NICU_Nightingale BSN, RN

Hey sorry! GPA 3.8, GRE 301? (don't remember sorry), CCRN and other certifications, nurse for 6.5 years charge/resource/precepting. Lots of on unit projects and policy development and I had shadow time with a CRNA. They did ask me about my time on th...

A fair amount of schools take NICU experience but the caveat is us NICU nurses need way more experience years wise and also work in very high acuity units. Two years isn’t enough NICU experience in my opinion and only having one dopa drip is telling....

Hi! We had to reply by November 1st with acceptance.

When I was leaving they gave me a timeline of when they’d be notifying for acceptance. However I was nervous and forgot what they said. I know she said “Monday is the last day for interviews so we’ll be making decisions around then” but then went on ...

So I really can’t, simply because I didn’t think it was too bad. Mostly “get to know you” type questions with few clinical oriented questions but then I know some people did get asked clinical questions and they did think it was rough and “got grille...

Hi all, I also received an interview invitation today around noon! Good luck everyone!

Congrats! Thanks for updating everyone!

I’m so excited and extremely nervous at the same time! Patiently waiting for information ?

The interview dates are 9/30, 10/1, 10/8, 10/12, 10/14. What I’d recommend if calling doesn’t work is to join a Facebook page and make a post asking if someone would let you shadow them.

Hey all! Did you guys get the email with interview dates?? Just want to make sure everyone’s in the loop ☺️

Hey Megan! Yeah I've been shadowing at GCMC ☺️

ICHS C/O 2012 You? Did you go FGCU for your undergrad then and stay around?

No, I'm a Fort Myers native actually!

Hi there! I plan to apply for the 2020 class too! Thanks for creating this thread! Nice place for us all to stress together ?

I've always been taught 8fr for CPAP to help vent then I put down duoderm, cheveron with respiratory tape, tegaderm to top it off. Typically stays at LEAST my shift if not longer [emoji5]️

My unit actually has a spirit week once a month where we have themed days and dress up!

NICU in general (along with healthcare) may not be the best route. I'm a NICU nurse and I'm constantly going for 12 hours straight with lots of stimulation whether it be the baby, the alarms, orders, MD, lab, OT/PT/Speech I mean it's endless... Then...

Invest in compression stockings!! Nursemate is my favorite brand (and quite cute with polka dots and hearts- cute socks are important 😉). I have a pair of Danskos and Sanitas love them both more than my Sketchers and New Balances (I actually can't...

I disagree- my memberships with ANN and NANN as well as my memberships and involvement with NSA absolutely helped me get my Level III NICU job right out of school. They allowed us to read our evaluations from our interview and 3 out of the 5 people i...

Let me ask you. If your final goal is to be an RN and you have a BSN school in your area ( and you already have an AS)-- why would you go get your LPN just to go back to school again to get your RN then BSN? Why not just go straight into the BSN prog...

Hi, tried to take the survey and it would only give me one question... Which was do you have direct or care... Not sure why it's not working.

We scrub before we walk in the unit and we have to glove prior to every touch. Anytime you enter the room you're technically suppose to put on gloves. We aren't allowed to bring anything on to our unit but a pen and piece of paper. Parents on the ot...

I just started in the NICU 2 weeks ago! I started in the class room though for 2 weeks before that. I have 5 books- physical assessment of the newborn, STABLE, Merenstein and Gardner, the NRP book, and core curriculum. Thanks for starting a thread ag...

HAHAHA oh wow very awkward, thank you! *roll My bad

Smoking sensation instead of smoking cessation. I swear, my professor always said sensation and the whole class would just role their eyes.... She had a PhD.