liz0105

liz0105

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About liz0105

liz0105 has 5 years experience and specializes in ICU.


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  1. Samuel Merritt CRNA interviews 2018

    Accepted! Can't wait to meet you all in person!
  2. Pardon my following bluntness, but that's probably the New Yorker in me roaring... Screw your advisor's advice... They are not you, they are not your values, your dreams, or your aspirations. They are solely yours, and yours only. Keep at your dream!...
  3. Mandated Nurse-Patient Ratios

    I have worked in the ICU at large teaching hospitals both in New York City and California. The difference in patient ratios blew my mind when I arrived in CA nearly two years ago. Back in NY, if we had empty beds, we admitted patients regardless of ...
  4. Wanting to travel to NYC. Help!

    With your experience in heme/onc and BMT, try for Sloan Kettering. Columbia also has a great Peds hospital. Unfortunately I have no recs on travel recruiters for the area. Good luck!
  5. Samuel Merritt CRNA interviews 2018

    Nice! I'm interviewing on the morning of the 22nd, as well! Good luck!
  6. Samuel Merritt CRNA interviews 2018

    Nice! I'm scheduled for the morning of the 22nd. Good luck!
  7. Samuel Merritt CRNA interviews 2018

    GRE Verbal - 157 GRE Quant - 154 GPA - unsure as I took the long road to nursing. my undergrad was abysmal ( 5 yrs ICU experience in large teaching hospitals Received email last Friday.
  8. Samuel Merritt CRNA interviews 2018

    This will be my first CRNA school interview. Any others out there that will be interviewing next month?
  9. How do I land an ICU job in NYC?

    My advice to you is regarding my experience in NY: I have been in your shoes, and have similar aspirations. My advice: baby steps. First focus on getting a job. The market in NYC is becoming more and more competitive. With a hospital closing almost e...
  10. relo from NYC to FL

    Thank you all for your advice and insight! Looking to pull the trigger on a move soon!
  11. ICU RNs running CRRT?

    Hi everyone, I'm curious to know if any ICU RN's out there are currently practicing in an ICU where they are called upon to do CRRT at the bedside. Currently, all HD/CRRT/SLED are done by HD RNs in our hospital, but there is an initiative to train IC...
  12. relo from NYC to FL

    Hello all, I'm a BSN with 2 yrs experience in SICU. Looking into possibly relocating to FL (Tampa/Ft. Myers area). Are there any particular hospitals/systems to look into/avoid? Also, what is the going per diem rate for RNs? I understand it's a very ...
  13. What makes a good step-down RN?

    OP - how did this interview process turn out for you? I am curious because I am also a new grad, and will be working on a surgical-step down unit as well...
  14. Finding job with Associate Degree

    I graduated from an ADN program in NYC this past spring, and recently began my first job at Manhattan hospital. There are hospitals that will hire ADNs, but, as with the rest of the economy, you have to put in a good amount of effort and networking ...
  15. new grad NY - no hope

    In NYC, I personally know that Beth Israel, Wyckoff Heights, New York Downtown Hospital have hired new grads. Columbia-Presbyterian has a New Grad-specific job posting every season, and North Shore-LIJ has a critical care fellowship open to new grads...