Preemie 2 RN ASN, RN

ASK QUESTIONS! No question is stupid and we'd rather you ask a question than just assume and possibly make an error that could hurt a baby. Seek out opportunities! As a new grad in a NICU there are many skills you will not have practiced in nursing s...

Hello and congrats on your upcoming graduation! I would suggest applying to multiple hospitals and apply for newborn, mother baby and NICU positions if that is where your passion is. Some hospitals love hiring new grads into these areas and some hosp...

I work night shift. 2 years experience so far. A few months ago I got a new admit at the near end of my shift. 30 weeker, CPAP, pretty stable, helped doctor get UVC in, started D10 as starter fluid while waiting for pharmacy to send up the ordered fl...

Congrats! When do you start? I start my NICU internship on the 11th!

I just got off the phone with the NICU manager who I interviewed with yesterday - she offered me the internship!!!! Out of 150 applicants she said I was the top pick and that they were only hiring 2 interns!! I am beyond belief right now and so exci...

Just thought I'd bump this thread as we are always having new grads starting in the NICU :) I have read this thread before, and even posted in it a few years ago. I still haven't landed a NICU job but I am still trying my hardest and will never give...

Congrats on the job! I have an interview in a few weeks for NICU and I hope I get hired. I've been trying to get into the NICU since I graduated school back in 2013. I currently work as a pediatric home health nurse but I will never give up on workin...

Anyone apply to Parkland for their Feb 2014 residencies/internships? Thought we could use this threat to keep in touch with one another/support one another through the process of hopefully receiving a job through them :) I applied to SICU and ortho/m...

Just wanted to see how the first few weeks were going for you guys :)

It most likely will be at Methodist Dallas. I had most of my clinicals there. I bought a rollie bag and then never used it. I usually ended up just bringing the textbook for the class and a notebook to take notes on. 1st semester I did print off the...

You do not need the ebook. Most instructors won't let you use electronic devices (such as ereaders, laptops, ipads, etc) in the classroom anyway.

No there was no negotiating. You're welcome :)

When I went through the program it was all white leather shoes. Must be closed toe with a back too. No logos on the shoes either. They were really strict about this for the first 2 semesters but as the time went on most instructors didnt care what co...

You don't need to register for classes today. I believe we didn't get our 1st semester schedules through email until the middle of July.

I work for a DFW pediatric private duty/home health agency and am a new grad. I make $25/hr for a very basic case. If I were to care for a trach/vent pt (after receiving trach/vent training) I would be paid more. I am happy with my case and pay thoug...

You do not get to pick anything. They will email you sometime over the next few weeks with your schedule and with that you will register for the class sections they tell you to. Just try and relax right now and enjoy your summer :-)

Overtime I (and my other classmates) started to get better at it and it didn't take us that long to type everything up. The first couple of clinicals were brutal though because of the lack of sleep. Doing the careplans/paperwork is important though s...

It's the same thing. You usually have to write 1-3 care plans, 1-3 pathology statements and look up/write up all the medications the patient is on. Overtime, the more you practice doing this paperwork the faster at it you will become but at first it ...

Also, I would like to add that when you start clinical, you are required to go the day before your clinical day to the hospital and pick a patient/patients that you will be working with on your clinical day. There is paperwork that will be due the mo...

This is how my schedule was for my first semester of nursing school at Brookhaven. This was back in August 2012 though so please remember that they could have changed how they do things since then For the first 6 weeks we didn't go to the hospital f...

So I graduated from school this past December and received my RN license in February. I have not been lucky enough to find a job yet (preferably hospital but I have applied elsewhere too). I just saw an ad for an RN position doing in-home assessment...

Congratulations TWU80!! You are going to do amazing! I hope I can say that I am a Parkland nurse soon. I will try for the SICU residency and if that doesn't work out I will try for the fall residencies. Hopefully something comes up soon - I am so rea...

Thank you JustBeachyNurse! I think I will go to the interview and see how it goes. I don't want to pass up this opportunity just because it isn't in the specialty I want but I also don't want to take a job that is way over my head as a new nurse. I w...

TWU80 - what kind of 'personality' would SICU be looking for? I truly believe that skills can be learned and I assume that during the interview they are mostly looking for if you will fit in with the crowd sorta thing. Any tips would be great! I inte...

Sorry guys I want it BAD - thank you for sharing your email. I will keep my eyes out for the SICU application!