For those of you who went back to school for your advanced nursing degree, how did you decide on which field to pursue? Initially thought NNP was a good fit but now that I have littles I’d my own, I’m not sure that their hours are family friendly....
What kind of adult ICU do you recommend? I was thinking neuro. I’ve had colleagues who have applied with either NICU or PICU experience and have gotten accepted. Not sure their take on if they’d recommend it since they are on deployment right now.
Hi there! So my goal is to be a CRNA. However, as far as ICU goes, I only have NICU experience. I know that adult ICU is required and highly recommended by a lot of schools. Can any CRNA or students in CRNA school chime in on if I’ll be ok with just ...
Does anyone know of any nurse transition residency programs for experienced nurses that want to gain experience outside their specialty (i.e. ER nurse wanting to go NICU).
In need of some advice on whether to add description under my job title or simply just list my job title on my resume. What do you all think? I have a skills portion on my resume that lists general skills such as excellent communicator, etc. I though...
Hello all nurses, How does one go about landing a job in the NICU? Does anyone know of any hospitals that are willing to take on nurses with experience but in a different field and orient them? I have experience as an OB RN and would live to s...
Hello everyone, I have a long term goal of becoming a NNP, but do not have any NICU experience aside from being cross-trained there. I would love to have a mentor who can help guide me in obtaining this goal of mine. Currently serve in the mili...
Can anyone in the Navy guide me towards pursuing a career in nursing administration? I am seriously considering going to school to obtain an MBA and would like to know your thoughts? Thanks
BabyRN21 replied to BabyRN21's topic in Government
Thanks PixieRN for the insight. Yeah, I'm in the same boat with being way too busy to moonlight. I've floated many times to NICU and have voiced my desire to become CRNA up the chain of command, but still can't seem to get transferred to critical car...
BabyRN21 replied to BabyRN21's topic in Government
Thanks for the advice. I'll have to look into moonlighting. If you moonlight, does leadership typically work with you scheduling wise? Usually my schedule consists of three on, one off, three on...and that's if I'm lucky.
