NICU Guy BSN, RN

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    Does on call hours work toward pay period??

    NICU Guy replied to melte's topic in General Nursing

    The hospital that I used to work at considered "on call" as a bonus (if you were not called in). If you were called in then it was overtime with a minimum of 2 hrs
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    Patient's responses to students during clinical days

    NICU Guy replied to QueenAnnissa's topic in General Students

    For the most part they like having a personal caregiver and person to talk to. It is amazing some of the lives people have lived if you get them to talk (especially war stories). Had a female...
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    WGU and higher education

    NICU Guy replied to LongislandRN23's topic in Western Governors University

    From what I understand, WGU gives you a GPA of 3.0 when you graduate. If the NP/ CRNA programs are competitive based on GPA you will be at a
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    How Not to Get Taken Advantage Of

    NICU Guy replied to DisneyNurseGal's topic in General Students

    Make a policy that you don't hand over notes, concept maps, etc. unless their current grade (percentage) is equal or greater than yours. That will eliminate all the freeloaders and will benefit only...
  5. NICU Guy

    Early clinical hours...need some tips :)

    NICU Guy replied to its_meee's topic in General Students

    I grew up with both parents going to work early in the morning. My mom would make sure I was awake and they left. It was entirely on me to get to school on time. It prepares you for college and not...
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    pls help me solve this... thank you!

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

    That would be an awfully large syringe. It must be one of those orders that you see in cartoons with the huge syringe and 4 inch
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    you will be surprised....

    NICU Guy replied to Mchs4735's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    "What do you call a person that got Cs in nursing school?
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    Samuel Merritt Accelerated Nursing Program

    NICU Guy replied to m.pashoua.lee's topic in California Nursing

    I am in an accelerated program. I worked Friday and Saturday 630pm-630am during summer classes. This semester I have no classes on Tuesday so I also work 630 am-3 pm. It is very doable for me (36...
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    Second bachelor's degree in Nursing

    NICU Guy replied to jingl002's topic in Virginia Nursing

    So you are saying that if you getting a second degree from this school, they are requiring you to put in an extra 30 credits (150-120) of general ed classes??? I have a BS from the same school that I...
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    Second bachelor's degree in Nursing

    NICU Guy replied to jingl002's topic in Virginia Nursing

    You have both a Bachelor's degree and an Associate's degree? Are they from different schools? How many credits are they accepting from your associates and how many from your BS? The intention of the...
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    ABSN students with a bad work ethic

    NICU Guy replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in General Students

    That is interesting because I am not experiencing that in my ABSN program. We have several that finished their first degree the Friday before nursing school started last May. I have had several...
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    Paying for Course syllabus?

    NICU Guy replied to QueenAnnissa's topic in General Students

    All of our course material (PowerPoint, syllabus, term paper requirements, course calendar) is online through Blackboard, so we have the option to print it out or leave it on our laptop. The...
  13. NICU Guy

    Starting to think about a career in nursing?

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

    I would look into the pre-reqs for a accelerated BSN and take those to see how much it boosts your GPA. If there are pre-req classes for nursing that you completed from your previous BS that you got...
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    dosage calculation

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

    assuming ".4 IM STAT" is .4 mg IM STAT. 1000 mcg= 1 mg. .4*1000= 400 mcg. 400mcg/ml. The answer is 1
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    Anyone getting the RN through TCN/Indiana State?

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

    I am in a campus based program at ISU but try this allnurses.com forum Indiana State University Online Nursing
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    First Semester Finished

    NICU Guy replied to NursingN.C's topic in General Students

    one semester down (finished yesterday) and 3 to go (ABSN program). 19 days til fall semester starts. 370 days until
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    No longer a Pre-Nursing student!!!

    NICU Guy replied to Nurse2b7337's topic in General Students

    Welcome to the dark
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    info how to certify for vision/hearing

    NICU Guy replied to diana13o8's topic in Illinois Nursing

    Audiologists have BS in speech language pathology and a masters in
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    didn't start school til age 50

    NICU Guy replied to Whit'sBetterHalf's topic in General Students

    I just finished first semester of an Accelerated BSN program (A+,A ,A- ,A-) today. I will be one month short of 48 when I graduate. I am the oldest of my
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    Should I go to college or community college?

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

    Find out what the pre-reqs for the RN program are. Complete your pre-reqs for the RN program at the community college. Then apply to the RN nursing program and transfer the pre-req credits to the...
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    Nursing Books

    NICU Guy replied to merricks4's topic in General Students

    Cheap Textbooks - Price Compare College Textbooks - Used, New, Rental & eTextbooks It is a search engine for all the book websites. It shows all the prices for the book from different...
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    Double Degree Holder and Back in a AAS Program for Nursing

    NICU Guy replied to career change 2013's topic in School, College Programs

    Get your BSN and see if that gets you to where you want to be, otherwise you will need your
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    Need direction,physically unable to complete CPNE.

    NICU Guy replied to tabbybear68's topic in Excelsior College

    Are you wanting to do this just so that you can say you have a degree? If you can't physically take the CPNE, how do you expect working as an
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    Buying or Renting Books?

    NICU Guy replied to xoJenniexo's topic in Chamberlain College

    I only buy the books that I want to keep after nursing school, the rest I rent. The best site I found is Cheap Textbooks - Price Compare College Textbooks - Used, New, Rental & eTextbooks It is...
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    Opening for BSN programs

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

    Most people "hedge their bet" and apply to multiple places. If several schools accept you then when you get an email from them they usually ask you to accept admission or decline. You accept the one...