Pediatric New Graduate Internship Programs?

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I am graduating in December and I am looking for childrens hospitals, or peds units, that have new graduate internship programs. If the hospital you work at has a program, or if you know if one, please list it here. Also, if you have any advice for getting into these programs that would be great too. Thanks!

Just want to get your insight, but what has made CNMC enjoyable for you?!

I love my patients :redbeathe and have made some very good friends here. Yes there are cliques. Yes there are some management issues (where isn't there?) but I haven't seen those issues universally in my opinion. I think there is room for improvement in the hospital as a whole but I doubt there is any "perfect" hospital out there.

I also got a pretty good new grad orientation as well as a great experienced nurse orientation when I changed units.

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Specializes in NICU.

When I looked for residencies, I looked at the top 15 best pediatric hospitals in the nation by US News and World report, called managers of various hospitals, and got two interviews that way, and one offer. Keep trying! Be persistent, and good luck!

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Hello,

I was wondering if anyone had heard of Edinburg Children's hospital in south Texas? I know it is in an undesirable location but was wondering if anyone knows anything about the hospital environment for RNs?

Any info is appreciated! :D

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Specializes in Simulation.

I just started applying. I would like to stay in the area but I am not tied here so I am looking everywhere. I just did my preceptorship at CNMC and I liked it.

Georgetown closed their application window for the new grad program early because they were getting to many applications. I am starting to get nervous because it seems like there are not many peds jobs for new grads and that what jobs there are available get 1000 applications.

I would love to hear what hospitals people do like. I have not heard great things about Hopkins. In the area what about Maryland, Mt Washington, Kennedy Krieger, Fairfax?

Out of the area I know Phiily and Boston are great. Any opinions about Children's in Pittsburgh, Detroit, or Richmond?

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Hello, I am planning on possibly going to Children's National Medical Center's NICU...do you know anything about that specific NIcu? Also, do nurses on orientation work weekends?

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Hello, I am planning on possibly going to Children's National Medical Center's NICU...do you know anything about that specific NIcu? Also, do nurses on orientation work weekends?

I worked two years in their NICU. You orient when your preceptor works. Nights, weekends, you do get out of holidays though. You may PM me if you want more details

To the previous poster I don't know much about Fairfax except that I took care of a patient who spent a few months there and his parents HATED the PICU there for a variety of reasons. Not sure what the nurses think of it. Their NICU is great though from what I've heard

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I would not recommend Children's National at all. I have worked there and I thought it was worst places to work because of hostile management.

Hello, I am planning on possibly going to Children's National Medical Center's NICU...do you know anything about that specific NIcu? Also, do nurses on orientation work weekends?

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Hello, I am planning on possibly going to Children's National Medical Center's NICU...do you know anything about that specific NIcu? Also, do nurses on orientation work weekends?
Did you not read the reply you got?
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I'm new to all nurses and I am trying to figure out how to send messages, but I would definitely like to know more details about the nicu there

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