All 7 LCs at my hospital are NRP certified, because we may be in the room when a baby has a problem. It is probably "lawsuit repellant" to prove that we have basic resuscitation knowledge. We have the same responsibilities as any nursery nurse. Lu Bush RNC,IBCLC Texas ----- Original Message ----- From: "Kathy Boggs" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2004 10:18 AM Subject: NRP > Christine asks: "And, while I'm at it, how many RN, LC's who are not working > as a mother > baby or L&D nurse need to be NRP certified? > > The RN, LC's at my hospital work solely as lactation consultants and yet we > are all required to be NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certified. I'm not > sure this is a good use of the hospital's money since we will never be called > upon to do a delivery room resuscitation, but I guess it looks good on paper > for JCACHO and other regulatory agencies. All nurses working in the perinatal > area must be NRP certified. > > Kathy Boggs, RN, IBCLC > > *********************************************** > > To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail > To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) > To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > All commands go to [log in to unmask] > > The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned > LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) > mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: > http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html > > *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html