neeniebean

neeniebean specializes in Telemetry.

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1. question for Bayada nurse (especially in New York)

   neeniebean posted a topic in Private Duty

   Do you ever have a problem getting the amount of hours that you want to work? I know they say that it's a "process" and that they can't guarantee a certain amount of hours, but i was just curious how easy/hard it was to get the amount of hours that ...

2. Accepted - Farmingdale Fall '09

   neeniebean replied to oldcatlady71's topic in New York

   You only wear the uniform in the hospital. You dont have to wear it for clinical days on campus- you just wear regular street clothes. Some people are in their work clothes (bc they go straight from work) others are in sweats... it really doesnt ma...

3. Accepted - Farmingdale Fall '09

   neeniebean replied to oldcatlady71's topic in New York

   For the first few weeks (3 or 4, i think), you won't be at the hospital. During that time you'll have what they call "clinical days on campus" where you learn some basic nursing skills, as well as tons of lectures to get that foundation going. As fa...

4. 2008 nclex pass rates

   neeniebean replied to guiltysins's topic in New York

   interesting!

5. Accepted - Farmingdale Fall '09

   neeniebean replied to oldcatlady71's topic in New York

   I think most people go with Nursemates. Honestly, i would try to get whatever cheap white sneakers you could get! I paid like $80 and they still weren't really all that comfortable (they were the leather ones that kind of looked like clogs, but had...

6. Accepted - Farmingdale Fall '09

   neeniebean replied to oldcatlady71's topic in New York

   Depends on what books they put on your list this year. I never used the Basic Nursing textbook (or workbook) after 108 (except for once- i think i used it as a resource for a nursing seminar paper, but i easily could have used something else). The ...

7. NYC- common Nurse to patient ratio's

   neeniebean replied to fawnsternurse's topic in New York

   I work on a telemetry unit in Nassau cty. On average, i have about 7 patients per night (there's really no difference b/w day/night ratios-depends on the available staffing). On the worst night, i can have 9, on the best night 6. Having 9 on a tel...

8. Accepted - Farmingdale Fall '09

   neeniebean replied to oldcatlady71's topic in New York

   When i was there, NUR100 had an Assessment textbook (pretty expensive- just like the others lol), and then there were alot of handouts that we got in class too (well, had to print out from the class website, anyway). You should post on here to see if...

9. Accepted - Farmingdale Fall '09

   neeniebean replied to oldcatlady71's topic in New York

   Try not to take it personally. Like i said in another post- you'll find out REAL quickl that you need to advocate for yourself in that program, and really make yourself heard in order to get what you need. It sucks, but thats just the way it is. I...

10. Accepted - Farmingdale Fall '09

    neeniebean replied to oldcatlady71's topic in New York

    I'm so sorry for your loss =( You could call the Nursing dept and ask them when the other orientation dates are and then see if you could change it. I don't know that they'd have a problem with it, but it will be a disadvantage to you because many c...

11. Hired in for Night Shifts?

    neeniebean replied to LovePurple's topic in New Nurse

    the initial classes were all days, then i oriented on days for 4 weeks and then went to nights, where i oriented there for another 4 weeks. They're piloting a process now of just orienting new night hires on nights only, but i think that orienting ...

12. Farmingdale State College

    neeniebean replied to mich9385's topic in New York

    I wanted to also let you know- with the medical micro course- they're usually pretty good about trying to accomodate the students that are already accepted into the nursing program to get them into the course (even if its already full). If you reall...

13. Farmingdale State College

    neeniebean replied to mich9385's topic in New York

    There's usually 10 spots for each clinical location, not just 10 spots altogether. So, if you need that time slot, you may need to be more flexible about the clinical location (like for nassau county, there's usually NUMC, Winthrop or New island... t...

14. Farmingdale State College

    neeniebean replied to mich9385's topic in New York

    Honestly, i wouldn't have taken it at the same time as the nursing courses. I took it the summer before i started NS, though i also worked while i was in nursing school. I know a few people that took it while taking nursing classes and it was such ...

15. Farmingdale State College

    neeniebean replied to mich9385's topic in New York

    They probably change a bit year to year (the school has to bid and then its based on availability), but off the top of my head, there was NUMC, Winthrop, New Island, St. Catherine's, Good Sam, Southside, and i think Mercy (that was just for Saturdays...