Always love your videos! It’s so insightful to see the differences between nursing specialties. I’ve been thinking about all the differences between adult ICU and NICU. I’ve been in adult ICU 4yrs and transitioning to nicu 😅I’m so scared but so ready to learn!
Originally I had no interest in working in nicu, picu or any other specialty like that. But because I worked with special needs for over 7 years and I've always been told I do very well with babies and children. I'm actually considering it.
I’m so stuck.. honestly I think it’s part of the adhd. I want to be able to do everything and settling for one thing makes me think I’ll get bored and think “what if…” once I picked one. I’m stuck between nicu, mother/baby, psych, and Peds ER. I never thought about ER but it makes sense because I’d see everything, perfect my skills, and those skills would be transferable everywhere. I worry about nicu and mother/baby because it’s extremely specialized in one demo.
Nope not trained. It became a huge issue that our unit had to fight that if NICU nurses floated that we would only get kids less than 1 year. I don’t think that got implemented until after I left that hospital
In a PICU, the focus is on caring for seriously or critically ill children from infancy through the teenage years. A NICU specifically cares for newborns in the first weeks and months of life, with an emphasis on premature babies and those with low birth weights or complex medical conditions present from birth.
Hospitals labelling a baby dirty for leaving is crazy sounding 😂 just curious for the rules around how they would accept a “dirty” one year old?! Not hating at all I’m just genuinely curious
There are just so many choices in nursing it's overwhelming. I feel like I could like nicu, labour and delivery, peds. But can't choose one
my situation right now. 😭 peds, nicu, labor and delivery, or OR.
If you plan on becoming a doctor nurse become any type of ICU nurse to get into med school
SAME!!
what did you end up choosing? and how did you make the decision and feel about it?
Always love your videos! It’s so insightful to see the differences between nursing specialties. I’ve been thinking about all the differences between adult ICU and NICU. I’ve been in adult ICU 4yrs and transitioning to nicu 😅I’m so scared but so ready to learn!
It is definitely a different world for sure but can’t imagine doing anything else 🤗
Well, I've taken the exams for the 2nd time now and still didn't succeed, i wonder how those who succeeded did it. 😭💔
I failed twice, i lost money to reviews that never helped but the major thing is that l've not lost hope.
You will pass Every one has their own season, just keep going, pray and believe you will receive.
NICU Exam is really frustrating, I can't believe I failed again after studying so much. 🤦♂️💔😭
Originally I had no interest in working in nicu, picu or any other specialty like that.
But because I worked with special needs for over 7 years and I've always been told I do very well with babies and children. I'm actually considering it.
I’m so stuck.. honestly I think it’s part of the adhd. I want to be able to do everything and settling for one thing makes me think I’ll get bored and think “what if…” once I picked one. I’m stuck between nicu, mother/baby, psych, and Peds ER. I never thought about ER but it makes sense because I’d see everything, perfect my skills, and those skills would be transferable everywhere. I worry about nicu and mother/baby because it’s extremely specialized in one demo.
i just started school and i was set on pads. now i have changed my mind because of this video lol nicu all the way!
Haha! I hope you love NICU as much as I do 🥰❤️
Thank you for making this video this is super helpful as a new grad who is currently job hunting 😅
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I’m a peds nurse and I have to have moms give meds and document why teenagers don’t want to take their meds almost every day 😆
Yes! I worked with kids and teens in a school-setting, so I can only imagine that you'd have parents involved with kids/teens often!
Aspiring NICU nurse here- how in the world were they floating you to PICU? That would terrify me as a NICU nurse. Were you cross trained?
Nope not trained. It became a huge issue that our unit had to fight that if NICU nurses floated that we would only get kids less than 1 year. I don’t think that got implemented until after I left that hospital
omggg where is this sweater from?? so cute!!
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What’s the difference between picu and NICU
In a PICU, the focus is on caring for seriously or critically ill children from infancy through the teenage years. A NICU specifically cares for newborns in the first weeks and months of life, with an emphasis on premature babies and those with low birth weights or complex medical conditions present from birth.
Hospitals labelling a baby dirty for leaving is crazy sounding 😂 just curious for the rules around how they would accept a “dirty” one year old?! Not hating at all I’m just genuinely curious
NIcU is NOT easy. The babies have multi organ problems and need multiple round the clock care. If you are someone who needs sleep don’t do it.