NICU_Nurse_Casti

NICU_Nurse_Casti BSN, RN

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  1. TriStar Nurse Residency Summer 2020

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to NICU_Nurse_Casti's topic in Nursing Career

    Oh, no. Our school scrubs are hunter green. Not a fan. haha I purchased some plain, royal blue scrubs. I am from Florida, and a majority of hospitals here required nurses to wear royal blue. So, I...

  2. Vanderbilt Summer 2020 Nurse Residency

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to Hals10's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like a lot of people have applied for the NICU! Gonna be

  3. TriStar Nurse Residency Summer 2020

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to NICU_Nurse_Casti's topic in Nursing Career

    Oh, cool! Then I am sure we will see each other on the 27th! One of my classmates also has an interview on the 27th with us. I am not aware how many people interview for the available positions. It...

  4. TriStar Nurse Residency Summer 2020

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to NICU_Nurse_Casti's topic in Nursing Career

    Definitely! And thank

  5. TriStar Nurse Residency Summer 2020

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to NICU_Nurse_Casti's topic in Nursing Career

    I noticed that, as well. My invitation from Centennial didn't list the units they were interviewing for, but the two other hospitals did. Hopefully we get to interview for our top picks at...

  6. TriStar Nurse Residency Summer 2020

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to NICU_Nurse_Casti's topic in Nursing Career

    I did pick preferences! For both specialties and hospitals. I got interview offers for all three of my hospital picks, but one of them was only offering MedSurg and Ortho, and I want NICU, L&D,...

  7. Vanderbilt Summer 2020 Nurse Residency

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to Hals10's topic in General Nursing

    Good to

  8. Rasmussen University - Fort Myers

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to NICU_Nurse_Casti's topic in School, College Programs

    Update! Okay, first let me apologize for my absence. I have been primarily focused on school and searching/applying for new grad residencies. But! Here I am to give you guys a quick rundown of...

  9. Vanderbilt Summer 2020 Nurse Residency

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to Hals10's topic in General Nursing

    Oh, interesting. I just applied for the Nurse Residency Program at Centennial, too. We shall see what

  10. Vanderbilt Summer 2020 Nurse Residency

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to Hals10's topic in General Nursing

    $23? That seems

  11. Vanderbilt Summer 2020 Nurse Residency

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to Hals10's topic in General Nursing

    Hello all! I am applying from Florida. I already completed Step 1, just waiting on instructions for Step 2. My top choices will be NICU, L&D, and Mom/Baby

  12. Rasmussen University - Fort Myers

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to NICU_Nurse_Casti's topic in School, College Programs

    Hello! And thank you for reaching out. So, are you looking at the Ft. Myers campus? You should be able to take Intro to Nursing, Essentials of Pathophysiology, and/or Physical Assessment along with...

  13. John Hopkins All childrens or UF Health Gainesville NICU

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to ajbrooks's topic in Florida Nursing

    I would also be interested in people's experiences at these two

  14. Advice on Strategies to Pass Med Surg from Students Who've Been There Before

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to bob bib's topic in General Students

    Remember that nursing is more than just memorizing information. You have to be able to critically think and prioritize. Really pay close attention to what the questions is really asking. Like “what...

  15. Advice on Strategies to Pass Med Surg from Students Who've Been There Before

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to bob bib's topic in General Students

    I used Picmonic and NRSNG as extra resources for both sections of my MedSurg, along with reading our book. I did the daily quiz questions in Picmonic every single day, which varied from about 40 -...

  16. Rasmussen University - Fort Myers

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to NICU_Nurse_Casti's topic in School, College Programs

    Update! So, my 4th quarter in the ABSN program at Rasmussen College has come to a close! I ended up with straight B's. I could have gotten at least 2 A's, but I made some decisions that impacted my...

  17. Rasmussen University - Fort Myers

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to NICU_Nurse_Casti's topic in School, College Programs

    Happy to help! Let me know how it

  18. Rasmussen University - Fort Myers

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to NICU_Nurse_Casti's topic in School, College Programs

    It really depends on the campus you apply to. The main campus (Lee) gets the most applications for FSW, I believe. Charlotte and Collier do not get as many, but the number of seats for any of the...

  19. Rasmussen University - Fort Myers

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to NICU_Nurse_Casti's topic in School, College Programs

    Hello LouFutureRN!!! Welcome to my blog! For the ADN program at Rasmussen, I do not know if any pre-reqs are required to begin the program. They do require a TEAS score of 65 (last I heard), current...

  20. Keiser 5/2019 BSN FastTrack

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to OR.Nurse.MJT's topic in Florida Nursing

    You can’t really prepare for it. And I didn’t even know I was going to take it. The advisor just had me take it when I showed up for a quick

  21. Rasmussen University - Fort Myers

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to NICU_Nurse_Casti's topic in School, College Programs

    I have never had to dissect any animals or handle any dead animals during nursing school. In my anatomy and physiology classes (at a different university), we did work with cadavers. We did not...

  22. Rasmussen University - Fort Myers

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to NICU_Nurse_Casti's topic in School, College Programs

    Update time! I am now in the middle of Week 8 of my 4th quarter at Rasmussen College in Fort Myers, Florida. This week I have already taken two exams: Adult Care - Chronic Exam #2 and the proctored...

  23. Rasmussen University - Fort Myers

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to NICU_Nurse_Casti's topic in School, College Programs

    Thank you, Lulu! Yeah, one of the reasons I started this blog was because there wasn’t a lot of information out there about

  24. Rasmussen University - Fort Myers

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to NICU_Nurse_Casti's topic in School, College Programs

    I do not know if Rasmussen graduates find jobs more easily than FSW graduates. That is a statistic I am not privy to, but I can tell you that my instructor told me the most recent graduating class of...

  25. Rasmussen University - Fort Myers

    NICU_Nurse_Casti replied to NICU_Nurse_Casti's topic in School, College Programs

    So, the clinicals are dependent on the degree program. I know that we do a couple of rotations in Port Charlotte or Punta Gorda for wound care. I do not know if the ADN program does that or not. We...