Need your help. So clueless here.

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Hello everyone,

I have a diploma in nursing from India. I have worked in NICU for five years and med/surg for one year. I got my nclex here and worked in SNF for almost a year.

Having been worked five years with babies I don't feel like working in any other dept. I like babies and wanted to continue working with babies. Now My question is how do I get back to NICU ? The programs I see are either or new grads or for nurses who has experiences in USA. Any suggestions or advice would be appreciated. Thank you in advance.

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Specializes in NICU.

See if you can reach out to the units directly to see if you can get past the HR website- do you have any friends that work in that NICU or in that hospital system. Alternatively, you can widen your application search and move to a different state until you get the experience.

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Thank you so much for your reply. I guess the only option I have to get back to NICU is to move to a different state and gain some experience as you suggested. I don't know many people here. I do apply almost every day but it's hard to get a job in the hospital. I might have moved by now if I don't a little one. Well now I should consider moving to a different state. Thanks again. Merry Christmas and happy holiday.

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Specializes in NICU.

Best of luck to you. It's hard. I was lucky when I got out of school- I was only 22 with no attachments and looked forward to having an "adventure" in another state when I moved to get a NICU job.

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So true. Finishing school early is always an advantage. Thank you for your wishes.

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