NICU Guy BSN, RN

NICU

Platinum

  • Content

    4,161

  • Visitors

    39,390

  • Followers

    4

  • Likes

    2,274

All Content by NICU Guy

  1. NICU Guy

    Need advise regarding uncomfortable, disrespectful situation

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

    Well, I gave the guy the benefit of the doubt, he is just gross. I agree with you on that part of your original post. As for the rest of your post, I understand your point, you experienced what male...
  2. NICU Guy

    Need advise regarding uncomfortable, disrespectful situation

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

    I have a theory for the ciculator's clothing. He could be lazy. He may be in the habit of wearing the scrubs from the previous day home. He puts the same scrubs back on to go back to work. Since the...
  3. NICU Guy

    NNP Study Materials

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

    https://www.amazon.com/Curriculum-Neonatal-Intensive-Nursing-AWHONN/dp/032322590X
  4. NICU Guy

    Help!! I made a medication error!!

    NICU Guy replied to svicente0520's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    The preceptor has access and should have been at her side when giving meds. There is no way that I would hand a nursing student (even a Capstone/Practicum student) meds and let them run off and give...
  5. NICU Guy

    Need advise regarding uncomfortable, disrespectful situation

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

    It was all about the nurse being a male. She didn't say "I don't understand why this male circulator would be assigned". Instead she used the phrase "a male circulator". Give me a break with the...
  6. NICU Guy

    Need advise regarding uncomfortable, disrespectful situation

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

    Let me get this straight: Male GYN, who you have never met, who is going to get up, close, and personal with your lady parts- acceptable because he is a doctor. Anesthesiologist introduces himself-...
  7. NICU Guy

    Cluster Care & Vital Sign Frequency

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

    Patients that are fed Q3: Full assessment/ temp/diaper change/ feed on a 9/3 schedule. At 12/6 feeds, we do temp/diaper change/feed. NPO/Continuous feed: Full assessment/temp/diaper change/feed Q4...
  8. NICU Guy

    New Grad NICU

    NICU Guy replied to Guest715801's topic in General Nursing

    The sole purpose of the extension was to get experience admitting a baby. Why weren't you proactive and have your preceptor simulate an admission with one of the babies you were assigned to? You could...
  9. NICU Guy

    Aspiring NICU nurse seeking advice

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

    ^^This^^ Preferably at a children's hospital because the NICU will be larger. A smaller community hospital NICU will be smaller with less staff, which means less job openings when you are looking for...
  10. NICU Guy

    "My Nurse"

    NICU Guy replied to Appleofmyeye's topic in General Nursing

    This same thread was discussed a couple years ago. When you go out to dinner with your friends. Do your friends get offended because you call them "my friends"? Do you get offended if your daughter's...
  11. NICU Guy

    "BRAND" Accelerated Nursing Degree - University of Wyoming or Accelerated Online BSN at UT Arlington

    NICU Guy replied to Magibmas's topic in Online Distance Learning

    I doubt you are going to find an out of state school that allows you to do clinicals in California. The last school that had a contract in California was Indiana State's online LPN-BSN program in...
  12. NICU Guy

    NICU Nurse Resources

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

    You will get those when you start your
  13. NICU Guy

    I got my license number but it said I failed

    NICU Guy replied to michaud70's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    If you have an active license on the Colorado BON website, then you have an active license. What unofficial
  14. NICU Guy

    Who wants to hire a graduate nurse at 55?

    NICU Guy replied to RNat55's topic in General Nursing

    To quote Dr. Phil "No matter how thin you make a pancake, it still has two sides". I realize the focus is on your age, but you need to self-reflect on how you present yourself in the interviews. Is...
  15. NICU Guy

    Justifying the cost of an Ivy League Nursing Education

    NICU Guy replied to Barbiegirl1229's topic in General Students

    .....
  16. NICU Guy

    Single Mom Back to School Need Help Choosing Path

    NICU Guy replied to 22dreams's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    My advice is to go to a community college and get your pre-reqs done. Then either go to a community college for an ASN followed by an RN-BSN program or get your BSN following the completion of your...
  17. NICU Guy

    NCLEX in 75?

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

    Your feeling is absolutely normal. NCLEX testing is completely foreign to the way you have taken tests since elementary school. Prior to NCLEX, you were given tests that you were graded on the number...
  18. NICU Guy

    What’s your timeline for graduating, taking NCLEX, and getting your first job?

    NICU Guy replied to medapop's topic in General Students

    I graduated first week of August 2014, got my ATT 9/2/2014, took NCLEX 9/12/2014, Got my license 9/15/2014. I started applying right after graduating, but many applications were instantly closed due...
  19. NICU Guy

    IV questions

    NICU Guy replied to Marythenurse1994's topic in General Nursing

    Pascal's law is a principle in fluid mechanics that states that a pressure change at any point in a confined incompressible fluid is transmitted throughout the fluid such that the same change occurs...
  20. NICU Guy

    Choosing a Nursing Program

    NICU Guy replied to HelloSunshine545's topic in General Students

    Option 1. Unless you want to go into L&D or Public Health, what value are you getting out of spending an extra $8k plus an extra semester? Option 1 also has the Capstone. If your Capstone is in a...
  21. NICU Guy

    What to choose, NICU vs PICU?

    NICU Guy replied to novicenurse123's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The OP has not been on here since Dec 10,
  22. NICU Guy

    From IL to FL

    NICU Guy replied to Nas2000's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    NCLEX is a national test. It is irrelevant where you take the test. You can go to school in Illinois, apply for license in Florida, and take NCLEX Texas. If you are 100% sure that you are going to...
  23. NICU Guy

    Nursing Requirement

    NICU Guy replied to Aaron D's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Possibly inside your Chemistry class, but I can't recall if there was Stoichiometry in my Chemistry
  24. NICU Guy

    Timetravel

    NICU Guy replied to RN_OneDay's topic in General Nursing

    Buy Amazon stock in 1997 and become a
  25. NICU Guy

    Out of State License

    NICU Guy replied to mcox119's topic in General Nursing

    As long as you meet their educational requirements, you can apply for an initial license in any state regardless of your residency. I had several classmates that moved between graduation and NCLEX and...