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My manager routinely sends out reminder emails that we are to come to work while sick unless we have actively vomited or have a fever within hours of a shift. I had a fever one time and I called in. I got called by my charge nurse and PCC multiple times between my call in and the start of the shift to see if my fever went away. The nurses at the urgent Care (where I went to get treatment for my fever) were horrified I'd been working until I got the fever because I'd had multiple flu-like symptoms for a few days and had been exposed to a sick patient. They told me to not work for the rest of the week.

My NICU is in a regional children's hospital, but basically any neonate in a 150 mile radius needing surgery comes to my hospital. We have two level 3 NICUs in town (one preforming surgeries--only exlaps for NEC and g-tube insertions) and the rest are level 2. So I think your suggestion saying that it's a level 4 NICU dealing with "complex congenital anomalies and medical and surgical patients" would cover that and make it easier to read quickly. Thanks a lot, you've been very helpful

Thanks, that's very helpful! Do you think I should leave in that I deal with surgical patients because only two of the six NICUs in town have surgical patients so I feel like that might be a good thing to include, or should I just include that in my general statement describing the unit?

Hello all, I've been in working in a level 4 NICU in a children's hospital for 2 years now and I'm trying to update my resume work experience, but I feel like I'm either writing a novel or not including enough information. I just don't know what's relevant and what's not? Here's what I have right now: Staff nurse, NICU, children's hospital, 2016-current Provide developmentally appropriate care of premature and term infants up to 1 year of age. Provide pre-operative care and recover infants following surgeries Respond in a timely and appropriate manner to emergency situations Care for complex cardiac patient (active arrhythmias, pacemakers, pre- and post-cath lab), infants with compromised respiratory status (ventilators, HFV, trachs, nitrous oxide), patients with neurological anomalies (active seizures, shunts, continuous EEG) Educate and involve parents throughout stay and for discharge I would appreciate any feedback you could offer me!

I'm a US nurse with a bachelor's degree in nursing. I'm interested in relocating to the UK, but in order to do so I would need some kind of visa as I am American and have lived in the US my entire life. According to the NMC, because I only have a general nursing degree (this is all we have in the US) I am not eligible to be a pediatric nurse. I am wondering how to get the pediatric education required (that I am unable to get in the US because we don't have pediatric nursing degrees).

Yes, I currently work in a NICU and so ideally that's what I'd like to continue doing.

Hello, I've been looking over the registry requirements for children's nursing and it appears that because I have a general nursing degree (as that's all we have here in the US) I can't sit for the children's nursing exam? Does this mean that I'd have to get an adult nursing license and then do a post-graduate diploma with a student visa in the UK in order to take the exam or is there some way to meet the education requirements while still in the US? Does anyone have any experience with this? Thanks!

I didn't even think about the drug differences and I really should have! I recently visited the UK and had a bit of a shock when I tried to find my usual anti motion sickness medicine and discovered it wasn't available in the UK, and the medicine that I got as a substitute isn't available in the US! I'll definitely need to study up on my drugs! Thanks so much for the links!!

That's very helpful to know! I wasn't sure if NICU would be pediatric or not. Mine is in a children's hospital, but a lot of NICUs are located in "women's hospitals" here. I know there will be quite a few differences, and I'll try to do my best to prepare as well as I can. I've heard that nurses operate ventilators in other countries and here we have respiratory therapists to manage vents and administer inhaled medications. Fortunately, the hospitals in the US and the nursing schools are beginning to use only generic names so that won't be very difficult. We mostly only use brand names so that parents can recognize them or if they're much easier to pronounce. I entered school right as this movement started so I don't know a lot of brand names, actually.

I've been a RN for about a year now, I've been working in a level 3 NICU the entire time. I absolutely adore my job, and I love my little patients. In spite of this, I am interested in leaving the US for the UK in the next one to three years. I want to know how much experience I would have to have to ensure that I get a NICU position and ideally dealing with the same level of acuity that we have at my hospital. I have been looking at the requirements and I see that they require a minimum of one year experience, and is it 18 months or three years of specialized schooling? I have a BSN, but it was a 16 month program as I had a prior degree so I was able to jump straight into the nursing program without repeating my general ed classes. Would I want to apply for pediatrics or midwifery? Will my lack of experience with children and/or adults make it difficult for me to pass the competency tests? Are these basically the same as the US NCLEX exam? At what point should I begin applying for jobs? After I've passed all the exams or after I've begun the visa process? After two years of work, we're eligible to get a certification in NICU nursing, would getting this look good to future employers (even though I'm sure my certification would be meaningless overseas). Any advice anyone could offer me would be greatly appreciated!

Thanks! And it's really kind of surreal to have the pre-reqs and TEAS finished because it took so long to get here! I'm kind of leaning more towards fall for financial reasons, but I am going to apply for spring (just to see if I can get accepted >_>) that way I can repeat some classes if I need to bring my GPA up! Good luck on the TEAS! Hopefully we'll be classmates!

I just finished all my pre-reqs and took TEAS V and I'm starting to get concerned that I may not have a high enough gpa and TEAS score. I have an overall 3.1 or 3.2 (I'm waiting for my last transcript to arrive) and a 3.68 in my pre-req math and sciences (made a B in micro and precal). I made a 79.3 on the TEAS V which is way higher than the recommended 63 and the national average is a 70... Anyone else applying to the nursing program at UofM for spring/fall 2014? What's your GPA/TEAS score? o-o