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Hi Nicugal, to answer your question no I'm not simply waiting for someone to notice me floundering. If I have a question or an issue arises I will most definitely seek help and get some answers. However, if you fully read my post I was explaining that no one is helpful towards me although they may ask one another if help is needed with anything. It would be nice if help was offered in the same manner sometimes than only when I'm seeking it being that I'm new there. Also, this was not an issue where I came and everyone worked together it was just a hellish med-surg unit! Although this is where I want to be career wise, I'm quickly realizing that as my dad always told us growing up that a lot of the times you have to take the bitter with the sweet and I suppose this is one those times....Thanks for your reply though.

Has anyone transferred to Motherbaby from NICU and gained a better job satisfaction? I started in a level III NICU a few months ago in what I thought would be my dream job, I have found it to be highly stressful and anxiety driven amongst other things. I came from med-surg working with adults and my co-workers there were great, they exercised teamwork, and care/concern for one another. However, being new off orientation, I get no help if needed from anyone (although I overhear them asking one another if help is needed throughout the shift), I feel so unwelcome and am scared that I can't really count on anyone! No one hardly even talks to me as if I have the plague and I've found a couple of friends currently working in motherbaby who are pulled to our floor some nights than on my own. I'd hate to rush things in transferring but I absolutely dread going in on most nights and am very unhappy there. My hubby doesn't think I should talk to the NM about how I'm feeling since I'm not eligible to transfer for another 2 months. It's very frustrating and I'm not exactly sure what I should do, I don't want to work at a different hospital or facility. Has anyone else been in this type of situation or similar?

Congrats niculove, I am also starting in a NICU on August 12th. I am coming from a year and a half of med-surg, can't wait! Woohooo!!! Wishing you all the best

No suggestions here simply wanted to congratulate you on your new position! I am also hoping and praying for a mother/baby position I recently applied for. Wishing you all the best, and be sure to visit us here soon to let us know how it's going.

AN is a great place to vent after having a long and stressful day be it work, school, co-workers u name it, these people are there for you! I truly believe it's a Godsend and has also sent good vibes my way because every post or thread that I've been a part of has resulted in a happy ending.....from graduating NS, NCLEX, and landing dream job in NICU which I start on Sep 26th, can't wait! I even recall while taking NCLEX, and referring back to the Infection Control mneumonic (My Chicken Hez TB) I'd gotten from AN and was able to apply it to the overload of infection control questions I had during the exam. It was awesome, and I'm quite sure I got a lot of those correct since I'd studied it extensively. I even shared it with classmates who all said it definitely helped with their infection control questions as well. THANKS AN for the tips, support and encouragement provided! U all totally rock.....

I'm in the same boat as you and will be starting my dream job in NICU as well in two weeks, just wanted to send my congrats your way! Wish you all the best:yeah:

Hello AN family, I was offered a RN NICU position in a level III Children's Hospital yesterday. I am so grateful and excited to finally have this opportunity. To all of those that are desiring a position in NICU, please don't give up, persistence and prayers is what did it for me and I'm sure will do the same for you.

God said that your timing is now! Congratulations!!! I am also patiently awaiting 2 different positions, 1 in NICU and 1 in CVICU in our local children's hospital as well....I pray that I get it.

Thanks irish nurse for the info and along with everyone else, I will keep it all in mind on my NICU journey. While in school, I'd always thought for sure OB/L&D was where I wanted to be, that was only until my third day while precepting in L&D, my preceptor and I ended up having to spend the rest of the day in the NICU due to short-staffing. OMG! After 5 minutes of being there I was sold! One nurse allowed me to give feedings thru g-tubes, showed me how to warm the feedings, reposition them, and of course rock, hold, and feed the growers. I enjoyed every minute of being in the NICU more so than I ever had while in L&D; I felt as though this area was my calling. Funny thing is though, I had never given it one thought before, just never seemed to cross my mind I suppose until I was actually exposed. Ever since that wonderful experience, my eyes have been set in the specialty. As it turns out, since graduating this past May, trying to get any job in a hospital in my area is like pulling teeth. So I've ended up accepting a job in a LTC facility since they were the first to offer employment. Meanwhile, I've been in contact with the Nurse recruiter at our local Children's hospital for a position I put in for on their CVICU. She's told me that I will definitely be considered once they start interviewing and to keep in touch with her. I've even went so far as signing up as a volunteer in this same Children's hospital in their NICU. Nonetheless, I am staying optimistic and praying that I will one day land a position in a NICU as you all have and start taking care of these little angels. I am so happy for all of you (and a tad bit jealous I have to admit) that have been able to find your calling in the NICU, so please keep posting your experiences as this is what also keeps me going.:redpinkhe 2Nurture1

Wow....I couldn't have said it better! I have been explaining this very same thing to a few people starting NS this fall. To go ahead now and be ahead of the game by getting a job as a tech, Nurse aid, CNA, something to help you stand out above the rest as a new grad. I wish someone had told me this back then. Nearly everyone in my class who worked as techs or in some sort of medical capacity either had jobs lined up before graduation or were promoted into a RN position on the floor they worked on as a tech.... I am also a new grad and am having THE hardest time getting a job in a hospital. However, I landed a job in LTC, the last place I'd said to ever work. Grateful to have a job, yes I am, but still praying, hoping, and keeping the Faith that someday I will eventually find myself in NICU!:heartbeat Wishing you all the best in MICU, I'm sure with time you will do just fine....

Congratulations on your transfer today into PICU, I too am trying my best to get a position at our Children's Hospital (although my heart is in NICU), but times are very hard for new grads at the moment. However, I am still keeping the FAITH that I will be blessed with this peds CVICU position I applied for recently. I'm sure with your compassion and dedication, you will do just fine, I am so happy for you....wishing you all the best. Be blessed:heartbeat

I am a new RN and have been at a LTC facility for 2 weeks now and I was given a 6 week orientation...

Thank you all dearly for the replies......I started at the LTC facility today and so far so good, but as I look at those residents, I can't help but think about the little babies I wish to care for instead. I will definitely look into some volunteer opportunities here locally, and hopefully I will someday find my NICU home.......:redbeathe

Hello NICU nurses, I'm a new grad, (May 2011) and am having such a hard time landing a NICU job fresh out of school. So, I applied at the last place on earth I thought I'd ever considered working, in a LTC nursing home facility and I actually got the job. I start next week, but I was just wondering whether you all also had to start off in a not so desirable position and kinda work your way up or if you went right into it. I have spoken with several nursing recruiters at major hospitals in the area and the census is either they're not accepting new grads into their NICU, it requires experience, or they simply don't have anything available. My main concern is that my LTC experience won't be feasible or even considered by any hospitals for a position in the NICU. Should I be worried? Your thoughts and insight are highly appreciated:)

Congratulations to us all! PVT works also. I checked yesterday before I got home from taking NCLEX, and it would not allow me to register again, I got the good pop up. When I got up this morning, I saw my name on state BON site. What a wonderful feeling it is.....now if only I could find a job. LOL!

May God bless us is all I can say at this point....I take mine tomorrow as well @ 11am, oh so nervous! As long as we have done our part in studying and reviewing and PRAYING, there's no way that if you have asked this of God, he won't deliver.....and that's what I believe. I'm sure we will do just fine and along with everyone else taking it here pretty soon.

Congrats Congrats Congrats!!! How wonderful...I can't wait until I have my time to shine as well, hopefully June 9 will be the day. Please pray for me......thanks much

Jenhub88, that is my exam test date as well, OMG! so nervous......but praying and wishing you all the best:)

June 9 @ 11:00am and filled with uncertainty, anxiety, and fear all at the same time......May God bless all of us!

Hi ALL NURSES family, I too am planning on scheduling mine sometime in early June (Haven't received my ATT just yet). However, a part of me wants to schedule the earliest date possible, and the other part wants to wait and try to gain as much knowledge as humanly possible! I've had an interview for a med/surg pediactrics posn at Children's Hospital this past week, and would really love to get those license in my hand asap especially since this was a topic of discussion during the interview! I told the NM that I would work on getting the temp permit in the mean time. Instead, I may just actually wait until I get a job offer b/f applying for permit though, not at all enthused about getting it especially after hearing so many devastating stories from people who had these permits and didn't pass NCLEX, then were DEMOTED or fired from the job. How terrible is that:crying2:...... Have any of you applied or have recently began working with temp permits? Furthermore, I'd like to wish all of you the very best on your upcoming NCLEX exam, and just know that through God, all things are possible. 2Nurture1:redpinkhe

Hi love-nursing, I just stumbled upon this post, I was wondering how your interview went and if you got the job. I also received a call from the local Children's Hospital this morning for an interview on Monday. I am so nervous to say the least. I don't know where to start with this interview process except the dress part, I'm a real fashionista so no problem there, but as far as the questions I'll be asked, my responses, etc. Also, I feel that I'm at a real disadvantage since didn't actually have a Peds rotation/clinical. So, how do I explain clinical experience, all I can say is I enjoy being in the company of kids, watching them grow and get well. If anyone has any ideas or tips please let me.....thanks in advance 2Nurture1:heartbeat

Me 3 and CONGRATULATIONS! I wonder if we had the same final exam, mine was absolutely horrible..... pinning: 5/06 and graduation was 5/07. Now let's prepare for the other beast.....NCLEX!

When I started nursing school in August 09, I had just recently found out that we were pregnant after a whole year of trying. The saying is most definitely true, that when you stop paying attention that's when it happens. I had totally given up and was more focused on getting into the program. I remember feeling so worried after I was accepted and then pregnant at the same time. I prayed about it, had my baby and the following week I was back in school. I was so determined to get through it all and not fail out. I've read several posts where some students were allowed to sit out a semester, however, at my school if one decides to sit out, they must get accepted again along with waiting an entire year for the class to be offered again! Thankfully, I have a supportive DH who steps in to when studying is a must. So, here I am today with a healthy 14 month old and 1 month shy of graduation. This has been thus far, one of the hardest things I've ever done. My two cents is, if you can postpone having a baby while in school do it, it's difficult trying to stay focused, study, work, and having a baby to care for in the process.

Hi there, I just recently completed my preceptorship in L&D, and everything each person has posted is true and dead on. Judging from my experience, the best thing to do during a high stress time is to stand back and observe, watch everything that's going on, that's what I did especially during C-sections. One time, I made the mistake of picking up one of the attending NICU nurses hand towel to hand over to her after she scrubbed in and she immediately says, "Oh no, you just contaminated my sterile field", and I thought, OMG! Although I was only trying to assist her with drying her hands, it probably would've been best if I'd simply stood back and observed. I found every detail to be totally fascinating, sure, I had a couple of the worse preceptors in the hospital who refused to show me anything, and made me feel as though I was in their way, I was still enjoying the fact of being there to witness it all! As one previous poster exclaimed, I also assisted with holding legs during lady partsl deliveries, pitched ice/water/soda, inserted a few foleys, VS on neonates, cleaning the pt after delivery, and transporting to pp unit once their conditions were stable enough. I enjoyed the time while I was there and being able to get a feel of what the floor is actually like on a daily basis. It had its highs and lows, but overall it seems to be a great place if L&D is really where you want to be. Now the problem is, am I going to be able to actually land a job in L&D after graduation..... Hoping and praying

Hi SFC Jimenez, what exactly is the process for joining AMEDD? I am currently going into my last semester of nursing school and am wondering of the steps I should be taking. Any info would be greatly appreciated......