NICU nursing application question

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Hi All,

I just submitted an application for a residency in a local NICU. I was asked to answer a couple of questions to go further in the interview process. One of the questions was, what experiences have prepared you to work in the NICU/ICU setting?

I was a nurse extern for 6 months in an adult ICU during nursing school. My question to everyone is, how do I related adult ICU nursing to the NICU? Other than my attention to detail and understanding how quickly a patients status can change, does anyone have thoughts on any other answers?

All help is greatly, greatly appreciated. This is my dream job. Thanks and have a great day!

That is a good question that you are posting. Adult critical care unit is like NICU in these ways:

1. It is a critical care unit.

2. It has similar assessments.

3. The charting usually is the same.

4. The way that the unit is run is generally the same.

I believe that you will do just fine.

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That is a good question that you are posting. Adult critical care unit is like NICU in these ways:

1. It is a critical care unit.

2. It has similar assessments.

3. The charting usually is the same.

4. The way that the unit is run is generally the same.

I believe that you will do just fine.

Actually, this isn't true at all. The only one that is true is the first item that you posted...

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