pamalamadingdong ASN, RN

Just searching for some advice - I currently have a PA RN license but I need to start applying for jobs around DC as my husband and I are moving to there in a few months! I really don't know if I should go through the trouble/time/money to get a MD ...

Hello all! So I have just accepted an offer for INOVA hospital in VA. (yay!) Currently I have a PA license and of course while PA has been "Signed into" the NLC, it's not implemented yet and who knows when that will happen. I was told the VA b...

Hello all! I have just accepted an offer for a Pediatric Specialty Care Unit/Step down unit and I couldn't be more excited! I have done adult med-surg for the past 3 years but have always wanted to do peds! I would love any and all advice for ...

Hello all, I’ve been really wanting to go PRN for sometime now but my issue has always been health insurance. Are there affordable options out there? How can I find them and know it’s a good deal with good coverage? I do have some extensive medical ...

I appreciate everyone's response - it has given me a lot to think about! I do realize I don't think NICU is for me, at least not at this point in my life. I am continuing my job search for a better schedule.

I'm going to try to keep this as short as possible ... but it may be pretty long, I apologize!! I have been a nurse for for a little over a year and a half. The "dream job" since before I even started nursing school has always been NICU/PICU. ...

Hello, I have been job searching and have been dabbling in looking for school nurse positions. I want to apply to a position I found but am confused on what the position would consist of. The title is "Full Time School RN/LPN (contract position)" a...

Hello all, I have just started in my hospital's CCU and I'm really struggling if this is for me. Before I ever started nursing school I wanted to work in the NICU, every time I thought about it or even got close to the ICU it made me so excited...

Thank you for this info! So would you say it’s better to have experience in an adult ICU or somewhere like postpartum prior to transitioning to NICU?

Thank you!! I appreciate your input! Been thinking a lot about everything over the past week. I work the next 3 nights so we’ll see how it goes!