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  1. NICU Guy

    How often do you folks have to be mandated to work a 16 hour shift

    NICU Guy replied to kitty29's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    In 4 yrs I have never been mandated (maybe because I am in a large unit. 30-40 nurses per shift). The charge nurses ask for volunteers first before mandating. If I were to be mandated, I would keep my...
  2. NICU Guy

    Schools that allow 4th semester transfers

    NICU Guy replied to lalaland024's topic in School, College Programs

    I don't know of any school that allows transfer of any core nursing classes. Most universities (regardless of the degree) have a minimum number of credits that must be taken at their school in order...
  3. NICU Guy

    Pediatric OR RN wanting to go to NICU

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

    In a Lvl II NICU, you will not care for babies that premature or that little. Those kinds of babies get sent to a Lvl III or IV. NICU can be very busy. You may have 3-4 bottle feeders that each may...
  4. NICU Guy

    Where to test?

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

    NCLEX is a national test. You can go to school in Maine, take NCLEX in Texas, and get initially licensed in Utah. Once you get licensed in a state, you can apply for a license in another state by...
  5. NICU Guy

    What's the funniest most unusual baby name?

    NICU Guy replied to nirvana1's topic in Nursing Humor

    Agent Zero and Firetruck. Actual names on their birth
  6. NICU Guy

    Exciting Changes Coming To allnurses

    NICU Guy replied to Joe V's topic in News, Announcements

    Under "What's New" tab, it would be nice to be able to search by thread start date. Currently, it is listed by last post date. I don't really care about a thread that has been dead for 5 years, but a...
  7. NICU Guy

    Newbie grateful for any advice

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

    Then you came to the right place. There are many people here that are willing to help guide you through nursing school and throughout your career. Some of the advice may be not what you want to hear,...
  8. NICU Guy

    What separates great nurses from decent nurses?

    NICU Guy replied to TexasmedicRN's topic in Critical Care

    Great ICU nurses are the nurses that: Everyone goes to when they need a second opinion about a patient Helps you with a treatment/procedure that is rarely done (without being judged) Very supportive...
  9. NICU Guy

    What separates great nurses from decent nurses?

    NICU Guy replied to TexasmedicRN's topic in Critical Care

    What separates the great nurses from the decent nurses? The great nurses are the male nurses. {Heading to my Fallout Shelter and await the
  10. NICU Guy

    Newbie grateful for any advice

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

    Am I too old to go back to school to be an RN? If you still have a pulse, then it is not too late. I graduated at 48 with my BSN. Is there really a 'nurses eat their young' mentality? Most will say...
  11. NICU Guy

    Health insurance that restricts employees from receiving care outside of employer owned ho

    NICU Guy replied to floatRN's topic in General Nursing

    It is called Self-Insured Group Health Plan. It is a way for the hospital to keep their healthcare premiums lower. You only pay a portion of your health insurance premium, the hospital pays a bigger...
  12. NICU Guy

    Kangaroo Care Policies

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

    That seems more of a nursing issue than a policy issue. There is not a long list of exceptions that prevent KC. It seems that either the parents are not visiting very frequently, not staying long...
  13. NICU Guy

    Kangaroo Care Policies

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

    What kind of policy do you have? All of our parents are encouraged to kangaroo their babies,
  14. NICU Guy

    RN MGR Told me I'm too old.

    NICU Guy replied to gumbi_12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The manager may have done something wrong, but I can see her point of view. She stated that is a very heavy, fast paced unit that requres a lot of stamina. The manager herself said that she couldn't...
  15. NICU Guy

    First clinical nightmare

    NICU Guy replied to Flylik3abr1's topic in General Students

    It is obviously one of those schols that say "you will learn clinical skills when you become a nurse." so, all the students pass NCLEX, but are clueless when they get to their first job and struggle...
  16. NICU Guy

    Nurses Eat Their Young

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

    Never in four years of
  17. NICU Guy

    Blew a vein during clinical

    NICU Guy replied to KitKat2019's topic in General Students

    Nurses with many years of experience blow veins on a routine basis, especially the elderly. There isn't a nurse that is working that never blown a vein unless they have never attempted a venous
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    New Grad RN

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

    Adult Med/Surg experience will do little for you in the NICU. NICU is it's own little world. I was fortunate to get a Level IV NICU job as a new grad (being male probably helped). I had a 135 hr...
  19. NICU Guy

    The life or death squatty potty

    NICU Guy replied to remotefuse's topic in General Nursing

    It was on an episode of Shark
  20. NICU Guy

    This sounds stupid, but..

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

    BON could care less about moving violations (speeding, running stoplight/sign, turning right on red, etc) on your driving record. They only care about DUIs. Go to your state's BON monthly meeting and...
  21. NICU Guy

    Please I Need Help With My Nclex

    NICU Guy replied to thejanemarcus1313's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Find someone who can tutor you or at least analyze why you choose the answers that you are choosing. We have no idea where you are going wrong. Do you have a lack of knowledge of content, reading too...
  22. NICU Guy

    Pre-calculation of emergency meds?

    NICU Guy replied to Lanesmama's topic in Pediatric

    Every baby in the NICU has a code sheet that is attached to the crib/warmer/isolette and a second copy in the patient's chart. New code sheets are printed every week. The weights are entered into EPIC...
  23. NICU Guy

    Where to get first licensure?

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

    I would look for jobs in an area of the country that you would not have a difficulty finding a job, ideally in a Specialty you are interested in. Spend 2 yrs at that job and if you decide that you...
  24. NICU Guy

    Nclex shut off at 75 questions!!

    NICU Guy replied to Flour21's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I will tell the same answer that the previous 1000 threads about the test stopping at 75 questions and they KNOW they failed because the questions were hard. NCLEX is a computer adaptive test. It...
  25. NICU Guy

    Nursing student in need of advice

    NICU Guy replied to Morelaur288's topic in General Students

    You did post this. To see your posts: click your username and then "Activity"