NICU Guy BSN, RN

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    New grad military spouse

    NICU Guy replied to Emgo's topic in General Nursing

    What are the logistics of your plan? Mississippi and California are not neighboring states. Are you talking PRN, in which you work a couple days in California and then fly back to Mississippi to work...
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    HELP! New grad unsure where to go

    NICU Guy replied to lanaigirl123's topic in First Year After Licensure

    When I graduated I didn't care where I needed to go to get a NICU job. I applied to between 50-100 NICU opening throughout the country. I graduated in August, passed NCLEX in Sept., and accepted a...
  3. NICU Guy

    Hello, just have a quick math question

    NICU Guy replied to HappyNurse915's topic in General Nursing

    My assumption is to use a micro drip set which is 60
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    COVID-19 and extinction of human species

    NICU Guy replied to DannyBoy8's topic in Disaster Preparation

    This is not occurring in an overwhelmed and defunct healthcare system. Outside of NYC, the rest of the country's hospitals are not overwhelmed. We are in the age of modern medicine. What is your...
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    COVID-19 and extinction of human species

    NICU Guy replied to DannyBoy8's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Even using 200,000 deaths, that is 0.067% of the population dying from COVID-19. While 200,000 deaths is tragic, it is far from an extinction event (647,000 die from heart disease and 610,000 die from...
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    COVID-19 and extinction of human species

    NICU Guy replied to DannyBoy8's topic in Disaster Preparation

    I agree. The only way to get a true number is to do an anti-body test on everyone. There are many that had COVID -19 that had mild symptoms which they thought was a cold/flu. If they were tested now,...
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    COVID-19 and extinction of human species

    NICU Guy replied to DannyBoy8's topic in Disaster Preparation

    The 2017–2018 flu season was severe for all US populations and resulted in an estimated 959,000 hospitalizations and 61,099 deaths. The 2019-2020 flu season (so far) has had 370,000...
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    Low GPA Accelerated Nursing Program

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

    I have not seen an ABSN program with an application GPA of less than a 2.75. Even if you found a program that allowed you to apply with a 2.18 GPA, there will be many other candidates that will have...
  9. NICU Guy

    New Grad needs advice

    NICU Guy replied to egm09100's topic in General Nursing

    What city are the offers in? I am also in the Midwest and we primarily hire new grads for our Level III and Level IV
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    Studying for RNC-NIC

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

    ANN has an online review course.
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    Omnibed tempe probe question

    NICU Guy replied to NICURRT2RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We remove the temp probe once we turn it to "Air Temp" mode. The point of do this is to transition to normal heat regulation. Our temperature is regulated based on the room temperature. You don't walk...
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    Soon to be GRad... Can't decide on JOb offers!

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

    That is pretty much standard with any hospital. After 6 months in a position, you can apply to any open position in the hospital. They are not saying that after 6 months, if an OB position opens up,...
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    Please Help. I am too dumb to figure out how to register for NCLEX!

    NICU Guy replied to RubyJuly2020's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The way I did it was as soon as I graduated, I applied online for license and went to get my fingerprints electronically scanned, created an account with Pearson Vue, once the school got everyones'...
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    Studying for RNC-NIC

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

    I am scheduled (Coronavirus permitting) for a 2 day review class at the end of April with the test given the day after the course.
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    Abandonment

    NICU Guy replied to Nurseynurse1418's topic in General Nursing

    Did you give her any type of report? A compassionate coworker would say "give me what I need to know and I can figure out the rest". I never leave work without some type of verbal acknowledgement from...
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    School Pretty Much Canceled Clinical

    NICU Guy replied to Futurenurse7321's topic in General Students

    ME ME ME. It is all about me. 1) You are going to graduate and start working as a nurse. There is a local CC that is considering making the students repeat their classes next semester. All of their...
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    New grad first job

    NICU Guy replied to VRS82's topic in Nursing Career

    Depends on the new grad. If you are confident that you can learn what you need to know for the job, then yes it is a good job for a new grad. At 38 yrs old, you should have had some life/work...
  18. NICU Guy

    Need HELP!

    NICU Guy replied to Ashley Morgendorffer's topic in Nursing Career

    Since it involved a non-nursing job, I probably would have not even brought it up to the recruiter's attention. I doubt that you working at XXX for 3 years instead of 5 yrs would be a deal breaker....
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    Alarming conditions of a job offer letter

    NICU Guy replied to guest1107684's topic in General Nursing

    I can see two different sides to this statement. Is there concern that if you accept the job, are they going to change the pay and pay you less, are they going to switch you from days to nights, or...
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    NICU Nurse Resources

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

    I got a NICU job as a new grad. We hire almost exclusively new grads. It is a 104 bed Level IV NICU in Louisville,
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    Nursing school and rankings

    NICU Guy replied to Sun1's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Not another one of these "Should I go to a Top Tier/ Prestigious/ High ranked nursing school. Here are two to get you started. This topic is brought up frequently. In my opinion, "ranked" nursing...
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    ER to NICU

    NICU Guy replied to Sue Kossowsky's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I agree also. Those will benefit you the most. Welcome to the land of the little
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    Failed NCLEX 3 times

    NICU Guy replied to Hcole2019's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The NCLEX computer looks at the trailing 60 questions. You need to be at or above the pass line for the whole 60 questions. Although SATAs are not guaranteed to be above the pass line, they are more...
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    Need advise regarding uncomfortable, disrespectful situation

    NICU Guy replied to Maria Crocker's topic in Men in Nursing

    That is not completely true. The surgical tech was female. If I had asked for a male nurse, but there were no male nurses available, what would be your solution? Either suck it up, reschedule, go...
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    Do I have what it takes to succeed in Nursing?

    NICU Guy replied to Hurricane's topic in General Nursing

    The first and most important step you took to have a good journey as a nurse was to become a member of this site. Some of the members have been nurses for 10-40 yrs and have a lot of wisdom to pass...