NICU Guy BSN, RN

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Required professional image to be a nurse?

NICU Guy replied to Cutiecutiecutie's topic in General Nursing

If you choose to continue your "art", then be very careful not to put anything out in the public domain that you are a nurse for XXX hospital. The hospital has an image to uphold and does not want a...
Does it look bad if I apply to too many positions within one hospital?

NICU Guy replied to honeybee_23's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

Whether you apply to one job or a hundred job openings, HR knows that new grads are desperate to find a job. I applied to 4 jobs at the same hospital as a new grad. The nurse recruiter said "Which...
How long are accelerated nursing programs in the U.S.?

NICU Guy replied to Raven1994's topic in General Students

12 months to 18 months continuous. Mine was 15 months with 2 weeks off between fall/spring semester, 1 week off between spring/summer and summer/fall. There were 2 sessions during summer, each 8...
Is it common for nurses to have papers published?

NICU Guy replied to Raven1994's topic in General Nursing

The only way would for you to work in Research at a large academic hospital system. Staff nurses usually don't have time to do research projects while they are
Job Response Time

NICU Guy replied to nur5's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

Log into the hospital's job website (same one you used to apply for jobs). It should state the status of your applications (not considered for position, under review, etc). Hospitals will not call...
Non-LTC/Acute Care as a New Grad

NICU Guy replied to Jasmic's topic in First Year After Licensure

Most of the rest of the country, that is not the case, it's part of your orientation. Cali. has way too many new grads, so they can afford to make you jump through hoops for a
NICU New Grad in MN

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

Graduate Nurse Residency Program - St. Cloud Hospital at CentraCare Health Birthing Center is an option which includes
Need responses from nurses who work with intubated/ventilated patients.

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

Answer the following questions related to your ventilated/intubated patients on a scale of 1-5 (1 being completely disagree, 3 being neither agree or disagree, and 5 being completely agree) 1)I feel...
NEED HELP! I want to become a Nurse.

NICU Guy replied to sauce'dough's topic in Pre-Nursing Students
NICU Nurse extern

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

^^^These^^^
Should high absenteeism be cause to be fired?

NICU Guy replied to Emergent's topic in Nursing Professionalism

We don't have separate vacation and sick time. It is lumped into one category. You can use it for vacation, sick or low
Inappropriate nurses?

NICU Guy replied to hgraves64's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

Knowing each others assignments are essential for teamwork. If they have a tougher assignment than you, it helps to realize that they may need my help from time to time. If they have an unstable...
Wait period after applying?

NICU Guy replied to joan of snark's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

Most hospital career websites have a way of checking your application status. Most of my applications were processed within a few weeks, some were closed within a day. If you haven't seen a status...
2nd try failed. need advice

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

No surprise that you did better the second time. You answered the questions the first time without knowing the answers and you knew the answers the second time and scored higher. Not a true indication...
Advice on current situation

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

and yet you turned down the one school that accepted
Flush solution for UVC?

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

We use normal saline flushes for both UVC and UAC. The UAC has IV fluids with (0.5 or 1 unit) Heparin running at 1-2
Good TEAS Score?

NICU Guy replied to Peacelove889's topic in TEAS Exam Help

Here is a thread that answers that question.
New to IPN??? What is it?

NICU Guy replied to Tuts00RN's topic in Nurses Recovery

and? Don't you have proof that they gave you those meds? Who is "they don't want to
memorizing

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

It is possible to get into nursing school by memorizing, but impossible to get through nursing school by memorizing. By the end of nursing school, tests will be application questions instead of...
Job opportunities for new RNs

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

What seems odd is they are stating that California will experience a shortage through 2025 and the Midwest will have a surplus. Currently, it is the opposite, California has a surplus (new grad) and...
Non-LTC/Acute Care as a New Grad

NICU Guy replied to Jasmic's topic in First Year After Licensure

I have never heard of a hospital requiring you to spend your own money on a critical care class and ACLS. I took ACLS on my own over spring break prior to graduating from nursing school, but that was...
Innovation Wavers for Employment

NICU Guy replied to yourshoesareuntied's topic in General Nursing

I have never invented anything as a staff nurse. Maybe at a large academic hospital and you work in research you may run into waivers, but working as a staff nurse there is no opportunity for it to be...
ATI testing GRADED.

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

When you get your report, what was the title of the ATI
May I interview you for my research paper?

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

No this is not the proper forum for this. The response you will get is the same as all of the other "first post" members that have the same assignment that we get daily. Interview assignments are...
Losing Hope

NICU Guy replied to cassieloveee's topic in General Students

First, you need to take all of the pre-reqs that practically all schools require and get high grades. If you are truly motivated and Cali. nursing schools are too competitive, then look at applying...

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