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Hattie
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Is being an nicu nurse fun
I want to be an nicu nurse. I think it would be a very rewarding job but it could also be very emotional. I would also like to be a pediatric doctor. #money
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Suzanne Swain Brint
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Hello Hattie,
This is Sue and I have worked in oncology for over 35 years. Let me start by saying this: working in healthcare is more easily defined as being intellectually and personally challenging. Yes, there are some "fun" aspects to working in specialty areas such as NICU. You get to learn the newest techniques and work with the newest technology which, for healthcare folks, is super fun. But to ask simply, is it "fun", evades what NICU nurses and physicians see day in and day out.
Babies that are admitted to NICU are there for highly specialized care. I think it would be helpful for you to review the information and video on this webpage from the National Association of NeoNatal Nurses. Please copy and paste this web address into your web browser.
http://nann.org/about/what-is-neonatal-nursing#:~:text=Neonatal%20nursing%20is%20a%20subspecialty,are%20often%20sick%20for%20months.
You also included the hashtag money. As either a nurse or physician, you will earn enough money to support yourself and your loved ones. But I would like to emphasize that what you earn isn't the most important reason for choosing a career in healthcare. People enter the healthcare field for the following reasons: to help humanity, for the love of the sciences, for intellectual curiosity, and for the satisfaction of attempting to improve the lives of others. A good salary is important, but not primary.
I had fun in my job sometimes as I worked in clinical trials and had the opportunity to experience, with my patients, the newest and most exciting therapies being developed for cancer. But, and this is a important, it was very hard work, challenging, often sad, and usually stressful. Some days, I went home and couldn't sleep for worry of how my patients were doing after getting a new treatment. I was on full time coverage, nearly 7 days a week. At the end of the day, my career has been extraordinary rewarding. I always could pay the mortgage and put food on the table. I am rich in ways unmatched by money.
I hope this answer helps.
Best,
Sue RN
This is Sue and I have worked in oncology for over 35 years. Let me start by saying this: working in healthcare is more easily defined as being intellectually and personally challenging. Yes, there are some "fun" aspects to working in specialty areas such as NICU. You get to learn the newest techniques and work with the newest technology which, for healthcare folks, is super fun. But to ask simply, is it "fun", evades what NICU nurses and physicians see day in and day out.
Babies that are admitted to NICU are there for highly specialized care. I think it would be helpful for you to review the information and video on this webpage from the National Association of NeoNatal Nurses. Please copy and paste this web address into your web browser.
http://nann.org/about/what-is-neonatal-nursing#:~:text=Neonatal%20nursing%20is%20a%20subspecialty,are%20often%20sick%20for%20months.
You also included the hashtag money. As either a nurse or physician, you will earn enough money to support yourself and your loved ones. But I would like to emphasize that what you earn isn't the most important reason for choosing a career in healthcare. People enter the healthcare field for the following reasons: to help humanity, for the love of the sciences, for intellectual curiosity, and for the satisfaction of attempting to improve the lives of others. A good salary is important, but not primary.
I had fun in my job sometimes as I worked in clinical trials and had the opportunity to experience, with my patients, the newest and most exciting therapies being developed for cancer. But, and this is a important, it was very hard work, challenging, often sad, and usually stressful. Some days, I went home and couldn't sleep for worry of how my patients were doing after getting a new treatment. I was on full time coverage, nearly 7 days a week. At the end of the day, my career has been extraordinary rewarding. I always could pay the mortgage and put food on the table. I am rich in ways unmatched by money.
I hope this answer helps.
Best,
Sue RN