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  1. NICU Guy

    Starting Nursing School in 2 months !! Tips?!

    NICU Guy replied to WbeRNGOAL's topic in General Students

    1. Will being a male student nurse negatively affect my experiences during school? Excluding Maternity clinicals, there should be minimal differences between male and female students'...
  2. NICU Guy

    Seeking input: The best Tablet or 2in1 Laptop for the "rough stuff"

    NICU Guy replied to EDTraumaEtc's topic in General Nursing

    https://www.techradar.com/news/best-rugged-laptops
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    Is Going to a Non-Accredited School a Waste of Time?

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

    The problem was that many of those for-profit schools were in trouble with the BONs for years. The issue for the graduates is that the education was so poor that very few graduates were able to pass...
  4. NICU Guy

    Getting harassed at work and not sure what to do about it?

    NICU Guy replied to Jnurse153's topic in Men in Nursing

    This is a whole bunch of drama over an offer to give a co-worker a ride home. Why is this such a big deal? If I offered any of my co-workers a ride home, it would be seen as what it is, a ride home....
  5. NICU Guy

    Where do I start?

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

    Explain this. You were not only working as a staff nurse, but a Nursing Supervisor even though you had zero nursing experience and only a temporary
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    What was your ABSN program like? Was it hard?

    NICU Guy replied to starter12345's topic in General Students

    My analogy is having your accelerator pedal stuck to the floor on the highway. The trip is really quick, but it is a white-knuckle experience the whole time. Would I choose ABSN again over a...
  7. NICU Guy

    NICU vs. cardiac?

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

    We have only one PCA (excluding PCAs used as unit secretary) for our 103 bed NICU. You work as an individual performing your assessments and feeding your assigned babies. We are a team-focused unit...
  8. NICU Guy

    Reasonable Accommodations

    NICU Guy replied to may1787's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Thank you for posting a similar comment that I chose to delete that the OP took offense
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    Med Surge 2

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

    Start by asking yourself "What is the question looking for me to recognize?" For Example: A patient with heart failure is taking Losartan and Spironolactone. The patient is having EKG changes...
  10. NICU Guy

    Reasonable Accommodations

    NICU Guy replied to may1787's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If NICU is too much of a high stress environment that you need ADA accommodations, maybe you need to find a low stress specialty for a while before moving back to the NICU. I have been pulled to...
  11. NICU Guy

    I am a male nursing student - What Did I Get Myself Into?!?!?

    NICU Guy replied to nomadd917's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Men are fully integrated into the nursing profession. The stigma of males in nursing has been for the most part been eliminated. Except for L&D, there really are no specialties that males would be...
  12. NICU Guy

    Must Pass all exams?

    NICU Guy replied to yjiwon939's topic in General Students

    I would clarify it with the instructor. When I was in school, the grading system was that you had to have an average of XX on the tests before adding in assignments, group projects, term papers,...
  13. NICU Guy

    Question!

    NICU Guy replied to nursing_potato's topic in General Nursing

    You must have an active license. Passing NCLEX does not necessarily lead to a license. The BON may find an issue that may delay the issuance of the LVN license. In some states, you can apply for a...
  14. NICU Guy

    Is there a Stigma with a Male working in Nursing?

    NICU Guy replied to Convoy2022_TrumpSupporter's topic in General Nursing

    I have been in my current position for almost 6 yrs with a male to female nurse ratio of between 1:300 to 3:300 in my NICU. Currently there are two male nurses and approximately 300 female nurses. I...
  15. NICU Guy

    Has anyone else been in a similar situation?

    NICU Guy replied to cjp1994's topic in General Students

    What do you mean she "didn't feel like giving the med"? So, the patient was in pain, but she wasn't in the mood to give the med? Were you giving the med unsupervised or did the instructor...
  16. NICU Guy

    Can I become pediatric nurse and CRNA?

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

    CRNA is a Master's degree level position. You will need to get your BSN first before applying to a CRNA program. CRNA programs are very competitive and require a high GPA during nursing school. Most...
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    NICU Nurse Resources

    NICU Guy replied to baby_nurse19's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Search "NICU RN Residency" on indeed.com when you are several months away from graduating. There are currently several NICU residencies posted (none in NY) if you are willing to move for a couple...
  18. NICU Guy

    Clinical Advice Needed

    NICU Guy replied to violet_2's topic in General Students

    It is your responsibility to be more active in the care of the patient, not the preceptor's. During the assessment, the preceptor listens to the lungs, ask the preceptor "Can I listen to the lungs?"...
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    HELP super nervous for my NICU Interview

    NICU Guy replied to AnaBanana.RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    They shouldn't ask NICU patient scenarios because nursing school does not cover NICU type patients, so you would not have any knowledge about a patient scenario. The interview should focus on...
  20. NICU Guy

    Corrections to NICU

    NICU Guy replied to Nurse KF's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    PALS is not useful in NICU. No one in the NICU is PALS certified unless they transferred from PICU. NRP is the protocol in the NICU. Finish your BSN and either apply to all NICU jobs nationwide...
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    Choosing a school

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

    The clinical and lecture is part of the same class. I do not know of a state BON that allows separate lecture and clinical portions. State BONs establish what courses that schools must include...
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    Compact license NY to NJ.

    NICU Guy replied to aguniii's topic in General Nursing

    How a multi-state (compact) license works: Live in a Compact state and obtain a multi-state license from that state. With your multi-state license, you are able to work in any other...
  23. NICU Guy

    What was your ABSN program like? Was it hard?

    NICU Guy replied to starter12345's topic in General Students

    100% agree. Right or wrong, the instructors treated us like adults. Several of our classes were joint lectures with the Traditional BSN class. It felt like they respected us more than the Traditional...
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    Future New Grad RN does not want to work Med-Surg!

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

    This may be relevant to someone that wants to pursue adult nursing. NICU is a very specialized unit. A majority of what you learned in nursing school and would learn on an Adult Med/Surg floor does...
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    Married or in a committed relationship students

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

    My girlfriend used to work from home. It is not a sign of depression, it stems from the fact that there is little incentive to care about appearance when your commute to work consists of walking from...