shaykdo

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1. NJ school nurses out there?

   shaykdo posted a topic in School

   I work in Pediatrics ICU part time at one hospital and I work in Peds per diem at another hospital. I don't have a family yet but I'm already sick of weekends/holidays. Once I have a family I don't...

2. Adult Med/Surg to PICU

   shaykdo replied to corbinRN's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   I was a med-surg oncology nurse for almost 3 years then interviewed for the PICU and got it. I've been on PICU for about 3 months and love it so far. If this is your passion and this is the direction...

3. New PICU nurse with questions!

   shaykdo replied to shaykdo's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   Thank you very much for your input. Thats amazing you have 54 years in nursing you could write a book with all your stories! I have so much respect for you. I want PICU to be something I fall in love...

4. New PICU nurse with questions!

   shaykdo replied to shaykdo's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   Thank you for your responses!

5. New PICU nurse with questions!

   shaykdo replied to shaykdo's topic in PICU, Pediatric

   Thanks for your honest response! It's a 6 bed PICU with the step down on the other side; Level 1 Trauma Center. I really hope it's a good team of nurses where we can work well together and the...

6. New PICU nurse with questions!

   shaykdo posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

   I just accepted a PICU position; I am currently a med-surg/oncology nurse but have been looking for a switch and it finally happened. I wanted to see if anyone can give me an idea of what kind of...

7. New PICU nurse with questions!

   shaykdo posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

   I just accepted a PICU position; I am currently a med-surg/oncology nurse but have been looking for a switch and it finally happened. I wanted to see if anyone can give me an idea of what kind of...

8. Is it possible to get into a NICU?

   shaykdo replied to RNChrissy4's topic in Pediatric

   I'm in your same position. I've been a nurse on a med-surg floor for 2.5yrs. I've always been interested in NICU nursing. I've been shadowing the NICU at the same hospital I work on the med-surg...