NICU Guy BSN, RN

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    Selection criteria help asap

    NICU Guy replied to mich.cm's topic in General Students

    Since SC8 references "Enrolled Nurse", it might be better to ask the question in the World Nursing forum under the Australia thread. A majority of the members on this site are US educated nurses and...
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    Types of questions in nursing school.

    NICU Guy replied to Zooey72's topic in General Students

    The types of questions that will be in your Med/surg tests will require pulling multiple sources of information from your class. For example: The healthcare provider is performing an assessment on a...
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    Is it pointless to be an A student in nursing school?

    NICU Guy replied to misskayy's topic in General Students

    Try your hardest to be an "A" student, but be content with a B or B+ on a test or final grade in a class. Do your best on every assignment and every test. That is all that you should expect from...
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    Getting into nursing school.

    NICU Guy replied to Zooey72's topic in General Students

    I have a hard time believing that schools are still giving special treatment for males. Like a previous poster stated that there are many male 2nd degree career changers and military medics that are...
  5. NICU Guy

    Meaning of your username?

    NICU Guy replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    Your nephew is 223 yrs
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    Meaning of your username?

    NICU Guy replied to Flightless Bird's topic in General Nursing

    "Guy in Babyland" I'm the only male staff nurse in a 300 RN NICU. Also a play on the old movie "Babes in
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    Children of teachers/employees

    NICU Guy replied to JerseyTomatoMDCrab's topic in School

    My mom was the high school cafeteria manager. Sense of entitlement? LOL I feared doing anything at school. I had 100 spies to tattle on me. There is no way of hiding anything from
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    allnurses Now Offers Ad-Light Experience & Pro Access!!

    NICU Guy replied to tnbutterfly - Mary's topic in News, Announcements

    Do I need to let my current membership expire (expires May 10) before paying for the upgrade or if I pay for the full year, will I get credit for the 3 weeks left on the old
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    MedTech RN Program

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

    They ad a 31% pass rate for 2015. I am surprised that they are still approved by the Fla BON.
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    ED tech role in code situation

    NICU Guy replied to kateee's topic in Patient Care Technician, Assistants

    Doing chest compressions, maybe ventilate with the AMBU (until RT arrives) or being a runner for supplies. You can't push drugs, start IVs, or use defibrillator, so there isn't much else for you to...
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    Why are patients admitted to the hospital for a simple routine CT scan?

    NICU Guy replied to BSN_Studnt's topic in General Students

    Patients do through Registration to get all of their information into the hospitals EMR before the test can be done. There is a difference between out-patient admission and in-patient admission....
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    Questions on getting into nursing school

    NICU Guy replied to c.wilson's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Most schools (CC and university) are extremely competitive (3.5 GPA or higher). Most schools have a 5 yr limit on pre-reqs. so you may need to repeat those. In my opinion, it is best to start from...
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    BSN student: OR rotation next semester, pros and cons?

    NICU Guy replied to Nurse2bViolinist's topic in Operating Room

    The purpose of the OR rotation is for you to see what happens to a patient during surgery so that you can have an idea of how to take better care of them when they are back on the Med/Surg. floor....
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    I have an AA from CC, can I apply for an accelerated BSN program?

    NICU Guy replied to hollycamillex3's topic in General Nursing

    You need to look for an Associate's degree in Nursing or a Traditional entry-level BSN program. An Accelerated BSN (ABSN or Second-degree BSN) are for people that already have a BS in a non-nursing...
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    Positioning of infants with RDS.

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

    All of our babies in isolettes and warmers are placed feet towards the wall (that way the babies can read their body and isolette's temperature on the control panel) . In case of an emergency, they...
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    Giving PO Medications

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

    For PO meds I put the meds in a nipple and have the baby suck the meds out of the nipple, then place the nipple on the bottle and feed them the milk. I do not put the meds in the milk. I have placed...
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    Neonatal Nurse Interview

    NICU Guy replied to shaw.marie's topic in General Nursing

    I am going to give you the standard answer for the "I need to interview a nurse" on this website. The purpose of the assignment is for you to have a face to face interview with someone. Anyone can...
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    BSN student: OR rotation next semester, pros and cons?

    NICU Guy replied to Nurse2bViolinist's topic in Operating Room

    The problem with your plan is that scheduled surgeries are Monday-Friday. Only surgeries on Saturdays are emergency surgeries. So, unless you are doing your clinical at a trauma center, there will...
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    Readmission into Nursing School Letter (Again)

    NICU Guy replied to ayoshizs's topic in General Students

    It looks pretty good, but I have a few suggestions. You stated that after the third test, you improved your study skills. I would use data to back it up. For example, "I received a 73, 69, 74 on my...
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    That Magic 1 Year Mark

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

    I hit my one year mark in January. I was fortunate to get a Weekend only day shift position (actually I chose weekend only plus Monday) a few months ago. After working 15 1/2 yrs (14 1/2 yrs...
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    Is AB Tech's Program Legit? HELP!!!

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

    Statistics for NCLEX | North Carolina Board of
  22. NICU Guy

    How do nurses work with each other in the hospital?

    NICU Guy replied to nyletak's topic in General Nursing

    As the previous posters have stated, you will get a better idea of the dynamics once you start clinicals. You are solely responsible for your patients. If you need assistance from another nurse to...
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    Reasons to lose nursing license?

    NICU Guy replied to Srobbins2310's topic in General Nursing

    I heard a story from an instructor that when she worked for another school, a student faked having cancer, school started a scholarship in her name, and she started working on a bone marrow transplant...
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    Is AB Tech's Program Legit? HELP!!!

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

    According to the NC BON website, they had a 90% first time NCLEX pass rate for 2015, which is very good. Carolina College of Health Science had a 95% pass rate for
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    Tips to survive

    NICU Guy replied to nursingstudent2665's topic in General Students

    Organization and mind-set is what you need to focus on. You will have multiple nursing classes, each with their own clinicals, exams, projects, term papers, assignments. Get organized by purchasing a...