NicuRN628

Hello, I had a phone interview with the Cleveland Clinic yesterday. I was wondering how long it typically takes to hear back for a second interview? They told me they are putting my information into a pool and if any departments are interested in m...

I have been working as an RN in a level III NICU for 6 weeks now, this was my first job after graduation. I chose to become an RN for a multitude of reasons, one of those being the ability to further my education to become a nurse practitioner. My ...

We have quite a few 22 weekers in our unit currently as well. I have very mixed feelings about it.

I am a new grad and started in a level III NICU in January. I just did my NRP certification this past month. As long as you read over the book and understand the algorithm it is not bad at! Good luck!

I work in a level III NICU and have my BSN. A lot of hospitals are only hiring BSN prepared nurses, although you may find a hospital that will hire you if you have an associates degree. I am a registered nurse, and can technically be called a neonata...

Check out Walsh University. I was told in all of my interviews that they chose to interview me because I had my degree from Walsh, it is arguably the best nursing program in the state. I also received a job offer from every interview I went on, and...

I'm pretty sure Metro only hires BSN prepared RNs.

1.Do you feel respected and valued at work? (what type of facility are you in?) I feel very respected and valued at work. The doctors and nurses on my floor work as a team and I feel my opinions matter. I am respectful to others at work and in retu...

After graduating it took almost 2 months for me to get my number to sign up for the NCLEX-RN. During this time I planned to study, but I felt burnt out and didn't study. The day after I got my number I took the test and passed. Nursing school shou...

If you are a strong student go for the four year program. In four years I completed my BSN as well as a bachelors of science in Biology, 187 credit hours. I took a couple summer courses. During the school year I was also on a varsity sport which re...

I did a bachelors to BSN accelerated program which was 15 months. I worked for about half of the program, and was planning a wedding during the other half. If you have good time management skills and a flexible job you should be able to work at leas...

I had a different experience in Ohio, I had multiple offers and have since been working in my dream job setting. Do you have an ultimate dream job? Would one of these current offers prepare you better for that job? If so, I would take the one that a...

I know of a very large hospital system, the Cleveland Clinic, that starts new RNs at a salary similar to this, though the insurance does kick in sooner.... Good luck!

3 with one being a parent

Do you not like working in the NICU because you have made mistakes and feel bad or because you genuinely don't enjoy the NICU? Working in the NICU is not easy, and it does not help comparing yourself to other nurses on your floor, new grads or not. M...

Hydrops & ectrodactyly.

I work in a level 3 NICU and we were required to buy our own infant stethoscopes :) but I was told of this at my interview. We only use individual stethoscopes for isolated patients. I recommend Merenstein& Garner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensiv...

How have others coped with losing a baby they have cared for for a long time? I am so sad that one of the babies I have cared for has passed away. It is affecting all aspects of my life. Is this something that will likely pass and I can learn and mov...

I am a new BSN grad as of August of 2014 and I work in a large level three neonatal ICU. I did an accelerated BSN program in 15 months (post bachelors) which I feel very well prepared me to work in the NICU. I was also involved in the nursing student...

I am so excited because I just accepted an RN position in a level III NICU! It is my dream job. I am still in disbelief that I was offered this position fresh out of nursing school with no prior experience. I am so thankful to have been given this...

I absolutely LOVE the NICU. I wouldn't want to be anywhere else! Speaking of OSU's NNP program, do you know much about it? I am very interested in the graduate program but I haven't heard much about it. :)

If you are interested in specifically the NICU I would recommend taking NRP and STABLE over PALS or ACLS as they are more specific to the NICU. Good luck! Kayb0ne good luck at your interview and let us know how it goes :)

Congratulations, that is very exciting :)

I had a two week new grad residency orientation program I had to go through before coming on the floor. It was for all new grads and was more relevant to adult floors. We did not discuss much about the NICU.

I have been orienting on days so far, but I will working nights after orientation. I will have a couple of weeks on nights during orientation also, and my first night shift is tomorrow night! I don't know how it will go as I usually go to bed early. ...