💪🏻 Babies are definitely more resilient than you think. I remember holding the smallest baby in my hands for the very first time. A 550...

👶 Always assess and check infant cues. If the baby is putting their hands to the face and rooting, then most likely the baby is hungry....

🤔 For some people, nursing is something you wanted to pursue since you were young. For others, it may take some time to figure out...

😖 People have fears of starting over. The amount of effort it takes to get to the end to just realize that it wasn’t meant for you. It...

🏥 NICU stands for Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. It is a unit dedicated to taking care of premature infants as young as 23 weeks (viable...

🗓 Nursing work schedules can be so different depending on where you work and your speciality. ⠀ ⠀ ⏰ If you want a more balanced work...

😥 So I’ve been very open with you guys about my journey as a nurse and all the struggles it took me to get to where I am now. ⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ 😔 4...

📃 College apps for nursing school always usually ask the same thing. “Why Nursing?” and basically why should they choose you above...

😰 It’s honestly scary putting yourself out there sometimes due to fear of criticism. I thought really hard about whether or not to...

🥰 One of my dreams was to be able to travel the world while doing the job I love the most. ⠀ ⠀ 😍 The fact that I could do both is truly...

💕 Be kind and thank your preceptors! They usually don’t get paid or given anything extra to teach. It’s mostly from the goodness of our...

🗂 I love having a file folder to separate all my classes/subjects. It keeps everything organized and in one place. Never was a huge fan...

👚 My favorite scrubs are @wearfigs . I have a video where I try them on and give my first impressions on my channel if you haven’t...

😞 I will say that I was definitely not the smartest student and didn’t get straight As in nursing school. ⠀ ⠀ 😰 While trying to balance...

😢 After nursing school, I got tossed into the world of adulting with no clue what was coming for me. I spent countless of hours on my...

🤔 So I’ve been getting a lot of DMs from you guys that are brand new NICU nurses about to start your NICU journey, and asking what you...

⌨️ During my job hunt as a new grad, what I focused on was looking for and applying to clinical nurse 1 positions or a new grad RN...

🤔 Does getting into a top name or “brand” name school matter? Do employers see which nursing school you go to and decide from there...

😔 For some people, success is to land a big job or a top paying job to make tons of money. ⠀ 😭 To me success meant no failures. EVER!...

🤔 So I’ve been getting a lot of questions from you guys about whether or not you can be a NICU nurse coming from a different work...