NICUismylife

NICUismylife ADN, BSN, RN

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  1. Question about Heparin

    NICUismylife replied to Je062787's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    I'm guessing you are 1st semester. I know it's hard to recognize the tone of a post at times, so I will preface this with saying that I say this in a kind way: You need to learn to utilize your...

  2. Clinical Final Evaluation Paper Help

    NICUismylife replied to mistyfi77's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Did they provide a grading rubric? Utilize that to ensure that it is done properly. I have never had to write an actual evaluation "paper" just a paragraph. Basically, my instructors are looking an...

  3. Midlife Crisis and I'm Only 22 - need some experienced experience!!

    NICUismylife replied to EmmReeCPT's topic in General Students

    First of all, you don't have to work Tele starting out. I'm only a couple of hours from you (in the Central Valley), and nearly all of our grads go straight into the specialty of their choice. We...

  4. How to handle Nursing school.

    NICUismylife replied to guest723's topic in General Students

    The first semester of nursing school was the most content-wise and then the following semesters build on the foundation from first. Yes, we had weeks where we were responsible for reading 22 chapters...

  5. Neonatal Nursing? Should I switch my major??

    NICUismylife replied to GwenStacy101's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Wow, speech pathology and NICU are two very different choices. I worked with infants in a daycare for 4 years and discovered my passion for babies. I went to school with NICU in mind, having a few...

  6. Nursing Tutor?

    NICUismylife replied to Zooey72's topic in General Students

    I don't know if all schools offer this, but my school has free tutoring for nursing students. You do have to get authorization or a recommendation from your instructor, but then you can get as much...

  7. Post-Orientation Doubts

    NICUismylife replied to Fancychicken's topic in General Students

    I think he went a bit overboard. It will probably be the toughest thing you ever do, but with proper time management and good study habits, you will succeed and it will not break you. Are there group...

  8. Student Nurse Look For Advice

    NICUismylife replied to Arozzi's topic in General Students

    Not everyone is meant to be a med-surg nurse. Once you get into the specialties (peds, psych, L&D, ICU, tele, ER, etc.) you may find your fit and feel differently about it. I feel that pull in the...

  9. Graduating December 2016, When Do I start Applying?

    NICUismylife replied to Graduate2016's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    What is the nursing climate for new grads like in your area? Do you have a job placement coordinator to help walk you through what your local hospitals are looking for, who to contact and when? I am...

  10. Is it even possible to find L&D RN job without any contact?

    NICUismylife replied to zzplant's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    The bay area is a super competitive area. I'm in the central valley and we have many nurses come from all over the state to work here because we are an under-served area so the hospitals will hire...

  11. Pre nursing pre req

    NICUismylife replied to Malcolm225's topic in General Students

    I'm also in California, and yes, the programs are very impacted. I know people who have to wait years after finishing their pre-reqs to actually get into the program. You will want to be sure you have...

  12. Knows nothing about nursing, seeking help

    NICUismylife replied to kingdbox96's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm going to comment on your title. It says "Know nothing about nursing." Nursing is not for everyone. You will see, smell, and touch a lot of gross things. You will deal with people (and their...

  13. What class would you take?

    NICUismylife replied to missnursingstudent19's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I was in a similar situation and took Patho. It helped me a lot once I was in the program. Like the others said though, if nothing like that is available, then a psych class or child development class...

  14. Very confused at this point!

    NICUismylife replied to wisconsin89's topic in General Students

    Financial Aid and scholarships, or even student loans. Yes, you'll go into a bit of debt, but if you go to a community college, it shouldn't cost too much, and starting to earn that higher salary...

  15. A&P2 and microbiology

    NICUismylife replied to msheather413's topic in General Students

    Our instructors told us that thru their evidence-based research at our particular school, those who took A&P2 and micro together tended to earn a full letter grade lower in both courses. So, if...

  16. Dropping out of nursing school

    NICUismylife replied to varonte69's topic in General Students

    There are daycare centers that have cameras in the room that you can access via the internet to check up on your child any time you want to. Would that possibly give your hubby the peace of mind to...

  17. almost finished LPN with crushed hopes to become and RN?

    NICUismylife replied to Cpollock91's topic in General Students

    Do you have a community college you can

  18. ADN, BSN, or RN-BSN?

    NICUismylife replied to jamaicangirl16's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You can take it a step further, and call the nursing recruiters for your local hospitals and ask THEM which grads they prefer. I'm in a fairly large city (350k+) with 5 major hospitals and both a...

  19. LVN or ADN??

    NICUismylife replied to Rice_in_Space's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Because of California's RN-to-patient mandated ratios, it can be difficult to find a job as an LVN, and most will be in areas such as home health, psych, or skilled nursing. RN will be your best bet...

  20. Nursing Dx: Risk for DVT?

    NICUismylife replied to amandaxyo's topic in Nursing Student Assistance

    Are you guys using RCs yet? RC stands for "Risk for complication of ____" and you can then use a list of several high-risk complications (NANDA has a set list to choose from), DVT being one. If you...

  21. Need Advice on Nursing Program prereq

    NICUismylife replied to SweetDisaster's topic in General Students

    A&P and chemistry will both help on the

  22. I need a mentor

    NICUismylife replied to Ginger702's topic in General Students

    I'm an RN tutor at my school, and I have found this set of study tips to help a lot of students: 1. Study in 20 minute increments. It is scientifically proven that the brain tends to remember the...

  23. interested in volunteering but confused as to where I should get my experience help!

    NICUismylife replied to joanna2017's topic in General Students

    If you're interested in NICU or Peds, then you could sign up to be a cuddler in your local NICU. It would also help you get to know the staff and management to give you a leg up when you are

  24. I really hate my job as a CNA. Will I hate / suck at being a Nurse?

    NICUismylife replied to taraleee's topic in General Students

    I was actually in a total of 4 facilities that covered acute, long-term, and outpatient. It was only 16 weeks though (32 clinical days), you are correct. As far as the "less commitment" I was...

  25. I really hate my job as a CNA. Will I hate / suck at being a Nurse?

    NICUismylife replied to taraleee's topic in General Students

    After my Psych rotation, I can safely say that Psych is kind of its own world. I think it's the most unique specialty. And so different from CNA. In Psych departments, the most interaction is with...