NICU Guy BSN, RN

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  1. NICU Guy

    Vanity Plates?

    NICU Guy replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    The comment was in response to having an RN vanity plate being a safety issue for
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    allnurses has Become so Politicized

    NICU Guy replied to adventure_rn's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    Really?? Here is the video of the looting of the Target. Nearly everyone looting is black or are they all white alt-right wearing
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    NICU new grad mistakes

    NICU Guy replied to tea.ns's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Every person you work with, regardless of their experience, makes stupid mistakes (except for me, I'm perfect ??). You learn from your mistakes. No nurse has gotten through their first year without...
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    Rapid Sequence Intubation/Nasal intubation

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

    That is on my agenda for the weekend when I
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    Rapid Sequence Intubation/Nasal intubation

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

    You use a laryngoscope to insert the NG tube orally into the lungs? That would be less traumatic then an ETT. Are they using a 5f PICC line or 5f NG using an oral
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    Rapid Sequence Intubation/Nasal intubation

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

    We do 0% nasal intubations. It is difficult enough to get an NG in most preemie's noses, I can't imagine trying to nasally intubate them. 50% of the time (depends on the doctor) we do
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    Hopeful mother/baby nurse

    NICU Guy replied to smt89's topic in Nursing Career

    Best thing to do is to apply to a larger hospital (children's hospital for NICU). Most Level I and II NICUs are small which means few nurses working in their NICU. As a result, very few job openings...
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    Late Preterm Infants on Mother Baby Unit Thoughts?

    NICU Guy replied to laurencsmile's topic in General Nursing

    34 weeks is about the beginning of infants learning how to coordinate the sequence of taking a bottle (suck, swallow, breathe). If they are able to take a bottle without desaturations, without oxygen,...
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    allnurses has Become so Politicized

    NICU Guy replied to adventure_rn's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I'll make sure I only quote positive things of yours.
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    I can't believe this - wearing a mask during the test?

    NICU Guy replied to guest1059427's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I didn't count them, but it must be at least 100 different tests that Pearson Vue alone administers. https://home.pearsonvue.com/Test-takers/A-to-Z-program-list/View-all.aspx I had a man taking an...
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    How many drugs should we know when we graduate?

    NICU Guy replied to porscheXN's topic in General Students

    In nursing school, we were taught to memorize the classes of drugs instead of each individual drugs. for example, ACE inhibitors end in -pril, Beta blockers end in LOL. Once you can identify the class...
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    Vanity Plates?

    NICU Guy replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    There are a lot of things (decals) that females put in their back windows of their vehicles that identify it as a female's
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    allnurses has Become so Politicized

    NICU Guy replied to adventure_rn's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    99% of cops are good cops. The 1% of bad cops need to be permanently banned (black listed). There are two problems, police unions protecting bad cops and not enough good cops stepping up to force the...
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    Which Job for the Long Road?

    NICU Guy replied to Apple_Gel's topic in General Nursing

    If these are job offers, then take job #2 since it is the work schedule you want. Why would you take offer #1 and hope to get a job like #2 in the
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    Vanity Plates?

    NICU Guy replied to mrcleanscrubs's topic in General Nursing

    I don't have a true vanity plate (personalized), but I have the Indiana "Be a Nurse" license plate design for my vehicle. I can think of on incidence that it prevented me from getting a ticket. I...
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    allnurses has Become so Politicized

    NICU Guy replied to adventure_rn's topic in U.S. Politics's Talk Politics

    I agree. I try to stay out of those threads, but I always seem to get sucked back into
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    My Experience as an Non-political White Male in Nursing / NP School

    NICU Guy replied to guest1149052's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You honestly believe that we (white healthcare staff) actually give inferior care to our black
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    My Experience as an Non-political White Male in Nursing / NP School

    NICU Guy replied to guest1149052's topic in Male Nursing Students

    WOW!. I didn't realize that a virus can be racist. You are telling me that if a white man and a black man go into the hospital with the exact same comorbidities, that (A): the virus is racist and will...
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    Different Avenues of Getting Into a Nursing School

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

    What they are telling you is to apply to a community college/university and don't submit your transcripts from your previous school(s). Acting as if you never took those classes before. There is a...
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    Considering CVICU

    NICU Guy replied to JulietRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is best to be humble and realize that you do not everything. Being a little scared is a good thing, it makes a safe nurse. Thinking that you know everything, and not scared to jump into a very high...
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    Is this bad sign?

    NICU Guy replied to dlee50's topic in General Nursing

    It is not a good sign or bad sign. They will contact the references for their top candidates and make a determination after they have contacted the references. More than likely you will hear...
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    Asked to give an anesthesia medication

    NICU Guy replied to laurencsmile's topic in General Nursing

    This what have seen it used in conjunction with succinylcholine administration. I don't work post-partum, but it seems like this would be common for C-sections under general. It seems like the...
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    Is it normal to have only Long Term Care clinicals throughout nursing school?

    NICU Guy replied to StudentRN56's topic in General Students

    I would check with your state BON. There should be a set of minimum clinical hours for adult/ maternity/ pediatrics/mental health in order for your school to be an approved nursing school in your...
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    Is it normal to have only Long Term Care clinicals throughout nursing school?

    NICU Guy replied to StudentRN56's topic in General Students

    How can you have Maternity and Pediatric clinicals if you only have LTC
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    Should Social Media shut down Conspiracy Theories?

    NICU Guy replied to Emergent's topic in Disaster Preparation

    "In the absence of a formal plan for the new system, council members have said they can’t answer those questions without community feedback. But Jeremiah Ellison, the Ward Five council...