NICU Guy BSN, RN

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    Alternate ways to being a nurse?

    NICU Guy replied to ash012's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Take all of your remaining pre-req classes and apply. If it is not competitive enough, then retake as many non-As classes as you can and then re-apply. A 3.66 is pretty good, plus you wont be ready...
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    Nurse Extern Hiring

    NICU Guy replied to mk989's topic in General Students

    So your school doesn't place you in an externship (Capstone)? I am in an ABSN program and we listed our top 3 hospitals that we want to go to and top 3 units (specialties). The school got most of us...
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    Parking

    NICU Guy replied to mcds's topic in General Students

    That is what I ended up doing. My maserati kept getting scratched and the nursing school doesn't have valet service. I had to resort to a car
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    What is the meaning of the "lived experience"?

    NICU Guy replied to Littlepeanurse's topic in General Nursing

    All experience is not lived experience. You can survive a tornado and be very afraid, but you can experience the devastation on the evening news and be fearful of tornadoes. Living through World War...
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    Blackboard Courses

    NICU Guy replied to applesxoranges's topic in Ohio University

    go to the listing of your courses. In the top right corner is a cog icon. Click on that and it will list your classes. Uncheck the classes you have finished and
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    Question about a college

    NICU Guy replied to Strength's topic in Indiana Nursing

    I am a student there and the accreditation evaluators were on campus in April and had a meeting with the students about their concerns. They didn't indicate to the students that the accreditation...
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    What's the key to getting hired as a NICU nurse?

    NICU Guy replied to Linz175's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I graduate in August with my BSN. I am currently doing a senior capstone placement (135 clinical hours) at a Level IV NICU at the children's hospital. They require a BSN to work there. Most job...
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    Required Immunizations for Associate Degree Nursing Program - North Carolina

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

    Go to your family doctor and ask for a script to get titers drawn for any vaccines that you do not have records for. That will show antibodies for those
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    Teas test scores interpretations?

    NICU Guy replied to harley2000's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Is TEASCUM- 73 your Adjusted Individual Total Score? What is your ATI Academic Preparedness Level, Percentile Rank - National, and Percentile Rank - Program? ​What is
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    SO sick

    NICU Guy replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

    Don't worry about it. The instructors that you have right now (I had a different Research instructor though) are very understanding and want you to get better and get back up to speed, not linger...
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    RN Boards failed 3x

    NICU Guy replied to shopgirl571's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    How well are you doing on the review tests? Doing NCLEX practice questions without reviewing the rationales for the questions that you missed and guessed correctly will result in not passing NCLEX....
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    I am shocked!

    NICU Guy replied to Josie72's topic in General Nursing

    What is ARCC NCLEX pass rate for the past few years? If it is comparable to Century then take
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    Accelerated BSN -vs- traditional BSN

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

    My ABSN program is summer, fall, spring, summer. All 4 semesters are around 12-15 credits. Summers are intense and quick, but very doable. Fall and spring semesters are regular semesters....
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    Trouble Choosing a Capstone

    NICU Guy replied to desiruns's topic in General Students

    You can't get a job as a new grad in Cath Lab, so I would cross that off. Most hospitals (except children hospitals) do not have many pediatric patients so you might not get much experience choosing...
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    Woman sues hospital after med records posted on FaceBook

    NICU Guy replied to nurseprnRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    I assume, since you said that you hope she gets millions. Where do you expect the millions to come from? a
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    Woman sues hospital after med records posted on FaceBook

    NICU Guy replied to nurseprnRN's topic in HIPAA Challenges

    That is what is wrong with our society. Sue who ever has the biggest pockets, for the biggest payday. What did the hospital do wrong that warrants them to be part of the lawsuit? I forgot about the...
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    What Would You Do?

    NICU Guy replied to HokeyFinokey's topic in Patient Medications

    Wouldn't that be classified as a chemical restraint? "A chemical restraint is a form of medical restraint in which a drug is used to restrict the freedom or movement of a patient or in some cases to...
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    Know How to Improvise a Tourniquet

    NICU Guy replied to Music in My Heart's topic in Emergency

    We used to use a B/P cuff for an upper extremity arterial bleed in EMS..very
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    Advice for externships

    NICU Guy replied to sesiliachan's topic in General Students

    A lot of schools have a Senior Capstone class in your last semester. You need to put in a certain number of hours (mine is 130 hrs) with a preceptor. The preceptor is a nurse at the hospital in a...
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    38y/o male nurse?

    NICU Guy replied to tj4616's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    I am 47 (almost 38) and have 74 days left in a 15 month ABSN. If I can do it, you can do it at 38
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    Role Models

    NICU Guy replied to ddawg's topic in General Students

    A role model and leader display confidence. I am sure you have seen plenty of people in your life and on TV that have the body language of being confident or meek. When you are walking: back...
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    BON approval and accreditation

    NICU Guy replied to aeris99's topic in General Students

    52% means that half of the graduating class did not pass NCLEX. That is the schools fault for not preparing the students very well. I would definitely look elsewhere. They may be able to bring it...
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    38y/o male nurse?

    NICU Guy replied to tj4616's topic in Pennsylvania Nursing

    Place two fingers on the side of your adam's apple and press. Do you feel a pulse? If you do, then you are good to go. :) There are plenty of people (males and females) over the age of 30 going...
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    i need help for this Case study i have exam coming up soon

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

    Tell us what you think the answers are and will help guide you. You can not learn if we do it for you. What in the assessment and labs would indicate dehydration? Google AV Fistula or look in your...
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    Didnt attemp CPR to a rigor mortis patient

    NICU Guy replied to Nar09's topic in General Nursing

    Regardless if the person went into cardiac arrest 3 minutes ago or 3 hrs ago, they have a DNR, so no CPR. Add to the fact that have been dead for 3-4 hrs and even if they were a full code, there is...