NICU_Nurse_Casti BSN, RN

I don't know if you have taken the certification exam already, but I took it a few years ago. I used a certification review course and read the ELBW chapter of Gomella's Neonatology and passed the exam pretty easily. I did not think it was too diff...

Are you having difficulty with initial insertion? Like, you are struggling to find the nasal passage?

When I first started in the NICU, I too was looking for good resources to help me with better understanding patho and management. One of the Neos recommended Gomella's Neonatology. I absolutely love this book. It doesn't have everything, but it ha...

I had an interview. But it wasn't bad. Pretty straight forward questions.

Hey everyone! I am looking to connect with those who have been accepted to and plan on attending the Neonatal Nurse Practitioner (NNP) program Summer 2024 cohort at University of Missouri - Kansas City (UMKC). I know it is a little early, but I fig...

Its been a few months since your original post, so I am sure you have started to figure it out by now, but a majority of labs will be collected via heel stick. Large quantities of blood would likely require a straight stick (venous/arterial). Somet...

Posturing is also a sign that the patient could be seizing. But as stated above, tremors are relatively common among premature neonates.

The University of Florida no longer offers the NNP program, and has not for many years.

Hello! I was just reaching out to see which program you decided to go with. I am looking at UMKC for NNP. Thank you!

Hello everyone! I was looking into Rasmussen College in Fort Myers, Florida. I was wondering if there was anyone who has attended or currently attending Rasmussen at the Fort Myers campus? What were/are your thoughts on the program? Since I alread...

Hopefully I can put some minds at ease. As far as I know, all but one from my cohort were hired within a few months of graduating/passing the NCLEX. The one was due to extenuating circumstances. At least 3 of us received offers prior to graduation. T...

I passed! Thanks to @SeanGSmith and his course. Highly recommend.

I know this is an older thread, but thought I would just add my experience. I purchased and watched about half of @SeanGSmith ‘s course (wasn’t able to get through all of it because of work/family obligations) and read through sections of Gomella’s ...

Not sure. Could be any number of reasons.

I did graduate! I am working at a Level 3 NICU as a new grad, and I love it! ? I am happy with my choice to attend Rasmussen. You will definitely find people who are/were not happy with the program, but no program is perfect. Especially right no...

I went to Rasmussen College. My admitting GPA was around 3.0. I don’t know exactly what it was because I had to take some other pre-reqs before starting nursing. 18 month program. Tuition was about $36k for me after a military discount.

It all depends on the school to which you apply. My school looked primarily at whether you completed the prerequisites with certain grades (don't remember what they had to be but at least a C or B, I am sure) and TEAS score.

Thank you! @MJT_BSN2B

@vcRN Thank you! I am glad you like my updates. I'm sending you a PM.

@vcRNI wish I had taken it sooner! One of people in my cohort got her ATT a week before the rest of us. Not sure why. Honestly, after school finished, I pretty much only used Picmonic. I did one 40-question Fundamentals quiz on ATI and 10 questions...

Thank you all so much!

@Kimmy00 Thank you! And I certainly understand where you are coming from. It can sometimes be difficult to remove our emotions when reporting our experiences. There will always be something that we are frustrated or disagree with. I myself think ...

Just wanted to make this final update.... I passed my NCLEX!

You may just have to wait until the acceptance letter arrives in the mail. I am not sure. But I would obviously try to keep reaching out to your advisor. Because the staff is small and they handle a lot of students and school starts next week, the...

Hmm... OK. I will see if I can find some info for you.