UAB DNP Fall 2020

hmparkerRN · Mar 9, 2020

PNP- DNP!

allycat77, BSN, RN · Mar 9, 2020

I applied for primary care PNP. I currently work in the NICU though ?

hmparkerRN · Mar 9, 2020

I work in the NICU right now too!

Fost_leanne · Mar 9, 2020

Why did you guys go for PNP instead of NICU?

hmparkerRN · Mar 9, 2020

Just my opinion, but I feel NNP is so much more critical than a primary PNP, and I have only worked NICU for a year (and been a nurse for a year), so I don’t feel that I would ever even be one bit comfortable with NNP until being a NICU nurse for at least 10 years. I also am wanting more of a clinic life job (more suitable to being a mom and raising a family), focusing on prevention of illness and developmental milestones for pediatrics.

allycat77, BSN, RN · Mar 10, 2020

3 hours ago, hmparkerRN said:
I work in the NICU right now too!

2 hours ago, Fost_leanne said:
Why did you guys go for PNP instead of NICU?

I know I don’t want to be an NNP. I used to work maternal child float pool, so I worked PEDs, nicu, etc and sometime PEDS urgent care/ED, would see a fair amount of former patients come to urgent care and be readmitted. I feel like a fair amount of these folks fell through the cracks with education. I am not opposed to doing something like special infant care clinic, but am looking for an outpatient role. I feel like I am a good at education, rapport-building. Jeez, I sound like I’m in an interview ??

hmparkerRN · Mar 10, 2020

I definitely praise you for entering into NNP @Fost_leanne!! I just know I couldn’t endure it!

Fost_leanne · Mar 10, 2020

Those are really good reasons! I was over here thinking OMG they must know it’s harder to get into the NNP program ?

allycat77, BSN, RN · Mar 10, 2020

31 minutes ago, Fost_leanne said:
Those are really good reasons! I was over here thinking OMG they must know it’s harder to get into the NNP program ?

Haha I think you just know if nnp is the route you should go. ?

allycat77, BSN, RN · Mar 21, 2020

hey everyone, still waiting to hear. hope you are all doing well out there. I was looking over info from UAB, and to be sure, they DO help or actually find clinical preceptors, right?

hmparkerRN · Mar 21, 2020

8 minutes ago, allycat77 said:
hey everyone, still waiting to hear. hope you are all doing well out there. I was looking over info from UAB, and to be sure, they DO help or actually find clinical preceptors, right?

I think so

tjaw · Mar 21, 2020

I found out about two weeks ago I was accepted in the BSN-DNP program. If you are going to be at UAB, in state, they will help you find a preceptor. Otherwise, you’ll have to find your own with the facilities they have contracts with.