NICU Guy BSN, RN

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    Orientation length for ICU

    NICU Guy replied to Toadd35's topic in Critical Care

    3 months is standard, but I would request 2 months day shift and 1 month night shift. Day shift and night shift may have different routines that you need to get used
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    Amount of Experience Requirements

    NICU Guy replied to kurryn's topic in General Students

    It depends on the size of the hospital and the unit. You can have a large teaching hospital offer 12 weeks of classroom and preceptorship that has the ability to get a new grad with no experience up...
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    Not feeling confident

    NICU Guy replied to kmarais1982's topic in General Students

    Practicaly every nursing student that came before you. It gets better as you progress in nursing school and start getting experience in a nursing job. You will be fairly comfortable 1-1.5 yrs into...
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    New Grad ICU

    NICU Guy replied to bdy93's topic in Critical Care

    Depends on the size of the unit and the length of the residency. A bigger unit with a long orientation allows you to gradually build up to the higher acuity
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    Duty to inform?

    NICU Guy replied to angeloublue22's topic in General Nursing

    Doesn't the sex offender have restrictions on proximity to school and park? or because he is in a locked facility that the requirement not
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    Pension plan

    NICU Guy replied to LookForward's topic in General Nursing

    Pension Plans are slowly being phased out in favor of 401K/403B. Pension plans are 100% contributed by your employer. Depending on how much money is in your account will determine how much of a...
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    Bachelor of Nursing vs. BSN

    NICU Guy replied to priyas1020's topic in School, College Programs

    There are some minor differences in how the schools are set up. To HR depts. BS with a major in Nursing and BSN are interchangeable, they couldn't tell you what the differences are. Here is an...
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    Nursing exam

    NICU Guy replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    In a calm, adult tone, explain to her that having a "all of the above" choice in a "select all that apply" was confusing and ask for clarification. Once you get clarification, jump through the hoops,...
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    Thread for Trolls

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

    You can do it. Don't let anyone tell you, especially on the site, to give up. I had a friend of a friend's 3rd cousin pass after 30 attempts. They have $100k in student loans for their ASN plus $6k...
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    HELP! Nursing textbooks??

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

    If I had to do it over again, I would have just rented all my books. I chose to buy a couple thinking that I would use them as reference books, but never opened them since graduation. By the time...
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    ATI TEAS Result Date?

    NICU Guy replied to alkang_rn's topic in General Nursing

    My TEAS results were instantaneous. I finished the test and click on a link and it displayed the results. It was the same thing with the ATI proctored tests during school, you knew your results before...
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    Giving small volumes of IV meds

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

    If your tubing holds .8 mL, then prime the med (0.4mL), then prime 0.4 of saline, set the pump to administer 0.4 over 15 minutes and let it infuse another 0.4 mL of saline over 15
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    Why am I so anxious before my shifts? Finally on my own in the NICU....

    NICU Guy replied to tmjwe3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If you are busy doing an assessment on another patient, ask the other parents to change diaper and take the temp. When you are done with your patient, you then assess their baby. You should also warm...
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    EBP Topic Ideas

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

    What is that test for? Is it the best test for that purpose and
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    EBP Topic Ideas

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

    In an evidence based paper, you are incorporating patient-based clinical research papers to state your finding and results. Here is a step by step guide How to Write an Evidence-Based Paper |
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    PEDs ICU

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

    Preferrably in the
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    What is the "Pre-Nursing Test"

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

    Call the nursing school to find out which test they require. TEAS was required for my school which is
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    Why am I so anxious before my shifts? Finally on my own in the NICU....

    NICU Guy replied to tmjwe3's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    If it is time for an assessment, have the parents take the temp, change diaper, and feed. Time management and speed come with time. If a co-worker is done with their patients, ask them if they could...
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    Nursing exam

    NICU Guy replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    It was a "Select All That Apply" question, so you can choose multiple answers. The problem was that one of the answers was "all of the above". Do you choose only "all of the above" or A-D in addition...
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    Memorizing drug interactions!

    NICU Guy replied to Banana nut's topic in General Students

    I deal with maybe 25 different medications routinely. I need to know everything about those drugs. The other 500 medications out there, a vast majority I will never administer in my career, has no...
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    questions

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

    1) Most more advanced nursing jobs (e.g., Cath. Lab, E.D., ICU, PACU) require at least one to two years of Acute Care nursing experience. I am interested in working in the inpatient rehabilitation...
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    Nursing exam

    NICU Guy replied to FutureNurse0201's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    A select all that apply should not have "all of the above". It is redundant because if you have 4 choices and they are all correct, then you click all 4 choices. You would not need a "all of the...
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    Emergency calls

    NICU Guy replied to Amber32's topic in United Kingdom

    Check for breathing and pulse, yell for help, press the code button, start CPR. After pressing the code button, it will be up to you and the nurses on your unit to maintain CPR. The code team should...
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    How old is too old to begin nursing?

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

    How old is too old? Probably 5 years before you plan to retire. Any time after that, the pain isn't worth the gain. By the time you get good at your job, it is time to
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    Memorizing drug interactions!

    NICU Guy replied to Banana nut's topic in General Students

    Since most classes of drugs have the same contraindications and side effects, we used Mosby's Pharmacology Memory Flash cards. It is simpler than memorizing every drug. Mosby's Pharmacology Memory...