NICU Guy BSN, RN

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  1. NICU Guy

    Clinical in Nursing Home--experiences?

    NICU Guy replied to galactose's topic in General Students

    It is basic Nursing skills. A majority is "CNA" work, but it is the foundation of nursing. Many of your classmates have never touched a patient before and need these basic skills to get them...
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    Hospitals to apply for with 1 year experience in California

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

    Would you mind changing your username? People will start confusing
  3. NICU Guy

    So what have you been doing while the allnurses.com upgrade was happening????

    NICU Guy replied to traumaRUs's topic in General Nursing

    I joined ANA (All Nurses Anonymous). I was developing withdrawal
  4. NICU Guy

    Help me name my baby!

    NICU Guy replied to audreysmagic's topic in General Nursing

    Tiffany, the bride of
  5. NICU Guy

    Second Degree Accelerated BSN

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

    University of Kentucky, Eastern Kentucky University, Northern Kentucky University, Bellarmine University, and Spalding University all have ABSN programs. Any of the state schools would be a lot...
  6. NICU Guy

    Why are accelerated BSN programs closing?

    NICU Guy replied to lexladybug's topic in General Nursing

    ABSN programs in this area are thriving along with their traditional programs. The ABSN program that I attended had a near 100% first time NCLEX pass rate. My cohort had a 100% pass rate with half...
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    Has anyone heard of Ideal Professional Institute School of Nursing?

    NICU Guy replied to Houstonstrong's topic in School, College Programs

    The scariest part is that only 3/52 were recent graduates (12/17). The rest are repeat test takers stretching back to Sept 2014. Some of these graduates have been trying to pass the test for 3 1/2...
  8. NICU Guy

    Has anyone heard of Ideal Professional Institute School of Nursing?

    NICU Guy replied to Houstonstrong's topic in School, College Programs

    The report does not show the number of graduates in that period; it shows the number of graduates from that period taking the test. For example, if 30 students graduated in Dec. 2017 and 5 took the...
  9. NICU Guy

    Has anyone heard of Ideal Professional Institute School of Nursing?

    NICU Guy replied to Houstonstrong's topic in School, College Programs

    The 9.62% NCLEX pass rate has got to be a new record. If you took 52 random people off the street and had them study and take NCLEX, is it possible for at least 6 to
  10. NICU Guy

    Accessing work email at home

    NICU Guy replied to Sara E.'s topic in HIPAA Challenges

    Do you have access to work email outside of work? Yes and intranet access for access to pay stubs, education, timecard, scheduling, and much more What are the stipulations (if any)? Must download...
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    ABSN vs. Community College program for stay at home mom

    NICU Guy replied to Hannahhan's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    ABSN programs are very fast paced and give you little time for family/social life until it is done. They are non-stop from beginning to end, there would be no ability to have a second baby in the...
  12. NICU Guy

    Help on fixing my strange sleeping schedule? (Night shift nurse)

    NICU Guy replied to Dani95rn's topic in Health, Stress Management

    You need a relatively similar sleep time for your days off as for your work days. When I worked nights, I went to sleep at 8 am on my work days and around 6 am on my off days. You are trying to go to...
  13. NICU Guy

    Survival guide for women of color

    NICU Guy replied to dinah77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Now the narrative has been changed from WOC being discriminated at the hospital (from the OP's first 2 posts) to socio-economic status. Yes, the poor neighborhoods are dominated by WOC, but the same...
  14. NICU Guy

    NICU visitation policies needed

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

    NICU Level IV private patient rooms some number at bedside 2 including parents (excluding siblings) Who can visit Parents plus 6 visitors (people can be removed from list but not added beyond the 6...
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    Indiana Nursing Programs

    NICU Guy replied to courtneylea's topic in School, College Programs

    Look into Indiana State. It isn't advertised very much so there was a low application submission when I did their ABSN 4 yrs ago. It was a very good program with a near 100% NCLEX pass rate for their...
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    IUPUI ABSN

    NICU Guy replied to courtneylea's topic in Indiana Nursing

    Ivy Tech and IUPUI are state schools so their credits would transfer. Whether individual credits from Ivy Tech will be accepted for a particular class is up to
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    Survival guide for women of color

    NICU Guy replied to dinah77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    While I acknowledge the disparity between the races, the biggest risk factors are HTN, Obesity, Heart Disease which are all pre-existing conditions regardless of race. These issues need to be dealt...
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    Survival guide for women of color

    NICU Guy replied to dinah77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    I am confused how this contributes to a higher death rate in WOC. These examples apply to all women in labor, not just WOC. Can you give examples of how they are treated differently? I am not...
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    My ex-boyfriend will be in the same nursing cohort as me next fall.

    NICU Guy replied to djksjdalksjf's topic in General Students

    I would talk to the instructor, explain the situation, and get placed in different clinical groups. That will give you a semester to determine if it is an ongoing issue or both of you have moved on...
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    Old nurse in pediatrics

    NICU Guy replied to PPediRN's topic in Pediatric

    That is not a Pediatric issue, but a manager issue. That statement could easily be reversed for a young new grad. "So Ms. YoungGradRN, if we hired you, how long do you think you would stay with us? A...
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    How can I appeal the decision ofthe NY state board of Nursing?

    NICU Guy replied to Brithany#1's topic in General Nursing

    "Integrity is the quality of being honest and having strong moral principles, or moral uprightness". There is something that has been submitted or you told the BON that was deceitful, in their opinion...
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    Resetting IV pump volumes: Dangerous or common safety practice?

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

    We set our pumps to alarm every 8 hrs. The total fluids for the 8 hour period are recorded and the pumps are reset for another 8 hr
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    How can I appeal the decision ofthe NY state board of Nursing?

    NICU Guy replied to Brithany#1's topic in General Nursing

    I am confused. Are they saying that you are claiming to have graduated from a school that was closed before you graduated? They are questioning your moral integrity and not your transcript, can you be...
  24. NICU Guy

    Should I take my NCLEX sooner or not?

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

    What will delaying the test again accomplish? You have already postponed the test and still have low scores. You need a tutor to find out what you are lacking (content vs understanding what the...
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    Preparing to be a NICU Nurse

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

    We need more men in the NICU. I am outnumbered 150:1 in my (300 RNs) unit. We only have 2 male nurses on the unit. I work dayshift and another guy works nightshift. I work with 35-40 females each...