NICU Guy BSN, RN

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    Where to study?

    NICU Guy replied to ruzhyo's topic in General Students

    Denny's or IHOP. Are there any 24 hr restaurants in your
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    Priority Help!

    NICU Guy replied to Lindsay17's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    That is what I was wondering. Obviously an old case study book or old(er) instructor that has used the same case studies for
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    Combination Insulin dosage

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

    50 units X .7= 35; 50 units X .3=
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    Feeling unmotivated..

    NICU Guy replied to hockeygirl1031's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    What were your grades in math, English, sciences? Have you taken your pre-req sciences and math? You have taken the test 7 times, you know what types of questions are on the test. Have you worked...
  5. NICU Guy

    Help me!

    NICU Guy replied to sump1500's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    doing her homework for
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    About That Avatar...

    NICU Guy replied to Ruby Vee's topic in General Nursing

    I would like to add that Google has a feature in which you can drag a photo into "Google images" search and it will match the picture with other pictures on the internet. If the picture you use as an...
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    Dosage Calculation Question

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

    That is like "An airliner crashes in the Mississippi River. What state are the survivors buried?" You don't bury survivors or "You are in a house where all the windows face south. You see a bear...
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    "Critical Thinking"?

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

    Knowledge based questions are "What is enlargement of the heart called?" and an application or critical thinking question is "Your patient is on a diuretic (makes you pee). Which lab are you most...
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    AHA BLS or RC CPR?

    NICU Guy replied to Gaby_rmz77's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My school and hospitals only accept
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    California RN license after Indiana State University lvn to bsn

    NICU Guy replied to SanSoo's topic in Indiana State University

    That was my understanding when I talked to one of the instructors that flew to California a couple of months ago. It was my understanding that they were trying to get the students that were all ready...
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    Don't go into nursing school if_____

    NICU Guy replied to 2k15NurseExtern4u's topic in General Students

    Nursing is like the show "Scrubbing In" Think that instructors are required to give you a study guide for all tests and only use the textbook for
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    Kinda confused on what to do!!!!!

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

    An accelerated BSN should be around the same cost (and time) as an ASN since you have a majority of your foundational credits from your first degree. Both are 4
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    Working during Nursing School

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

    CNA if you want to work in LTC after nursing school. If you want to work in a hospital after nursing school, there are jobs for nursing students after completion of your first class with a clinical....
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    Tips for Nursing Students also working full time jobs (40hrs/week)

    NICU Guy replied to IanTeig1982's topic in General Students

    It is very difficult, but possible. You have to be highly organized and figure out when assignments are due and when tests are so you can adapt in your work schedule. I would not work the day before...
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    California RN license after Indiana State University lvn to bsn

    NICU Guy replied to SanSoo's topic in Indiana State University

    That is good news. I am glad they found a way to allow you guys to get your degree. I have asked the director of the campus based BSN several times about the status of the California students. I...
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    California RN license after Indiana State University lvn to bsn

    NICU Guy replied to SanSoo's topic in Indiana State University

    The issues you would have are the same as if you got your degree here. It would be considered an out of state program. Probably best to get an Indiana license and then apply for a California...
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    California RN license after Indiana State University lvn to bsn

    NICU Guy replied to SanSoo's topic in Indiana State University

    I am not sure if they are accepting new students in California. They are attempting to get the students that were already in the program through the program by using the VA hospitals in California...
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    community paramedics instead of home care nurses?

    NICU Guy replied to knina's topic in Canada

    It must be some kind of scope of practice issue. It seems that they are able to provide care and treatment that the home nurses
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    ABSN programs

    NICU Guy replied to mmcc01's topic in General Students

    ABSN programs allow people that already have a bachelor degree in another field to apply their foundational courses towards the nursing degree. That saves time and money, so the programs are popular...
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    Recording Lectures

    NICU Guy replied to Fearless_leader's topic in General Students

    I have a Sony ICD-PX333 that has USB interface to download to the
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    Are textbooks this expensive????

    NICU Guy replied to 2015's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    I rent the books that I don't intend to use after the class. The books that I want to keep, I buy used books that are "like new". I use Cheap Textbooks - Price Compare College Textbooks - Used, New,...
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    how can I apply to RN-NCLEX without a Social Security Number?

    NICU Guy replied to B-Dreamer's topic in Nurse Registration

    Get a valid work/ immigrant visa, come to the US, then apply for a SSN, and apply for a job in California along with the multitude of U.S. nurses and new grads looking for
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    The Commuter(s), Any and All RN's What's the real deal?

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

    There are numerous factors that cause a graduate to not pass NCLEX on the first try: 1 Their program didn't prepare them effectively to pass NCLEX (exams may have not been NCLEX style questions) 2...
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    Medtech College

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

    Their NCLEX pass rates are terrible 2011: 63.57% (82/129) 2012: 78.6% (81/103) http://www.in.gov/pla/files/NCLEX_Scores_%28Web_Copy%29.pdf Ivy Tech Indy 2011 98.48% (65/66) 2012 100%
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    Ad on Craiglist for ghostwriter for nursing student

    NICU Guy replied to tsm007's topic in General Students

    The issue here is that by not doing the assignments themselves, they will lack the knowledge that was suppose to be gained by the exercise. I just finished a Leadership class that required a 200 word...