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Got the call today! We got to the end and now they're pushing for me to "pay dues." No thanks!

No worries, I passed boards. DNP, NNP-BC it is. Thanks all!

Graduating with my DNP tomorrow! Biggest take-away and easiest way to understand both degrees. PhD- Researchers (actively creates and publishes research), Prepared for Academic Settings, 4+years even after Master's, established terminal degree DNP- Evidence-Based Practice Implementers (takes research findings and puts it into practice), Prepared for Clinical Settings, ~2years Post-Masters, relatively newer (~10years) I have seen both interchangeably in academic and clinical settings. Meaning I have seen PhDs in the clinical settings and DNPs in academic settings, especially teaching in specialities. I have worked with PhD prepared NPs and currently work with DNP prepared instructors. The PhD NPs said they went PhD route, because DNP was not around or was too new. Again, this is a VERY simple explanation, but probably the easiest to understand.

Hi all, quick question. I didn't see this asked when I searched the topic. I just graduated from a DNP-NNP program. When writing out your title, pre-boards, do you write out DNP, NNP? Or just DNP until you pass boards? Thanks!

I used the NCC's Golden Hours text and the STABLE book to study, plus did RNC practice questions. The test was HARD. Harder than any of the tests I've ever taken. The questions were on stuff I've never read, some of it I had never heard of Don't think we're allowed to discuss specifics. I found out that I passed in about a week, I checked the NCC website everyday (bad test anxiety). Good luck?

Update: Just found out I passed the C-ELBW!

No worries. It was multiple choice format. I think 150 questions? Yes, results are immediate. It honestly wasn't that bad. Good luck!

I didn't study for it. This exam was straight forward, can take it at home. I took it after working a shift.

Yes, we have at least one FNP obtaining her NNP cert in my group. I am attending Rush University's DNP-NNP program, with expected graduation coming up this December. At Rush, prior to COVID, you had two mandatory campus visits (skills week and DNP defense) in the four year program (I'm part-time). I love Rush. The Neo classes are amazing!

My son was a former 22 1/7, 499 gms with ETT, tape and drapes. Stayed in the NICU for four months, discharged home on 1/4 NC three days past due date PO feeding. Grade 2 left sided IVH. He's now seven and full of life. Just lost his second tooth and just completed first grade. Loves watching cartoons and eating chocolate. Hates homework. The healthcare team asked what we wanted. We said "we don't know." The team said, "If he comes out crying and active. We'll do what we can for him." When my wife pushed him out, it was the longest moment of silence. No one moved, no one breathed. We all just waited and he cried three times and the team was on him. Intubated for two months. Born October 28, extubated to BCPAP December 24. Feedings started DOL 3. Oral care started within first hours of life. Did he get septic during his NICU stay? Yes, but his nurses were amazing and advocated for him constantly. I mirror my NICU nursing care after these amazing nurses. Did we have a Neo pull up a chair, while we read to him in his incubator and tell us our son "would never amount to anything and be a vegetable." "He has a 15-22% chance of being CP or a 46-67% chance of being cognitively developmentally delayed." Sure did. After this, the Neo never came back to talk to us. But this kid is everything to us. He solidified my passion for NICU, so much so I am graduating this December with my DNP-NNP. I fight for these micro's and give their parents hope. I allow them to have their joy and share their pain if their little ones don't make it. I know what it's like being in their shoes and seeing their kid be poked and prodded and not being able to do anything about it. I fight to let parents do skin-to-skin with these "fetuses" because literature says it helps. I comfort the parents when they cry because they got to touch their kid or hold their kid, cause no one else would let them. Do all of them turn out like my son. Nope, but some do. They deserve this chance. "A person's a person, no matter how small. And you very small persons do not have to die. If you make yourself heard." Here is my son's page: https://www.facebook.com/littlemiracle2012/ Every kid deserves a chance.

STABLE Support Instructor here. Love the STABLE program, never could find the time or money to attend the live Instructor course. I've been teaching it over four years. If you can't do the Lead Instructor option, do the support Instructor. It's the same thing, you just can't teach it by yourself.

I currently work in a large, US top rated, NICU. We do have a special ELBW unit, that you have to be trained to work in. I want to take the ELBW exam because micro's are my favorite population. I am currently a RNC-NIC nurse and have my NANN Developmental Care Specialist designation. Looking for tips or study materials for this new ELBW exam.

As a nurse in a DNP program, I have yet to see this. In my ADN program, we had one instructor that hated students and would do this. I worked in a teaching hospital where one MD was notorious for doing this to residents. Especially, when it came to patient status changes, current medications and interventions. It was awkward, however it's hard to save a resident, especially when a resident comes in thinking they know the patient yet never asked for an update on the patient prior to rounds. Or when you have to constantly correct the resident during team rounds.

Heartbreaking. I agree with everyone else, you did the best you could. As you stated the baby was already down, there was no heart rate (auscultated/ palpated) upon arrival. It seems like everyone did their best with what they had, especially you. You're the expert in this situation, so your intuition was spot on. I agree with what another poster stated, even if that kiddo got a heart rate back post intervention/ resuscitation, think about the infant's quality of life. Theres a reason some institutions don't resuscitate micro-premies. It hurts to say, because my son was an extreme micro-premie and his outcome has been amazing! Bottom line. Don't beat yourself up, you did everything you could and thought to do. You did the right thing.

I just took it and passed. Didn't study. If your passion is developmental care it's common sense. I would say go for CNS, especially if you don't want NNP or go for MSN-Ed?