Nurses Career Support
Published Jul 31, 2007
MA Nurse
676 Posts
Our NICU has been really SLOW. I'm not sure why. It's lasted a long time...about 3 months now. A lot of us are floating. I've been to PICU and they are very busy. I am thinking about working there because I'm per diem, so I need the hours. I won't be getting enough hours in the NICU so I've been asking people if they want me to work for them. They've also taken a lot of time off due to our low census....so I'm thinking PICU is where I should go...but I'm nervous about it. I've floated to other units over the years, but haven't consistently cared for older pts. in a long time!! I could ask for younger pts. but they might not always have them.
I would appreciate any encouragement, I'm not good at switching jobs...I did that ONCE in the last 17 years!
Thanks
Even though nobody has responded, I've decided to work in PICU.
Tweety, BSN, RN
35,139 Posts
Good luck to you.