitals are located in NYS). Previous hospital required every RN on the unit to acquire NRP, current hospital has some PP nurses 9-12 months either expired NRP and/or newer nurses never having NRP training. Now at my previous hospital, we (even as an RN) were not allowed alone in the nursery without having NRP training, and our techs/aides were never to be left alone in nursery with a baby due to not having NRP. New hospital states it's okay that techs/aides are alone in nursery with a baby, and it's okay that an RN is alone in the nursery with a baby, as long as there is someone on the unit who has their current NRP. This has been brought to my attention due to some newer nurses not having their NRP even though they've been on the unit for about a year and have not been scheduled for a class, but GNs have come in and were immediately placed in classes.

Hello, I am wondering on how as a newly licensed RN in New York state, I would be able to get my license in Vermont. I have had my license for about two weeks, and while looking for jobs I have found some positions in Vermont. I know about license by endorsement, but my problem is with what I've been finding on the process of doing this. From what I have read, I need to have had so many days/hours of practice under my NY license to be able to be approved for the Vermont state license. Is this actually the case? Or would I just be able to apply and receive my license for both states. Any help or advice will be greatly appreciated!