I get it... I'm crazy :)
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So, let's see.... just a month or so after my last post, I am now swaying back to NICU. So, I have decided to make a list (ahhh, lists. I love them so).
L&D: (1) Adults are easier to 'read', so to speak. (2) It is what I wanted to go into early in my nursing career... maybe there is a reason why (3) Fast-paced (4) Changes day-to-day (Get to do Emergency, L&D, Surgery) (5) It seems as though there are days that are pretty easy and some ability to get called off, which is a nice option
NICU: (1) Was going back and forth between L&D and ICU when I graduated. This unit gives me a little of both (2) I have learned a lot about babies while in mother/baby, and this will give me a chance to use that knowledge (3) Get to use my brain and challenge myself in that way (pathophysiology) (4) Really like getting to know details and being involved in a small number of cases (5) Do not use my back to lift/roll patients (6) Became a lactation educator and feel this skill is better used in this department
AHHHHHH! Decisions, decisions. In the meantime, an L&D position opened up (F/T nights). Generally I would jump at this, but I am holding off a bit.
L&D: (1) Adults are easier to 'read', so to speak. (2) It is what I wanted to go into early in my nursing career... maybe there is a reason why (3) Fast-paced (4) Changes day-to-day (Get to do Emergency, L&D, Surgery) (5) It seems as though there are days that are pretty easy and some ability to get called off, which is a nice option
NICU: (1) Was going back and forth between L&D and ICU when I graduated. This unit gives me a little of both (2) I have learned a lot about babies while in mother/baby, and this will give me a chance to use that knowledge (3) Get to use my brain and challenge myself in that way (pathophysiology) (4) Really like getting to know details and being involved in a small number of cases (5) Do not use my back to lift/roll patients (6) Became a lactation educator and feel this skill is better used in this department
AHHHHHH! Decisions, decisions. In the meantime, an L&D position opened up (F/T nights). Generally I would jump at this, but I am holding off a bit.
