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L & D first????

Hi all, I am interested in working in the NICU after I graduate. I hope to eventually become an NNP, but that is another chapter in my life. What I would like to know is: Upon graduation should I work in L&D (our hospital is L/D/R/P) and get comfortable with well babies before I attempt to work in a level III NICU? Thank you.

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    That is what I did and I don't regret it one bit. It is hard to learn what is abnormal if you don't know what normal it. I think that is a great idea if the opportunity presents itself. I started out doing LDRP and loved it. I don't like the LDR concept with the separate post partum but that is my preference. By doing LDRP, you do it all from start to finish.:nurse:

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    I just got hired on in the NICU as a new nurse and my only L&D experience was in clinicals in nursing school.

    I would talk to the recruiter or nurse manger for the NICU you are looking to work in and talk to them about what they look for.

    Good luck!

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    You don't need to have L&D or General Nursery experience to work NICU. We hire new grads into NICU and they have been excellent. I believe that learning is a lifelong process and if you have the opportunity to learn something from a different perspective, go for it!

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    I worked a year L&D before NICU and am thankful for that experience. If you have the chance then it is worth wait. Especially if you are a new nurse. I had two years surgical before L&D, so to each his own...

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