Hi everybody. I've been lurking around this board for awhile now, but this is my first post. I'm starting my first hospital nursing job in a level III NICU in a couple weeks and I'm super excited about it. Whee!
Here's the thing:
I'm one of those direct entry MSN people (I know, I know...)...I graduated in 2004, and have been working as a pediatric nurse practitioner in an outpatient mental health center for the past couple years. However, the NICU has been calling to me for a loooong time, which is why I'm so excited to be working (as an RN, not a practitioner) there soon. I'm completely aware that I have no bedside nursing skills and generally know nothing about taking care of a sick tiny baby. I'm pretty much a new grad, and I'm fine with that. So. Should I put MSN or RN on my ID badge? I technically didn't receive a BSN (just a "BSN equivalent"), otherwise I would put that. I just don't want anybody to assume I know more than I really do and then decide they don't need to explain/teach/demonstrate. On the other hand, I worked pretty dang hard for that degree.
Advice? Suggestions? Thanks
~Leslie