Just wondering if NICU's generally hire CNA's? I'd like to do this on the side during nursing school but can imagine that they might need only RN's with their level of expertise in a unit like this.
My program won't start until fall so all I have is a brand new CNA card and no experience. But NICU is ultimately where I want to work when I become an R.N. so it would be interesting to start as an aide.
Also, I could only work about one shift a week during nursing school. Would this be too few hours to become good at the job?
Not really, I worked in a nursery where the tech had been there for 32 years and she was depended on to help detect problems (which she was amazingly knowledgable of,) wash all of the equipment, feed all of the babies in the nursery, change all of their diapers, bathe all of the new admits, make thier beds, stock the beds, etc. She is overworked and underpaid. It is a nursery that does abx, o2, fluids (d10), phototherapy, IVIG, etc, so the ONE nurse who is in there is busy filling out admission stuff, assment, and caring for the ECN (extended care nursery) babies. So you have one nurse, one assistant and can have sometimes 8 or so admits with ecn babies too! Her job is not a cushy one!!!
Not really, I worked in a nursery where the tech had been there for 32 years and she was depended on to help detect problems (which she was amazingly knowledgable of,) wash all of the equipment, feed all of the babies in the nursery, change all of their diapers, bathe all of the new admits, make thier beds, stock the beds, etc. She is overworked and underpaid. It is a nursery that does abx, o2, fluids (d10), phototherapy, IVIG, etc, so the ONE nurse who is in there is busy filling out admission stuff, assment, and caring for the ECN (extended care nursery) babies. So you have one nurse, one assistant and can have sometimes 8 or so admits with ecn babies too! Her job is not a cushy one!!!
Still sounds good. I am not into cush, just like to get my hands on, cant bear desk work. But, it sounds like this tech was really on top of her form.
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Not really, I worked in a nursery where the tech had been there for 32 years and she was depended on to help detect problems (which she was amazingly knowledgable of,) wash all of the equipment, feed all of the babies in the nursery, change all of their diapers, bathe all of the new admits, make thier beds, stock the beds, etc. She is overworked and underpaid. It is a nursery that does abx, o2, fluids (d10), phototherapy, IVIG, etc, so the ONE nurse who is in there is busy filling out admission stuff, assment, and caring for the ECN (extended care nursery) babies. So you have one nurse, one assistant and can have sometimes 8 or so admits with ecn babies too! Her job is not a cushy one!!!