RN_Man

RN_Man specializes in Oncology.

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1. Mount Sinai Med. Center Orientation

   RN_Man replied to nycRN89's topic in New York

   Nursing pay should never be stated in yearly terms but hourly since that's how it's calculated in our contracts - that and how many hours are people using to calculate yearly pay? Way too many variables. Hourly makes for an apples to apples compariso...

2. Hunter's or NYU's Accelerated second degree nursing programs

   RN_Man replied to Pm92's topic in New York

   Personally know a bunch of graduates from both Columbia's program as well as NYU's. They are both great programs. The complaint I heard from ALL people I personally know that went through Columbia's program is that the BSN portion of the program is t...

3. Hunter's or NYU's Accelerated second degree nursing programs

   RN_Man replied to Pm92's topic in New York

   I graduated from the Hunter program. It's notorious for using strict composites metrics for admissions. Overall GPA is weighed heavily. Individual course grades aren't even looked at, unless they are non-passing. What's your overall GPA?

4. SICU or Cardiac stepdown- New Grad

   RN_Man replied to squeetleb34's topic in Critical

   First off congratulations on finishing your nursing program and getting an offer at Cleveland Clinic - AMAZING! I don't personally have experience on either units but here are few things to consider: 1. If you plan on applying to any graduate program...

5. Hunter college nursing acceptance

   RN_Man replied to haominli's topic in General Nursing

   Really no way of knowing because it's based on the composite gpa/nln scores of your applicant pool. I would say based on previous years numbers, very limited personal knowledge, you have a good chance. And yes, you can apply more than once. What grad...

6. Hunter's or NYU's Accelerated second degree nursing programs

   RN_Man replied to Pm92's topic in New York

   Not sure where you got the information about only current Hunter students applying to A2D program there but its incorrect. It also doesn't make any sense since its for people who already have a bachelor's degree.

7. Hunter's or NYU's Accelerated second degree nursing programs

   RN_Man replied to Pm92's topic in New York

   I got my BSN at Hunter and my girlfriend is currently at NYU's program. Basically they are all the same. Small differences. The largest is cost. She can go with no debt. I would advise ANY possible nursing student go choice a BSN program which will a...

8. NewYork-Presbyterian/Cornell Pharmacalogy Exam

   RN_Man replied to NewGraduateRN's topic in New York

   I took the pharm exam way back in '09 and remember it wasn't too bad. Definitely saw some med's I wasn't too familiar with but overall wasn't too tough - especially since you should get 100% on all the calculation questions. I used "Straight A's in N...

9. For anyone still looking for work - IT'S POSSIBLE

   RN_Man replied to marathonman's topic in New York

   Tentative just means HR has to process your background check, education verification, drug screening, employee health screening and employment history verification. You get all the emails from HR. Yup. Day 1 of New Beginnings is general processing -...

10. For anyone still looking for work - IT'S POSSIBLE

    RN_Man replied to marathonman's topic in New York

    Congratulations!!!! Awesome!!! When's your start date on your offer letter?

11. New Grad in CA License denial - depressed and hopeless

    RN_Man replied to sunnyshine101's topic in Career Support

    Sorry to hear about your circumstance. You should know that with ANY criminal history BON doesn't not grant immediate license and will have to investigate, review and decide on license outcome. If you haven't already be ready to supply all court docu...

12. For anyone still looking for work - IT'S POSSIBLE

    RN_Man replied to marathonman's topic in New York

    Fingers crossed for you! Hope you join the Mt Sinai family. I know of ton of nurses at all major NYC hospitals and Mt Sinai always ranks high in management support, colleague support and the pay/benefits are top notch. Hope you hear back from them so...

13. Which States Have Nursing Union Jobs?

    RN_Man replied to martymoose's topic in Union

    It's a one-page document that is given at time of hire, along with union signup forms, at the hospital I work at. Easy as pie. However, if I opt out, I would be opting out of union covered health coverage, life insurance, and free pension. There's st...

14. For anyone still looking for work - IT'S POSSIBLE

    RN_Man replied to marathonman's topic in New York

    That's a funny coincidence! No actually they called and sent the official offer letter before all 5 were completeled (4 completed) but all 3 of the manager references were done (min was 2). The process might be different for you if you didn't already...

15. Refresher Course

    RN_Man replied to kemifair's topic in New York

    Don't go into a refresher course thinking that it will make you on par in the job market as a new grad/license RN - all things being equal with no work experience. Can it help? Yes. Is it required by some hospitals? Yes. Will you get a hospital job ...