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1. NICU parents becoming NICU nurses

   ejpace replied to neonatalRN's topic in NICU

   The first couple of months working in the NICU was very difficult for me. I cried everytime one of the babies died. I hated starting IV's and doing heelsticks on tiny babies. I wanted to leave but our unit was already short-staffed to begin with. I s...

2. NICU parents becoming NICU nurses

   ejpace replied to neonatalRN's topic in NICU

   I'm sorry to hear your loss. My baby was 3 lbs when she was born and stayed in a NICU for a couple of weeks. I decided to become a NICU nurse because of this experience. I relate very to the parents of my patients because I went through what going th...