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  1. NICU Guy

    Messed up in Clinical

    NICU Guy replied to BSN89's topic in General Students

    You really need to calm down and stop thinking that every minuscule mistake will lead to failing clinical. I had a classmate that was exactly like you. Before class on a test day I would stay as far...
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    NCLEX PN- 25 experimental questions

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

    I may be wrong, but it seems that the beta questions are now given after you complete the test. If it it still the old way in which the 25 beta questions were distributed into the first 85 questions...
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    Can I be a nurse even though I can be shy and quiet?

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

    I was extremely shy growing up. What helped me become less shy is to have conversations with strangers (patients/at a social gathering, etc). The more you do it, the easier it will get to initiate a...
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    Exposed to MRSA resident

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

    I have heard the claim that all healthcare workers are colonized with MRSA. If you were to swab the back of any experienced nurse's neck, it would be positive for MRSA due to the fact that nearly...
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    chest tube water seal vs gravity drainage

    NICU Guy replied to nalemurse36's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Yes, water seal mean "to gravity", no
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    RN working as a CNA...

    NICU Guy replied to futureRN_22's topic in California Nursing

    That is not what you said in your initial post CNA tasks are under the duties of an RN, so we are not working as a CNA, we are working as an RN. If your unit does not have CNAs, you are short CNAs,...
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    NAS babies

    NICU Guy replied to tinypepsnrs2018's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use stretchy blankets (waffle pattern) to keep them tightly swaddled and Momaroo
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    Nurses Week Giveaways - WIN Up To $4,000! Nurses Week 2018

    NICU Guy replied to Brian S.'s topic in General Nursing

    the patient and their significant other having sex in the
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    Pediatric/Neonatal medication administration

    NICU Guy replied to tinypepsnrs2018's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    Most of our scheduled medications are already pre-filled by pharmacy and checked by the pharmacist. Once we scan the medication on the EMAR, it will display all of the information: dose (mg/kg for...
  10. NICU Guy

    Advice for the young.

    NICU Guy replied to Kdk239's topic in General Nursing

    The President of the Indiana BON is the Dean of Nursing at a community college. Another is the owner of a consulting business. Most of the rest are professors at various nursing schools in Indiana....
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    NICU's hiring new grads

    NICU Guy replied to kb1494's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Norton Children's Hospital Louisville, KY We have a paid summer externship for senior nursing
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    NICU's hiring new grads

    NICU Guy replied to kb1494's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If you had posted this 6 months ago, I would recommend my hospital. We hire almost exclusively new grads into our Level IV NICU. Due to other Level II NICUs in the area and state, they have been...
  13. NICU Guy

    being fired by patient's family member

    NICU Guy replied to GS ED RN's topic in Emergency

    Do not take it personally. We have had parents "fire" so many of our nurses that the last time it happened, the charge nurse said "we are running out of nurses that haven't been fired by you, you need...
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    Health/Nurse Informatics vs Healthcare Administration

    NICU Guy replied to LStgo's topic in General Nursing

    I believe that Nurse Informatics still requires an RN license hence the word Nurse
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    RN working as a CNA...

    NICU Guy replied to futureRN_22's topic in California Nursing

    define "CNA" work? If you are referring to toileting, cleaning the patient, vitals, assist them from bed to chair, that is a nurses job. I can't imagine an ICU that every time a patient needed to be...
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    Possible Nursing Student

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

    Unless you plan on working in Cali, NY, or Fla., you will have a hard time finding a job. We are down to one abortion clinic in my state and the state is attempting get it
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    How to tell managers that you are interested?

    NICU Guy replied to Alexxoxox's topic in General Nursing

    In addition to the above script, once you pass NCLEX and there is a job posting, email the manager to let her know you applied. That way if you don't make it past the HR screening, she can request...
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    Advice for the young.

    NICU Guy replied to Kdk239's topic in General Nursing

    There is a myth that the BON deals with every little incident that nurses have. First, most board members are full time nurses/educators. Second, they only deal with issues that put patients and...
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    Missing nursing program deadline

    NICU Guy replied to hazel20's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    How much time is there between your grades get posted and the deadline? If it is a few weeks, more than likely they haven't started the process. The only way to know is to call the school and find...
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    How much PTO does everyone get?

    NICU Guy replied to Camino77's topic in General Nursing

    0.092308 hours PTO per hour worked (6.6 hrs avg. for 72 hr pay period). It's an average of 172 hrs/yr (14 days). Maximum PTO bank is 384 hrs for 3-4 yrs
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    New Grad in NICU?

    NICU Guy replied to Leanne81521's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We had been hiring many new grads every 3 months for years, but due to more Level II NICUs popping up in the state, they are keeping more of their babies. So as a result, we are having a hiring...
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    Why are nurses the only profession that cannot accept gifts?

    NICU Guy replied to RockinNurse2018's topic in General Nursing

    We have gotten pizzas, donuts, cakes, cookies from parents. It is not guilt for us taking care of their baby, it is appreciation for caring about the health of their child as much as they
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    Nursing critical thinking

    NICU Guy replied to gjl5148's topic in General Students

    Well??? Are you going to attempt to answer these questions or are you expecting us to give you the answers? We will help guide you to the answers, but we will not give you the answers without you...
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    Some questions for a neonatal nurse :)

    NICU Guy replied to keelly.a's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    The purpose of interviewing someone is to speak to the person face to face. While we represent nurses on this messageboard, you have no way of verifying that I am a NICU nurse or a plummer that had a...
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    Adults who prefer wearing diapers

    NICU Guy replied to Emergent's topic in General Nursing

    Nurse Bruno: "Are you sure you can't go to the bathroom on your own?" Patient: "No, I need to have one of the female nurses change my diaper each time." Nurse Bruno: "How about I just insert this 22f...