[Heather333]

Thanks guys for the reassurance! It makes me feel better to know that someone out there has been in my shoes at one point or the other.

[drmehlhorn]

I also work in a large teaching hospital with a level III NICU and also a Intermediate Care Nursery. The difference here is that the NICU generally has the smallest and earliest babies, as well as cardiac, ECMO, and multiple drips (i.e. dopamine, etc.). With the limited # of NICU beds, the ICN gets lots of complicated cases pushed over. So we have lots of vents, along with post-ops, CPAPs, genetic, as well as the feeders and growers. Kind of confusing, but you get a ton of experience. Also, we hold on to the long term BPDers, usually until their 1st birthday.

[ppeaches232002]

Hello everyone,
my neame is Dawn and i am staring school in september.I am thinking of going into NICU and labor and delivery.I have 3 kids and would love to see and help someone else give birth.I just wanted to know how every likes NICU an.d if you know if i could do both .I stay watching show like labor and delivery and the health channels my husband keeps saying i can't want til you get in school maybe you won't watch it so much but i think i'll witch it more if thats possilbe.
Heather333 you saound like me .I just wanted to say good luck!!!! And hello to everyone else!!!!

[cjohn99]

But how does a GN get into the NICU. I have been checking into large hospitals in Jacksonville, FL and the GN programs do not include NICU positions. I really want to work in the NICU and I graduate in four months. I do not know how to get my foot in the door. Any advice?