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    How long does a pair of running shoes last?

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

    When used as running shoes: "For a runner doing five 3-mile runs per week, that comes out to a new pair every five to six months. (Let's hope Santa comes twice this year!). According to some...
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    AN Scholarship

    NICU Guy posted a topic in General Nursing

    I think that anytime someone posts a thread using the word(s) "bully", "NETY" or "PVT" they be required to pay $1 to the scholarship. By the end of the year they would be able to fund several...
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    Taking NCLEXRN on July!

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

    I took it as soon as possible after getting my ATT (5 weeks post graduation). There is a point that you are ready as much as you are going to be. Delaying it an extra 2 months would be exhausting...
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    Combat Sports and bruises affecting career

    NICU Guy replied to unknownpitbull's topic in General Nursing

    Why would you be concerned about explaining yourself? If everybody knows, then they will stop giving you weird looks and consider it normal (as twisted as that seems). Everybody should take up a...
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    Aspiring Male NICU Nurse

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

    I guess they would want me to close my eyes while I changed their daughter's diaper. I better start practicing, just in
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    Nursing and relationships?

    NICU Guy replied to alv24518's topic in General Students

    First, as a new grad you will most likely be working nights for the first few years until you get enough seniority to get a day shift position. That means sleeping through the day and up during the...
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    New Grad NICU

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

    Go to the NICU forum on this site. There are many, many threads on this subject of new grads in the
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    Thinking about going into nursing but...

    NICU Guy replied to Honeybee2486's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I love my job. There are good days and bad days, just like every other career. I also left a job that was Groundhog Day every work day. Very little variety in my day. So, I went into nursing and...
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    Aspiring Male NICU Nurse

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

    As I have suggested in an old thread, every hospital should have a Cuddle Room. If you have an extremely stressful day.. go to the Cuddle Room. Preemie babies have magic powers. They are experts at...
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    Aspiring Male NICU Nurse

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

    Yes, there are several of us. What made me decide NICU? I like the ICU environment without the 300 pound patient in the bed. Motivations: I would rather clean a 2 pound baby's butt than a 300 pound...
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    Shut off at 75 Pass/Fail

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

    A far better indication of pass/fail at 75 questions is your performance in school. Stopping at 75 questions means you did extremely well and passed or you were doing very poorly and the computer...
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    Interviewing at a hospital under federal review?: Johns Hopkins All Children's in St. Pete

    NICU Guy replied to Nicole-a's topic in General Nursing

    It will not affect you unless you are going to work in Cardiac Surgery or Cardiac ICU. They may be fined, but seriously doubt that they will need to shut down their Cardiac Surgery for 2 missing...
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    How many med errors to lose your license?

    NICU Guy replied to Bakingismylife's topic in General Nursing

    Between 1 and 10. Ten if they are very minor and only one if you recklessly made a med error that resulted in a patient's
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    Denied every job so far as a new grad bsn

    NICU Guy replied to Tanny22's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I was offered a job (current job) around Thanksgiving and didn't start until mid
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    Scenerio

    NICU Guy replied to Raj777's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    At least they are honest about the fact that they want the answer instead of asking for help without putting in any
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    Anti-nurse commercial

    NICU Guy replied to DannyBoy8's topic in Nursing News

    That suppose to be a bad thing. BTW, Candace Owen, the spokes person for Turning Point, is
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    Dismantling beliefs about male nurses

    NICU Guy replied to kevinm23's topic in General Students

    That we are all gay. We weren't smart enough to make it into medical school We make better nurses than
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    Job opportunities in a new state for a new grad?

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

    It is far easier to find and hired by an out of state hospital in the internet era. I applied to positions all over the country and the two interviews that I got were out of state. A recruiter at one...
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    NICU

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

    It has nothing to do with the safety of transport. Do you not see the convenience of transporting the babies via tunnel between the adult hospital and the children's hospital is a lot less complicated...
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    What Are Private Conversations?

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

    Yes, as long as they are quality posts. You can not post a response like " Good" or "I agree" in 15 posts and have the admins unlock your PM feature. They need to be at least a sentence
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    Another Tragedy

    NICU Guy replied to OldDude's topic in School

    The solution is difficult. It is obvious that kids/ adults that shoot up a school/ university/ night club have mental issues. The key is to keep the guns away from people with mental illness that are...
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    Another Tragedy

    NICU Guy replied to OldDude's topic in School

    Yes, gun control works in Chicago. Chicago has some of the strictest gun control laws, but obviously the gang members choose not to obey them. So, let's take the guns out of the hands of law abiding...
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    NICU

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

    When I was in nursing school, one of the children's hospitals was attached to an adult hospital (with L&D). The hospital group purchased another hospital a few miles away. They started closing...
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    Denied every job so far as a new grad bsn

    NICU Guy replied to Tanny22's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Since it is still May, you haven't taken NCLEX. Many hospitals will not accept applications when you don't have a license yet. Back when I was applying for jobs as a new grad, many applications...
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    Applying for another state license

    NICU Guy replied to Juniper83's topic in Travel

    My point was that there is not a separate application process between single state and multi-state license. Once you have your single state license and then move to the compact state, it should fairly...