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  1. New grad - PCU or ED?

    FLRN_0713 posted a topic in Emergency

    Hello! So I just got accepted into a new grad residency program, and I was hired for a PCU floor. My eventual goal is to work NICU, but I obviously know I need some serious training/experience before...

  2. Relatively new RN in mom/baby, wants to transfer to NICU

    FLRN_0713 replied to emmirn23's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I started in a MBU and after a year, finally secured myself a job at a NICU. Does your unit have a newborn nursery? I was able to work my way into the newborn nursery and was crosstrained to being the...

  3. New grad - PCU or ED?

    FLRN_0713 replied to FLRN_0713's topic in Emergency

    Another question that I mentioned in the post above but I'm sure it is buried in text (I hate the time wait on posts for this site!), would getting some kind of home health position with pediatric...

  4. New grad - PCU or ED?

    FLRN_0713 replied to FLRN_0713's topic in Emergency

    Thank you, that is great advice. I am thinking after I get some RN experience under my belt, to look at some home health opportunities with pediatric patients. Does that seem like a decent idea?...

  5. New grad - PCU or ED?

    FLRN_0713 replied to FLRN_0713's topic in Emergency

    Wow, thank you so much for that! I have been having a lot of second thoughts and worries about PCU and reading that was really, really reassuring. I think I was/am just getting cold feet. I will...

  6. New grad - PCU or ED?

    FLRN_0713 replied to FLRN_0713's topic in Emergency

    I'm really hoping I will enjoy it, and I realize my nursing school experience wasn't the same thing as being the actual nurse. I'm doing my best to keep an open mind. I just love working with kids and...

  7. New grad - PCU or ED?

    FLRN_0713 replied to FLRN_0713's topic in Emergency

    Yeah, I don't think it would be worth the risk of making myself ineligible for hire - I didn't even think of that so I'm grateful someone mentioned that. I just hope that I can break into something...

  8. New grad - PCU or ED?

    FLRN_0713 replied to FLRN_0713's topic in Emergency

    I will have to look back and read through the contract more closely - I like the idea of staying PRN to avoid leaving on poor terms. Thank you for your input. I got this job very suddenly (interviewed...

  9. New grad - PCU or ED?

    FLRN_0713 replied to FLRN_0713's topic in Emergency

    There is a hospital that does peds nearby (including L&D and NICU), but it's with a different hospital system. I applied but never got any interviews. I'm in the StaRN program with HCA, and I...

  10. New grad - PCU or ED?

    FLRN_0713 replied to FLRN_0713's topic in Emergency

    Thank you for your opinion. I am leaning towards staying PCU, I am just a bit worried about getting stuck in adult nursing and being unable to make that