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  1. NICU Guy

    Am I on the right path to becoming a BSN?

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

    What is your plan: get your ASN and then do a bridge program (RN-BSN) or take your pre-reqs at the community college and transfer to a 4 year university for your
  2. NICU Guy

    Starting Nursing Program

    NICU Guy replied to Mrslo23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The problem is that they may not prepare you to pass NCLEX. I can't find the NCLEX pass rates for schools on the Michigan BON, but all of ITT schools have a poor NCLEX pass rate. You may end up with...
  3. NICU Guy

    Pre-clinical prep and clinical paperwork

    NICU Guy replied to sdmwd5987's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    We had 2 concept maps due for the semester. The instructor picked the patients prior to the start of the clinical. He then let us choose which patient we wanted. His rationale was that when you are...
  4. NICU Guy

    When should I start looking?

    NICU Guy replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

    I have applied to numerous new grad residencies in NICU. Several were posted as "New Grad Residency- NICU" and others were new grad residencies with NICU as one of the placements. Go to indeed.com...
  5. NICU Guy

    Low impact student?

    NICU Guy replied to trudeyRN's topic in General Students

    My advice is that if you are assigned a patient, know everything about that patient. 1. What is the reason they are in the hospital 2. What other health problems do they have and how do they impact...
  6. NICU Guy

    Anybody here ever found a GF or a future wife as a "murse" at work?

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

    Exclude everyone in your department. You do not want to start a relationship with someone you work with. Other co-workers will have a problem with it if you work the same shift together, plus if...
  7. NICU Guy

    Any chance the Pearson Vue Trick is wrong?

    NICU Guy replied to sparklenshine1210's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The problem with this trick is how it is performed. There needs to be screen shots of each step of the process for people to follow. I believe that some people didn't perform the trick properly and...
  8. NICU Guy

    California att

    NICU Guy replied to blueskies1's topic in California Nursing

    That is crazy. I finished classes on 8/6, university issued the degree on 8/15, and got my ATT today. I guess there is a huge difference between California and
  9. NICU Guy

    Confused about NLC and Non-compact states.

    NICU Guy replied to Abrillant12's topic in General Nursing

    Compact states have two different types of licenses: single state and multi-state (compact). Multi-state is only for nurses that are living in a compact state. If you had a compact license in Maine...
  10. NICU Guy

    Is my pt in heart failure??

    NICU Guy replied to aimes.k559's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    If you are writing a care plan, it doesn't matter if he has heart failure or not. You are not trying to medically diagnose the patient. Look at your assessment and create your nursing diagnosis...
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    ATI RN Comprehensive Predictor 2013

    NICU Guy replied to jp_0991's topic in General Students

    Two versions A&B. Take your practice test and study the areas that you are weak. Other than that, you can't study for it. You either have the knowledge or you don't. You can't cram an entire...
  12. NICU Guy

    The real reason your failing in school

    NICU Guy replied to studentmalenurse's topic in General Students

    This is his first post in 2 yrs obviously the second time around (LPN-RN) isn't going well
  13. NICU Guy

    The real reason your failing in school

    NICU Guy replied to studentmalenurse's topic in General Students

    I can't imagine a school that has a 25% pass rate (10 out of 40) and they still have students wanting to go there. 65-75K starting pay....where? "Nurses are in demand" Then how do you explain the 50%...
  14. NICU Guy

    Need advice please!?

    NICU Guy replied to renae24's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I went to my state's BON monthly meeting to watch the schools and nurses that have cases in front of the board. Every single school that was there was a for-profit school. Most had monthly meetings...
  15. NICU Guy

    I cannot find a job!!!!!!! HELP

    NICU Guy replied to ajohn131's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Do you have a ASN or BSN? Are you willing to relocate? There are numerous new grad residency programs out there. Go to indeed.com and search "new grad nurse residency". You are in a compact state...
  16. NICU Guy

    Should I quit my job, sell my house and sail to Hawaii?

    NICU Guy replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    I love these types of questions: "I need to take Math 1385, has anyone taken it?" As if we know what course and school that number belongs to. or the pre-nursing student "Why did you become a nurse?...
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    Should I quit my job, sell my house and sail to Hawaii?

    NICU Guy replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Would have been interesting if you had quit your job, sell the house, move to the Big Island of Hawaii and bought a house on Hilo Bay the day before Hurricane Iselle destroyed
  18. NICU Guy

    Failed 1st Semester of Nursing Program

    NICU Guy replied to Ty2016's topic in General Students

    You failed your first semester of nursing school and yet you post on here 9 minutes later that you are doing a double major. You have one shot left and I would definitely not make your life any more...
  19. NICU Guy

    I'm a newbie needing your advice!

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

    You have 3 options: 1. Continue on with your BS in math, graduate and go to CC to get your pre-reqs for nursing school and then apply to a Accelerated BSN program (ABSN). 2. Stop your pursuit of your...
  20. NICU Guy

    Desperate Nursing Student! Help! On The Break Of Giving Up...

    NICU Guy replied to UofLRN16's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    HINT: Just because there is a value (number) in a problem, does not mean that you need to use it to solve the
  21. NICU Guy

    Does it matter where you get your nursing degree from?

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

    The only thing that matters with a school is the quality of education that you get, not the prestige of the school you went to. As long as the school has a high pass rate on NCLEX and is accredited,...
  22. NICU Guy

    Program Admission Advantage?

    NICU Guy replied to igeithner's topic in Men in Nursing

    This topic has been discussed way too many times. No, men do not have an advantage getting into nursing school. Schools base their decisions on GPAs and entrance exam scores. If you make the cut,...
  23. NICU Guy

    Failing out of a nursing program twice?

    NICU Guy replied to Nursetobe25's topic in General Students

    Most schools have a petition process if you had an extenuating circumstance that caused you to fail (death in the family, illness, abusive ex-boyfriend) plus very good grades prior to that semester....
  24. NICU Guy

    Is this ACLS tool good for a newbie?

    NICU Guy replied to michiganstudent's topic in Critical Care

    No, it would be a waste of money. That is designed for nurses that want to get their ACLS cert and need to practice the megacode. You can google "acls decision tree" and get the same thing for free...
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    Feeling like an idiot during sims lab... Normal?

    NICU Guy replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    If it makes you feel any better, in your first sim there was nothing you could have done to prevent respiratory depression with that patient. We had a group that anticipated the scenario and made...