NICU Guy BSN, RN

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    ABSN Programs

    NICU Guy replied to Eleanor Rocco's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Preferably an in-state university. I graduated from an ABSN program at a state university. Tuition was $5k/ semester. My degree cost me a little over $20k. My niece graduated from an ABSN program from...
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    Becoming a nurse with huge study gap

    NICU Guy replied to Mdyshaik786's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I had a 24 yr gap between graduating with my first degree and starting nursing school. 9 yr gap is not a big
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    ABSN Programs

    NICU Guy replied to Eleanor Rocco's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Find a low cost public university ABSN program. Going to a private university will rack up the student loan debt which will be difficult to pay back. If you want to "trying a new environment and...
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    Can I work 12 hour shifts consecutively?

    NICU Guy replied to Newnurse244's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have worked my three days in a row for the past 4 yrs. I am "Weekends Only plus One". So, I work my Sat/Sun and choose Monday as my third
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    Is someone justified in harassing someone to tell them if they got vaccinated or not?

    NICU Guy replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Except that Dr. Robert Malone, inventor of the mRNA vaccine delivery system, has voiced concerns over the Japanese study that showed that the lipid nanoparticles, the “boxes” the mRNA is shipped...
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    Is someone justified in harassing someone to tell them if they got vaccinated or not?

    NICU Guy replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Then why is California at 53% vaccinated and New York at 57% vaccinated? Using your logic, they should be near
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    Is someone justified in harassing someone to tell them if they got vaccinated or not?

    NICU Guy replied to DesiDani's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Except for the fact that the Pfizer and Moderna vaccine (mRNA transport system) has never been used before. Add to the fact that the first time this new transport system is being used is with an...
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    NICU Bradycardia and desaturations on monitor

    NICU Guy replied to healthxo33's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    First look at the EKG: Is the waveform level across the screen (accurate) or does it have a wandering baseline (inaccurate). The same for the SaO2: If the waveform is level across the screen...
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    Should I keep my head down, or say something?

    NICU Guy replied to nurseinthemaking123's topic in General Students

    A Capstone course is a one on one preceptorship with a nurse in a specialty that you are interested in after graduation. What does your Capstone course have to do with your exit HESI
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    help understanding offers etc

    NICU Guy replied to Born2ServeNProtect's topic in First Year After Licensure

    day shift/night shift weekend requirements (every other/ every third/ every 4th) Holiday requirements location of the hospital (bad part of the
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    New BSN grad & wanting to move to another compact state

    NICU Guy replied to Easy Peezie's topic in First Year After Licensure

    You can get a license in any state you choose, regardless that you do not currently live in that state. Many travel nurses have active licenses in several states to allow them to work contracts in...
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    Biased Clinical Instructor

    NICU Guy replied to nurseinthemaking24's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The fact that you used your ADHD problems in a joking, flippant manner may have been interpreted by her as using it as an excuse. You do not need to address your ADHD distractions unless you are...
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    ACCELERATED SECOND DEGREE IN NON-NURSING

    NICU Guy replied to jazzytee's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are no nursing degrees that are less than 12 weeks. ABSN programs (nursing degree for non-nursing Bachelor's) is a minimum of 12-18 months continuous with little breaks in the
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    I have expired

    NICU Guy replied to JazzT's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You need to first focus on getting better prepared for NCLEX before focusing on what state will allow you to take it again. Google "NCLEX tutor" and find a highly rated tutor to determine what is...
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    New RN Orientation

    NICU Guy replied to Kaylyn126's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This is YOUR orientation and you need to take control of it. Go to whoever arranges the preceptors and explain that your current preceptor is either late or calls off routinely and you would like to...
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    Are nurses really leaving nursing in droves?

    NICU Guy replied to Mqshell's topic in General Nursing

    You also have to consider that there are many nurses on the verge of retiring and Covid may have accelerated their timeline to
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    Should I consider myself lucky?

    NICU Guy replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    To be competitive for a CRNA program, you will need at least 3-5 yrs ICU experience. Don't expect to be able to get into a CRNA program with little ICU
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    Second Career Nurse: New Grad/Nurse Pay Cut

    NICU Guy replied to cieethekid's topic in Nursing Career

    I took a $9/hr pay cut as a new grad nurse. But, after 15 months I switched to Weekends Only. The Weekends Only pay premium eliminated the pay cut from my previous job. Thanks to several different...
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    Educational books for new grad in the NICU

    NICU Guy replied to mswink's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Here is a couple of books that are highly recommended for new NICU nurses. You don't need to buy the newest edition. Merenstein & Gardner's Handbook of Neonatal Intensive Care...
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    Advice for Peds RN applying to NICU

    NICU Guy replied to oklapedsRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That is only the most important qualities that they are looking for. One of the first questions they ask you in an interview is "Why do you want to work in the NICU?" Welcome to the land of...
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    Struggling with hostility from professors

    NICU Guy replied to DST995's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    What is the NCLEX pass rate for your current school and the other one you are considering? If you are accurately portraying the environment at the school, my assumption is a below average NCLEX pass...
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    Took NCLEX yesterday and feel defeated

    NICU Guy replied to ashmar97's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Relax. It would be extremely rare for a graduate that did well in school and fail NCLEX. NCLEX is a Computer Adaptive Test. It is designed to give you questions at the limit of YOUR knowledge, which...
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    NICU Level III vs. Level IV for a new grad nurse

    NICU Guy replied to Paigeanna's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I started as a new grad at a 203 bed Level IV NICU. The only difference between a Lvl III and Lvl IV is surgical patients. My NICU almost exclusively hires new grads, so everyone goes through knowing...
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    Advice for Peds RN applying to NICU

    NICU Guy replied to oklapedsRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    These are main qualities of a good NICU nurse. NICU nurses tend to be OCD when it comes to their patients. A baby passing away is not a frequent occurrence and is usually a result of congenital...
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    Elective ETT Change

    NICU Guy replied to JThieman's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Only when there is too large of an air leak due to the growth of the baby. We try to minimize the amount of time that a patient needs to be intubated. It would seem to cause more trauma to the airway...