joyrck9 LPN, RN

joyrck9 has 19 years experience as a LPN, RN and specializes in med/surg, LTC.

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1. How much do you make 2016

   joyrck9 replied to soon2bnurse5's topic in LPN/LVN

   $27.40/hr in LTC in the Bronx, NY

2. LPN Starting Salary

   joyrck9 replied to pat8585's topic in LPN/LVN

   What state do you work in? Here in NY starting is between $18-24/hr. I just started in a nursing home in the bronx 2 months ago and had no nursing home experience only 1 1/2 years hospital experience and started at $24/hr plus full benefits(1199 unio...

3. LPN's JOBS NYC

   joyrck9 replied to gt4everpn's topic in New York

   Have you tried White Glove? They usually staff all the boroughs

4. LPN'S are NURSES TOO

   joyrck9 replied to imnrs2's topic in LPN/LVN

   Here in NY LPN's perform ongoing assessments, insert IV's and administer IV medication

5. Insulted by my boss!! Need advice

   joyrck9 posted a topic in LPN/LVN

   Hi everyone just want to vent a bit, today was the WORST day I have had in a long time. I work in a hospital in NYC on a med/surg unit. There are 2 RN's 1 LPN(me) and 2 CNA's for 16 patients, not a bad ratio at all, but today my boss had the nerve to...

6. Lpn

   joyrck9 replied to Brooklynite's topic in LPN/LVN

   Hi Brooklynite, i'm in the Bronx so dont know how far you are willing to travel but there is Helene Fuld SON, Cochran SON, Dorothea Hopfer, Bronx Community College off the top of my head.

7. Montefiore in the Bronx

   joyrck9 replied to EnergizerNurse's topic in New York

   Hi everyone, I cant speak for the RN's at Monte but I am an LPN there and have been for alittle over a year now. 1199 is my union and they are excellant. NYSNA is the union for the RN's and from what I hear from the RN's I work with they are very hap...

8. 50% traditional RN Program?

   joyrck9 replied to joyrck9's topic in Online Learning

   thanks caliotter, just got confused there, soo.. much info! Don't have any plans of leaving NY so I should be ok with that. Gonna call the college tomorow woth a list of questions and get myself going. thanks again for the info :)

9. 50% traditional RN Program?

   joyrck9 posted a topic in Online Learning

   I everyone I am new here and was reading through a bunch of these threads, which by the way were very, very helpful and informative and finally made me decide to start the EC LPNtoRN program . My question is I see that some people are talking about ...

10. NY LPN Program?

    joyrck9 replied to sweetave's topic in LPN/LVN Students

    I went to Northern Westchester BOCES in Yorktown Heights. They also have a Southern Wetschester BOCES in Valhalla just about 30 min north of NYC. They are both great programs. They prepare you very well for any clinical situations. I also heard of a ...

11. LPN Starting Salary

    joyrck9 replied to pat8585's topic in LPN/LVN

    hi, i have been an LPN for alittle over a year now in NYC, and have been working at a hospital. I started at $20.50/hr and and now making $21.75/hour.

12. What is your job?

    joyrck9 replied to mgalloLPN's topic in LPN/LVN

    I work at a hospital in NYC an a med/surg floor. I have been working here for just over a year now and have learned soo... much. Here the LPN is responsible for med passes(po, IV, injections..), treatments, patient teaching, starting IV's, assist RN ...

13. Hospital LPN's, what states are you working in?

    joyrck9 replied to Elektra6's topic in LPN/LVN

    Hi there, I live and work in the Bronx, NY at Montefiore Medical Center. the pays pretty good, when I started it was $21 an hour, and it goes up every year from there. I enjoy where I work for the most part, but there are quite a few people who tend ...