NICU Guy BSN, RN

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  1. NICU Guy

    Worried after first day... moral dillema?

    NICU Guy replied to Vicki17's topic in First Year After Licensure

    My advice is to keep your head down and focus on learning your job. You do not want to put a target on your back during orientation. I am not there to observe your preceptor, so I can not pass...
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    Hopeful NICU RN

    NICU Guy replied to aglow616's topic in First Year After Licensure

    At this point there is little you can do. An externship, Capstone, PCA job in the NICU would have been the most helpful. A New Grad Residency would have also been a good pathway, but you can't move....
  3. NICU Guy

    RN eye protection for phototherapy

    NICU Guy replied to Mobe123's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    You turn off the light whenever you are doing anything with the baby and turn it back on when you are done. The short term exposure when you are walking towards the patient to turn off the light is...
  4. NICU Guy

    How do you determine level of questions in NCLEX

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

    The best predictor of pass/fail at 75 questions is your performance in nursing school. If you did very well (high nursing GPA), went to a school with an 85% or higher first time NCLEX pass rate and...
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    flexible nursing programs

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

    ABSN programs are very intense. You are learning a semesters worth of information in a short period. It is a continuous program with a set class load for each semester with very little break. It is...
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    Need Some Insight on Differing Residencies

    NICU Guy replied to RNurseK90's topic in First Year After Licensure

    With the surgical center, you would have no weekends and no holidays. The drawback is that all surgeries are elective, which means you will taking part in the same types of surgeries routinely. No...
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    Every Nurse Should Know Martial Arts

    NICU Guy replied to Leonardo Del Toro's topic in General Nursing

    If you are going to learn a martial art, then the ideal one for nurses would be brazilian jiu jitsu.
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    A Big Blue Bear Gave Me A Shot!

    NICU Guy replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    Many years ago, I worked as a PCA in the PACU of my local hospital. One the patients told me that she had a dream that Elvis was in the OR and helped them transport her from the OR to PACU. She...
  9. NICU Guy

    Florence Nightingale and Environmental Theory

    NICU Guy replied to pattithenurse's topic in General Nursing

    It is kind of ironic that your school system would spend so much money to combat a virus that effects primarily the elderly and the immune compromised. Covid-19 has not caused major hospitalizations...
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    Transilluminators- Help!

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

    What are you guys doing to the Wee-Sights? We use them and I have never seen one broken. Most of the nurses do not use the Wee-Sights unless we can't find any straight veins or they are micro...
  11. NICU Guy

    Please Help: Student Loan Debt

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

    Tuition is just part of your debt you will accumulate. You need to pay for books, scrubs, housing, utilities, food, etc. There are far cheaper options between California and New York. Even after...
  12. NICU Guy

    Reality Check.

    NICU Guy replied to VaniCCRN's topic in General Nursing

    What were you expecting? In Middle school, you have guys in the locker room making up stories about the girls. This Reddit Forum is the same as the Middle school locker room. The only difference is...
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    Designated NICU staff or all float staff ?

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

    That is the scary part. They actually think that you can remain competent working every few weeks or months in the NICU. You can't even begin to be competent with that schedule. It takes our new grads...
  14. NICU Guy

    Feels bad for not swabbing a vascular access port

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

    I always loved using that phrase around my cousins. Bob is my father's name, so Bob really is their
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    New Grad Question & Concern?

    NICU Guy replied to chichimel's topic in General Students

    I studied 50-100 questions per day until NCLEX day. Doing the questions every day kept my mind in NCLEX mode and kept the information fresh on my mind. At this point there is nothing that will...
  16. NICU Guy

    Need help deciding between 2 year BSN program and asn then RN-BSN route?

    NICU Guy replied to Stressed1998's topic in General Students

    I would go the BSN route. Free housing and transportation is a big plus. You do not have to worry about balancing a job to pay bills and school. You are already accepted into the program, it starts...
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    License Reciprocacy

    NICU Guy replied to SJP11's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You should get your initial license in the state you plan on living in post-graduation. From the posts on this site, getting a Mass license will be far quicker than California. You can have as many...
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    Imposter Syndrome as a New Grad NICU Nurse

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

    If you are truly unsure about something, then ask. If you know what you need to do, but keep asking advice from someone to make sure (double sure/ triple sure) that you are doing something correctly,...
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    How to Deal with Toxic People while in School

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

    If that is your true home life, then move out and change your number or block theirs. Nursing school is hard enough with a good support system, you don't need that kind of abuse in your
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    Blood Pressure Assessments

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

    All four extremities upon admission. Q6 if fed q3, q assessment if ad lib, q4 if they are NPO or continuous
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    Hernia Repair Patient Dignity

    NICU Guy replied to Catfostermom's topic in General Nursing

    Her husband immediately cupped his private area when she exposed him. How much more of a clue do you need that he was
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    Designated NICU staff or all float staff ?

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

    In this case, there has to be dedicated NICU staff. This is a definite patient safety issue. At a Level III, you will deal with infants with serious medical conditions that can not be cared safely by...
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    New Grad moving to California

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

    I would highly recommend this route, except I would stay a minimum of 2-3 years. After 2-3 years experience, you are far more marketable than having only one year of experience. In addition, you will...
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    Fired at 2 months of my First Nursing Job

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

    Did they make any attempt to get you into another department? It seems odd that their only suggestion is to quit and find another job at a different
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    Designated NICU staff or all float staff ?

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

    I have mixed feelings about this. On one hand, this is a low level NICU that deals with minor issues that can not be handled in the newborn nursery and could be cared by any of the staff. On the other...