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So I graduated July 30 and took my NCLEX Sept 24. After applying for 30+ positions in all of the different areas of Women and Children Services (and scoring only 2 interviews), I am happy to say I was just offered a FT NICU position at my DREAMMMM ho...

Despite the 2 year psych experience requirement, you were still accepted? How did you pull that off?

Hi there! I am considering going back to school for mental health np, and University of South Alabama is pretty high on my list. I would be so grateful if I could get your email address to talk with you about the program... Thanks :)

Merenstein book is good. We were "required" to have it. Just go in ready to learn. Don't be overly confident. Ask questions. And ask again.

We use a tiny piece of silk tape to secure the iv to the skin, but not covering the site. Then transparent tegaderm. Then several pieces of 1/2 inch silk tape and an armboard if needed. Some nurses do a little chevron too.

At first site of redness, nurse should let doctor know and zinc oxide will be ordered. Next is either Questran (yellow stuff in a cup) or stoma paste with zinc oxide (thick, sticky, beige stuff in a cup) depending on the doctor preference. If they ar...

I'm considering going to Guatemala with Refuge International in December. The trip is $1000 plus airfare, but because I'm deciding so last minute, I'd like to do some fundraising for my trip... I'm thinking I would try a GoFundMe page and then maybe ...

So I just got my BSN in July. I take my NCLEX in a week. Still no job yet. I have always been interested in joining the military (never quite sure which branch) but it was never the right time. Well now I have nothing holding me back. I plan to get i...

Thanks yall. I passed my nclex and landed a job in the NICU (my dream!). So I decided against military. But thanks for the responses!

Thanks everyone! I completed 4 months of orientation and have been on my own since April. I love it and see myself here for many years!

That sounds awesome. I work in a pretty large NICU. Largest in the area. Great hospital. But we don't quite have all that support. We have our own RTs and pharmacy. But no PICC team or breast milk bank.

PIV - clean. Central and umbilical lines - We verify orders with two nurses, then only one nurse hangs the new fluids. But always sterile.

Ruby, no worries Thanks for the awesome suggestions!

Here's the thing. For the first time in my life I am not attending school of some sort. I graduated high school. I graduated college. I landed my dream nursing job in the NICU at an awesome local hospital. I completed 4 months of intensive orientatio...

Jedrnurse, I agree! I am planning to sign up for a class at a local community college

Ruby... Thanks for your thoughts. Maybe you missed one of my previous posts. I know that I am not completely competent yet. I am constantly learning at my job. And like I've said, I bring my NICU handbook with me to work every day and educate myself ...

Nursegirl, not a huge social life other than with my boyfriend haha. All my friends mostly live out of town. But the bf keeps things fun.

Luckyyou, haha it's a level IV. I understand what you're saying. And you're probably right. But rest assured I know I don't know everything. Not even close! "Bored" isn't really the right word for what I am feeling. It's just weird not being in schoo...

llg, all very valid points! Thanks for the suggestions!

Great idea, thanks!

Thanks for all the kind words everyone! Today started my 3rd week. It's all going great. Learning a lot but I still have a long way to go!

Congrats! I'm a new grad as well and just got offered a NICU position. I start Nov 2 and can't wait! :)

I'm not an experienced nurse but I have always heard 6 months is a good time to start looking and applying for a job that further interests you. Technically the hospital will lose money if you don't stay for several years because they put in all of t...

Hello all. I am scheduled to take my NCLEX tomorrow at 2 pm:scrying: I have been studying for weeks. But it took me 5 times to pass the HESI Exit Exam (from March to July) so I am just really nervous. All my practice test scores keep improving so a p...

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