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  1. USA NNP program

    Hi everyone, I was wondering if anyone on here has attended University of South Alabama's NNP school, know anyone who has or is currently in the program now. I'm interested in applying for the...
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  3. Med/Surg unit...

    more power to all the med-surg nurses out there! I just made to my 1st year in nursing starting out in NICU and cannot even imagine working anywhere else. If they ever pull me to a med-surg unit, I...
  4. Ditto to what everyone has wrote. First year nursing is hard, yes...but do-able. I started out in NICU and its a completely different world, and all the NICU nurses can agree. No matter where you...
  5. Starting pays?

    lebonheur starting pay rate is $20.25 (if you are not an extern there) and $20.75 if you are...$4.50 shift diff from 3-11 and $4 from 11p-7a...with $8 on weekend and
  6. Need Kardex Samples

    Hey Kat, If you still need sample of kardex, just PM me and I will fax our Kardex to you...
  7. E.Coli in sputum aspirate cx

    hey guys! I'm fairly a new NICU nurse. Loving it so far, even through the tough times...anyways, I was wondering if someone can answer how in the world can a baby get E.coli in his/her sputum cx??? I...
  8. First time working night shift!

    Hi everyone, I'm schedule to work night shift this coming week and this is my FIRST time working night shift...I tried staying awake last night preparing for this Monday, but I couldn't stay up past...
  9. Hey everyone, Last night an hour before shift change, my baby came back from surgery and was on a vent. Vent keep on beeping off, CXR was done, NNP looked at X-ray, X-ray showed that the ETT was in...
  10. what do nurses hate about doctors?

    I'm in NICU, so if you do get to rotate through this wonderful world, please check the baby's weight before you prescribe them any narcotics, drips,antibiotics, ect. The other day when my baby had...
  11. charting"incident report filled" in nurse's notes

    guys! thanks so much for all your input! I talked with my medical director and manager this morning and told them what had happen exactly, showed them my charting and that stated that they will take...
  12. charting"incident report filled" in nurse's notes

    oh, I forgot to add the fact that she was on 21% of FiO2, BNC before she went to surgery to have a VP shunt
  13. First time working night shift!

    its 4am here and i'm dreading these last 2 hours! night shift really stinks!
  14. Is anyone currently going to South University (in Savannah, GA) for their MSN program or know anyone who does? If so, would you recommend it? I'm thinking about their online program and need some...
  15. Endocrine Disorders

    don't know if its true or not, but when I took Boards almost a month ago and half of mine was on
  16. First time working night shift!

    "Will you be working nights after orientation? It's much easier when you can have more control over your own schedule, rather than working whatever your preceptor works. I prefer to do 3 or 4 shifts...
  17. First time working night shift!

    I will be working night shift for the whole month of April because I'm in orientation...mostly 2 days on, a day off and 2 days on
  18. NICU Nurse Wanna Be

    Hey RN4EVER 2008, I graduated in dec. 2007 and I didn't have any peds experience, and i've been working in NICU since Jan 08...NICU is my 2nd choice and I only went on 1 interview and was offer the...
  19. oh yeah, don't try to look up every questions that you remember on the test, it will only make you feel worse! trust
  20. Hey Mindy! what you are feeling is perfectly normal and expected! the test doesn't test what you know! otherwise, it wouldn't be NCLEX, right? =) I took mine exactly 3 weeks ago, had only 2 dosages,...
  21. What mantra is getting you through nursing school?

    "This to shall
  22. what to do in the summer before nursing school starts!!

    SLEEP, SLEEP, SLEEP!!! believe
  23. Age you will/were graduated?

    I graduated in Dec.07 with a BSN at 22...just turn 23!
  24. Just Accepted a NICU Job!

    Congratulations! you will LOVE
  25. How much is your pay?

    I'm a new grad, BSN...I make just about 3K a month in TN at a children's