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How busy is your NICU? That all depends.. Coming from having worked in a Children's teaching hospital I would say very busy. One nurse can be responsible for 1 or up to 4 babies. You can have one really sick baby that is on the ventilator, on drips and tons of medications. You can be as we say in NI chasing the kid all day (blood pressure issues, blood gas issues etc.) You can have a 4 baby assignment. All the babies are due to eat at the same time. There are tons of medications to give. One baby has to go downstairs for a procedure. One baby is a difficult feeder. One of the baby's mother needs alot of teaching and support. One baby just didn't act right throughout the night so first thing this morning after rounds the "Neo " (Neonatalogist) has ordered a CBC and bloodculture not to mention a urine culture all of which you have to do. At the same time your IV is out on one of you patients who's medication is due now. I try to give you a typical day or should I say a typical morning in the NICU. Things usually stabilize after lunch and then pick back up around 6:00 when everything else goes wrong. I have been a NICU nurse for 3 years and wouldn't trade it for the world. I love it and find it so rewarding. Do we have busy days yes but it is what keeps us going.

Thank you Katra I did not know I would get such a through response. I really appreciate it. Thank you for the advice. What sort of marketing do you find most effective. By the way what sort of mobile business do you operate?

I have been a NICU nurse for 2 years. I have been asked plenty of times by parents if I could come home with them and teach what they need to kinow to care for a baby. They said the would pay me. I was thinking I could this as a business maybe a newborn specialist or Babynurse. Does anyone have any advice as to how I could go about starting a business like this?

I will travel to NYC in May. I believe I will go with White Glove.:wink2:

I am about to start an assignment with American Mobile. Basically they were trying to rip me off. They were offering $400 less for housing subsidy than what Cross Country and Novapro offered. And almost $5 less hourly. I call my recuiter and got the subsidy increased and I am working on the rate increase. I will not sign my contract until all my needs are met. I suggest that for California research a few more companies. I worked with a traveler that was with a company that did an $800 a month car rental reimbursement.

Hey! I am a nurse from Miami who is about to travel to Children's National Medical Center in Washington DC. I will be in the NICU and I will be with a fellow traveler in the ER. Any advice? I also was wondering about American Mobile. They booked me the job, I have yet to sign a contract. I came upon this forum last night and read all the bad things people had to say about this company. They offered me a pay rate of $31-$33 and housing of $1200 a month. I did some comparative shopping with other companies. Novapro?? offered me $34-$35 and $1600 a month housing stipend. So I called American Mobile back I told my recuiter about what I have found. She is yet to get back to me. Do any of you have any advice as for negeotiating?