NICU Guy BSN, RN

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    Had my first bad clinical experience - L&D

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

    While I am not going to deny that I have had my own experience of nurses gossiping while alarms are going off and babies crying, that has nothing to do with you being a male. You will find these types...
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    Failed NCLEX 3 times

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

    You can apply to be licensed in another state that does not have a limit on the number of attempts. If your intention is to get licensed in another state, then apply for a license by endorsement in...
  3. NICU Guy

    Unvaccinated: Indefensible

    NICU Guy replied to guest1168940's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Cost to the US Heathcare System: Heart Disease and Stroke- $138 Billion each year Obesity- $147 Billion each year When does the insurance companies, CDC, hospitals start to push back on...
  4. NICU Guy

    What happens if my nursing license expires?

    NICU Guy replied to Nurse Beth's topic in Career Advice Column

    This applies if the only license you have expires. If you move and endorse to a new state and let your original license expire, you can reactivate your original license by proving you hold an active...
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    Accreditation process

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

    The student panel is a minor part of the accreditation site visit. The team is looking at the student's perspective of the program. A vast majority of the site visit involves the program and the...
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    withdrawing from job offer

    NICU Guy replied to zbm's topic in Nursing Career

    Depends on the hospital. If you never intend to apply for a job at that hospital again, then it doesn't matter. If that hospital is someplace you may want to work at in the near future, it may be an...
  7. NICU Guy

    Neonatal Nurse Practicioner School

    NICU Guy replied to healthxo33's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I work at a large Level IV NICU and there have been about eight nurses that were in an NNP program in the last few years. None of them had a difficult time getting in. It was an online program with...
  8. NICU Guy

    Which offer should I take??? Need advice

    NICU Guy replied to Jules2385's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I would look into any nursing job at a Children's hospital except OR. I don't think that the skills you learn in OR will benefit you in getting experience for NP school. Peds Med/Surg or float nurse...
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    Choosing a specialty as a new grad

    NICU Guy replied to Nurszey96's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I have not worked in any of those three, but L&D does not have high acuity patients. Most are fairly healthy and the only reason they are in the hospital is to have a baby. ER has high acuity...
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    Ageism in Nursing?

    NICU Guy replied to Guest1176712's topic in General Nursing

    I was a 48 yr old new grad (plus being a male in NICU) and age wasn't an issue. They may have confused mobility and ability to multi-task with age. There are several nurses in their 60s that...
  11. NICU Guy

    Unsure if CCU is for me - advice for any ICU/NICU or outpatient nurses on whether to keep going!!

    NICU Guy replied to pamalamadingdong's topic in General Nursing

    Adult ICU and NICU are truly different worlds. For the most part, NICU is a slower environment. There are days when I am very busy, but fortunately it is a team environment. Other nurses that have a...
  12. NICU Guy

    Infant circumcision question

    NICU Guy replied to Tammynurse2000's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We use Lidocaine injection for ALL circumcisions. We also use sucrose to keep the boys happy while their legs are strapped
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    Getting a job with RN from Ideal Professional Institute?

    NICU Guy replied to Lexus L.'s topic in General Nursing

    2020 NCLEX pass rate: 17.93% Q1: 14.81% Q2: 13.89% Q3: 15.09% Q4: 25.77% 2021 pass rate: Q1: 14.56% Q2: 10.58%...
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    Timing of changing my residency for my Compact license

    NICU Guy replied to Johanne Beaulieu's topic in Nursing Career

    If you no longer have a permanent residence in Florida, you do not have compact license privilege since you no longer live in a compact
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    Treating Newborns in Opioid Withdrawal: A Nursing-First Approach

    NICU Guy replied to NRSKarenRN's topic in Nursing News

    The fundamental flaw in that approach is that the mothers barely come in to spend time with their infant. It is difficult to initiate mother/infant bonding if the mother is absent throughout the...
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    Any Texas Schools Better for NICU Nurses?

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

    Nursing schools spend very little time on pediatrics and even less on infants. Your best option is to find a nursing school that has a Capstone placement in the final semester. If you can get placed...
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    Classmates failed nursing exam, posted test banks in group chat. Will I get in trouble?

    NICU Guy replied to Moonkitten's topic in General Students

    The problem for the faculty is that there is no way of knowing who had access to the test bank prior to the quiz. The fact that that the website was not divulged until after the quiz, is to your...
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    Should I Stay or Should I Go

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

    To begin with, you are a new grad nurse. All new grads are going to feel anxious about starting their nursing career. Second, you are starting out in the NICU. Nursing school has practically zero...
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    1600 mile transfer for bed

    NICU Guy replied to JBMmom's topic in General Nursing

    My assumption is that your facility was the only facility with an open ICU bed within your hospital system. They want to keep the money within the system instead of giving away the money to a...
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    Travel NICU

    NICU Guy replied to Kkripp03's topic in Travel

    https://allnurses.com/travel-c40/ It is towards the bottom of the "Specialties"
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    Shift Work

    NICU Guy replied to Mary3010's topic in General Specialties

    We have day shift (7a-7p) and night shift (7p-7a) You can choose between Template (3 week schedule) or Self schedule (you pick the days you want to work, as long as there is openings on those...
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    Online/hybrid prelicensure programs

    NICU Guy replied to courtneyjohnson's topic in Online Distance Learning

    WGU has an Indiana campus.
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    Official Transcripts

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

    Some schools will only accept credits completed in the past 5 yrs. Those 10 yr old credits may not be an
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    ABSN Programs with a lower cumulative GPA?

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

    Look at Indiana State University. They do not use your GPA from your first degree as an admission criteria. Applicants are ranked using three criteria: Cumulative pre-requisite course GPA;...
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    Have you heard of this type of grading before?

    NICU Guy replied to Zamzam's topic in General Students

    At the university I went to, you either pass or fail each class. If you fail a class, you will need to repeat the class. If you fail two classes, you are dismissed. You can appeal the dismissal if you...