bewareofthephog BSN

bewareofthephog has 2 years experience as a BSN and specializes in NICU.

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1. Peds cath lab

   bewareofthephog posted a topic in PICU, Pediatric

   Wasn't sure where exactly to ask this so I figured I would start here. I currently work in a NICU at a children's hospital and the heart patients are generally my favorite to work with. There's a cath...

2. New Grad NICU Interview Help

   bewareofthephog replied to SF BSN2b's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I interviewed for a level IV new grad position that I'll start in July. I'm not sure what the interview process is like at the hospital you're interviewing for but in my experience there was a "video...

3. Does anyone have any tips on getting a level 4 NICU position as new grad?

   bewareofthephog replied to Robins19's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I'll be graduating in May and I will be working in a level IV NICU. Everything IIg said is important but I can expand on a couple of those points. 1. Choose NICU topics whenever possible for research...

4. No motivation. Gas tank on E

   bewareofthephog replied to rehric00's topic in Student Nurse Practitioner

   Although I'm only graduating from nursing school, I have to say I feel the exact same way. I'm not married but I've been working 36hrs per week for the last two years while attending a full time...

5. What do I need to know?

   bewareofthephog replied to bewareofthephog's topic in NICU, Neonatal

   I've worked in the NICU as a ward clerk for the last two and a half years and after begging my manager to allow me to take STABLE she finally let me take it earlier this year. As a nursing student on...

6. What do I need to know?

   bewareofthephog posted a topic in NICU, Neonatal

   Hello everyone! I've accepted a new grad job in a Level IV NICU upon graduating in May. I'm both terrified and eager to get started and learn as much as possible! I was hoping some of you who...

7. Most Embarassing Nursing Moments

   bewareofthephog replied to Jessiedog's topic in Nursing Humor

   I work as a secretary in a NICU and we had a new mom who was paralyzed from the waist down and was obviously always in a wheel chair. The nurse was going over some basic orientation stuff with the mom...

8. What steps do I need to take to become a CRNA?

   bewareofthephog replied to TennesseeNurseToB's topic in Student Registered Nurse Anesthetist

   I still have 3 semesters of nursing school left but have also been considering going the CRNA path after a couple of experiences I had in clinicals. I wouldn't be graduating until May 2017. I'm not...

9. What to observe

   bewareofthephog posted a topic in General Nursing

   I'm not sure if this is necessarily the right forum to post in but I think answers from nurses may be more helpful than from nursing students. I'm a first semester nursing student and starting...

10. Guys did you have a role model that inspired you to become a nurse?

    bewareofthephog replied to swimmingfever00's topic in Male Nursing Students

    As a male nursing student, I don't think I need to find a male to look up to in the field. I recognized a long time ago that I don't need a role model of the same gender as myself to look up to. I...

11. What nursing specialty interests you the most for the future?

    bewareofthephog replied to kingvonnBSN2017's topic in General Students

    I used to think I wanted to work at a major trauma center or CVICU but I started a job as a unit secretary in NICU thinking I would just get my foot in the door at the hospital and then take a...