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    Student about to Graduate University

    NICU Guy replied to marlena.erika's topic in General Students

    When you say "I am 12 months off graduating" do you mean you graduated 12 months ago or 12 months to go until you graduate? Are you a registered nurse in Australia? I am not familiar with Australian...
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    BSN program: Accelerated vs. Full-time

    NICU Guy replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

    Do you have a bachelor degree already? ABSN programs require you to have a non-nursing BS degree. Why is an ADN program out of the question? All nursing schools teach you dosage calculations. It is...
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    Wanting to go to level IV from level III NICU

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

    What hospitals are you referring to that require surgical experience. I looked at all NICU postings in Cali. on indeed.com and couldn't find any that had the requirements you say. Most require Level...
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    If I apply for Licensure by Examination for a specific state, can I change it?

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

    No you can't. You can only apply to one state at a time for licensure by exam. You complete an application with a state BON and your school has to send all of their paperwork to the BON that you...
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    Recording of Class Lectures by Students

    NICU Guy replied to D.Larry's topic in Nursing Educators, Faculty

    This is going to show my age, but it reminds me of the '80s movie "Real Genius" where the student is in a large lecture hall full of students and professor lecturing. The next scene he enters the...
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    Insight from current nurses- do you like your jobs?

    NICU Guy replied to The new nurse's topic in General Nursing

    I have never heard of 12:1 ratio in a hospital (in the US), except for LTC. ICUs have 1:1 or 2:1 ratio and Med/Surg 4:1 to 6:1 ratio. There are days (this past Monday) when I was super busy and was...
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    What's your experience in a level 2 NICU/ step down ?

    NICU Guy replied to grobertson10's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I prefer the 24 weeker micro preemies, but during a very stressful day, nothing beats snuggling with a grower/feeder. They have the innate ability to suck the stress out of you. All adult hospitals...
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    Dosage calculation help

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

    You know that you are infusing at 50 mL/hr, so you can calculate mL/min. You also know ggts/mL. You should be able to insert ggts/ml once you know mL/min. Here is an example to help you out: If you...
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    Department info for a future nurse!

    NICU Guy replied to Stethosoph's topic in General Nursing

    This type of thread has been done many, many times. The goal of these threads is to find out which department/ specialty you find an interest in so that you can pursue a job in that specialty. The...
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    Would you let a relationship affect your job advancement?

    NICU Guy replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    This relationship parallels in many ways as a "work friendship". Work friends have a great relationship while they are working together, but once you move onto another job, the friendship falls apart...
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    New icu nurse and feeling discouraged

    NICU Guy replied to Audi3181's topic in Critical Care

    The problem with working at a small ICU as a new nurse is that you are not exposed to very sick patients on a routine basis. When one of your patients crashes, you are not as prepared as a seasoned...
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    Would you let a relationship affect your job advancement?

    NICU Guy replied to purplegal's topic in General Nursing

    I would talk to him about your plans with a deadline of when you are moving and wait for a reaction. If he makes a comment about having to quit his job or having to find another, then that would...
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    Night shift and health issues

    NICU Guy replied to shelw067's topic in Health, Stress Management

    Fatigue, depression, and brain fog is a result of lack of Vitamin D. Night shift workers sleep during the day, go to work at dusk, back home in bed at sunrise. Sunlight is the primary source of...
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    Drug testing, physical, and denying a job

    NICU Guy replied to Ck24's topic in General Nursing

    Why did you go through a staffing agency? Hospitals interview people without going through a staffing
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    Paramedic to RN question

    NICU Guy replied to ms1511's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    RN is a license. ASN and BSN are degrees. Both allow you to sit for the licensure exam (NCLEX). You are looking at Paramedic to ASN. The next step (if you choose) would be RN (ASN) to BSN. Many...
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    Just took my NCLEX this morning!

    NICU Guy replied to mm7614's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    How well did you do in school? Does the school have a good NCLEX pass rate? Stopping at 75 questions means that you did extremely well or extremely bad. It is highly unlikely that a graduate that...
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    "Prestige" Nursing Schools

    NICU Guy replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Students

    I went to an unranked state university. Half of my cohort work at various local hospitals (nowhere near ranked status). 1/4 of my cohort worked at a nationally ranked hospital group in the state. The...
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    "Prestige" Nursing Schools

    NICU Guy replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Students

    The reason they don't apply is because of the main consensus of this thread, students choose nursing schools that are close to where they live not based on a national ranking because hospitals do not...
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    Experienced nurse changed unit and now not getting good feedback from a preceptor

    NICU Guy replied to Lovelyrn14's topic in General Nursing

    So you are saying that your preceptor only has one year of experience???? Why would someone with only 1 yr experience be precepting? I don't think I could have effectively precepted anyone until I...
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    Paramedic to RN question

    NICU Guy replied to ms1511's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    All nursing programs require in person clinicals. There are hybrid programs (WGU) that have lecture classes online and clinical time at a hospital with other WGU
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    Brand new nurse here for the NICU!

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

    The Edi catheter has a feeding cannula built in, plus it is far more accurate than sticking an apnea probe to the abdomen. It is no different than the patient have an OG feeding
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    "Prestige" Nursing Schools

    NICU Guy replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Students

    Schools have to apply to be ranked and fill out a stack of paperwork. The ranking is based on the truthfulness of the application submitted (not saying a school would exaggerate to get a higher...
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    "Prestige" Nursing Schools

    NICU Guy replied to meanmaryjean's topic in General Students

    Wouldn't that be
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    Is it a bad idea to go to nursing school right now? (No more shortage)

    NICU Guy replied to Skippy97's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    The surplus of nurses seems to decreasing by the unofficial postings on this website. There have been less new graduates complaining of not being able to find jobs on this site. There are still areas...
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    New Grad RN Salary Range

    NICU Guy replied to MsBrain's topic in General Nursing

    You would definitely get more per hr since you graduated from a Top 5 nursing school (sarcasm). What are the Top 5 nursing