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Will I be fine???..

Hi everyone, I know some of you would find it weird or raise their eyebrows about a NICU (neonatal) nurse taking an ER position. But yes, I just accepted a part time NICU position, and also accepted an ER position after a month.

A little bit about me, I'm a NICU nurse from Philippines with 1year experience and just got my license here in Canada last November. I recently got a job for a part time position in NICU, and still in the beginning of my preceptor shift. I applied to all nursing positions available here in my place, even ICU and ER positions. Also, I took Cardiology Nursing 1 and 2, and ACLS. So credential and theory wise, I'm qualified for ICU/ER jobs.

My question is, do you think it's possible to handle 2 part time positions in entirely different specialty areas at the same time? Does anybody had/have the same situation as mine? I'm kinda overwhelmed because I feel like a new grad again. And the set up here in Canada is different of course so I'm still adjusting in a way. Nevertheless, I'm very thankful to be hired for these positions.

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    I am not in Canada, but I will offer some encouragement anyway.

    Take a deep breath. You will be fine. Yeah, you can do that...although you may not have much of a social life if you do.

    Lots of change is lots of hard... ;-P

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    It sounds like in a year or two you will be perfectly suited to a critical care transport job.

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    Good for you! It will keep things interesting and you will be very marketable!

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    Better question is, will the two part time lines work? Will you ever have to double shift? Can you provide quality care to your patients while learning new specialties?

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    I am not in Canada, but I will offer some encouragement anyway.

    Take a deep breath. You will be fine. Yeah, you can do that...although you may not have much of a social life if you do.

    Lots of change is lots of hard... ;-P

    Aww. thank you for the encouragement @tewdless. Yes, I'll take this as a challenge and will work really hard. I know it will be difficult but I'll do my very best.

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    Better question is will the two part time lines work? Will you ever have to double shift? Can you provide quality care to your patients while learning new specialties?[/quote']

    Those are my biggest dilemma too. Schedule and learning to entirely different specialties at the same time. NICU is not new to me at all, so I know I'll be comfortable with it. I just need to familiarize myself with the set up and protocols. On the other hand, ER is a big challenge for me. Especially that I will have to deal with adults again.

    Hopefully, I can negotiate with my schedules. I'm really looking forward for both jobs. ER has been a dream job for me, and I'm really fortunate to finally have this.

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    Good for you! It will keep things interesting and you will be very marketable!

    Yup, that's why I worked hard to be able to penetrate ED. I invested on continuing education and training. I'm young and I'm at this phase that I want to explore so many things. :)

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    It sounds like in a year or two you will be perfectly suited to a critical care transport job.

    Sounds so interesting. Right now I'm still a novice for both specialty. But I'm really motivated to be that expert nurse in the future. :)

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    Sounds really interesting! I always thought if I didn't do ED I would like NICU. Keep us updated on how it goes!

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