"It's difficult to just be a nurse and not get attached and take things to heart--I'm still human. I know that this will be extremely difficult working with newborns in the neonatal intensive care setting. If things ever felt overwhelming to me in this role, I would take a quick breather, step aside, and get my feelings together. I would always try to remind myself that no matter what happens in a day, I am blessed to be able to be with people during some of the toughest times of their lives and I can make a difference, one child at a time."

Prior to your NICU nurse interview, be sure to carefully read the job description and really reflect on what you foresee as a potential challenge from the day you would start on the unit. Answer openly and honestly, but be sure to talk about what you would see for a plan of attack in handling that challenge. Make sure your interviewer walks away knowing that you would still thrive, despite the initial challenge.

"As a new grad, I think a major challenge will be training and onboarding in such a specialized unit of nursing and getting settled into a new team. I'm really excited and am confident in my technical abilities as well as my ability to learn things quickly. I'm eager to be a part of a team and contribute to the work that you do every day in the lives of patients and their families."