megs07

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1. is this normal newborn care? advice please

   megs07 replied to wobble's topic in NICU

   If the neonatal coordinator is certified as NNP, they have the authority to do the orders (I think). Does anyone know for sure if that is right? That's one thing that I'm not sure about, what exactly is the role of an NNP? I am just about to start my...

2. is this normal newborn care? advice please

   megs07 replied to wobble's topic in NICU

   I floated as a tech to Labor/delivery at the same hospital I did my clinical maternity rotation in school and all babies got accuchecks for glucose and I think it was just nurses pref. on rectal vs axillary temp because I saw them do it both ways. I ...

3. New Grads in NICU

   megs07 replied to RU_nurse2b's topic in NICU

   I just graduated and found that the NICU at a Children's hospital also prefers new grads! Don't sell yourself short. I contacted them twice after my interview to thank them once and let them know I was still interested! Must have worked, I start in a...

4. New NICU nurse

   megs07 posted a topic in NICU

   Hello all. I am new to this page but will now be a frequent visitor. Here is my situation, which is quite simple but I believe to be VERY important. I just recently graduated an ADN program (May 6th to be exact) and early this week accepted a positio...

5. I need some info on becoming a neonatal nurse.

   megs07 replied to heatherkv's topic in NICU

   Well I am a new grad that just accepted a position in a NICU, and I am nervous but so excited. The NICU is such a special area. From what I have been told, it is rather hard to start in the NICU, but I think that depends on individual experiences. Fi...

6. Unrealistic goal to get job as new grad in ICU?

   megs07 replied to AKav8trix's topic in Career Support

   I forgot to mention to look at a hospital that is not super huge. By starting in a hospital that is not small, but smaller in nature, you will get the patients that are critical, but not so critical that they would have to be sent to a regional leadi...

7. Unrealistic goal to get job as new grad in ICU?

   megs07 replied to AKav8trix's topic in Career Support

   Not that I know a whole lot, I just graduated myself. But I got hired in a NICU in which I have never had clinicals. I never really had a specific pediatric clinical rotation. But I think with desire, dedication, and determination (the 3 D's) you can...