niculonghornrn

niculonghornrn specializes in Neonatal.

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1. Texas Tech FNP Program Spring 2012

   niculonghornrn replied to Trellzz's topic in Post Graduate

   Has anybody heard anything at all yet? The month of October is coming to an end and I haven't heard anything at all...

2. Texas Tech FNP 2012

   niculonghornrn replied to niculonghornrn's topic in Post Graduate

   I personally have no idea...it's different doing it all online because for my bsn I met w faculty who really gave u a heads up as to what you're up against. I feel like I'm flying blind here! It's kind of nerve wrecking! I'm surprised nobody has res...

3. Student nurses do the darndest things

   niculonghornrn replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

   I totally once offered to take a bilateral amputee for a walk :rotfl: the patient's daughter was pretty upset!

4. Texas Tech FNP 2012

   niculonghornrn replied to niculonghornrn's topic in Post Graduate

   great minds must think alike...i couldn't contain myself anymore and i called one of the coordinators too and they said by the end of this month...jeez! i was all worked up just waiting...oh well more waiting i guess! @viranimehboob nothing has chan...

5. Texas Tech FNP 2012

   niculonghornrn posted a topic in Post Graduate

   Hi everybody! I've applied for Texas Tech's Spring 2012 FNP Program and I was wondering if anybody else has applied too. I got an email when I initially requested information that acceptance/denial letters will be issued in October, and then I saw ...

6. Triplet PVCs or "3 Beat Run of V Tach?"

   niculonghornrn replied to na74te's topic in General Nursing

   My textbook ECG Workout by Jane Huff says 3 PVCs equals a run of VT, that's the way I was taught in class as well

7. is nursing one big 12-hour adrenaline rush??

   niculonghornrn replied to feelnopain's topic in Career Support

   I don't have much experience as a nurse yet because I just graduated, but I've done my share of clinicals and have worked with dietary departments and as a nurse tech for a few years now, and while the days sometimes can be CHALLENGING, they're not n...

8. Student nurses do the darndest things

   niculonghornrn replied to NurseNinaFla's topic in General Nursing

   *sigh* so I was doing my critical care rotations through a heart hospital right...I went into the med room that I had been in hundreds of times before to get supplies. I went to open the door to leave and it wouldn't open. At first I thought my cl...

9. Hilarious Joint Commision Video

   niculonghornrn posted a topic in General Nursing

   Check out this link :) It's a video about patient safety goals for Joint Commission and it's hilarious!

10. On the other side of the IV

    niculonghornrn replied to Sonjailana's topic in General Nursing

    It is strange to be on the other side...I had an outpatient procedure done and I was totally loopy! My nurse just gave me my clothes to put on and I totally gave everyone in that recovery a SHOW! She didn't help me or even cover me! My friend had ...

11. Can RNs really make this much?

    niculonghornrn replied to MiahMSN's topic in General Nursing

    In Texas new grads are starting out at 27...with one year experience there is a pretty hefty jump in hourly rate, at least ten bucks extra per hour

12. Am I being snotty?

    niculonghornrn replied to JezzysRN09's topic in New Nurse

    I say go for it...I made sure to tell the lady at HR to add BSN to my nametag because I've seen other BSN nurses with it on their nametags...I worked too hard and payed enough money for it NOT to be on their, granted I feel like a fetus nurse right n...

13. Interview Tips for NICU GN position

    niculonghornrn replied to ijuanabhappy's topic in General Nursing

    good luck with your boards first of all alakhaya! my interview went well, i dressed nicely and she pretty much just asked me if I wanted days or nights and the job was mine. i know that's not typical of an interview but later when i went back to sign...

14. New Grad going into NICU

    niculonghornrn replied to niculonghornrn's topic in NICU

    Wow, I graduated this past December but I was already working as a nurse tech at the same hospital so I just stopped in to see the director for children's services to see if she had any openings and sure enough there was. But when you look online at...

15. RNC Review

    niculonghornrn replied to nicumom's topic in NICU

    Good luck! :)