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Hi! I just graduated school and applying for an NP license soon. I took a job in a different state from the one I currently work in as a nurse. My RN license is for the state I live in now but I also have a compact license and the state I'm moving too is part of the compact license agreement. Because they are a compact license state can I just use my compact license when applying for the NP license in that state or do I have to apply for an RN license in that state first?

Hi all! I was just wondering if anyone has any recommendations on any specific hospitals/NICU's that would be a great place for a new grad NNP to start in? A lot of hospitals I've talked to won't even take any new grads. The couple that I've found that do take new grads said they pretty much expect you to be fully on your own after just a couple weeks of orientation which is a little scary to me. Are there specific hospitals that have set orientation programs that are good for new grads to learn in without rushing them and expecting them to be on their own after 3-4 weeks? The hospitals did say the orientation programs are technically 12 weeks but after week 3 they expect you to take a full patient load and not need any support. I know there are fellowship programs for new grads I just don't feel I would need that long of additional teaching. Thanks for any advice!

Hi! Since applications for Emory's NNP program that starts fall 2025 have officially opened up I wanted to start a thread for anyone applying! I did talk to the school and they said new grad nurses without experience or with minimal NICU experience are welcome to apply on a case by case basis. Students without 2 years minimum NICU nurse experience just start the program part time and need a minimum of 1-2 years by the time they start their clinicals which is in the second year of the program. I'm pretty sure this is the only program in the country that allows new grads or nurses without 1-2 years NICU experience to apply. Feel free to post here if you're thinking about applying or if anyone hears anything so we can keep each other updated!!

Hi! Since applications for Emory's NNP program that starts fall 2025 have officially opened up I wanted to start a thread for anyone applying! I did talk to the school and they said new grad nurses without experience or with minimal NICU experience are welcome to apply on a case by case basis. Students without 2 years minimum NICU nurse experience just start the program part time and need a minimum of 1-2 years by the time they start their clinicals which is in the second year of the program. I'm pretty sure this is the only program in the country that allows new grads or nurses without 1-2 years NICU experience to apply. Feel free to post here if you're thinking about applying or if anyone hears anything so we can keep each other updated!!

Hi! There is a great book on Amazon called Fast Facts for the Neonatal Nurse. It's a fabulous book for new grads and one I used myself. There is actually an entire series of fast facts books for lots of different nurse specialties.

Hi! Since applications for Emory's NNP program that starts fall 2025 have officially opened up I wanted to start a thread for anyone applying! I did talk to the school and they said new grad nurses without experience or with minimal NICU experience are welcome to apply on a case by case basis. Students without 2 years minimum NICU nurse experience just start the program part time and need a minimum of 1-2 years by the time they start their clinicals which is in the second year of the program. I'm pretty sure this is the only program in the country that allows new grads or nurses without 1-2 years NICU experience to apply. Feel free to post here if you're thinking about applying or if anyone hears anything so we can keep each other updated!!

Hi. So I got a written offer from a large hospital system on the opposite side of the country. I'm really interested in this hospital and want to take it but they only offer $2500 for relocation assistance which is a lot less than I've been offered from hospitals that are much closer. The other hospitals all offered me $5,000 expect for one hospital which offered me $10,000. Do you think I can email this hospital back and see if its possible to increase the bonus since its such a large move or is this not something that hospitals do? This is my first job in the nursing field so I'm not sure how it works. Thanks!

Hi so I have a bit of an odd situation and I'm not sure what to do at this point. About 2 weeks ago I had an interview for a new grad position in my top choice hospital. I was super excited about it and I met with the nurse managers and one of the nurses on the unit. All the hospitals I've interviewed with I always set everything up through a recruiter who reached out to me but this particular hospital I never talked to a recruiter. The nurse manager reached out to me directly which I though was a bit odd because its a huge hospital so I assumed they would have recruiters. Anyway, I had the interview and it went good. A couple days later, I got a phone call directly from the nurse manager of the unit letting me know they wanted to extend me an offer and she asked me if I wanted to accept right on the phone. I've received offers from multiple other hospitals and although they have all asked me thoughts on the offer over the phone, none of them asked me to accept right away like she did. All the other hospitals had a recruiter send me a follow up email after extending a verbal offer with salary information and benefits and such. Now this hospital not only wanted me to accept right away over the phone but, they didn't give me any information about pay which I found odd. After the nurse manager asked me to accept right then, I asked her politely about pay rate as this is important information. She told me she didn't know and that HR would get back to me with the official offer letter if I accepted the verbal offer so I told her I would accept the position verbally because its at the hospital and unit that I want. So I verbally received and accepted the offer but that was a week and a half ago and I still haven't received an official offer letter from HR like she said I would. I'm unsure what I should do at this point. I don't have the contact information of anyone in HR to reach out to. Do I just keep waiting or should I continue to look for other jobs? Any advice would be helpful. Thanks!

@adventure_rn @Coffee Nurse @EricJRN @NICU Guy @Rose_Queen Hi! I just wanted to say thank you to all of you and anyone else I might have missed! I found your input very helpful. I have decided that doing the NNP program is probably not whats best for me. Instead, my plan is to work as a NICU nurse for the next 5 years or so and make sure I get as much experience and knowledge as possible and then decide from there if I want to go back. Who knows I might end up just staying as a nurse and thats fine. I have received multiple job offers from different NICU's and now I'm just deciding between them. All of them except for 1 are residency programs. The one that isn't a residency program is just an 18 week orientation and preceptorship period that the unit said is designed for their new grads but not technically a residency program and doesn't involve monthly classes or seminars or anything. Now I just have to pick a hospital and I was wondering if anyone had any advice on whether I should pick a level III or level IV. I did my senior year practicum in a level III and I really liked it because I was able to go to deliveries and work with a lot of micropreemies. I know a level IV will see more critical babies so I wasn't sure if it would be better to start out at the hardest level right away or if I should start at a level III and then after a couple of years go to a level IV once I gain experience. Any input you guys have would be helpful with my decision. Thank you!!

Hi. So I currently received a job offer. I'm excited but they want me to let them know in 24 hours if I'm going to take it. My concern is, there is a hospital I really want to do my new grad residency at but applications don't even open until July. I graduate in August so I figured I would start applying now because I don't want to put all my eggs in one basket since I know residencies can be very competitive. My question is, can I accept this offer now so I have a job if I don't get into the residency program and if I do get into the residency program am I able to back out later? I wouldn't start either job until October so I have time but I'm not sure if its even allowed to back out. Thanks!

Hi. I was wondering if any nurses would mind sharing their starting pay at hospitals in and around Atlanta, Georgia. I just received an offer for $29 an hour but that seems low considering rent for apartments is so high in Atlanta. I'm trying to figure out which hospitals might pay better and if I can negotiate the pay higher at all. Any insight would be amazing. Thanks!

Hi! I don't know if any of you will see this but I applied for the Fall 2022 residency and was just wondering how long after you applied did you hear from them about an interview? I applied last week so I'm just curious when I might hear. Thanks!

Hi! I didn't see a topic posted yet for people applying for the fall 2022 residency at Legacy Health so I thought I would start one. If anyone has applied please post below so we can update each other through the process! Thanks!

Hi. Thanks for your response. Unfortunately it was the program director at my school who told us we can’t do a residency program and complete the school program at the same time because the program is very rigorous. We do have to show proof of employment to our school as well so they know we are fulfilling the requirement of working while in the program, so they would be able to check if it’s a residency program. I did talk to the director and explain that I was worried about finding a job as a new grad without going through a residency program and all she said was that there are lots of hospitals that hire new grads into the nicu and I shouldn’t have a problem but so far I haven’t found any hospital that will take me so I’m confused.

Hi! So I'm wondering if anyone knows of any hospitals that hire new grads directly into the nicu without having to go through a residency program first? I' graduating this Summer and I'm lucky enough to get a spot in a direct entry neonatal NP Program but one of the requirements of the program is that we work in a level III or level IV nicu while doing online classes part time. Because I will be in school at the same time, we were told that we're not allowed to do a residency program so I'm trying to find hospitals that will hire me directly into the Nicu as a new grad instead. If anyone knows of any please post below! I know these positions are rare and hard to get so I'm willing to move anywhere since my classes will be online. Thanks!