NICUmiiki DNP, NP

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    Nursing Student and Working Fulltime

    NICUmiiki replied to NurseJu19's topic in General Students

    Yea... I did it. I guess Jesus came 2 years ago... I had a young child. I was in a regular-paced BSN program. I worked 12 hour evenings/nights. I studied very little at work. I had very flexible...
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    NICU Cribs/Beds

    NICUmiiki replied to nickirnak's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We have big(ger) cribs with drop sides for the big babies. We can raise the HOB. We just use regular scales for them. I never thought it was that difficult after doing it a time or
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    Nursery/NICU linen changes

    NICUmiiki replied to first123's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Nightly with the bath and as
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    Am I too old???

    NICUmiiki replied to merchan5967's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Most NPs are not in their twenties even thought more very young nurses are going back. Many, many nurses decide to go back in their 30s and 40s. No one will bat an eyelash at you. And no matter how...
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    Nursing Student and Working Fulltime

    NICUmiiki replied to NurseJu19's topic in General Students

    I did it. I worked mostly mid shifts (3p-3a, 1p-1a) and night shift. 3 12-hour shifts a week in the ER. Occasionally, I could squeeze a little studying in at work especially on the night shift, but...
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    If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    NICUmiiki replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    That sounds fun too... If only I could find a sponsor for that since I'm not independently
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    If not nursing what other career would you have done?

    NICUmiiki replied to nurse2bnoob101's topic in General Nursing

    Computer
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    Advice on Grad Programs & Cost

    NICUmiiki replied to TMedic's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I'm in a DNP program, but it's a state school. With tuition assistance provided by the grad school, it will cost me less than 30k and take 3 years. I did have 2 years of RN experience before
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    MSN Education vs. NP

    NICUmiiki replied to drsrn's topic in Post Graduate Students

    We had plenty of teachers who were NPs. There are no NPs who only have a
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    Self scheduling and sick calls!

    NICUmiiki replied to MRSKMS's topic in General Nursing

    Not really. I've only ever worked in units that self-scheduled. We do have weekend requirements that we must schedule (or they will change it for us). We schedule about 2 months out, so we can...
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    Multiple states for license

    NICUmiiki replied to Danielwdurston's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    Even if you apply to multiple states at once, you'd need to disclose to the other states if/when Cali denies you. So... expensive route to the same
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    ADN or BSN

    NICUmiiki replied to LiveUrDreams's topic in General Students

    I went BSN for a couple of reasons. First, the only ASN program in my area is cheap, small, and extremely competitive. They also gave extra points for taking prereqs at that school and I didn't. Next,...
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    Rasmussen Topeka

    NICUmiiki replied to xiahki's topic in General Students

    I see it is a new school. It had a 81% first-time pass rate on the NCLEX in 2016 which is slightly below the national average, but higher than Kansas's fairly low pass rate of 78%....
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    How many NP programs did you apply to?

    NICUmiiki replied to princesax11's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    My GPA was lower than yours. My GRE was competitive, and I had great reference letters. I applied to 3 local state schools and was admitted to
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    is it easier to get into an ADN program?

    NICUmiiki replied to chikaonu's topic in General Students

    The one associate program in my area is the most competitive program because it has less seats than the other programs and is the least
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    Losing Weight While In School

    NICUmiiki replied to Joe V's topic in General Students

    I ended nursing school a full 25 pounds lighter than when I started. I have since regained about half of
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    What are the limitations of a certificate versus an actual MS degree for NPs?

    NICUmiiki replied to dinobiceps's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    It looks like Florida, like most states, requires at least an MSN to become an NP for new graduates. I couldn't find any programs that offered a stand-alone palliative care program. Further, I don't...
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    Should DNP's be able to practice on their own? How do you feel about midlevel encroachment

    NICUmiiki replied to curiousobserver's topic in Advanced Practice

    NPs in my state are required to have a collaborative practice agreement, but that doesn't require supervision at all. They even have full prescriptive authority. The MD/DO only has to agree to answer...
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    Nursing student dating a nursing student

    NICUmiiki replied to BlueBoxSearcher's topic in General Students

    I knew two couples who dated in my class (we graduated two years ago). One couple broke up during the program. They just started avoiding each other, sitting on the opposite ends of the class room and...
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    Dont know whether to get my Associates or BSN. PLEASE HELP!!!

    NICUmiiki replied to chikaonu's topic in General Students

    Generally, it will take you 2 years once admitted to the clinical program. A BSN may take 2 or 2.5
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    Pill packets suck

    NICUmiiki replied to Emergent's topic in Patient Medications

    :dummy:Come to
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    Will having a BA hurt being hired as an LPN?

    NICUmiiki replied to Larrin42's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    I don't think it will hurt or make you over qualified. It also probably won't get you any additional pay either if you were wondering about that. If anything, you should be able to spin a lot of good...
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    Choosing the Nursing path....

    NICUmiiki replied to LadyFree28's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    If you need a better income urgently in order to support yourself, your family, and your future education, then do the LPN program. You will spend more that route because, in most cases, being an LPN...
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    Charting as a Nursing Student/Graduate Nurse

    NICUmiiki replied to ITNurse1977's topic in General Students

    Hi! I'm not a nursing student anymore, but I'll still answer. Since I went to a hospital based, BSN program, all of my clinicals were in the same facility. Yes I could chart. We had full access...
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    How many semesters did you apply to nursing school before being accepted?

    NICUmiiki replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I only applied once at one school. My pre-req GPA was 3.6 (cumulative was waaayyyy worse) and my TEAS was 94ish. I don't remember