Things I Wish I Knew Before Becoming A NICU Nurse. Advice For New NICU Nurses
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 27 มี.ค. 2022
- In this video I share with you guys things I wish I knew before becoming a NICU nurse and give advice for those that are new to the NICU and for new grad nurses in the NICU
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I'm a new grad nurse working in the NICU for 5 months now, I totally agree with you. Nursing school DID NOT prepare me to be a nicu nurse. I only had like 3 exposures to nicu during uni and they were all well babies. I had a hard time adjusting to my current work because I was not prepared to care for very small preemies, intubated babies and unpredictable sick babies whom one moment have stable vitals then the next minute will be rapidly declining. I cried several times quietly at the toilet during my shift. It's still hard now but I'm learning about everything and just need constant reminders to myself why I became a nurse in the first place. Thank you for this video. Looking forward to your future NICU contents!
I agree with all your points. Nursing school did not prepare me to be a NICU nurse, except for my Senior Capstone at a Level IV NICU. I was fortunate to get a new grad NICU job at a 103 bed Level IV NICU. I have been a NICU nurse for 7 yrs and have no intent on leaving. I love my "baby Groots" (micro preemies).
Love that! Baby groots 😂🥰
Nursing school didn't prepare me to be any kind of nurse tbh. The obsession over elaborate care plans vs actual nursing skills is insane. No licensed floor nurse is spending 20 minutes in a patient room asking them a list of questions to create a care plan. I went through a semester of clinicals on a cardiac stepdown unit in a busy hospital and still didn't understand the flow of a hospital unit and what a nurse does. That didn't happen until I did my senior practicum. I remember spending a lot of time with my classmates in the conference room working on care plans and staying out of the way of the busy, overwhelmed nurses.
Well, I've taken the exams for the 2nd time now and still didn't succeed, i wonder how those who succeeded did it. 😭💔
Just say "I haven't passed yet." Don't
take it as a failure but see it as a learning opportunity. There is a lot of power in "Yet"; you are telling yourself that you will get there and that your eyes and heart are still fixed on your goal.
I failed twice, i lost money to reviews that never helped but the major thing is that l've not lost hope.
As a mama of a 23weeker, I appreciate what every NICU Nurse does. Thank you.
SUPER helpful. I start my new grad nicu job soon and I started skimming some neonatology textbooks, reviewing my flash cards from the STABLE program I did, and other neonatal quizlets that are already made. Idk how much that will serve me on the unit because we luckily have about 2 months of classes when we start and of course the consensus seems like hands on stuff is what actually gets you to learn.
Honestly I didn’t read anything before starting out and my hospitals classes gave me the perfect foundation / information during my orientation. But stuff will stick better when you do the actual hands on skills 🤗
I went straight into mother baby as a new grad and after 7 years I really want to do NICU, my interest had always been the babies but the sick ones scare me. Now I'm ready. It's not fulfilling at all. Most patients love & appreciate their L&D nurse and the NICU nurse if their baby is there. Postpartum nurses seems to just be viewed as the annoying unhelpful nurse that keeps waking them up and pressing on their already sore uterus. This whole "baby friendly" scam has made it 100x worse. I shouldn't be afraid to gently suggest formula to an exhausted stress mom with raw sore nipples whose fussy hungry baby hasn't pooped or peed in 24+ hours. Taking away nurseries where I could leave a baby for a few hours so a single mom with no support person can sleep or shower is cruel. And when I say no I'm sorry I can sit in your room for 15 minutes while you shower (because I have 3 other needy couplets that will need me) I'm the bad nurse who's isn't helpful.
I'm really looking forward to learning more about infants and children in school. I've been in long-term care for too many years now and I'm so burned out and have no interest in the area anymore. I want to get back into a hospital setting. I'm doing a 2 year Rn degree for now since I'm already middle aged going back to school. Money, bills, kids and family issues prevented me from finishing school earlier in life. Hopefully I can get a job with the 2 year Rn. Most hospitals by me require the bsn to apply but I think since covid hit and they lost nurse the hospital is going back to 2 year rn and you have to go back to school for the rn
Super awesome. I am 5ish months away from graduating from nursing school. I hope I am lucky enough to land in the ICU. From there I'd like to do ICU, then NICU, life flight, and then, finally, nurse anesthesia. There's my 20-year life plan 🤣. As you can tell, picking one thing is a challenge for me.
Literally my same plan! 🤣🤣💀 my adhd struggles make me want to do it all. I currently work as a tech in the CVICU, but the NICU is calling but then I wanted to be a trauma/flight nurse as well
Okay literally same, update on nurse life? I'm debating if want to go nicu or ER
Great video!
I love this video. I’m so young and dream of being a NICU nurse and I love to watch and see that to expect and to look forward/watch out for. ❤️❤️
So glad it was helpful 🥰
im only 14 years old and around a month ago i was like i wanna be a nicu nurse and now its my DREAAAAAAAM TO BE A NICU NURSE AAHHH WISH ME LUCK
Edit: im unfortunately now 16 years old and i dont want to be a nicu nurse anymore, because i realized i cant really handle seeing a small baby being so sick and i can just do so much to make them feel better. And if the baby dies i dont think id be able to handle that 😭 so know i dont know what to be… although maybe also in 2 years when i turn 18 maybe id have another idea on what i want to do i hope i do one day
Good luck!, start creating good study habits in high school and that will be helpful in college, if you are passionate about it you will accomplish it!!!
@@carol86523 aw thank u ☺️❤️
Stay focused. I wanted to be a nurse when I was younger but got distracted and went down a different path. I’m now 30 in nursing school. Have a positive attitude, listen to your parents and try not to get distracted with young love 💕 stay focused . That’s what I would tell my 14 year old self 😁
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Great video Tiffany! I am a CNA and first worked in Oncology for a year. The past two years I have worked in Postpartum and love it. I am in nursing school and planning to work in the NICU. I subscribed to your channel to learn more about the NICU. :)
I want to send things to all NICU nurses. I was in there after birth. Where all my fellow NICU babies at??
🎉right here 19 years strong
Right here! I'm 28 and doing well😊
is nicu very straining, stressful or hard?
Do you lose a lot of babies? Or do most get to go home?
I'm watching this because I have a baby at Nicu I wish to see her soon
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I am very interested in doing this work, I’ve swabbed patients for COVID, including children.
so i been a nurse for 1 year thinking about switching to nicu
do it! i just shadowed there. completely different world but in the best way. i start in december!
How does one even transition and is it guaranteed?