NICU Guy BSN, RN

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  1. NICU Guy

    Shift work and dating

    NICU Guy replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    Bootycall.com (is it still in business?)and Ashley
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    Shift work and dating

    NICU Guy replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Nursing

    I worked night shift and had few opportunities to date. I went the online route (Match and Eharmony). I didn't care for EHarmony because they chose the matches and since I lived in a smaller city,...
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    Help me with my paycheck

    NICU Guy replied to H'sMomma's topic in General Nursing

    The employer-paid payroll tax wasn't deducted from the employee's check. The employee-paid payroll tax is the 6.2% Social Security and 1.45% Medicare tax. I understand that my 6% Roth contribution is...
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    Have you taken the NCLEX RN in the past two years? If so please complete this short survey

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

    1. What kind of student were you (4.0? Barely Passing...etc) BSN? Associate's? LPN->RN? 3.5 BSN 2. How long after graduation did wait to test? 5 weeks (took 4 weeks for ATT) 3. How much time did...
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    NCLEX....how bad is it REALLY...

    NICU Guy replied to Joanie49's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Joanie and SWimbish, are you sisters, friends, or a psychic connection ? Both of you sent me Friend requests at the same
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    Nursing student in need of help

    NICU Guy replied to kbeste's topic in General Students

    Why are students so lazy. They post all these schools by letters only and expect us to know exactly what schools they are referring to. At least spell it out in your first sentence and use the...
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    extubating

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

    We have an "Unplanned Etubation" form. We don't pass blame of who caused it, but what were the circumstances so if there is a pattern or cause (Loose tape or slobbery tape) then it can be addressed....
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    NCLEX....how bad is it REALLY...

    NICU Guy replied to Joanie49's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The best advice I got before taking NCLEX was: Take the day before the test off. If you are not prepared the day before the test then cramming the night before will not help. Go out with your...
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    Help me with my paycheck

    NICU Guy replied to H'sMomma's topic in General Nursing

    Yes, you are correct. That is the problem with posting without proofreading it to make sure it makes sense. The way taxes are calculated on your paycheck and your tax bill at the end of the year are...
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    Does accelerated programs prepare you to be a nurse?

    NICU Guy replied to Ambreree's topic in General Nursing

    My ABSN program was 15 months: Summer, Fall, Spring, Summer. The Fall and Spring semesters were normal semesters, some of the classes were with the traditional students. It was essentially a 4...
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    Safe practice in blood transfusion.

    NICU Guy replied to infor's topic in General Nursing

    You need to turn on your Student Homework detector. This was their first post and had no background information given to indicate that they were a new grad with a question about hanging blood. If she...
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    Traditional or Career ladder

    NICU Guy replied to MARITZA.A.MARQUEZ's topic in General Students

    The Career Ladder pathway requires you to be a LPN or Paramedic. Do you have your LPN or Paramedic credential? If not, then the traditional pathway would be best option. Why get your LPN or...
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    Help me with my paycheck

    NICU Guy replied to H'sMomma's topic in General Nursing

    Totally agree with llg. You will be taxed more on the paychecks that you have overtime, but will get the extra tax back when you file your taxes. What you need to be careful is to not go crazy on...
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    Someone in my charts....

    NICU Guy replied to Maevish's topic in General Nursing

    We also use EPIC and have a "Break the Glass" feature that alerts you that the patient record is restricted. You have to choose why you are accessing the record (direct patient care) and enter your...
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    Being blamed for fall after shift

    NICU Guy replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    She was advised when her other patient had fallen to "have someone else watch your patient when you need to leave the room". The oncoming nurse was in the room. How was she violating
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    Being blamed for fall after shift

    NICU Guy replied to notyetnurse's topic in General Nursing

    Excuse my ignorance on the "big people" ICU, but if the OP stated that they only have chair alarms for the 2 "most confused" patients. For those that say that all ICU patients are at a risk for...
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    NCLEX....how bad is it REALLY...

    NICU Guy replied to Joanie49's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    The difficulty depends on your performance in school, the school's ability to prep you for the test, and your amount of studying post-graduation. If you did very well in quality nursing program it is...
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    Low Gpa, help what should i do?

    NICU Guy replied to Winterr23's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    There are really only two options for you. First would be to repeat any pre-req lower than a B. The "minimum GPA" posted on a school's website is the minimum to apply for their program. The GPAs of...
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    New Grad NICU Interview

    NICU Guy replied to ant123's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    The most likely question they will ask is "Why NICU?" They want to know the reason why you want to work in the NICU. If you say "I used to babysit when I was a teenager, so I know how to change...
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    Is it easy to get into neonatal nursing?

    NICU Guy replied to anna18's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    https://allnurses.com/nicu-nursing-neonatal/how-to-become-1035945.html
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    Advice for NICU interview

    NICU Guy replied to Aebusch88's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Types of babies (heart, gastro, NAS, preemies, etc), acuity of the babies, nurse/ baby ratio, length of training including classroom vs preceptorship, NRP and STABLE classes, what is the earliest...
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    Safe practice in blood transfusion.

    NICU Guy replied to infor's topic in General Nursing

    Sorry, we finished nursing school so we no longer have to do homework for free without the student's input first. If you would like my answer to your homework question please deposit money into my...
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    How woud you treat this patient...

    NICU Guy replied to zzyzx's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    How about tell us how you would treat first, then we would give you
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    Are nurses generally more attractive

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

    The problem with your survey is perception vs reality. If you ask 100 male college students if nurses are sexy, you would get images of the "sexy nurse" Halloween outfit image Amazon.com: Fashoutlet...
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    Safe practice in blood transfusion.

    NICU Guy replied to infor's topic in General Nursing

    It is to be hung by