The nursing shortage has become a significant burden to the medical community. While new NNPs entering the field can help to address the shortage, one barrier to getting students the clinical experience they need is the shortage of preceptors. Of course, the preceptor shortage is partially a result of the [...]
If you’re thinking of changing jobs (or securing your first job as a new NNP graduate) relocation may play a key factor in your decision. . Although the job market for NNPs right now is hot, the jobs are not equally distributed across the US. There are some places where [...]
As with many jobs in the medical field, the role of the neonatal nurse practitioner (NNP) is always evolving. New tools are developed and best practices are refined based on emerging research, both of which continue to empower NNPs to provide quality care for neonates. Yet, the role didn’t always [...]
As with any medical specialty, procedures for neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs) evolve constantly. This ensures NNPs continue to provide the best care for neonates by leveraging new evidence-based practices as they emerge. While it’s still important to stay up-to-date with procedural updates in your NICU, here are a few recent [...]
Graduating from the NICU is an exciting milestone for parents, but it’s also one that can come with concerns and uncertainties. Babies that have been in the NICU face a higher risk for medical and developmental issues, and parents understandably want to ensure their babies’ needs are met even after [...]
Babies being discharged from the NICU face higher risks for medical and developmental issues than their peers. For this reason, it’s critical for providers to establish and enforce follow-up protocols that meet each baby’s specific care needs. To prepare parents of neonates to take their babies home after being discharged [...]
The Nursing Licensure Compact (NLC) is an agreement among certain states which allows nurses to practice in all member states by holding a single compact state nursing license. The states involved in the agreement are known as compact nursing states. Historically, licensure for healthcare professionals has been required in multiple [...]
The scope of practice for neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs) varies widely from one state to the next. For locum tenens NNPs, holding a multi-state license may allow them to find work outside their primary state of residence (although applying to be an advanced practice registered nurse in member states is [...]
One of the great perks of working as a NNP is being able to travel to new locations and work in long or short-term (locum tenens) assignments. You do not have to be tied down to one location or another, and this is where the nurse compact comes in handy! [...]
NNPs function differently from most other nurse practitioners due to the environment within which we work. We don’t have office hours, we work shifts similar to our nursing colleagues in the NICU. Whether you work 8, 10, 12, 16, or 24 hour shifts, time is always moving forward and requiring [...]
