SteveNNP MSN, NP

Neonatal ICU (Cardiothoracic)

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    GRE scores, what's good?

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

    You need to look at each individual school's websites for GRE score requirements, or contact the admissions counselors. I needed a 500/500/4 minimum for my Ivy school. Don't waste your money on a...
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    Sump tube

    SteveNNP replied to Preemienurse23's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    They shouldn't have blown you off in any case.... How high was the suction pressure set? I often find that when a replogle starts to pull out blood/clots, that the suction pressure is set too high,...
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    Calling Docs by their first name...

    SteveNNP replied to zamboni's topic in General Nursing

    It took me about a year before I started calling them by their first name.... They call me by my first name, why not the same for me? I do call them "doctor" in front of
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    No consideration for gay patients

    SteveNNP replied to eric2123's topic in Male Nursing Students

    Let's not turn this into a gay marriage debate. I think that everyone pretty much has a grasp on the issue of gay domestic partnership access limitations, and devoting time to it in NS would not be...
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    My doubts about a future in nursing

    SteveNNP replied to NewJA's topic in General Nursing

    I'm confused as to what your actual question is.... Is it that you are trying to get us to convince you that you are somehow wrong? You are very right on many points. The hours are long, staffing and...
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    100% Online RN-BSN

    SteveNNP replied to mcknis's topic in General Nursing

    I may be proven wrong.... but I'm almost positive that no program exists that can be completed without facility clinical
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    I hated cat dissection!!! Will I hate nursing?!

    SteveNNP replied to WantAccel.BSN's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I thought it was gross, and I'm a guy. My cat started decomposing throughout the semester we studied it, and actually started melting. It smelled so horrible, we all threw them out and got out of lab...
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    Hypothermia

    SteveNNP replied to dragonfly6352's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    We always used to wrap the Transwarmers in a pillowcase. Their max heating point is like,
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    NNP vs PNP vs FNP..which one is for me???

    SteveNNP replied to FL NICU RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am in NNP school, and I will be limited to the primary care of children ages 0-2. That's fine with me. I have no desire to sit in an peds OP office and write scripts for Augmentin and Amoxicillin...
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    What's YOUR nursing obsession?

    SteveNNP replied to tanthalas's topic in General Nursing

    I love getting called to the ED and peds floors to start tough IVs. There's an adrenaline rush that comes with getting an IV in a sick kid that everyone from the nurse to the attending to the IV team...
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    Rough night - needed to vent a little...

    SteveNNP replied to Sweeper933's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    :icon_hug: I find it bittersweet that a lot of us NICU nurses have little tributes to our beloved primaries in our Allnurses signatures. What a privilege we have to make a difference in the life of a...
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    How much $$$ do you get after taxes?

    SteveNNP replied to FutureRNelizabeth's topic in New York Nursing

    You'll have to make cuts in your lifestyle. Do you really need a 2-3 bedroom place in NYC? Do you really need a car in NYC? Do you really need to live in Prospect Heights? - If the answer is yes, you...
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    When the mother is type O and the infant is type A blood.

    SteveNNP replied to oramar's topic in Ob/Gyn

    What happens is that either the "O" mother becomes sensitized to A/B antibodies through the environment or through some type of fetomaternal transfusion. Mom then produces IgG antibodies to the baby's...
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    deciding what state is best to apply for nclex

    SteveNNP replied to catine_betterhalf's topic in International Nursing

    You need to apply for a license in the state you want to work in. Each board of nursing is different, and you MUST have a license in that state to practice. It's a LOT of paperwork to endorse your...
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    dry hands

    SteveNNP replied to qpmz's topic in General Nursing

    I use Malibu Hemp Hand Protector from WalMart.... works well, and smells GREAT!, like toasted coconut, or the beach, or something. I also use J&J's Soothing Naturals lotion for babies (green...
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    Columbia Midwifery students

    SteveNNP replied to babycatcher12's topic in Post Graduate Students

    Yeesh.... Elaine... the only Columbians you'll find on this forum (other than me) are all ETPers (I'm in the part-time traditional MSN/NNP program). I'm finishing up the last of my core courses this...
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    Hypothermia

    SteveNNP replied to dragonfly6352's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    My last job used TransWarmers (big heel warmer-like thingies), and rarely had a problem with admission hypothermia if we got them on it quick enough. Here our only option is saran wrap and "french-fry...
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    New guy

    SteveNNP replied to Oorah's topic in Men in Nursing

    And your 3 days on/ 4 days off per week nursing schedule will allow you lots of time to tool around in the garage on your time
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    Roll Call

    SteveNNP replied to Tweety's topic in Men in Nursing

    Hey Atom! I'm another Jersey Boy working in the
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    Looking for the name and manufacturer of nasal mask CPAP

    SteveNNP replied to rhensel's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    I used the regular Infant Flow CPAP driver, and occasionally the siPAP unit that Weeone mentioned. http://www.viasyshealthcare.com/about/product-29-45420.pdf...
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    will your employer pay to become NP?

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

    My current employer (unionized) pays up to $10k a year in reimbursement. Which means I still have to fork out the money at the beginning of the year. $5k is tax-free, and the rest is taxed at your...
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    What do you wish for in a break room?

    SteveNNP replied to RNmom08's topic in General Nursing

    coffee machine Soda fountain machine Ice/water dispenser enough comfortable seating. secured by code frequent housekeeping
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    Looking for the name and manufacturer of nasal mask CPAP

    SteveNNP replied to rhensel's topic in NICU, Neonatal

    Infant Flow systems makes a nasal mask CPAP. My last unit alternated prongs and mask q 6h, and we saw very little septal/bridge
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    PNP vs.NNP...

    SteveNNP replied to bayouchick02's topic in Nurse Practitioners, NP

    What dilleweed said. I crosstrained to PICU to help determine if I wanted to do NNP, or broaden my scope to the PNP. I decided that NNP is what I wanted, although you have a lot more venues to...
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    2 Classes down and on the Waiting List!

    SteveNNP replied to leonidasrex2's topic in Men in Nursing

    Absolutely true.... Especially now, when I'm still taking a bunch of "core courses" that are required for all NP students (research & stats, family theory, management, health & social policy)...