NICUmiiki DNP, NP

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    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    NICUmiiki replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    There's an endocrinologist by the name of Gay
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    Nursing Orientation...

    NICUmiiki replied to rmariee's topic in General Students

    Orientation is one of the first chances to meet and greet with your classmates. You'll probably be distracted by a parent and miss out on some of that early
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    Next Step after completing my ASN Degree, But I don't have a RN License

    NICUmiiki replied to kimb8680's topic in Online Distance Learning

    Every RN to BSN course I've seen require you to be an RN. They aren't called ADN to BSN. I would also check with your state's BON on the eligibility. My state requires to to pass the NCLEX within 4...
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    What Watch?

    NICUmiiki replied to CyndleT319's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    In the ER I work there's always a clock within sight, so I don't wear a
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    Is 8 hours of sleep unrealistic?

    NICUmiiki replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    I almost always get 8 hours of sleep per day.. I'm known to sacrifice a little study time for a little nap
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    iPad mini and macbook air?

    NICUmiiki replied to MommaTy's topic in General Students

    My school provided Microsoft Office Mac for free to
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    Enter your TEAS V Scores here!!

    NICUmiiki replied to Future Nurse's Wife's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    ***spelling not speeding If the test was on speeding, I'd pass it (or fail it) without even
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    Students who have the summer off: Do you study anything or brush up on past material?

    NICUmiiki replied to EP10's topic in General Students

    I said I would, but I have yet to do anything school related so
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    Enter your TEAS V Scores here!!

    NICUmiiki replied to Future Nurse's Wife's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    For English: you should be able to identify and correct grammatical mistakes, incorrect sentence structure, and reorganize badly ordered sentences within a paragraph. I think speeding made up a small...
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    So who do nurses marry or have as civil partners???

    NICUmiiki replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Student nurse here --- with a police
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    Hello! Is there such book?

    NICUmiiki replied to dianarawrz's topic in Nursing Career

    Maybe look through an NCLEX prep book. Nurses go through many books while training so there is no one book that will "make" you a
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    What ward is best to start with on placement?

    NICUmiiki replied to west37's topic in General Students

    I think that at the hospital you are going to (like mine) is big enough to separate the med from the surg. You'll see a lot of general surgery patients. I would recommend learning about medications...
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    How many of you are in your 20's?

    NICUmiiki replied to kstrac13's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm a 23 year old mother of a 4 year old, and I just started nursing
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    Confusing shoe restrictions!

    NICUmiiki replied to mrs.rn2be's topic in General Students

    My school says no clogs, but they mean the slip on type. Danskos with backs are
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    Mac users I need help...

    NICUmiiki replied to 7237dallas's topic in General Students

    If it is just a PDF, you don't need anything. Preview (native on a Mac) opens PDFs better that Adobe Reader does. Adobe Flash is a multimedia tool often associated with those flashy
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    guidelines for BP

    NICUmiiki replied to kagmc's topic in Cardiac

    You should follow company policy and their recommended drug
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    Nursing Shoes

    NICUmiiki replied to MegginJ's topic in General Students

    Not in my ER. They all wear regular tennis
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    Nursing Shoes

    NICUmiiki replied to MegginJ's topic in General Students

    I think it's because I always wear shoes with thin soles and that are flexible. I suddenly switched to a thick inflexible shoe, and I felt so awkward and clumsy
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    Nursing Shoes

    NICUmiiki replied to MegginJ's topic in General Students

    I bought those for my pre-nursing clinicals (4 hours per week) and twisted my ankle twice that semester. They were so heavy and clunky I had to get rid of
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    How long was your CNA school?

    NICUmiiki replied to HeatherMax's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    15 weeks (regular semester). We met 7 hours per week. I can see it being done in two weeks if you met every
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    Who reads your mantoux (PPD) test?

    NICUmiiki replied to psu_213's topic in General Nursing

    We can get ours read by any nurse manager or the house supervisor. The house supervisor is often the most convenient for the night
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    A Whole Summer..

    NICUmiiki posted a topic in General Students

    ...I have a whole summer off... Classes have been out two weeks, and even with the extra hours I'm picking up at work, I've run out of things to clean at home... I'm going stir crazy. I know I said...
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    Not feeling anything at the sight of death

    NICUmiiki replied to Purple93's topic in Medical Assistant, CNA/MA

    I work in the ER, so we get our fair share of codes. I just don't connect emotionally with a life-less body that I don't know and have never seen without someone doing compressions on
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    Denied into the Nursing program?

    NICUmiiki replied to stratus93's topic in Male Nursing Students

    I know a couple that were denied admission to my class. Admissions aren't really allowed to make decisions based on sex. There may some that do anyway, but believe me that being male doesn't...
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    Do you have a plan B?

    NICUmiiki replied to stewartfamily2010's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My plan B was to go into the Clinical Laboratory program and become a lab