Any Texas Schools Better for NICU Nurses?

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So I’m pretty set on Women’s Health or NICU being the future from my experience with the education and jobs I’ve already held; I have been googling like crazy and have yet to find any information on if any particular schools (BSN/ABSN) in Texas would be more appealing or prepare me better for being hired in that field… does anyone have an opinion or advice on this topic? I REALLY appreciate it!

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Specializes in NICU.

Nursing schools spend very little time on pediatrics and even less on infants. Your best option is to find a nursing school that has a Capstone placement in the final semester. If you can get placed in a NICU for your Capstone, that will give you some experience as to what it is like to work in the NICU.

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Hi

Can some please list all the easy or moderate to easy RN or LVN to RN programs to get in to in Houston Texas or surrounding areas? Affordable? 

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Specializes in Cosmetic RN.

No nursing program in Texas or anywhere is going to prepare you for working in a nicu. Nicu is unlike any other unit in the hospital.  To be honest, nursing school barely prepares you to be a nurse.. nursing school prepares  you to pass NCLEX and very basic nursing skills . 
Just find a good school with a good NCLEX pass rate. Make connections with nurses and unit managers while on clinicals so you can network to get the job on the unit you want. Good luck

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