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1. How sad is the NICU? Is there a personality type best suited to it?

   chunkiesundae replied to chunkiesundae's topic in NICU

   And thank you to everyone who posted. I think I can do this!!!!!

2. How sad is the NICU? Is there a personality type best suited to it?

   chunkiesundae replied to chunkiesundae's topic in NICU

   dixRN- Thank you so much for your post, gave me a little boost of confidence. Animal hospital work is not easy, and we were there 6 days a week for 9 hours a day...definitely an exercise in mental stamina. Not always easy to look on the bright side, ...

3. How sad is the NICU? Is there a personality type best suited to it?

   chunkiesundae replied to chunkiesundae's topic in NICU

   I suppose that if they don't want help, or they don't want to get better (not that they don't per say, but drugs have hijacked their brains to the extent that it's all they care about) then that's pretty much where it ends. It is really sad.

4. How sad is the NICU? Is there a personality type best suited to it?

   chunkiesundae replied to chunkiesundae's topic in NICU

   MegNeo- I suppose that it being less sad than PICU is a good thing, but I've never experienced either, so it doesn't give me a point of reference lol! I can see how that would be true, however, based upon the fact that in PICU the children are older ...

5. Nurses Masquerading As Doctors (INSULTING)

   chunkiesundae replied to djaychris's topic in Activism

   In a sense, I agree. Nurse practitioners who are doctorally trained may have the right to call themselves "doctor" but they probably shouldn't exercise that right; it confuses the patient about who is the captain of the health care team (sorry, but i...

6. I'm not 'getting' this. Should I be RN?

   chunkiesundae replied to croppyRN's topic in Geriatric

   I am not a nurse, but as a human being who has worked with a variety of other human beings (mostly female!) I can offer a bit of advice. I recently started a job where most of the people were younger than me- 18, 19 year old kids. I had previous expe...

7. How sad is the NICU? Is there a personality type best suited to it?

   chunkiesundae replied to chunkiesundae's topic in NICU

   It's funny that you mention an "ocd" personality type because that is so me. I've always been really careful, detail oriented and conscientious. I feel really good about this, actually...I think I could do it.

8. Mental Health Issues and Nursing

   chunkiesundae posted a topic in Career Support

   Hey all! I have never been hospitalized, or anything near it, but I have been on some medication for depression and anxiety throughout my lifetime. I am wondering if this effects my ability to become certified as a registered nurse. That would be de...

9. Is NICU for the soft-hearted sensitive types?

   chunkiesundae replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in NICU

   Wow, thank you SO much for this statement. It really helped me think about this field and my decision to go to nursing school, which I am nervous about. I am realizing that my experience with pets working in the veterinary field as a "primer for deal...

10. How sad is the NICU? Is there a personality type best suited to it?

    chunkiesundae replied to chunkiesundae's topic in NICU

    I find myself sometimes thinking I am tougher and stronger than I really am. Its not so much the "icky" stuff that I'm worried about- I've been working at a veterinary clinic for 6 years and the intestinal surgeries, mucus, infections, impacted anal ...

11. How sad is the NICU? Is there a personality type best suited to it?

    chunkiesundae posted a topic in NICU

    Hello all, I have considered a lot of details regarding my future career and there are many areas of nursing I think would be very satisfying and rewarding, not only personally but intellectually. I am very interested in taking care of preemies and b...