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Hi! I will be graduating in August (accelerated BSN program). I have just scheduled an interview for an RN position in the NICU in an awesome hospital. It's in 2 weeks and it will be my first interview for an RN position. What terrifies me is that th...

We've been slow too for a couple months. Typically we have 50-60 babies, but we've been consistently in the 30s for a while now. We are getting called off about every other week. It's just awful! And to think my hospital has the most births in Oh...

Yes, I think is totally appropriate to get your primary a gift. I got my first primaries (twins) gifts because I had bonded well with the family and the girls were in the NICU for almost 6 months. The mom was very close with the nurses, especially m...

I work at Good Samaritan Hospital. When I was hired, they were hiring new grads but that was with the old manager. Now we have a new manager and I have heard rumors that they aren't hiring new grads, but I am not sure if that's the case. I know we...

Hi guys! I am responding!! Sorry I never updated. I took the 2nd job in Cincinnati at a big NICU and it was the BEST decision i have ever made! It will be 2 years this fall and i learn more and more each day. I am so glad I chose this hospital...I d...

fifi rockefeller, I have been working at Good Sam since October and I love it! I think its a great hospital and love the people. I work in the NICU so I'm not sure what other units are like (except L&D when we go there for deliveries at times...

I am a new NICU nurse. I just finished my 2nd week out of orientation (which was 12 weeks) and I am feeling like I can't do this job. In simplest terms, I feel like a retard at work, honestly. I feel like I had a good orientation but I feel like I ...

Thanks for all of your kind words. I guess in my unit they like to push us in the beginning and make us be admit numbers and take ventilators for a few months. Apparently this will give us experience and help us with skills and help build up confiden...

cjulian214, sorry I forgot to update! Yes, I was offered 2 positions in the NICU at 2 hospitals (from the 3 hospitals I interviewed at)....and I eventually accepted one! I will be starting in October! I am so excited! Thanks for asking!!!

jaylynn67 and others wondering about UH, UH does rotating shifts too! 2 weeks days then 2 weeks nights. Same as the Clinic. I interviewed at both hospitals for the NICU and was offered a position at UH (Rainbow Babies). HOWEVER, for the NICU at UH, ...

I took the job at Good Sam in Cincy so I will be moving from the Akron ohio area around Sept or Oct....so excited! Thanks for all the suggestions, other hospitals, places to live, etc... Actually I did apply for NICU at Children's and they called m...

My dream came true this week!!! I have always wanted to be a NICU nurse and now I will be!!! I was offered a job in the NICU at my #1 choice of hospitals!!! I am very excited! The interview process was very very very long (3 months from applying to...

I've been so busy lately i forgot to post my official decision!! I decided to take job #2 because of many reasons but mainly because I feel I will learn more and be supported greatly as a new nurse. That was very important to me in my decision. I ...

I just found out I will be precepting this summer in the NICU step-down unit (I think it is like a level II). I am excited despite that I wasn't able to get into a NICU as there are too many new grads this summer and no room for students (argh!). I...

So I haven't officially made my decision yet but, after much deliberation, I think I am going to stay with hospital #1 which is the children's hospital. I know that whatever I choose, I will probably always think "what if" but there is nothing to do...

One other thing I want to add....How important is HR in a hospital???? While I have interviewed at a few diff hospitals, hospital #1 has a horrible HR! The staff at that hospital as well as other hospitals have mentioned how horrible the HR is at t...

Jolie, thank you so much for your advice. I agree with you completely! I want to chose a job that I will be happy with and want to stay at for a long time...that is my plan. Hospital #1, the children's hospital, interviewed me in 2 steps. First i...

shiamay, congrats on starting your new job! I looked into University hospitals but did not find any openings in the area I want to work in (NICU). Do you know anything about Good Samaritan (owned by Trihealth)? What areas in Cincy do you recommend ...

Harley_fan, I'm interested in finding out the same info as well about Cincinnati. I have a job offer at Good Samaritan but the base pay for new grads is like $20.35...which I think is kinda low. They do have a $3 shift diff which is nice and other ...

Hi. I am from the akron area. I did my psych clinical rotation at St. Thomas but that's really the only area I was in....the general psych floor and geri-psych. I had a great experience there, but again, I only know about psych. Summa now owns St...

llg, you make a REALLY good point. This is a decision my fiance and I need to make together...and you are right that it will be lonely since we won't know anyone and family and friends will be 4 hours away. The thing is, I feel as if he is pushing...

Thanks "llg" for the feedback!!!! Actually, I got the opposite impression from hospital #2 about the hiring so quickly. NICUs are difficult to get into as a new grad in general, and this one was overflowing with babies it was currently adding more b...

Thanks for the advice! Yes this is a very hard decision as you can tell. When it comes down to it, I am really wondering how the 2 weeks days/2 weeks nights will effect me...my health, my sanity, being sleep deprived! I do know that I would not be ...

HI! Does anyone have any info about Good Samaritan Hospital in Cincinnati? I have an interview next week for an RN position in the NICU. I am from NE Ohio and am not familiar with the Cincinnati area. Any info on how the hospital is, pay for nurs...

Thanks for the comments!! This step-down unit usually takes babies once they are off vents/CPAPs and they usually don't have IVs anymore. They are typically just the feeders and growers. There is a level III NICU upstairs and they transfer the bab...