Curious...any of you guys considering Peds/PICU/NICU?

I am in a peds rotation right now and cannot wait until it is over. I love children, I just have no desire to work with them. It is too sad to see them sick and hurt.

I currently work in a Level III 45 bed NICU as a tech. I graduate in five weeks and will work in the same NICU as an RN. I am really interested in becoming a perinatal transport nurse.

I'm currentyl waiting to see if ive been accepted to any of the two schools i applied at for the BSN fall 07 start here in Atl, Ga. I hope to apply for the nursing scholarships at Children's hospital of atlanta and then work for them after graduation. My goal would be to work in the NICU. I wanna work with da lil munchkins...

Awww heck ya! I am pretty much dead set on working in Peds. I have always loved children and consider it one of my talents. Not everyone has the ability to speak to a child in terms that he/she can understand. I love the creativity in this area! I can't wait for my peds clinicals this summer. As far as specialization, I would like to eventually wind up in the PICU, as the technology aspect is very appealing to me.

I have worked nothing but peds/NICU/PICU for the last 8 years and it is absolutelyyyyyyyy my calling. It is one of those things that is either for you or it just isn't...I don't think there is a gray area.

I am definitely considering working in my local hospital's NICU post-NCLEX and have applied to their summer nurse externship program as a result. I have also begun volunteering in the NICU in their "Cuddler program," holding/comforting/feeding the babies. What would you recommend that I do to prepare myself further for a career in this field? I'd take any and all suggestions as I took a whole new perspective into the duties of a neonatal nurse away from your "day in the life of" excerpt. Thanks for that by the way.

Lastly, in your experience, what would set me apart from my counterparts when being interviewed for the extern position that I am seeking at the moment? I applied to Maternal-Child with my hope of acquiring the NICU position. Thanks in advance.

During my recent OB rotation managed to sneak down to the NICU for a bit and found it very interesting. It is on my list of possibilities!

My brother-in-law pediatrician said I should look into this also...

I recently had a similiar experience in my neonatal clinical, which I just posted about in a new thread.

It's kind of weird, honestly, how I found myself enjoying it! And hell, I don't even have kids.

My dream is to work PICU or NICU. I've been in both as a dad and I've just got such a heart of compassion for those kids and their parents.