Skip to content
View in the app

A better way to browse. Learn more.
allnurses

A full-screen app on your home screen with push notifications, badges and more.

To install this app on iOS and iPadOS
  1. Tap the Share icon in Safari
  2. Scroll the menu and tap Add to Home Screen.
  3. Tap Add in the top-right corner.
To install this app on Android
  1. Tap the 3-dot menu (⋮) in the top-right corner of the browser.
  2. Tap Add to Home screen or Install app.
  3. Confirm by tapping Install.
Discussion

What do I need to know?

Hello everyone! I've accepted a new grad job in a Level IV NICU upon graduating in May. I'm both terrified and eager to get started and learn as much as possible! I was hoping some of you who currently work or have worked in a NICU before may be able to pass on some things I may need to know to help me be more successful.

I've read quite a few forums that talk about the importance of organization and asking questions and basic advice like that. However, I'm looking more for things I should begin reading up on or for tidbits of information that will help me to have a solid foundation of knowledge upon starting. Thanks in advance!

  • Quote

    • Featured Replies

    I have been working NICU for only 3 months, but the first couple of things I had to do was attend a S.T.A.B.L.E class and become NRP certified. The textbooks for those two courses have a plethora of information in them that you could begin reading up on if you wanted to make the investment up front. I was provided the textbooks by my employer for a temporary use, but I think they would be great resources to have in my personal library as well. Here are a couple of links to these books on Amazon.

    The S.T.A.B.L.E. Program, Learner/ Provider Manual: Post-Resuscitation/ Pre-Transport Stabilization Care of Sick Infants- Guidelines for Neonatal Heal ... / Post-Resuscition Stabilization): 9781937967

  • Quote
    • Author
    I have been working NICU for only 3 months, but the first couple of things I had to do was attend a S.T.A.B.L.E class and become NRP certified. The textbooks for those two courses have a plethora of information in them that you could begin reading up on if you wanted to make the investment up front. I was provided the textbooks by my employer for a temporary use, but I think they would be great resources to have in my personal library as well. Here are a couple of links to these books on Amazon.

    I've worked in the NICU as a ward clerk for the last two and a half years and after begging my manager to allow me to take STABLE she finally let me take it earlier this year. As a nursing student on the unit I have soaked up any information given to me like a sponge. Taking stable was fantastic for me because I was able to tie some things together that I had already learned but it also was a great source of new information. Luckily STABLE is part of the curriculum for my new grad residency because I'm sure there was plenty of stuff I missed during my first time taking the class! Thanks for the input! I'll definitely have to look in to purchasing those books!

  • Quote

    • Join the conversation

    You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.

    Guest
    Add a Comment
    Go to topic listing

    Currently Reading 0

    • No registered users viewing this page.

    Account

    Navigation

    Search

    Search

    Configure browser push notifications
    Chrome (Android)
    1. Tap the lock icon next to the address bar.
    2. Tap Permissions → Notifications.
    3. Adjust your preference.
    Chrome (Desktop)
    1. Click the padlock icon in the address bar.
    2. Select Site settings.
    3. Find Notifications and adjust your preference.