NICU Guy BSN, RN

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Discouraged RN with NICU Dream

NICU Guy replied to MICHELLERN123's topic in Nursing Career

Take the Peds float position. You will float to the NICU and the more your face becomes familiar, the easier it will be to get a full-time
Job Offer But it's Out-of-state

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

I worked 15 yrs of night shift and switched to day shift a year ago. Is it rough getting up at 5 am, yes it is. But, the brain fog is lifted from 15 yrs of night shift. I still stay up until...
Pre admission testing. TEAS?

NICU Guy replied to Sjmarone10's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

What they are saying is "Do you meet all of the requirements (academically) to apply?" If they determine that you met the requirements, they approve you to take the TEAS test. Once you have taken the...
Externship Offer Dilemma

NICU Guy replied to emily34812's topic in General Students

Obviously living away from home is a big issue for you. All of your "Cons" reference distance to your home. If you take Option 2 or 3 in the hopes of landing a job post graduation, are you going to be...
Pre admission testing. TEAS?

NICU Guy replied to Sjmarone10's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

C. Pre-Admission Testing At the discretion of the individual Program, pre-admission testing may be required to assess anindividual's skills in Reading, Mathematics, Science, and English and Language...
Question about Preceptorship

NICU Guy replied to aship's topic in General Students

A specialty that you have an interest in, but got little exposure during nursing
How many hours was your senior preceptorship/clinical?

NICU Guy replied to s.wheeler's topic in General Students

Senior Capstone was 135 clinical hrs. Essentially, eleven 12 hrs shifts one on one with a preceptor plus 3 hr credit for your capstone
New nurse needing advise!

NICU Guy replied to adr60763's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

It is possible that some of your classmates were working at a hospital (PCA or secretary) and were reimbursed for NCLEX and license as a benefit of being an employee already, but don't offer those to...
Does anyone have any tips on getting a level 4 NICU position as new grad?

NICU Guy replied to Robins19's topic in NICU, Neonatal

These are the only way we hire new
Chloraprep reuse for IV insertion

NICU Guy replied to TXAZRNED2017's topic in Infectious Disease

What would the rationale be for not using the applicator on a second site if you still chloraprep in the
World class ortho unit

NICU Guy replied to RobLex's topic in General Nursing

Editing to make it
Goals for Capstone?

NICU Guy replied to joseyjo's topic in General Nursing

Make tangible, quantitative goals such as attempt xx number of IV starts, admit xx number of patients, discharge xx number of patients. That way when you complete your capstone, you can evaluate each...
Splurging

NICU Guy replied to Nurse2BeCam's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

My school had $20/semester worth of printing included in our lab fees. We had campus-wide Wi-Fi that you had to log into. We could sit in our student lounge in the nursing building and send documents...
Day shift or Night shift

NICU Guy replied to ADIDCRNStudent's topic in General Nursing

It may not be an option. Most new grads start on night shift. When a day shift position becomes available, we sign up (apply) for the position. It is based on seniority (25% corporate time, 75%...
Advice on classmate who needs help?

NICU Guy replied to ObviouslyAnonymous's topic in General Students

First talk to them in person about your concerns. Texting may not have conveyed your true concerns. If they do not take corrective action, then confide in an approachable instructor. The nursing...
Is it a bad idea to tell schools you want to do psych nursing?

NICU Guy replied to Marina1989's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

It is ludicrous. You are going to nursing school to be a nurse. Pysch nurses are nurses. Along that line of thinking, does the instructor for Mental Health Nursing get shunned by her coworkers for...
Accelerated BSN = no life?

NICU Guy replied to cn4207's topic in General Students

I did a 15 month ABSN program. I worked 24hrs/ wk nights Friday and Saturday. School consumes most of your time. Out of my cohort, we only had one relationship fail and I doubt nursing school had...
Is it possible to go straight to a Bachelor's degree without getting your Associates?

NICU Guy replied to LizMateo10's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

All ASN and BSN programs require clinicals concurrently with the lecture class. RN (ASN)-BSN do not have clinicals because they were covered in your ASN
Nursing school: How did you make it? How many hours should you put in per week?

NICU Guy replied to Beldar_the_Cenobite's topic in General Students

Instructors treat you like adults. They expect you to read the material prior to the lecture. The lecture will hit the highlights of the chapters that were assigned. Some nursing students have...
Bedside Reporting?

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

We are in a pod system with some private rooms, so we give bedside report by default. After report, we do a safety check and make sure IVs are good, ambu and suction is functioning and ready, code...
Going from Level III to Level IV

NICU Guy replied to HyperSaurus, RN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

I think it is the "At my old unit we did it this way and it was so much easier than the way you do
Ivy League vs Community College ?!

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

An alternative is to take your pre-reqs at a CC and then transfer them to a 4yr college with a BSN program. That will save you money on your
Considering relocating to NC from NYC...seeking advice

NICU Guy replied to rn2be15's topic in North Carolina Nursing

Don't get caught up with the per hr rate. You may be paid less per hr, but the cost of living is probably lower also. Which means that your disposable income after your bills are paid may be more in...
Did anyone get their BSN at a very prestigious school?

NICU Guy replied to nsm1639's topic in School, College Programs

I went to a state university ABSN program. Nowhere near "prestigious". I got a high quality education and several unique opportunities such as a disaster simulation with the National Guard Urban...
License in another state after NCLEX

NICU Guy replied to cmcc5's topic in General Nursing

You can go to school in state A, take NCLEX in state B, and get a license in state C. It is a national test, so it doesn't matter where you take the

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