SteveNNP MSN, NP

Neonatal ICU (Cardiothoracic)

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    New York Presb..housing

    SteveNNP replied to bonesrn's topic in New York Nursing

    The wait list for housing at NYP is quite long, and some of my friends have waited up to 2 years for a particular apt. IMHO you can find comparable housing on your own. The benefit to the employee...
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    Has anyone considered going all the way?

    SteveNNP replied to Aariah's topic in General Nursing

    No kidding. When someone tells me I should go to medical school, I just go to Barnes & Noble, look at the MCAT review book, and get a dose of
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    dilemma for FNP

    SteveNNP replied to johnson0424's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    I'm actually planning on taking a leave of absence from my current job when I graduate with my NNP, so I can do a few RN NICU travel assignments and see the country before returning to work as an NNP....
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    thoughts on only Paralytic while intubated....

    SteveNNP replied to MassED's topic in General Nursing

    That's why in every RSI algorithm, paralytics are the LAST thing you give. What about etomidate? Fentanyl/versed? These have always worked very well together, and usually eliminate the need for...
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    Neonatal assessment - please help!

    SteveNNP replied to glimpses's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    1. I am looking for good, fairly simple neonatal assessment charting forms that could be modified and used by the nurses here...physical assessment at birth and the following days, intake/output, etc....
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    What Was Orientation Like For You

    SteveNNP replied to 4jen's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Jen, orientation into any nursing job is stressful. You need to learn to leave stress and craziness at work. No matter how nuts it gets, once you clock out, you can go home and be a wife and mom. If...
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    Chest tube question

    SteveNNP replied to RN4Little1s's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Water seal here is suction off. Otherwise it's to suction. I've never heard it referred to as
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    Most useful nursing pre-req course?

    SteveNNP replied to Faye1's topic in Male Nursing Students

    A/P, Pathophysiology and Microbiology were very useful to
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    some younger male nurses.....

    SteveNNP replied to junebride's topic in Men in Nursing

    ceil blue would be the color of typical light blue hospital scrubs. Someone decided to call it ceil blue. Darned if I know what a ceil
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    You know you're a male RN when......

    SteveNNP replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    ....you can never find large gloves on the unit, and have to carry them with
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    NICU/Neonatal Nurses: Please Help Me

    SteveNNP replied to BabyNurse_PJN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Many of us have an emotional connection to our little patients in NICU. Many NICU RNs here are former NICU moms that felt a call to work in the units that cared for their children. It takes a lot of...
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    Neonatal assessment - please help!

    SteveNNP replied to glimpses's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Wow.... tall order.... I'll think about it and post a little
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    How long did it take you to get into the NICU?

    SteveNNP replied to HappyPediRN's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I started in NICU as a new grad as
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    St Barnabas Livingston New Grads

    SteveNNP replied to nycNurse2b's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    I chose NYC because they (NYP) offered >$12k worth of tuition reimbursement, and were very competitive in terms of salary. The NICU I work in is a major referral center. We get kids from ALL OVER...
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    You know you're a male RN when......

    SteveNNP replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    Ok gentlemen.... let's keep to the funny
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    Interesting PhD fine print

    SteveNNP replied to 422jdb's topic in Men in Nursing

    It is probably a generic tag they apply to every position to cover the corporation against antidiscrimination lawsuits. Ironically, in doing that they technically exclude
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    Best Schools for NP Programs?

    SteveNNP replied to NStiger88's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What David said. If you think you might want to be a NNP, you'll need 2 years of Level III NICU experience to graduate, let alone be a competent NNP. Maybe by Surgical NP you mean RNFA? IMHO, you need...
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    St Barnabas Livingston New Grads

    SteveNNP replied to nycNurse2b's topic in New Jersey Nursing

    Most hospitals in NYC are unionized, hence the higher pay, plus it's Manhattan. I could easily see NJ hospitals paying 53k. I work in NYC, and currently pay almost $600/mo in gas, tolls and taxes....
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    Wish me luck!

    SteveNNP replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I'm hoping a nice obstructed TAPVR comes your
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    You know you're a male RN when......

    SteveNNP replied to SteveNNP's topic in Men in Nursing

    Geez, you guys get away with murder. The most I can do is touch the back of their neck with my ice-cold pepsi can on the way down the hall and run.... You know you're the male RN when you order out...
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    jaundice

    SteveNNP replied to CandE25's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    There is a lot of truth to be found in this thread. -Speak kindly to others -Accept the responsibility of doing your research on your own -Ensure you have accurate and peer-reviewed sources. Thanks...
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    Bittersweet Story: 'Claine and Samuel

    SteveNNP posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

    One of our members here, Donormom, shared this website with us, about her angel baby girl 'Claine, and the little boy Samuel, whose life was saved. I couldn't help but tear up as I read it. We had a...
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    Wish me luck!

    SteveNNP replied to elizabells's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Sure you can do it....! I'll call you later and see how it's going
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    Scholarship for male Rn students

    SteveNNP replied to Maxs's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Thread closed due to dead
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    Do You Want Universal Healthcare?

    SteveNNP replied to DanFNP's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Good story. I agree that stuff like that shouldn't happen. But on the other hand, no one ever uses the story of the addict that has come into the ER for the 24th time this month with "abdominal pain,"...