how is it like?

I also work in a level III Neonatal ICU, with hopes of getting my neonatal RNC certification and my NNP someday. Eric and I both deal with critically ill preemies and term babies, as well as their families. I love the ability to be in the delivery room one minute, resuscitating a 24 week preemie before rushing him to our unit, where I am responsible for his total care, involving drips, IV's arterial lines, umbilical lines, special high-frequency oscillator ventilators, chest tubes, surgeries, etc. It's very rewarding to see a baby you've taken care of for months go from being a 18 oz preemie to a 6 pounder ready to go home. Like the commercial, it's priceless.

SteveRN21

hi, tater29!

here is lots of information for you to explore about nursing. happy reading!

http://www.discovernursing.com/

http://www.nursingsociety.org/career/cmap.html

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/csearch/majors_careers/42226.html - "thinking about nursing school? consider your many options" from the college board.

http://www.wetfeet.com/content/careers/nursing.aspx - about nursing from webfeet.com

http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos083.htm - about registered nursing from the u.s. department of labor

http://stats.bls.gov/oco/ocos102.htm - about lpn nursing from the u.s. department of labor

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/csearch/majors_careers/45263.html - "ten questions to ask yourself" about nursing and if it might be right for you

http://www.collegeboard.com/student/csearch/majors_careers/228.html - this is a career worksheet put together by college board.com (the people who write the sat and clep tests!). this is for those of you who aren't quite sure that nursing is for you and something you can do to help you make that decision.

http://www.hospitalsoup.com/day/archives.asp - a day in the life. . .of a critical care nurse educator, professor of nursing, operating room manager and emergency room nurse. there is another link to the description of and informatics nurse at the same site

http://www.wetfeet.com/content/real%20people/robert%20nelseon.aspx - "robert nelseon, registered staff nurse in the health care industry". read about the day in the life of an intensive care unit nurse.

http://www.wetfeet.com/content/real%20people/joan%20nikkicoda.aspx - "joan nikkicoda, nurse practitioner in the health care industry". read about the day in the life of a family nurse practitioner who specializes in cardiac care.

http://www.wetfeet.com/content/real%20people/maria%20o%e2%80%99connell.aspx - "maria o'connel, psychiatric nurse". read about the day in the life of a psychiatric nurse who works on an acute inpatient psychiatric unit.

http://www.lopez1.com/lopez/nurses.views.of.the.nursing.profession/oliver.vicky.alabama.nurses.htm - nurses writing about their views of the nursing profession

welcome to allnurses! :welcome: