Here's another piece of advice for you new nurses you won't feel comfortable in any specialty until you have about 2 years of experience I have 5 years and I still don't feel 100% I learn something...
GMG RN replied to tinybbynurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal
It is absolutely a good idea to contact the NM. You have to be aggressive in this field and persistent. If not you'll be just another resume/application. You dont have to wait for a position to...
We also use a posey, but its on the baby's ankle, and it has an extention on it so it can stick out through the opening at the front of isolette so we dont disturb the
GMG RN replied to tinybbynurse's topic in NICU, Neonatal
Hello well youll be pleased to know that I worked as a tele/med surg nurse for 2.5 years before I became a NICU nurse (i do level 3). I wouldnt change a thing!! You get SO MUCH experience being a...
Hello there! Welcome to the beautiful world of the NICU, you are going to love it!! Im a nurse of 5 years, 2 of which was adults/tele/medsurg (eww) , and 3 in the NIcU, and I absolutely love my...
Yea i agree find another nursing job, especially now that you have experience, youll get hired in a second, dont do anything extra Then your job description, they will take advantage of you, thats...
GMG RN replied to Fearless_leader's topic in Florida Nursing
To those attending Broward College Central: As an alumni of bcc cebtral RN program, It is a gruesome program, its heartbreaking to see people fail. But ive seen those people bounce back ( i...
WOW I dont think I know any nurse on either Tele or MEd/Surg that doesnt feel like this. I felt the same way, I wanted to pursue something else another career altogether. I was a Telemetry/Med Surg...
The only degree you can have to reduce the time of the ADN is if you were an LPN. But even then you only get to skip the first semester and have less clinicals ( lpn's do clinicals in their program...
Apply everywhere, then follow up by calling the Nursing recruiter after a couple of days. With so many applicants, you want to put a voice to your resume. New grad jobs are hard to get, but theyre out...