Discouraged RN with NICU Dream

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I am a RN with 1 year experience in the adult world as a float RN.

When I complete my nicu orientation in school, I fell in love. I completed a senior focus and worked my butt off in the nicu department where I currently work. I felt like the interview went well after the senior focus was completed, but I didn't get an offer.

I finished my year experience as a float RN and applied AGAIN to the nicu. This time I didn't even get an interview.

I just interviewed at a children's hospital for nicu and they told the recruiter that I would be a good fit for the float team at the children's hospital. I'm just so discouraged at this point. I have no idea what I am doing wrong in these nicu interviews .

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Specializes in Critical Care; Cardiac; Professional Development.

I would take any pediatric position you can get and then continue to make friends with NICU nurses and try for a NICU position. Switching specialties is not as easy as it used to be.

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Specializes in NICU.

Take the Peds float position. You will float to the NICU and the more your face becomes familiar, the easier it will be to get a full-time position.

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Absolutely agree that the peds float position is a step in the right direction. And rock it!

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