Hi everyone!
My name is Kathy. DH is active duty so I won't be 'here' forever. I'm 32, SAHM and have 4 beautiful kids.
I'm currently a pre-Nursing student. Done all my pre-req's and waiting for acceptance letters!! (optimism:chuckle) I've wanted to be a nurse since Kindergarten and a NICU nurse since visiting my cousin's twin preemies in a NICU. It was like....WOW....this is where I belong. I have a deep interest in the OR as well, but I am so passionate about the NICU. It's something I really can't explain. I, personally, feel that I need to be where the passion lies. You find lots of things that interest you and you like but when you keep coming back to that one particular thing, then I think that's where you need to be.
Anyways....I've searched high and low on this forum and not really found an answer to my question....which would be...where do I start looking for hospitals that have the NICU internships/preceptorships? Obviously those hospitals that HAVE NICU's... I've checked out NANN and other sites in the 'sticky' at the beginning of the forum. I'm wanting to find hospitals on the east coast...say DC to Fla so I'm not *really* limiting myself to say where I currently live. Any helpful info. or suggestions are ALL greatly appreciated.
Thanks in Advance!!:)
edited to add: I've also printed out the list for recommended reading...for future reference. Stuck it in my Nursing Info. folder!!