alyssa17

I live on a border city and both Canada and US are an option for me :)

Hello! So very soon I will be a new grad (BScN) and out in the field looking for a job. I have tonnes of volunteer experience and took the time to build my CV during nursing school. In nursing school I've come to realize that I do not like med-surg floors but our teaching hospitals do not have NICU or other speciality placements for students starting the year I was able to choose this . I've always been interested in specialities like the NICU, OB, and emerge but have no idea of what it's like besides through casual observation. Unfortunately, I've been told that experience is usually needed in med-surg to climb the ladder. So I was wondering: Is it very competitive to get into specialties? Do hospitals hire new grads in the NICU? Do they look for med-surg experience? What sort of things are they looking for? What can I do now to prepare for a NICU position both academically and through other means (i.e volunteer)? (I already volunteer in the hospital) Are only nurses who have precepted in the NICU considered/preferred? Thanks in advance.