NICU Guy BSN, RN

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  1. NICU Guy

    EMT-B / Student question

    NICU Guy replied to Oxygenforeverybody's topic in General Students

    PCA in a hospital environment is far more useful for nursing and hospital exposure than Pre-hospital EMT
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    no dosage test

    NICU Guy replied to yellowleaf's topic in General Students

    There are no online entry level nursing schools, only online RN-BSN schools. ALL nursing schools require some form of dosage tests (mine required one each semester. The pass level increased from 80%...
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    Is age an advantage or disadvantage for nursing school?

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

    Age is irrelevant. Maturity is far more important than age. I have met 30 yr olds that had the maturity level of a 15 yr old and I have met 18 yr olds that had the maturity level of a 30 yr old....
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    NICU New Grad Programs

    NICU Guy replied to Nursing1990's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There is not much you can do academically with 2 months to go in school. Try applying to Baptist and U of L NICUs. You might also try getting another nursing job at Kosair (soon to be Norton...
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    How to answer nursing school questions?

    NICU Guy replied to StudentRNN's topic in General Students

    When in doubt and these are probably the correct answer: Lab question- Potassium Priority question- Airway "What do you do first" question- hand
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    Financial Aid and $165,000.00 debt

    NICU Guy replied to Den1978's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Student loans are not dischargeable in Chapter 7 or 13
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    BS in Nursing vs BSN

    NICU Guy replied to kmn0601's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    It is a matter of semantics. It is how nursing established in the university structure: School of Nursing vs College of Nursing. Since they are essentially equal, everybody considers both degrees to...
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    School assignment

    NICU Guy replied to garib002's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I will give you the standard answer that has been given to the thousand nursing students with the "I need to interview a nurse" post. The purpose of this assignment is to meet with a real nurse in...
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    New nurse feeling inadequate

    NICU Guy replied to NewbieNurse3's topic in General Nursing

    There are thousands and thousands of new grad nurses that are feeling exactly how you feel and possibly worse if they don't have supportive coworkers. Being a new nurse is like when you first learned...
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    want to become a nurse

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

    Yes, I chose to get into a female dominated profession (6% male) and a extremely dominated specialty-NICU (1% male) because of the paycheck and not because I care about my
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    Male RN's question

    NICU Guy replied to Jamin33p's topic in Men in Nursing

    Yes, more like GI Joes in a Barbie
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    New nurse feeling inadequate

    NICU Guy replied to NewbieNurse3's topic in General Nursing

    What is the basis of your anxiety? I was also a new grad in a Level IV NICU. It was stressful to think that I am the one responsible for these babies throughout my shift. What got me through that...
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    Frequent cancellations

    NICU Guy replied to firemedic12's topic in General Nursing

    Either he has changed his Avatar or Keanu Reeves (The Matrix) has quit acting to become a ICU
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    ITT Tech closing ALL schools nationwide

    NICU Guy replied to klone's topic in Nursing News

    I would rather see a school that starts out with 100 and graduates 20 quality graduates than a school that graduates 100 just to get as much tuition money as possible and have those graduates come to...
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    As a new nurse, how long does it take to get an ICU job?

    NICU Guy replied to Socal_EMT's topic in Critical Care

    Depends on what you are willing to do to get the ICU job. Living in California may take much longer to get an ICU job than other locations in the US. If you are willing to relocate for a few years to...
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    To see or not to see the world

    NICU Guy replied to Lyss3260's topic in Travel

    Just to clarify, you are talking being a travel nurse in the US and see the world on vacation? It would be extremely difficult to be an international travel nurse. Minimum of 2 yrs specialized...
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    LPN being forced to introduce self to pt's as a CNA

    NICU Guy replied to Skarpzz's topic in LPN, LVN Corner

    Introduce yourself by your proper title while in clinicals. During clinicals you are a Student Nurse (not a CNA). If they ask about you having LPN n your badge, explain that you are acting in the...
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    exam

    NICU Guy replied to diana joseph's topic in General Students

    Answering your last question right or wrong does not determine pass/fail except for question 265. When you answer a question correctly, the next question is up a level. When you answer a question...
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    New grad, please tell me how you feel about level of responsibility

    NICU Guy replied to Lurdes777's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Help is always around you when you need assistance. Yelling "I NEED HELP" will get you 4 nurses in 30
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    New grad, please tell me how you feel about level of responsibility

    NICU Guy replied to Lurdes777's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    1:1 high acuity baby 2:1 stable baby on vent or art lines and a feeder/grower 3:1 three feeder/growers. Most commonly 2-3 babies depending on staffing. Never exceeds
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    New grad, please tell me how you feel about level of responsibility

    NICU Guy replied to Lurdes777's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    No more anxiety than any other new grad starting out on their own. Each facility (Level and size) will be different. I started as a new grad in a very large Level IV. I had 12 weeks of classroom...
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    RN Graduate Establishes Dominance

    NICU Guy replied to nicmdavi's topic in General Nursing

    You need to put her in her place before it gets any more out of hand. You both need to understand the hierarchy. RN-> LPN->UAP. You are an LPN and she in unlicensed personnel. You need to...
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    songs that describe the work day

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

    Another Manic Monday- Bangles Crazy Train- Ozzy Ozborne They're Coming To Take Me Away- Napoleon
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    New RN NICU Hire And Want to Start a Family

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

    We have several nurses pregnant at any time and there is never an issue. They just ask someone else to help with the xray on their patients. It is very hard to hide a pregnancy because the only...
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    Employee home buying assistance

    NICU Guy replied to stepbystep12's topic in General Nursing

    XXXXX Healthcare has established a policy to provide financial assistance to its employees who are first-time home buyers (HUD definition – i.e. loss of home from divorce or death of spouse,...