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  1. NICU Guy

    I need to vent about my Nursing program

    NICU Guy replied to mariawong86's topic in General Students

    Nursing school can be very fast paced and very intense. All you can think about is surviving until the next semester. You do not have time to think about the information that you are gaining along the...
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    Advise on what to do/whether this is normal

    NICU Guy replied to IzzyJ's topic in General Students

    I graduated from a 15 month ABSN program and the first semester was during the summer. The summer term was very fast paced, but the only students that were there during the summer were the first and...
  3. NICU Guy

    2nd Degree- School Matter?

    NICU Guy replied to kayrose25's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The best school would be one with high NCLEX pass rates and a senior practicum (Capstone) in a hospital and unit you want to work in. I went through an ABSN program with a senior practicum. I chose...
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    Newly graduated RN job search

    NICU Guy replied to awhite4's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Travel agencies will not hire new grads. When a hospital hires a travel nurse, the expectation is for them to hit the floor with minimal training. They are wasting their money if they have to train...
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    REDICULOUS mistake, worried I'll never practice nursing again

    NICU Guy replied to NurseBecky0520's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    If you had a history of alcohol at work and brought the drink to work in a reusable water bottle, then there might be a question of you knowing what the seltzer contained. Instead, you had the...
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    New Grad NICU Support Thread

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

    Welcome to the land of the little people. Your first 18 mo. will be the most stressful, until you get comfortable with all the various types of patients you are going to deal with. I was a nervous...
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    Buying previously used books

    NICU Guy replied to herewego23's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Sometimes the newer edition has only changed a few pages. You can find a classmate with a newer edition and compare page by page. If there are sections that are different, make a copy of that...
  8. NICU Guy

    What happens if you are injured on your way to clinical due to weather?

    NICU Guy replied to invitemeplz's topic in General Students

    Nobody is coming over to your house and putting a gun to your head. You are not being forced to go to school, you have a choice and you have potential consequences. They are not expected to keep you...
  9. NICU Guy

    Terrified after taking the NCLEX

    NICU Guy replied to nursenat6's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    You honestly believe that a student that graduated at the top their class would bomb the NCLEX so badly that the computer decided at 75 questions that they were so incompetent and had zero chance of...
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    Just got accepted into LPN program at Ivy Tech .. but

    NICU Guy replied to jcervantez25's topic in School, College Programs

    She is asking about graduating from Ivy Tech's LPN program but not taking the NCLEX-LPN. Then going through their ASN program and take NCLEX-RN. OP- the answer is no. Ivy tech has a LPN program, an...
  11. NICU Guy

    Hospitals that offer WIP

    NICU Guy replied to amarie98's topic in General Nursing

    Many hospitals are getting away from the true "Baylor shift" in which you work 24 and get paid for 36 (essentially time and a half for working Sat and Sun). Many hospitals offer a set per hour bonus...
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    CNA vs Serving

    NICU Guy replied to Flylik3abr1's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Both places are understaffed and both will be begging you to work more than you are scheduled. Go with the one that pays you the most. CNA experience is slightly helpful but not the "must have" for...
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    nclex and work

    NICU Guy replied to direw0lf's topic in General Students

    I took NCLEX 5 weeks after graduation while working three 12 hr night shifts per week. You don't need a week off before NCLEX to study. You don't have 3 weeks to study for NCLEX (unless you haven't...
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    Professional Advice

    NICU Guy replied to jbrent890's topic in General Nursing

    Getting out of the lease because of a move to another city, plus family health issues may be possible. The worst case scenario is paying the remainder of the lease. If you inform your landlord of...
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    Professional Advice

    NICU Guy replied to jbrent890's topic in General Nursing

    So, no one else in your family can step up to help this family member? You are just starting out in your career and will be causing chaos in your life to make the move. You are looking at the ease of...
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    Crusty Old Bats Bank

    NICU Guy replied to Davey Do's topic in General Nursing

    If this was only a real thing. It would be nice to archive and put our old posts in folders for easy access to retrieve a desired
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    Failing out of nursing school...need advice/help please :(

    NICU Guy replied to alison86786's topic in General Students

    Most nursing schools do not dismiss students after their first failure. They are given a second chance the following semester. I had two classmates fail our first Med/Surg class in my ABSN program....
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    Will a custodian job count against me?

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

    Custodians are the ultimate networkers. They get to interact with all employees, patients, and visitors. One of our custodians received a Commitment to Compassion award this year. He was 1 of 5...
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    how many NCLEX practice questions a day

    NICU Guy replied to direw0lf's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    We did 200-300 per day during our last semester of school. After graduation, I did 50-100 per day for 5 weeks until NCLEX. Passed at 75 questions in an
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    NCLEX application confusion

    NICU Guy replied to rc0213's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    There are companies that do digital fingerprints for background checks. You can also go to your local police dept/sheriff dept and have your fingerprints done on the
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    Dropping the "Nurse Card"?

    NICU Guy replied to RNJay_'s topic in General Nursing

    I have nurse license plates and was matching the speed of another car (70 mph in a 55). Cop was coming up behind us and turned on his radar gun and I slowed down. He ended up pulling over the other...
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    I want to become a nurse but my husband says I will be always sick and unhappy

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

    Your husband sounds like a germaphobe. He thinking that with all the germs in the hospital that you would be constantly sick and bring it home to him. I get the typical cold every winter, but I could...
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    How long does a pair of running shoes last?

    NICU Guy replied to AmberK1026's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Powerstep Pinnacle. Amazon.com: Powerstep Pinnacle Shoe Insoles – Supportive, Professional-Grade Foot Support:
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    Taking NCLEXRN on July!

    NICU Guy replied to maryj100's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Nursing school instructors put the fear of NCLEX in you. All through school, graduation, and studying for the test you think about how difficult this test is going to be. I took it together with a...
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    Online BSN program for non-nursing students

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

    Most ABSN programs are campus based for both lecture and clinicals. There are hybrid traditional BSN and ABSN programs depending on the state. Western Governors University (WGU) has a traditional BSN...