In recent years, hospitals have experienced a number of challenges that have left healthcare workers, patients, and their families feeling overwhelmed. From COVID-19 to staffing shortages, the healthcare landscape has become emotionally charged. As frustrations rise among patients, it’s become more imperative than ever that healthcare staff remains protected. Unfortunately, [...]
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 [...]
Healthcare staffing shortages continue to be an issue for hospitals, and unfortunately, there’s no sign of a dramatic turnaround in sight. While hospitals must deploy creative recruiting, hiring, and retention strategies to ensure they’re as well-staffed as possible, one other important area to address is planning for coverage. Time-to-fill for [...]
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 [...]
Having skilled, dedicated neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs) is essential to ensuring quality outcomes in any neonatal intensive care unit (NICU). Yet, connecting with top talent isn’t always easy, especially amid healthcare staffing shortages. Fortunately, there are several ways you can improve your NNP outreach. Here are a few strategies to [...]
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 [...]
Finding the best talent for your NICU can be an intricate process. One important step along the way is conducting interviews to screen candidates. When you’ve narrowed down your pool of neonatal nurse practitioners (NNPs) and are preparing for interviews, be sure to include the following questions. How do you [...]
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 [...]
Setting clear expectations any time you’re working with a firm or agency is critical to success. Strong communication will ensure a smooth experience for everyone involved — including your candidates. Since both you and your search firm enter the process with certain expectations, starting out on the same page will [...]
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 [...]
