JenD1985

Thank you so much for your advice!! And congratulations on your graduation! That is so exciting! Welcome to the wonderful profession!

Thank you so much for your advice. I'm actually pregnant with my third child right now, going on maternity leave in June. I was planning on staying on my unit until then and exploring other options while on leave. I realize that being a newer nurse it may be difficult to get my dream job so quick. I just really jumped the gun and accepted the first hospital job I was offered. It's not what I want and I worked too hard for my nursing degree to go to a job everyday that I hate. Life's too short right? I truly appreciate the time you took to give me advice.

Hey Everyone! I am a new RN (yay!) I have been working on a telemetry unit for the past eight months at a local community hospital just outside of Boston. I must admit, I am so thankful my very first job out of nursing school is at a hospital where I see and learn a lot. However, I do not love my job. I love the people I work with, and I love my patients (most of them anyways!). I dread going to work though. I so desperately want to work in the NICU one day. My dream is to work with infants, however I'm not sure how to go about the process of getting a job. What qualifications are recruiters looking for? Will my eight months of experience in tele help, or do I have to stick it out longer? Currently I hold an ADN, but I am enrolled in a BSN program. I will be ACLS certified in January. I want my resume to really stick out before I start applying elsewhere. Any and all words of advice would be greatly appreciated!