NICU Guy BSN, RN

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    CPAP on the unit

    NICU Guy replied to canoehead's topic in General Nursing

    I have been a registered sleep technologist for 14 years and I have seen CPAP being used in the hospital during nursing clinicals. The disposable masks used in the hospitals are cheap versions of the...
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    NCLEX-RN 2014, International BSN Grad

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

    It is very risky and not enough people are willing to try it. It requires you to submit another payment to take the test over. If you passed the test then your credit card is not charged. If you...
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    Where to start when you don't have experience.

    NICU Guy replied to chio0719's topic in Nursing Career

    I asked the same exact question to my Med/Surg instructor. I have no desire to do adult Med/Surg nursing, I want to do Pediatrics (NICU) but have been told many times to start in a Med/Surg floor to...
  4. NICU Guy

    Is being in a clique bad?

    NICU Guy replied to lampard's topic in LPN, LVN Students

    The problem with clique is that it is seen as exclusivity, causing people outside the group to feel excluded or judged. If your six do not interact with the other 104 in the class (invite others to...
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    Starting my critical care rotation

    NICU Guy replied to hockey24's topic in General Students

    I enjoyed the ICU rotations far better than the Med/Surg rotations. The ICU nurses only have 2 patients and have more time for teaching
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    drug calculation.

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

    I need help with drug calculation Do you mean: Here is my 15 dosage problems, can someone do my homework for me? You need to do the problems and show us how you got your answers, then we will guide...
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    NCLEX-RN TX Shut off in 75Q

    NICU Guy replied to krw90's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You need to take an honest look at yourself. If you came from a school which extensively covered the topics on NCLEX, you did very well in school, school has high NCLEX pass rates, and you did well...
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    Taking ACLS online

    NICU Guy replied to KristenA's topic in Canada

    Hospitals want AHA ACLS, PALS, CPR certification. There are no AHA classes entirely online. I took an ACLS class during Spring Break of my senior year. But, I have extensive cardiac experience...
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    Applying in Two States after graduation?

    NICU Guy replied to cat1235's topic in First Year After Licensure

    1. yes 2. yes 3. yes If you get a compact license in SC, once you move to a non-compact state (VT), your SC becomes a single state license. You can not have a compact license and live in a...
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    Dilemma with Pre req. for ABSN

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

    You need to ask the school if they will accept a lecture and a lab from different semesters and not rely on advice from the internet. Our advice may be applicable to our school, but not
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    Do you think nursing programs can benefit from more rigorous prerequisites?

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

    I find that nursing tends to be very easy to get into in terms of prerequisites and the laxity of GPA requirements. The problem with that is that we find that nursing programs don't necessarily...
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    case study

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

    That is what we need: A form that students fill out for us to do their homework for them. Name, pay pal account, class, school, and instructor's approval. Then we get
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    License by Endorsement Troubles

    NICU Guy replied to onwankwo1's topic in California Nursing

    To save the taxpayers money, the California BON has outsourced their processing
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    NCLEX test question

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

    Associate Degree in Nursing:
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    When you are at clinicals

    NICU Guy replied to nowim clean's topic in General Students

    This has been addressed by another nurse a little while back. You stated that they are camping out in the breakroom with the instructor. Why is the instructor allowing them to camp out in the...
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    Trying to go to Hawaii

    NICU Guy replied to Underthemoonicp6's topic in Travel

    go to indeed.com and type in "ICU" in WHAT and "Hawaii" in WHERE. There are a ton of agencies with ICU assignments in
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    Distance Learning Systems Indiana?

    NICU Guy replied to mal3Nur3s's topic in School, College Programs

    The issue is The College Network (TCN) themselves and not ISU. TCN is a publishing company that distributes study materials for the ISU LPN-BSN program. ISU is not affiliated with TCN and getting...
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    Older student Accelerated Program vs. Generic BSN

    NICU Guy replied to hotpeppa's topic in New York Nursing

    Are you wanting to work internationally? If not, then why care about the acceptance of ABSNs in other countries? I just graduated from an ABSN program and my transcripts say MAJOR: Nursing and my...
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    Career change...several questions

    NICU Guy replied to thall125's topic in Nursing Career

    If your ultimate goal is a DNP, then you need to get your BSN first. I haven't heard of going from ASN-DNP route. My advice is get your BSN. The route you are considering is ASN (RN), RN-BSN,...
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    ABSN program difficulty

    NICU Guy replied to NPVS92's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Most ABSN programs require a 3.0 GPA from your first degree. Maybe the school will make a waiver for you, but with most candidates well above the minimum 3.0 GPA cut-off I am not sure what they would...
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    Nclex Exam Status/Pearson vue trick!!can somebody explain please!!!

    NICU Guy replied to Zofia21's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    But it is so much easier to post a new thread because looking through a couple pages of threads in "NCLEX Discussion Forum" is way too much work. Besides my case is totally different then everyone...
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    ATI comprehensive scores and NCLEX

    NICU Guy replied to margaritadelsol's topic in General Students

    I also got a 99% probability on the ATI Comp. Predictor. I am taking NCLEX 5 weeks after the end of classes. I am studying as if it predicted an 75% probability. I am not going to let an isolated...
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    Further studies for NICU

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

    [h=3]RNC Certification for Neonatal Intensive Care Nursing
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    So how does it feel like to be a male nurse

    NICU Guy replied to panjeremy's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Males in nursing school are not treated any different then female classmates. I never had an issue in any of my clinicals. I have had an older female say that she wanted a female to help her on the...
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    Am I on the right path to becoming a BSN?

    NICU Guy replied to lolipoplolitas's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    There is two different pathways to get your BSN. The first is to get an Associates in Nursing, pass NCLEX and become an RN, and then enter a RN-BSN program designed for ASN RNs to get their BSN. The...