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    New RN endorsement license only good for 6 months

    NICU Guy replied to janisporto's topic in Maryland Nursing

    Each state handles it differently. In Ky all nursing licenses expire on Oct 31 of the year regardless of when they were issued. Fortunately, when I applied for my license by endorcement it was issued...
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    NEED HELP: First Jobs and tuition reimbursement for RN

    NICU Guy replied to Lovemed's topic in General Nursing

    Ideally, working as an employee is best. Hiring managers would have access to your annual evaluations as an employee of the hospital. The only benefit of working for the hearing screen company would...
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    Question on priority order

    NICU Guy replied to LHC123's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Is it stating the O2 saturation is 93% or the patient is on a ventilator with an FiO2 of 93%? There is a big difference in prioritization between the
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    so... i assisted in a code today... BUT

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

    If you were actively participating in the code, not just a gawker standing around, then your coworkers, not involved in the code, should have intervened. They could have said "your nurse is involved...
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    How to Decide About a Job Offer?

    NICU Guy replied to ktayrn20213's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Take the offer. It sounds like a good place to get a good foundation and learn your skills. You will be able to concentrate on finishing school instead of interviews in the middle of school. After a...
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    New graduate question

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

    Depending on the specialty it would be beneficial to worthless. Helpful in an adult ICU and worthless in OR or
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    NICU Practicum Objectives

    NICU Guy replied to SamRNtoBe's topic in General Students

    My objectives were more like these examples: Independently measure, insert, and secure X NG tubes before the end of practicum. NG feed X of infants before the end of practicum. Independently (under...
  8. NICU Guy

    Wait time after nursing interviews

    NICU Guy replied to NYCRN17's topic in Nursing Career

    4 days. Interviewed on Friday and job offer on
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    Failed NCLEX 11 times.

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

    How well did you do in nursing school? What is your school's NCLEX pass rate? What type of school (public, private, for-profit)? What have you done differently after failing each time? The definition...
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    Female Chest Examination & Ecg Lead Placement

    NICU Guy replied to drbeckrn's topic in Male Nursing Students

    The leads go into the same locations as the males. You (or patient) need to lift the breast in order to place the leads in the proper location. Here is a thread on the subject...
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    Adult and Peds ICU

    NICU Guy replied to al3x117's topic in Critical Care

    We have one section of the NICU that has the hospital's video system hooked up (teaching videos, hollywood movies, relaxation videos). If I have to hear/see Frozen again I am going to lose
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    Anxiety during clinicals - advice?

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

    I am an introvert and really quiet in unfamiliar situations (clinicals and as a new grad). What made me less of an introvert to my coworkers and patients' families is experience. When I gained more...
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    Final Semester Nursing Student

    NICU Guy replied to RNyoucute's topic in General Students

    You are correct. You need to be an RN to be certified. Candidate Requirements Active RN License 80% or greater on the multiple course exam 70% or greater on the skill station
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    what counts as experience in specialty areas?

    NICU Guy replied to jdhoward407's topic in General Students

    Does it count when determining who to hire? Yes. Does it count on number of years for starting salary? Probably
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    New male student in clinicals, all women, feeling isolated

    NICU Guy replied to Matucm's topic in General Students

    Exactly. I am 1 of 2 male nurses is a 300 nurse unit. I treat the females as people. We have plenty to talk about. I just avoid the bridal shower, wedding, baby shower
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    I'd like an RN's Input on Professionalism, please

    NICU Guy replied to ManWithNoUserName's topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Why wait for responses? Go down to the hospital's cafeteria and offer to buy a nurse a Coke, cookie,etc if they would be willing to talk to you for a few minutes. I wouldn't talk to them for their...
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    Advice for first time traveler

    NICU Guy replied to Toadd35's topic in Travel

    You're asking about travel nursing. By the title of the thread, I thought you were the first "time
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    Failed CNA in MA test holding up progress of BSN and CNM: already have a BA

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

    My thought is that if a CNA class is tripping you up, how are you going to handle a fast paced ABSN
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    Final Semester Nursing Student

    NICU Guy replied to RNyoucute's topic in General Students

    Volunteering is an excellent way to network. You never know how an interaction with a patient, nurse, doctor, manager will snowball into an interview and job offer. It is much easier to hire a known...
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    Everyone says "don't do it"

    NICU Guy replied to KYnicuRN's topic in General Nursing

    I graduated from an ABSN program. While it is intense and stressful, it is doable. We started with 29 in our cohort and lost 2 (they failed a class) halfway through the program. They were allowed to...
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    testbank academic honesty question

    NICU Guy replied to Cad66's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Textbook companies produce a test bank of questions for each chapter of their textbooks. These questions are intended to be used by instructors for test purposes. The test banks can only be sold to...
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    Lpn-bsn graduates of indiana state university distance learning online

    NICU Guy replied to NurseH1903's topic in Indiana State University

    I didn't do the online LPN-BSN, I did their campus based ABSN. Here are the stats on the different pathways....
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    Feel I was wrongfully dismissed

    NICU Guy replied to ericlavin67's topic in Nurse Disabilities

    If I am following this correctly, you did not file for accommodation until a month before the Spring semester. The first semester you passed all classes without accommodation except pharmacology. The...
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    Is Quick result 100% accurate?

    NICU Guy replied to Bladeliger09's topic in General Students

    Quick results are 100% accurate. It the official result from Pearson. Passing NCLEX is only one part of getting your license. It is up to your BON to determine if you completed all of the other...
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    Ethics help!

    NICU Guy replied to KatieFRN's topic in General Nursing

    I would not offer them alternative treatments, but I would remind them that they have the right to fire a doctor and get one that would offer alternatives. Many patients do not realize that they have...