NICU Guy BSN, RN

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    Autonomy in nursing

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

    There may be standing orders on select, limited basis. You will not have the ability to adjust ventilator settings (excluding FiO2) because you feel that they need to be changed. You would need to...
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    List of issues affecting adult population

    NICU Guy replied to allaboutfun's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

    Obesity trend in the
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    Not Good at English and wants to prusue Nursing

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

    NCLEX can be difficult to pass for ESL graduates. NCLEX questions can be difficult to decipher for native English speaking graduates. Having English as your second language compounds the
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    Debt worth saving time/graduating early?

    NICU Guy replied to nisa.33's topic in General Students

    In order for it to make financial sense, you would need to make $36k ($48k-12k) more your first year as a nurse than your current job otherwise the extra debt is not worth it. That is taking into...
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    Moving, taking NCLEX in another state

    NICU Guy replied to bow002's topic in General Students

    If you definitively want to move to Washington state, you need to apply for initial license with the Washington BON and have your school send your paperwork to Washington BON. You do not need a PA...
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    California License

    NICU Guy replied to Murse123's topic in General Students

    California can be very difficult for new grads to find jobs, especially out of state ASN graduates. NCLEX is a national exam, so going there to take the test will have no bearing on your ability to...
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    OB Unit for Male Student

    NICU Guy replied to nurse2bguy555's topic in General Students

    This is not true. Males make up 10-15% of nursing students. I had 8 other males in my cohort in nursing school. There was around another 10 in the traditional BSN class. Each clinical group consisted...
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    Any 22 weekers out there?

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

    I understand that your entire focus is the aftermath of saving 22-23 wk babies in the NICU, but that is a small part of the NICU. You do realize that NICUs are not full of 22-23 wk preemies?...
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    Any 22 weekers out there?

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

    Unfortunately for my unit, they are not shipped out to PICU. We have had numerous kids celebrate their 1, 2, and even 3rd birthdays with us. We have one pediatric facility that takes those patients...
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    Any 22 weekers out there?

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

    If your original post was exclusively referring to saving 22wk babies, then I agree with you. We do not have the capabilities to consistently have good outcomes for babies born that young. Maybe in...
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    Any 22 weekers out there?

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

    I am not understanding your point. Everyone that works at a Level III/IV NICU has had numerous patients that had poor outcome and realize the life that those kids are going to live. I don't need to be...
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    New Grad Nurse ICU Residency Programs

    NICU Guy replied to studentnurse7's topic in General Nursing

    go to indeed.com and search "RN new grad residency ICU". It should result in several new grad programs. If you have certain hospitals that you want to work at, call their nurse recruiter to see if...
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    credit by examination

    NICU Guy replied to Older Male LPN's topic in General Students

    I forgot all about that lawsuit with AllNurses. It was big news on this
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    Nursing schools

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

    Lecture class and the corresponding clinical are during the same semester. You will have Maternity lecture class several days per week and also have Maternity clinical either after your lecture class...
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    CCT Transport RN. Independent Contractor? Do I need to Incorporate?

    NICU Guy replied to PMHNP2023's topic in General Nursing

    So, "John" owns a nurse staffing company, but the nurses are not employees, but independent contractors (red flag). Does he also own the ambulance company? Does this nursing company have a Medical...
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    PICC line dressing changes difficulty

    NICU Guy replied to Gyh's topic in General Nursing

    This is what we do with every dressing change. Once the transparent dressing is removed, a second person places a sterile finger on the PICC line. The PICC nurse places fresh Mastisol around the site,...
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    To kill or not to kill... another person dream?

    NICU Guy replied to KatieMI's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    One redeeming quality is that she hasn't contacted you about the letter of
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    Advice for junior in BSN program

    NICU Guy replied to growthknowledge's topic in General Students

    PCA, unit secretary, student nurse positions are ideal, but any hospital position at a hospital that you want to work at will be helpful when it is time to apply for your first nursing
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    Investing for Nurses?

    NICU Guy replied to Lovethenurse2b25's topic in General Nursing

    I suggest reading about investing extensively before investing. I think that getting your finances under control is more important than investing (excluding your 401K/403B). Living below your means,...
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    Future Graduate Unsure of What Speciality to Choose

    NICU Guy replied to futureRN33's topic in General Specialties

    My entire career has been NICU, so I can't speak for other specialties. There is definitely time to develop relationships with patients and families in the NICU. Some babies are born at 24 weeks...
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    Clinical Capstone failure?

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

    Unfortunately, that member has not posted since July
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    Nursing schools

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

    Do ranked nursing school do a good job teaching you? yes Are there non-ranked nursing schools that do a good job teaching you? yes Looking at your state's BON website for the list of each school's...
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    New grad

    NICU Guy replied to Ahrabia's topic in Nursing Career

    Sign on bonuses are given after you are working at the hospital for a certain period of time. It may be in one check or over several paychecks. Not all hospitals give sign on bonuses, usually...
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    Application says ENG_ON_HOLD

    NICU Guy replied to Nursing2019BSN's topic in General Nursing

    Just a guess, but it might mean the position is on hold. Something may be temporarily preventing the manager from filling the
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    Code Blue: Just Trying Figure Out What Happened?

    NICU Guy replied to Binz's topic in General Nursing

    orthostatic