Is the nicu and nursery easy?

[almostmadeit]

Is it hard to find jobs in the nicu or nursery right away? They seem to be the easiest jobs in the hospital. Is there anything difficult about them?

[smurfynursey]

PLEASE tell me you are joking. Every area of nursing is 'hard' in its own way...*facepalm*

[Ruby Vee, BSN]

No my mom doesn't speak english very well but in Miami there is mostly spanish.

It's great that your Mom speaks Spanish to be able to talk to the patients she'll encounter in Miami. But shouldn't she also be able to speak and understand English in order to communicate with the rest of the health care team, read documentation and be able to document and pass her NCLEX?

[HazelLPN, LPN]

50 is NOT old. Oh to be 50 again. Oh to be 60 again!

Physically, NICU is easier compared to say adult ICU but that's where easy stops. It may be the the most highly specialized kind of nursing there is with very little room for error.

[TheMiss]

Poor OP for being treated so badly here.

I bet you most of those of you replying so full of rage have uttered the words "there is no such thing as a stupid question" before to someone. So why not treat this question like a not stupid question?? Shame on you.

As for your question "almostmadeit"

Physically, working in a nursery is easier than most other nursing jobs as you do not have to lift heavy patients.

Psychologically it is one of the hardest jobs as you will encounter suffering beyond believe and ethical dilemma no one should ever have to face.

Stress wise - the intensive care end with babies very suddenly about to die and you fighting for hours and hour on end to rescue them - the well baby nursery with 5 newborns screaming and the nurse just running in circles trying to provide for all of them - very stressful.

One other point. It may seem sometimes like the NICU nurse job is easy to the untrained eye. That is because we do many tasks which aren't "visible" - most prominently those would be patient assessment and planning of care.

Having worked a council job for one season before I agree with some other poster as I think immunization clinics was neither physically nor psychologically demanding nor stressful - as long as you don't have a problem with needles.

Good on you for showing interest in your mothers career and health and all the best for her to pass

[artsmom, BSN, LPN]

While I do agree my initial response was unnecessarily harsh, I thought the post was a troll. My apologies to the OP. However, I have never said "there is no such thing as a stupid question", because there most definitely is such a thing.