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That's what I figured.. so I would work either Friday and Saturday 7p-7a or Saturday and Sunday 7p-7a, correct? Has anyone done this, if so what are some pros and cons? Would there likely be a potential for me to switch to a regular work week if a position opens up? This job is in a specialty and hospital I LOVE.. I'm just worried about the burnout of working only weekends.

Hi all! I am a senior nursing student applying to jobs. I found a job I am interested in, but it is listed as "part-time, weekend incentive night shift, 48". Can anyone explain exactly what this means? I've tried googling it and can't fine much of an answer.. thanks!

Hi everyone! I am posting this in both the NICU section and OB. I am currently a nursing student in my last semester of school!! Woohoo. I am getting ready to start my capstone at a NICU in a hospital I'd love to work in. My main question is, is it difficult to switch from NICU to mother baby/ labor and delivery, or vice versa? These are the only units I have ever been interested in working on, and nursing school has solidified this decision for me (besides possibly peds). I know it is difficult to get out of these units because they are so specialized, but is it difficult to transition between NICU and LD? I ask because many of my friends who graduated a semester ahead of me already have NICU positions in hospitals in our city. I think I would enjoy working with either specialty, but I want to ensure I could semi-easily transition if I do decide to in a few years after accepting a job. I hope this all makes sense. Also, is there one that would be more helpful for me to start out in with a new grad position? Any advice is welcome!

Hi everyone! I am posting this in both the NICU section and OB. I am currently a nursing student in my last semester of school!! Woohoo. I am getting ready to start my capstone at a NICU in a hospital I'd love to work in. My main question is, is it difficult to switch from NICU to mother baby/ labor and delivery, or vice versa? These are the only units I have ever been interested in working on, and nursing school has solidified this decision for me (besides possibly peds). I know it is difficult to get out of these units because they are so specialized, but is it difficult to transition between NICU and LD? I ask because many of my friends who graduated a semester ahead of me already have NICU positions in hospitals in our city. I think I would enjoy working with either specialty, but I want to ensure I could semi-easily transition if I do decide to in a few years after accepting a job. I hope this all makes sense. Also, is there one that would be more helpful for me to start out in with a new grad position? Any advice is welcome!

Hi everyone! I am currently in my last semester of nursing school and completing my capstone clinical. I was assigned to NICU in an awesome hospital!! Very happy. I definitely want to work in OB or NICU upon graduation in the spring. I met my preceptor today and she told me how the manager had offer a job to one of her previous students a few months ago and she did not accept the position. This is a hospital and unit I would love to work out. Because of strange circumstances with a different preceptor, another student was assigned to my preceptor as well. I am not sure if this other student would be interested in a job here if offered, but I want to try to do everything I can to receive the job offer if the manager decides to offer one to one of us. I know I should ask plenty of questions, take initiative to seek out learning opportunities, and offer to help out other nurses if I'm not busy. Is there anything else a NICU nurse could recommend I could do to make myself marketable to the unit? I plan to look into taking a pediatric advanced life support class this semester as well. Obviously I understand I may not receive an offer or they may not be hiring in the next few months, but I want to do whatever I can to make a good impression on this unit. Any advice would be helpful and appreciated!

Hi, I hope I am posting in the right subforum. I am currently a senior nursing student and will be graduating this coming May. My boyfriend and I originally planned to move out of state as soon as we graduate, but it looks like he will have to stay an extra semester (until December 2018). We both reaaallly want to get out of our state as soon as possible, so I was curious how short is too short to work your first job? I want to get my nursing career started as soon as possible and save up some money to be able to move, but I don't want to just up and leave if I have a job. I'm guessing about 6 months or so is acceptable to work and then tell them I am moving out of state? Also, I know the honest thing to do would be to let them know in an interview, but I'm guessing I shouldn't say anything in order to get hired. Any advice on this topic would be greatly appreciated!