NICU Guy BSN, RN

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    Tech Change?

    NICU Guy replied to 4RealStudent's topic in General Nursing

    smart IV pumps especially the minute amounts over 30/45/60 minutes that we deliver routinely in the
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    Graduating senior, nervous about starting work.

    NICU Guy replied to ksuns's topic in General Students

    Realize that you are a new nurse and that you are not expected to know everything on day one as a new nurse. You will have a preceptor who will carry on your training that you are about to receive in...
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    NCLEX a factor in the nursing shortage

    NICU Guy replied to cathyfreeman's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    It is not NCLEX. It is how well the school is preparing their students and the student's preparation for the exam (studying, test taking skills, coping with stress). My cohort had a 100% pass rate...
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    CONCEPTUAL NON-RELATIONAL PROPOSITION

    NICU Guy replied to Judy64's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Here is an example: The four concepts of nursing are human beings, environment, health, and nursing. The non relational propositions are definitions of the four concepts, and the relational...
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    Fun mEq Problem for you Math Junkies!

    NICU Guy replied to bjwojcik's topic in General Students

    2500 X.1=250 250/2= 125 125/1500=.083333 then I found this: 0.9% Sodium Chloride Injection, USP contains 9 g/L Sodium Chloride (sodium chloride (sodium chloride injection) injection) , USP (NaCl) with...
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    Fun mEq Problem for you Math Junkies!

    NICU Guy replied to bjwojcik's topic in General Students

    my guess is
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    pre-nursing student but feel like i'm not doing enough...

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

    You have no idea how valuable working at a pharmacy will help you in nursing school. Med uses, side effects, brand name/generic name is one of the hardest things to learn in nursing school. Starting...
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    Peds Med calculations during a code

    NICU Guy replied to Guest1059175's topic in Pediatric

    Each baby has a code sheet on their bed and in their chart. They are reprinted every Sunday with their updated weight. There is no calculating during a
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    pre-nursing student but feel like i'm not doing enough...

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

    Why are they drawing blood on each other and where are they getting the supplies to do it? No, you should not be worried. They should not be drawing blood on each other without instructor...
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    Parents will kick me out if I don't drop my nursing dreams...

    NICU Guy replied to Guest1031502's topic in General Students

    Threatening to kick you out of the house is a control issue. They have the right to kick you out of the house at 18, but when it comes down to you moving out and living on the streets, your parents...
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    Tips for isolation rooms?

    NICU Guy replied to Philly85's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    When I am in an isolation room, the pad of paper and pen stay in the room. I write down my assessment and vitals and then enter them into the computer in the room keeping my gown and gloves on. The...
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    I really want to be an OR nurse, but?

    NICU Guy replied to RN1.618's topic in Operating Room

    You would be starting off in the OR with a clean slate. You would not have any confusion from what you learned as a floor nurse. What benefit would there be in getting a year of floor nursing before...
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    Nursing future

    NICU Guy replied to quicksword47's topic in General Nursing

    Are you dissatisfied with your employer? Are you currently happy with your pay? Over the next 25 yrs, others with less seniority will be getting raises. As the gap closes, they will lose more and...
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    ADVICE

    NICU Guy replied to Kristiemscott's topic in Nursing Career

    You can't apply for license by exam in 2 states. I assume that the paperwork has already been sent to Ca BON. She will have to wait until she gets her CA license and then endorse to
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    Is Age ever a problem

    NICU Guy replied to carlarenee02's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Years ago people stayed with the same employer their entire career. Now, an employer is lucky to keep an employee for 5 yrs. I see a lot of new grads start FNP school shortly after being hired or...
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    International/Travel Options

    NICU Guy replied to franksta12's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Travel assignments are designed for experienced nurses. You are given minimal training and expected to hit the floor
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    Moral dilemma? Or should I mind my own business?

    NICU Guy replied to sasera's topic in General Students

    I would let the school know. Hopefully there is only one testing site that they can go to. If the testing site has their names, then they can ensure that they don't take anything into the restroom...
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    graduated nursing school with an ADN. Then got charged with shoplifting. is my life over?

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

    Why make the assumption that God wants her to be a nurse. For all you know, this may be his way of changing His plan for her life. Why do people always assume that their plan is the one God has for...
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    I have a Low GPA Bachelor's Degree (2.26), and an Associates of Science(GPA 3.13) Options?

    NICU Guy replied to Nursingiq's topic in General Students

    Since your BS degree was just completed last year, I would do some true soul searching to determine if your personal problems were 100% the cause of your low GPA. I know that personal problems can...
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    Complaint from preceptor

    NICU Guy replied to almostaccunurse's topic in Male Nursing Students

    You were there to shadow the nurse, not to study for an exam. If they were really slow (nothing for hours) then maybe ask the preceptor if she would mind if you spent downtime studying. As for the...
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    Hypothetical situation, thoughts?

    NICU Guy replied to ladysyrah's topic in General Students

    The odds of your hypothetical situation is extremely low. Even if you were trained to perform the procedure, you would do so outside your scope of practice. This situation would have to happen in some...
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    Questions after NCLEX

    NICU Guy replied to NURSING145's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Beta questions do not count. They are used to determine if the question is a good quality question and may be used in the next NCLEX update as a real question. The beta questions used to be...
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    Is this what I have to look forward to being a male nurse....

    NICU Guy replied to zoetic87's topic in Male Nursing Students

    While I don't work work with adult patients directly, we do have breastfeeding moms and moms that do skin to skin contact with their baby. I have not had an issue. Vast majority of the mothers see...
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    Mandatory Overtime

    NICU Guy replied to allstressedout1's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We don't have call and have extremely low mandatory overtime. We have the option to sign up for pre scheduled extra. If you are not needed, charge nurse will call you off. We also receive text...
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    NICU nurse needing some advice

    NICU Guy replied to Alararn89's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    That is not necessarily true. Working an extra shift in another department would put her into overtime. Unless the other department is short staffed and desperate, they will not be willing to pay...