I just offered a job in Peds about 6 months after I finished nursing school. That was 14 years ago. I love peds and I cannot imagine doing anything else!!

wow, what school did you attend first?
and what nursing school did you go to?
and why did you decide to be an lpn instead of an rn?
How much is the pay, if you don't mind me asking?

when you are in nursing school, you can decide which speciality you want to do, when you do clinical rotations. You really don't need any prior experience. However, neonatal nursing, might require some experience, maybe in a ICU. Most premature baby's require special care. Most neonatal nurses work in a PICU critical care, which is pediatric intensive care. unit . I got expose to peds as a tech, I have worked in maternity, Pediatric Intensive Care, and on a regular pediatric floor. You should try working as a tech, it is great exposure. I am thinking about working in Pediatrics, when I become a RN. I want to oneday, have a business, in sick day care. I love babys. I am already license as a daycare provider, with the American Red Cross, I took their CPR daycare licensing course last year, all I have to do is pass a home inspection, and I can start my business. My daughter and cousin, will help me run it, I am so anxious to start. Pray for me.

cuttie said:

when you are in nursing school, you can decide which speciality you want to do, when you do clinical rotations. You really don't need any prior experience. However, neonatal nursing, might require some experience, maybe in a ICU. Most premature baby's require special care. Most neonatal nurses work in a PICU critical care, which is pediatric intensive care. unit . I got expose to peds as a tech, I have worked in maternity, Pediatric Intensive Care, and on a regular pediatric floor. You should try working as a tech, it is great exposure. I am thinking about working in Pediatrics, when I become a RN. I want to oneday, have a business, in sick day care. I love babys. I am already license as a daycare provider, with the American Red Cross, I took their CPR daycare licensing course last year, all I have to do is pass a home inspection, and I can start my business. My daughter and cousin, will help me run it, I am so anxious to start. Pray for me.

and i love babies too! that's why i'm really interested in going into neonatal.
i just wish i could do somethig NOW as a freshman, to help me gain exposure to what i may be working in when i get out of school you know? i feel like i'm doing NOTHING towards my future.
i just signed up to volunteer at a children's hospital here in sac, i hope i get to be a volunteer, it will expose me to my future somewhat you know?

AND goooood luck with your business! You could totally do it! I'm excited for you, and i will keep you in my prayers!

You can't do the nursing stuff, if you are a volunteer. You can get hands on experience clinically, for 12 hours. I use to work at this convalescent home, and the had volunteers working in a there also, they can assist with activities, and feedings, and ect. The nurses, and aids, bath the patients, and changed diapers etc., when you a Tech, you can do nursing related things to the babies, when you a volunteer, you only can volunteer for a certain amount of hours,, even candy stripers do nursing related things,but when you are a tech, you work there, by the way, I am not a nurse yet, I am studying for my LVN boards, will be going to nursing school soon, trying to get on a waiting list. Thank you for the comment. Just get accepted in any RN program, and let the program help you decide for you. Good Luck youngin!!!

cuttie said:

STFUNicol said:

cuttie said:

when you are in nursing school, you can decide which speciality you want to do, when you do clinical rotations. You really don't need any prior experience. However, neonatal nursing, might require some experience, maybe in a ICU. Most premature baby's require special care. Most neonatal nurses work in a PICU critical care, which is pediatric intensive care. unit . I got expose to peds as a tech, I have worked in maternity, Pediatric Intensive Care, and on a regular pediatric floor. You should try working as a tech, it is great exposure. I am thinking about working in Pediatrics, when I become a RN. I want to oneday, have a business, in sick day care. I love babys. I am already license as a daycare provider, with the American Red Cross, I took their CPR daycare licensing course last year, all I have to do is pass a home inspection, and I can start my business. My daughter and cousin, will help me run it, I am so anxious to start. Pray for me.

awwwwhhh.
wait so while you're in nursing school i know that you go around seeing what different nursing specialties do, but what do you mean by being a tech?
While you were in nursing school you were a tech or what, explain, sorry i need to expand my knowledge. lol

and i love babies too! that's why i'm really interested in going into neonatal.
i just wish i could do somethig NOW as a freshman, to help me gain exposure to what i may be working in when i get out of school you know? i feel like i'm doing NOTHING towards my future.
i just signed up to volunteer at a children's hospital here in sac, i hope i get to be a volunteer, it will expose me to my future somewhat you know?

AND goooood luck with your business! You could totally do it! I'm excited for you, and i will keep you in my prayers!

I didn't explain my self clearly, when I said work as a tech. I live in Los Angeles California, and here in this state, you can apply at any hospital as a hospital tech, as long as you are a student nurse. It is good experience, when you are a nursing student, so it want be such as shock to you, when you do decide to work in a hospital as a nurse, and you can work on a floor, such as pediatrics, and you can get a feel, of the nursing duties that nurses do. That's how I got my experience working as a Hospital tech/Unit Secretary/Clerk. My experience made me eligible to challenge the California State Boards of nursing as a License Vocation Nurse. I am done with all my Rn preriqusites, once I pass the States Boards, I am eligible with my License Vocation Nursing License to brigde over to any Rn program, I can have hours credit to me. Chek with your local hospitals, to see what is there policies working as a Hospital Tech. You can work part-time. That's what alot of nursing students did where I worked at.

So as is, i wouldn't be able to work as a tech would I?
What are the requirements to work as a tech? I am really interested in that!