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  1. NICU Guy

    Need Advice

    NICU Guy replied to chas89's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Since you already have a bachelor degree, I would have skipped the LPN and go directly to a ABSN program which would take 15-18 months. Since you are going the LPN route, the next step would be BSN....
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    Praying in the work place

    NICU Guy replied to RipeTomato's topic in Spirituality, Religion

    Starting a staff meeting with a prayer to the flying spaghetti monster would be something I would look forward to.
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    Losing respect for nursing students

    NICU Guy replied to kjnsweets's topic in General Nursing

    I think a lot of the issue is maturity level and lack of experience of how to act in the workplace. Although the clinical site is their learning environment, it is still the nurse's workplace. I...
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    Losing respect for nursing students

    NICU Guy replied to kjnsweets's topic in General Nursing

    I feel my father's words coming out of my mouth. "Kids these days are lazy and want everything handed to them." I believe there are 5 mindsets that go through some (there are always those who have...
  5. NICU Guy

    Enter your TEAS V Scores here!!

    NICU Guy replied to Future Nurse's Wife's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    National Percentile Rank is the percentage that you scored higher than other students taking the TEAS. So you scored higher than 80% of the people that took the test. Program Percentile Rank: You...
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    Three months into an accelerated nursing school program...

    NICU Guy replied to Mindylane's topic in General Students

    Good
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    Considering 2nd degree BSN - Seeking advice

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

    Probably best to seek advice in the CRNA section. Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist
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    How do women feel about pts that only want female RN's?

    NICU Guy replied to hodgieRN's topic in MICU, SICU

    A couple months ago there was an article about a father of a newborn didn't want to have african american nurses take care of his baby and the hospital placed a note on the chart that only white...
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    I plan to become a male nurse.

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

    Pet Peeve- People that ask about gender discrimination in
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    Stethoscopes

    NICU Guy replied to futureexpectations's topic in General Students

    A dual bell Littman would be my choice. Here is a chart that might help: Littmann Stethoscope Comparison |
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    Movie suggestion for Mental Health NRSG video analysis

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

    My top 4 suggestions are Sybil, Three Faces of Eve, Conspiracy Theory, Benny and Joon. Sybil and Three Faces of Eve would be the
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    Parents!!!

    NICU Guy replied to daviex's topic in Emergency

    These are the same parents that are yelling at their kids for being whining at 2am in Wal mart when they should have been in bed hours
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    Should I complete my BSN in 3 years?

    NICU Guy replied to candyluvcat's topic in General Students

    If your goal is NP then you need to do what it takes to preserve your GPA. When applying to Master's programs, they look at GPA not that you finished in 3 yrs. You will regret trying to fly through...
  14. NICU Guy

    Going back to School - RN, NP, or PA?

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

    Depends on your GPA from your first degree. If you have well over a 3.0 from first degree and all the pre-req for PA school then go that route. Otherwise ABSN then 1-2 yrs working before MSN
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    Left handed nurses, med personnel

    NICU Guy replied to Vanfnp's topic in Emergency

    I guess the OP didn't get the memo. It is part of Obamacare. Since Obama is left handed, they are phasing in more left handed people until it is only lefties in the medical field. Righties have two...
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    Prison Nursing- what does it involve?

    NICU Guy replied to SuzieVN's topic in Correctional

    Although I don't work in a prison, we have 2 Federal prisons and a Federal work camp 2 miles away. We get inmates from those facilities. They are always well behaved. I have not had an issue with...
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    Choosing a Stethoscope - Littman Master Classic II vs. Classic II S.E.

    NICU Guy replied to RZobel's topic in General Students

    Either one of those would be a very good choice for you. I would go with the SE because of the turnable head. The master classic II relies on pressure on the head to hear high and low frequency...
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    New Techniques Make Me Shaky Nervous!

    NICU Guy replied to EaglesWings21's topic in General Students

    Practice is the key. The first few IV starts in my ER clinical during my Advanced EMT program were scary. By the forth one I had my technique down and the nerves were gone. For the rest of the...
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    TEAS RETAKE

    NICU Guy replied to melissa16's topic in TEAS Exam Help

    Depends if the policy was posted on their website when you started the program. If it was in use when you started then you probably have little recourse. If it is a new policy since you started, then...
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    Naive high school student here! Should I go for nursing or become a pre-med student?

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

    If you went the nursing route, you could go onto get your Nurse Practitioner later. It may not be identical to becoming a doctor, but
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    Blackout curtains

    NICU Guy replied to puroticorico's topic in General Nursing

    There is cling-on dark window tinting in the auto section of Wal-Mart. Just cut to size and place on the window. It looks better from outside the house than aluminum foil on the window. If you move...
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    Something's I'm worried about...

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

    Don't worry about your lack of nursing skills before starting. All of that will be covered in your fundamentals class labs before you start
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    I want to know about nursing curriculum

    NICU Guy replied to Ajay30's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Many colleges use the hundreds numbering system for their classes. Freshman level is 1XX, Sophomore is 2XX, Junior is 3XX, and Senior level is 4XX. So Math 116 College Algebra would be a freshman...
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    Intake and Output problems

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

    Evidently they are using 1 oz= 30 ml and 1 qt.= 1000 ml 9 oz= 270 1/2 qt= 500 6 oz= 180 12 oz= 360 TOTAL=
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    Questions for Night Shift Nurses

    NICU Guy replied to Tazhaz's topic in General Nursing

    Although I am a pre-nursing student, I have been a registered sleep technologist for the last 13 yrs. I work 3-4 12 hr night shifts per week. I have not had a problem with staying awake during my...