NICU Guy BSN, RN

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    How do you respond to competitive peers?

    NICU Guy replied to conjer's topic in General Students

    I believe that some of it comes from the stress of nursing school. It is not an act of competitiveness, but more of comparison to others in their class. If I think that Suzie is doing well in nursing...
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    Instructor says she wants to fail me the week before graduation! HELP!

    NICU Guy replied to Katie622's topic in General Students

    Your instructor knows that you are close to graduation. What is the reason that they waited until the end of the semester to fail you? Were there any other conversations about your performance prior...
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    New York State NCLEX

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

    I think the test is designed to give a break every 90 minutes. 85% of first time NCLEX takers pass. You did an enormous amount of prep for the test. I am assuming that you put the same effort into...
  4. NICU Guy

    Select all that apply questions

    NICU Guy replied to Jweinstein's topic in General Students

    They are not trying to trick you. It is difficult to write a question that is well worded and contains 2 obviously incorrect answers, one close incorrect, and one correct answer. That is why many...
  5. NICU Guy

    Needing help with a decision

    NICU Guy replied to Shocktherapy's topic in Men in Nursing

    Nursing home- CNA Hospital- PCA (CNA-type work), Unit Secretary, ER Tech, transporter, orderly in OR Some hospitals have positions for student nurses. They go by different names, for example, Student...
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    Needing help with a decision

    NICU Guy replied to Shocktherapy's topic in Men in Nursing

    CNA experience does not count as "X yrs of nursing experience". CNA may have a benefit if you are working as a CNA at a nursing home that you plan to work at as a nurse. Same for getting a job as a...
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    RN license without Nursing major

    NICU Guy replied to Ele_123's topic in Nursing Career

    The OP ran out of money and was 8 credits short of her BSN. After 5 yrs of school she was burned out and she had enough credits to be granted a BS in General Studies. She is now wanting to get her...
  8. NICU Guy

    Pre-nursing: How to answer NCLEX q's before RN school (or mastering them)

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

    NCLEX books are designed for people preparing to take NCLEX. They are either graduated or near graduation. NCLEX questions are application questions, meaning that they require you to apply knowledge...
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    NCLEX Reader Accommodation

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

    If they need a reader for tests in school and a reader when taking NCLEX, what is their expectation once they are working as a nurse and they no longer have a reader. There is a lot of reading in...
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    Nursing day time

    NICU Guy replied to nsumrein's topic in General Nursing

    Most new grads start out on night shift. Although there are nurses that like night shift (maybe for the night shift differential), most switch to day shift once they get enough seniority. It may be...
  11. NICU Guy

    Help in choosing a path

    NICU Guy replied to grobertson10's topic in General Nursing

    This is why I chose
  12. NICU Guy

    Memory on the job

    NICU Guy replied to RugerNurse's topic in General Nursing

    That is why the forms we use throughout the day are called "brains". Without them we would be
  13. NICU Guy

    When will my license be posted online?

    NICU Guy replied to nurserambler's topic in Illinois Nursing

    It should have posted by now. Try nursys.com and see if they show your
  14. NICU Guy

    How should I go about this?

    NICU Guy replied to ADN_Is_Complete's topic in General Students

    If you can show that once you realized that you are missed the deadline, that you notified the instructor to see if there is a remedy. That would at least show that it was a mental mistake that...
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    RN license without Nursing major

    NICU Guy replied to Ele_123's topic in Nursing Career

    Yes, you only need those 8 nursing credits to complete the requirements for nursing school, but you still need the other 22 credits in order for the college to issue a degree. BON requires you to...
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    Background checks

    NICU Guy replied to DeeDEE0905's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    This needs to be addressed immediately by calling the city/ county/ state of Michigan where the warrant was issued and find out what needs to be done to resolve this. Nursing schools, clinical sites,...
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    RN license without Nursing major

    NICU Guy replied to Ele_123's topic in Nursing Career

    You stated that you need the 30 credit hrs to get a BSN, so you have not met all course requirements for a BSN. You need to graduated from a school with a degree in nursing to apply for
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    STAFFING SURVEY

    NICU Guy replied to pedinurse12's topic in PICU, Pediatric

    When I got pulled to PICU it has never been more than 2:1 and 3:1 on peds M/S floor.
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    When can I apply for ABSN?

    NICU Guy replied to Tomato378's topic in General Students

    If their application guidelines do not say "all prerequisites need to be completed before application" or "all prerequisites need to be completed by xxx date" (when they actually review applications)...
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    How should I go about this?

    NICU Guy replied to ADN_Is_Complete's topic in General Students

    When did you notice that you had missed the assignment after the deadline? When you discovered your mistake, did you contact your instructor to attempt to remedy the
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    Blood comparability

    NICU Guy replied to BKingRn's topic in General Nursing

    That is the point. We would never run them at the same time. There would be no way to determine which product was causing the
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    I need answers to 6 interview Qs from experienced RNs for an assignment

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

    This has always been a topic on this forum. A student comes here asking to interview a nurse. We tell them that there is no way of knowing if the person is responding is truly a nurse and the...
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    Background checks

    NICU Guy replied to DeeDEE0905's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Active warrant needs to be dealt with immediately regardless of nursing school. Any traffic offense you are pulled over for will show the warrant and you will be
  24. NICU Guy

    endorsement how long is the process?

    NICU Guy replied to hm1987's topic in Nursing Career

    Interview process will take a few weeks and they will give you at least a minimum 2 weeks to quit your old job. That will buy you a minimum of 4 weeks. Your endorsement will not take that long. You...
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    Does an accelerated program really prepare you?

    NICU Guy replied to LilaDavis's topic in General Students

    ^^THIS^^ I felt my education was better than a traditional BSN program. All of my cohort were serious about their education and pulled their own weight on the dreaded group projects. Since all of us...