New grad starting in nicu!!

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HI ALL!

I am a New Grad starting a new job in the NICU on Monday. I am super excited since this is my dream job. Any words of advice for a New Grad?? Or links to old post that I could read through?

Thanks everyone

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Congratulations!!

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Congratulations! I heard that it is very hard to get a job in the NICU as a new grad nurse. Any tips or suggestions on how to land the job that you did?

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Specializes in NICU.
Congratulations! I heard that it is very hard to get a job in the NICU as a new grad nurse. Any tips or suggestions on how to land the job that you did?

Apply to Children's hospitals. They have formal training programs for new grads and experienced nurses without NICU experience. A job in a children's hospital, PCA experience in a NICU, or an externship in NICU while in school will help.

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HI ALL!

I am a New Grad starting a new job in the NICU on Monday. I am super excited since this is my dream job. Any words of advice for a New Grad?? Or links to old post that I could read through?

Be a sponge and soak up everything preceptor has to offer.

Don't be afraid to ask for a new preceptor if your personalities truly don't mesh

Learn as many "tricks of the trade" from experienced nurses to make your life easier.

Look into buying a couple reference books such as "Core Curriculum for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing" by Jane Deacon and Patricia O'Neill or Merenstein & Gardner's "Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care", 7th Edition

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Hi! I volunteered in a local nicu for about 2 years and my preceptorship in school I was able to work both L&D and Nicu. I was truly blessed and lucky that the hospital in anchorage AK has a new grad program.

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Thank you!!! Will do! I'm so excited!!

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Hi! I was wondering how you liked it in Alaska in the NICU? I have been planning on moving there after nursing school since i visited there about 4 years ago. I would love to know how you like living there and how you like the hospital.

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