I work at emory midtown, it's a level 3 nicu. Most of the hospitals in atlanta are at least level 3, but the level system is subjective from what I've read. It's a 33 bed unit. I really like it here, I worked at a different hospital before, this is m...
I don't know of any level 2 nicu in the area. I just started at Emory. I'm coming from a med surg background and am in a 3 month orientation. You should apply, I think you'd get the three month training
I mentioned a few of the skills I had gained from my med surg job, like hanging Tpn working feeding tubes etc. there a lot of hospitals near me that don't require nicu experience. I would apply to hospitals that are willing to take new grads into the...
I'm 24 and made the switch from a stroke unit to the NICU a month ago. A lot less physically demanding than having 6 patients a night for a year on an understaffed unit.
I'm not sure, but most students weren't originally from emory. Prerequisites are fine to get at other schools. I got some of mine from a community college
Yes you can still get into the residency. Grady and atlanta medical have level 1 trauma centers, so the patients coming through the ER. Have you considered Emory ed? They also see a variety of patients. I would also consider the orientation length wh...
I just got my offer letter, I start at the end of this month though. When you get your offer letter, you just email the nurse recruiter to let her know that you accept the offer.
I talked to the nurse recruiter today. The software they use to create offer letters has been down since Friday, so once the site comes back up she'll be able to send out letters