NICU Guy BSN, RN

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  1. NICU Guy

    Safe Dose

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

    Your order is confusing. I have never seen an order like that. It telling you a dosage based on a different concentration than the label. That would lead to a potential overdose. It should be XXX mg...
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    Good pop up, bad pop up, and number of questions

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

    It could also mean that your test grading is not finalized. Or you incorrectly entered your card, used a prepaid card, and all the other ways people try to get the results without having the card...
  3. NICU Guy

    One Year BSN program, any advice?

    NICU Guy replied to JMR85112's topic in General Specialties

    I did a 15 month ABSN. My analogy is driving down the highway with the accelerator stuck to the floor, weaving in and around traffic. It is a quick trip, but a white knuckle ride. I can't imagine a 12...
  4. NICU Guy

    Drug Calculations

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

    What is evil is having a multiple choice with 3 wrong answers that are possible answers if you do the equation
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    Disinterested lab partner

    NICU Guy replied to aish's topic in General Students

    The problem you are going to face is the "test out" of those skills. If she is not allowing you to practice on her, then your ability to pass the "test out" will be
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    Alexa, I need to go to the bathroom???

    NICU Guy replied to drkshadez's topic in General Nursing

    I wonder how many Amazon Echoes will go missing in the first month of use. "Oh, I thought it was mine to take home when I was
  7. NICU Guy

    Drug Calculations

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

    If you know that 5 ml=1 tsp and you are giving 0.2 tsp, how many ml are you
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    Interview with multiple managers

    NICU Guy replied to kajrn8689's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Maybe they will all want you and get into a fight over who gets to hire
  9. NICU Guy

    Job Advice for a New Grad RN

    NICU Guy replied to DH1234's topic in Nursing Career

    If there is no job posting, they do not have an opening currently. You may contact the unit manager to see if there will be an opening in the near future. How many hospitals have you applied to? Seems...
  10. NICU Guy

    Please Help!!

    NICU Guy replied to gravy94's topic in General Nursing

    and if you still have time after that, come to my house and do laundry and
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    Is an ABSN program worth the debt?

    NICU Guy replied to Stella36's topic in General Students

    Then look for schools closer to the east coast. Finding a cheaper ABSN program that you incur less debt for 2 yrs will be less stressful in the long run than having many years of massive student loan...
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    Panel Interview for NICU Residency

    NICU Guy replied to neyya15's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It all depends on your background. New Grad/Experienced adult nurse: "Why do you want to work in NICU?", "What do you know about the NICU?", "Do you know some of the types of congenital/ physical...
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    Is an ABSN program worth the debt?

    NICU Guy replied to Stella36's topic in General Students

    Is this a public school or private school? My public ABSN program cost about $20k. My niece went to a private ABSN program at the same time and it cost her $64k. I wouldn't go $60-80k in debt for a...
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    Not adjusting to night shift

    NICU Guy replied to nurseontheway's topic in General Nursing

    What is your sleep schedule for your days off? If you are constantly flipping from night schedule to day schedule on your days off, you will never get adjusted. You need to stay on the same schedule 7...
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    Preparing to be a NICU Nurse

    NICU Guy replied to ARuiz2015's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    It must exist outside of my world. We have many African american babies and only a couple African American nurses (out of 300 nurses). Every baby is treated the same, they are celebrated when they go...
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    Nursing Undergrad or accelerated nursing program?

    NICU Guy replied to sxie85's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It doesn't make sense to continue to spend money finishing a degree for the purpose of applying to an ABSN program. The pre-reqs and nursing classes are the same for a traditional BSN and the ABSN....
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    Nursing fields suited for physical limitations/chronic illness

    NICU Guy replied to Watki22's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    The OP went into a Med/Surg floor with the final goal of Case Management. My point is there are other avenues to Case Management (such as Social Work) other than spending 2-3 yrs on a Med/Surg floor....
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    ADN Graduate Dec 2019 - Neonates Interest

    NICU Guy replied to Okey Foley's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I started in the NICU as a new grad. I applied to between 50-100 openings, primarily in NICU. One of my job offers was from Vidant Children's Hospital in Greenville, NC. They have a new grad...
  19. NICU Guy

    Should, I be fired or quit for being stupid and incompetent?

    NICU Guy replied to cjp1994's topic in Male Nursing Students

    If every CNA/Nurse quit because they left something for the next shift, there would be few CNAs/Nurses working. Don't be hard on yourself. You should have made an attempt at putting a new bag on. At...
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    Serious Question Regarding Nurse Career Path! (Please Help)

    NICU Guy replied to LisyLee's topic in Nursing Career

    Nurse Informatics- But I believe that you need several years of nursing school before getting one of those
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    Looking for investors

    NICU Guy posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I am looking into a Kickstarter project for a Magic NCLEX Ball. You would "shake" the Magic NCLEX Ball and it will tell you with 50% certainty whether you passed or failed NCLEX. For a small $50 one...
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    Looking for investors

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

    The original PVT (pre 2013) was based exclusively on the Pearson test scheduling software. When you finished your test and logged back into your Pearson account and attempted to schedule a new test,...
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    Timeless Breast Milk Scanning

    NICU Guy replied to SunnyRN2006's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use EPIC, but do not use Timeless Breast Milk Scanning. Moms are given two sets of labels. The first has lines for the mom's current meds, date and time it was pumped, refrigerated time and date,...
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    Flushing potentially infected PICC line

    NICU Guy replied to mstal3965's topic in General Nursing

    Why would it even matter? If there is signs of infection or inflammation caused by the PICC, it needs to be pulled. If the PICC line flushes easily, are you going to keep it
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    Vaccination for clinical

    NICU Guy replied to Grad 2020's topic in General Students

    This is the best troll thread we have had in a while. OP posts the thread and we are now up to 70 responses and the OP has not been back to respond since the original