NICU Guy BSN, RN

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  1. NICU Guy

    Should I stay or should I go, now?

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

    I did an ABSN program (15 month) and the first semester (summer) was intense, but the Fall and Spring semesters were normal semesters and the final Summer semester wasn't too bad. Fortunately, it was...
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    NICU New Grad Programs

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

    A majority of new hires are new grads. Most are graduates of local colleges who did an externship in the NICU, but I was hired out of state as a new grad (had a NICU externship at another Level IV...
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    Offered a student nurse externship in the NICU!

    NICU Guy replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Welcome to the world of babies. We need more males in NICU. My advice is learn as much as you can and ask a lot of
  4. NICU Guy

    Nursing or RT-- KY

    NICU Guy replied to spontrich's topic in General Students

    Pick a downtown hospital and walk into the RT dept. and ask them about the demand and the outlook for RTs in Louisville. From what I overheard between our RTs in my dept that they are currently short...
  5. NICU Guy

    Refusing to give nursing pin to student!

    NICU Guy replied to Haleiwa's topic in General Students

    The nursing school pin is a symbol. If it was so sacred, then nursing schools would ban their pins from being sold on Ebay. There are currently 91 nursing pins for sale. I wasted a lot of money on...
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    Peds vs Med Surg Externship

    NICU Guy replied to nurse2bsarah723's topic in General Students

    If your goal is to work at Boston Children's, then Atlanta's externship might be your foot in the door. You would probably have a better chance getting a PICU job at Atlanta after your externship than...
  7. NICU Guy

    How to become a neonatal nurse/your experiences?

    NICU Guy replied to bpaster12's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    https://allnurses.com/nicu-nursing-neonatal/nicu-nursing-890418.html
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    NCLEX in One Week - Encouragement/Advice welcomed!

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

    Here are my Q Trainer score and I passed at 75
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    I took my NCLEX on Tuesday, Feb. 23rd

    NICU Guy replied to dhwani202783's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    I passed at 75 questions. I came out 99.9% sure I passed. I graduated with a high GPA, went to a school with a high NCLEX pass rate, and studied my butt off for the test. If you did well in school,...
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    NCLEX results help

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

    If you got your license verified by the BON, why do you want to log into Pearson? Pearson administers the test. They have nothing to do with issuing your license. Go to your state's BON website or...
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    Peds vs Med Surg Externship

    NICU Guy replied to nurse2bsarah723's topic in General Students

    Almost all of the new grads that we have hired had their externship on our unit during their senior year. A few of us had an externship at another NICU (mine at Riley Children's in Indy and the other...
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    Peds vs Med Surg Externship

    NICU Guy replied to nurse2bsarah723's topic in General Students

    ^^ THIS^^ It is one of the top Children's Hospitals in the country. If you want Peds., then Atlanta would be a good place to
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    Paramedic with BS in Allied Health who wants to be CRNA, what's best track to take?

    NICU Guy replied to rlove1016's topic in General Nursing

    CRNA is a master's degree program, so you will need a BSN plus 2-5 yrs Adult ICU experience. ABSN would be quicker than going ASN to RN-BSN
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    NICU New Grad Programs

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

    Kosair Children's hospital in
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    Had 106 questions on my NCLEX, bad or good??

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

    The number of questions has no bearing in whether you passed or failed. People have passed at 75 question and people have failed at 75 questions. People have passed at 265 questions and people have...
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    Interview Presentation! Eeek!!

    NICU Guy replied to LilyNurse123's topic in United Kingdom

    I have never heard of having to do a presentation for an
  17. NICU Guy

    Struggling with tough decisions after school

    NICU Guy replied to FatsWaller's topic in General Students

    First, you can not work full-time at Jewish (I assume) and part-time or prn at U of L trauma center. Your paycheck from both hospitals would come from KentuckyOne, which means if you work over 8 hrs...
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    Accelerated or Traditional Program

    NICU Guy replied to jnm041994's topic in School, College Programs

    I look at it from a financial standpoint. If you plan to work 20 hrs/wk instead of 40 hrs/wk for 2 yrs in the traditional program, it would equal no work for 1 yr in the accelerated program plus...
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    How do I know if I am ready to test for my NCLEX

    NICU Guy replied to mmk1234's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    don't let SATAs scare you. I had a ton of them and I doubt I got many of them right. I passed at 75
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    Capstone/New Grad

    NICU Guy replied to nostertag's topic in General Nursing

    If you are drawn to one particular specialty, then do your capstone in that specialty. If you are undecided between two, then pick the one that you have little exposure to. For example, if you are...
  21. NICU Guy

    What can I do with my license?

    NICU Guy replied to rninkentucky's topic in General Nursing

    You have weigh all the factors not just the $/hr. You can get high pay per hr on the west coast, but cost of living is much more than KY, so the income minus your expenses may not be that significant...
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    Which nursing school is better?

    NICU Guy replied to sfrw's topic in General Students

    Obviously, the better the clinical site the better your experience will be. For example, doing your pediatric clinicals on a pediatric floor or even at a children's hospital is better than doing...
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    Vidant Medical Center Nurse Residency

    NICU Guy replied to SRA16's topic in School, College Programs

    No real interview questions, mostly "tell me about yourself" type questions. I talked about my schooling, grades, my externship experience. I was very impressed how I was treated by HR, unit...
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    Clarification on UAP for NCLEX

    NICU Guy replied to belljar1995's topic in General Students

    Not all ER and ICU patients are unstable. For example, a healthy 18 yr old comes to the ER with a broken ankle from playing basketball. Would you delegate a UAP to take his vitals. Yes, he is...
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    physical therapy degree or mba after BSN ?

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

    You haven't even graduated and you are looking for alternatives if nursing doesn't work out. Isn't that the same as "I'm about to get married. Does anyone have any suggestions for online dating just...