Finding an internship

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Hello, I have been a nurse for a little over 3 years and in rehabilitation. But I want to get into specialties like ER, labor and delivery, or NICU but I just cannot find a way to get into an internship or into the field I'm interested in. Any advise?

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Specializes in Case mgmt., rehab, (CRRN), LTC & psych.

Most internships are reserved for new grad RNs in this day and age. If you have more than a year of paid licensed nursing experience, you are unlikely to be considered.

My advice is to apply for jobs in one of the less-coveted acute care specialties (e.g. ortho, med/surg, telemetry, cardiac stepdown, TCU, observation units, inpatient dialysis, BMT). Nurse managers in these specialty areas are often willing to hire/train nurses with rehab experience.

Once you obtain a year of experience in a less-coveted specialty, apply for an internal transfer to the ER, L&D, or NICU and see what happens.

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Thank you for your advice.

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