Cruise Nursing Experience

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Specializes in Peds Medical Floor.

Ok I wasn't really sure where to put this question so I hope this is the right place.

Ok I will graduate in December with my RN. I've worked in LTC for almost 9 years (I was a teenager still when I started as an aide!) and I'm ready to start working with something different. I'm interested in NICU, Peds in general, or Labor and Delivery. The reason I put this under cruise nursing experience is because I've been researching being a nurse on a cruise line. Everything online says they want you to have at least 3-5 years of CCU, ICU, and/or ER experience. Would PICU or NICU or a pediatric ER count? Or do they want you to have experience with adults? I mean there are kids onboard, especially something like a Disney cruise.

Also, anyone have any words of wisdom or experience they could give me? For example, they say a minimum of 3-5 years, but in reality do they only hire nurses with 10+ years of experience? I looked up cruise nursing on the search engine on this site and almost every post was years old. Thanks!!!

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Most seem to insist on the three years ER or ICU experience. If you only have two years but a really good background they might consider you but I guess you'll be a bit lower on the list of candidates.

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Specializes in Peds Medical Floor.

Is NICU ok?

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I'd check with the cruiseline but I'm betti

ng no.

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