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Male pediatric nurses?

NICU Guy replied to FutureNurseKyle's topic in Pediatric

Here is a Pediatric nurse commercial that Johnson and Johnson did a few years ago featuring a male
Welp... survived my first week of nursing school!

NICU Guy replied to RookieRoo's topic in General Students

Congrats on surviving your first week. Summer is very intense and quick. Stay very organized (or become best friends with someone organized) and you will get through it. All 29 students in my cohort...
Being a male increase your chances

NICU Guy replied to koran120's topic in Male Nursing Students

Men are only 9% of nurses because they choose not to go into the profession. It has zero percent to do with them being discriminated against getting into the profession. Men consist of 12% of nursing...
Yahoo article....wrong again....there is no shortage

NICU Guy replied to CapeCodMermaid's topic in Geriatric, LTC

Six In-Demand Careers Through 2018 - Yahoo
ACLS certification

NICU Guy replied to Roxyann57's topic in Geriatric, LTC

It says it is "based" on AHA guidelines. It is not an AHA training facility. I would avoid it
Help me. please read

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

What is the NCLEX pass rate for your school? When you are answering the practice questions are you understanding why you are getting the questions wrong? You need to track what concept or...
Textbooks

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

I use CheapestTextbooks.com. It gives you all of the purchase and rental prices for all the textbook
Being a male increase your chances

NICU Guy replied to koran120's topic in Male Nursing Students

No there is no advantage for being a male in nursing. Males have an equal chance of getting into nursing school as
How should I become an RN?

NICU Guy replied to amandax's topic in General Students

If money is an issue, then do not get a LPN or CNA certification. Once you get into nursing school and complete your first semester with a clinical course you should be able to apply for student...
Is it legal to give a friend insulin before meals?

NICU Guy replied to mommasgirls's topic in Diabetes, Endocrine Nursing

Is she saying that since you are an RN, you have experience giving insulin shots, same as if she said "Your a diabetic and give yourself shots, so you will be able to give his"? I don't see a problem...
Should a student nurse take ACLS?

NICU Guy replied to joshmiller2010's topic in Cardiac

I got mine over spring break and I graduate in August. While it may not help getting a job, it doesn't hurt. If you have the money and time to invest into it then get
I start in the morning, and I'm kind of bugging out.

NICU Guy replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in General Students

Welcome to nursing school . The realization that there are only 24 hrs in a day and 28 hrs worth of stuff to fit into it. It is not about more time, it is becoming more efficient at what needs to...
How does an online bachelors degree compared to traditional

NICU Guy replied to cutiepeie5's topic in School, College Programs

I would get the online degree from a brick and mortar university as compared to an exclusively online school. Call schools that you are planning to get your BSN from to see if they will accept the...
Male nursing

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

This topic is getting very old. We are faring as well as our female colleagues. What is your impression of how you expect us to fare? Better, because we are a minority so nursing schools and...
Do you think this schedule/routine will work?

NICU Guy replied to MedicalPartisan's topic in General Students

For the first week, maybe. For the whole semester, not a chance. There is no way that you can only spend 1-2 hrs per day studying/homework/care plans/term
What prompts you to suction a trach....?

NICU Guy replied to bella14k's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

This is where critical thinking comes into place. Adventitious breath sounds are abnormal breath sounds. Not all abnormal breath sounds are due to secretions. If a patient is having an anaphylactic...
What courses count towards your science gpa?

NICU Guy replied to mily28's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

Wouldn't be quicker to call the
PLEASE HELP!!! Pediatric Dosage Calc.

NICU Guy replied to #NurseRiley2016's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

Somehow my response is now the original
Men in nursing

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

Expect that there will be no difference in how you (all male students) are treated by instructors, female classmates, hospital staff, and most patients as compared to your female classmates....
PLEASE HELP!!! Pediatric Dosage Calc.

NICU Guy replied to #NurseRiley2016's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

You are right. I am so used to the tricky peds dosage drip rates that you need to use the micro drip instead of macro
Job Dilemma

NICU Guy replied to peachshan's topic in General Students

No matter how great the opportunity is, if you can't afford it, then don't take it. Although the job is in a hospital which gets your foot in the door, it is not a patient care job and will not...
Took the money and ran

NICU Guy replied to cutiep7's topic in General Students

The problem is that you didn't do your "due diligence" You need to investigate everything about the program before giving them you money. Did you look on the state BON website to see what their NCLEX...
Not happy with grade.

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

That all depends on how competitive the program that you are applying is. Many people retake classes that they got a C or B in to raise their GPA to be more competitive. If you think that you did...
Is this common with nurses and doctors?

NICU Guy replied to usetimewisely's topic in Patient Medications

The problem is that you are there with the patient for the past X hrs and can see what is happening to the patient. You need to paint the best picture you can for the doctor over the phone. He is...
PLEASE HELP!!! Pediatric Dosage Calc.

NICU Guy replied to #NurseRiley2016's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

Which tubing are you going to use? A 10 gtts/mL B 15 gtts/mL C 60

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