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1. How sad is the NICU? Is there a personality type best suited to it?

   chunkiesundae replied to chunkiesundae's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   And thank you to everyone who posted. I think I can do

2. How sad is the NICU? Is there a personality type best suited to it?

   chunkiesundae replied to chunkiesundae's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   dixRN- Thank you so much for your post, gave me a little boost of confidence. Animal hospital work is not easy, and we were there 6 days a week for 9 hours a day...definitely an exercise in mental...

3. How sad is the NICU? Is there a personality type best suited to it?

   chunkiesundae replied to chunkiesundae's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I suppose that if they don't want help, or they don't want to get better (not that they don't per say, but drugs have hijacked their brains to the extent that it's all they care about) then that's...

4. How sad is the NICU? Is there a personality type best suited to it?

   chunkiesundae replied to chunkiesundae's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   MegNeo- I suppose that it being less sad than PICU is a good thing, but I've never experienced either, so it doesn't give me a point of reference lol! I can see how that would be true, however, based...

5. Nurses Masquerading As Doctors (INSULTING)

   chunkiesundae replied to djaychris's topic in Activism, Healthcare

   In a sense, I agree. Nurse practitioners who are doctorally trained may have the right to call themselves "doctor" but they probably shouldn't exercise that right; it confuses the patient about who is...

6. I'm not 'getting' this. Should I be RN?

   chunkiesundae replied to croppyRN's topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I am not a nurse, but as a human being who has worked with a variety of other human beings (mostly female!) I can offer a bit of advice. I recently started a job where most of the people were younger...

7. How sad is the NICU? Is there a personality type best suited to it?

   chunkiesundae replied to chunkiesundae's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   It's funny that you mention an "ocd" personality type because that is so me. I've always been really careful, detail oriented and conscientious. I feel really good about this, actually...I think I...

8. Mental Health Issues and Nursing

   chunkiesundae posted a topic in Nursing Career

   Hey all! I have never been hospitalized, or anything near it, but I have been on some medication for depression and anxiety throughout my lifetime. I am wondering if this effects my ability to become...

9. Is NICU for the soft-hearted sensitive types?

   chunkiesundae replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Wow, thank you SO much for this statement. It really helped me think about this field and my decision to go to nursing school, which I am nervous about. I am realizing that my experience with pets...

10. How sad is the NICU? Is there a personality type best suited to it?

    chunkiesundae replied to chunkiesundae's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I find myself sometimes thinking I am tougher and stronger than I really am. Its not so much the "icky" stuff that I'm worried about- I've been working at a veterinary clinic for 6 years and the...

11. How sad is the NICU? Is there a personality type best suited to it?

    chunkiesundae posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Hello all, I have considered a lot of details regarding my future career and there are many areas of nursing I think would be very satisfying and rewarding, not only personally but intellectually. I...