NICU Guy BSN, RN

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About NICU Guy

NICU Guy has 9 years experience as a BSN, RN and specializes in NICU.



“Sometimes,' said Pooh, 'the smallest things take up the most room in your heart.”― A.A. Milne

"A person’s a person no matter how small." Dr Suess                                                                                      "Sic Parvis Magnus- Great things come from small beginnings"

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  1. NICU Guy

    Health at Any Size?

    Have you seen the CDC Obesity Maps that show the percentage of a state's population with a BMI >30 over time? In 1985, the top color was 10-14%. Over the next 25 yrs, they added four new colors to the map. In 2010, they gave up adding new colors a...
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    Anti Vaxxer I Knew Became A Nurse

    What is your point? BCG prevents TB, it is a vaccine. BCG protection lasts for up to 15 years. COVID-19 protection was very limited (2-3 months) and it does not prevent you from getting COVID. What is your definition of the time limit that a preparat...
  3. NICU Guy

    Anti Vaxxer I Knew Became A Nurse

    I wish people would stop using the word "vaccine" when referring to Covid. For 225 yrs the definition of a vaccine was "a product that stimulates a person's immune system to produce an immunity to a specific disease, protecting the person from the di...
  4. NICU Guy

    First term RN school

    I agree with what the previous posters have said. My program was 15 months long. It felt like being on a treadmill at a full sprint for 15 months. You need to get your life in order before you start. You and your wife/husband/GF/BF need to fully unde...
  5. NICU Guy

    ABSN Schools

    https://nursing.stonybrookmedicine.edu/acceleratedBaccalaureate
  6. NICU Guy

    Chances of Getting Into NICU With an ADN

    I am going to guess that my unit is 80-90% BSN and 10-20% ASN. The high BSN percentage is mostly due to a majority of the local nursing schools were BSN schools.
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    BON NCLEX PN Which State

    From what I have read on this site, do not apply for a license in New York. They are investigating any applications from graduates of nursing schools in Florida and may take a long time to get a license issued.
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    Pearson Vue Trick 2015 Wrong

    Did she graduate from a school with a high NCLEX pass rate? Did she get high grades in nursing school? The first 85 questions are a combination of 15 unscored (beta questions) and 70 scored questions. The computer will continue to give the appli...
  9. NICU Guy

    BLS and RQI - Can't do it

    A couple years ago the hospital system switched from AHA to Red Cross RQI mannequins. I could do the compressions and keep them in the target circle, but the ventilations were either to shallow or too deep. It seemed like it was 1/16 inch difference ...
  10. You can't take NCLEX without having all your paperwork sent to the BON. The school has to send the paperwork stating that you completed all requirements for the nursing program, which you did not. According to your school, you need to pass HESI exit ...
  11. To differentiate between a tremor and a seizure, place a hand on the limb that is moving. If the movement stops, it is a tremor. If the movement does not stop when you place your hand on the limb, it is a seizure movement.
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    Vanderbilt Nurse Residency 2024

    I had a bad experience with applying to Vanderbilt Residency nine years ago. I was wait-listed. I had an in-person interview set-up with another hospital on Friday four hours away. On Thursday, Vanderbilt recruiter calls me and says that they have a ...
  13. NICU Guy

    Male Nursing Scholarships

    https://nursejournal.org/resources/financial-aid/nursing-scholarships-for-men/ https://www.aamn.org/scholarships
  14. NICU Guy

    2023 Raises/Cost of living

    11% raise last month, non-union Midwest
  15. NICU Guy

    Pearson Vue Trick

    You are doing a disservice to new grads by legitimizing the PVT trick. They are attempting to determine pass/fail based on a scheduling and payment processing software of Pearson Vue. It was never intended to be used as a "PVT trick". Prior to 2014, ...