nina_RN

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1. Desire to be OB RN : What can I do to strengthen my chances employment?

   nina_RN replied to SnowboardRN's topic in Ob/Gyn

   i am a new L&D nurse. i was a cardiac /med surg nurse before transferring to this specialty. IMO, L&D managers appear to prefer critical care experience.So, if you can get a hospital job, try for an ICU position. Next option would be medical ...

2. New Open Heart Nurse

   nina_RN replied to ChocoholicNurse's topic in Operating Room

   Hi there, I'm in a similar boat. If that helps? I recently accepted a position in the cardiac OR starting next month. My hospital's training involves 8 month program w/ 3 months in the general OR w/ other fellows and then moving on to the CV OR train...

3. being proactive can come as in appropriate to some manager

   nina_RN posted a topic in Job Hunt

   So, i applied for a nursing position about a month ago and was told by the nurse recruiter that my resume had been forwarded to the unit manager. Since it had been >2 weeks post that conversation, i thought it was okay for me to f/u with the ma...

4. UMASS Boston - RN to BSN online - Stating in January 2012

   nina_RN replied to akire6279's topic in Massachusetts

   hi all, this is off topic from Op's question but does anyone know if umass boston offers evaluation of transfer credits before an application is filed?i know umass at amherst has something similar. i'd hate to pay fees for transcripts, application et...

5. Nurses who have relocated.What would you do? Your opinions please.

   nina_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   Currently 8 months and counting on a medical floor. i relocated to the area alone(3.5 hours DRIVE) after not being able to find a hospital job locally in NYC. My goals: 1> Find a job closer to home by summer 2012.i would have a little over a year...

6. Need scrub and shoe recommendations please!

   nina_RN replied to KGMM's topic in Uniform/Gear

   i was going to recommend sketcher shape ups in white too. i wear a size 6. super comfy. i have another pair from nurse mates called 'elis' .equally comfy but i mostly wear my shape ups.

7. can anyone throw light on this pls?.

   nina_RN replied to nina_RN's topic in General Nursing

   antibodies and the positive blood test. that makes sense. i was thinking since she's taken the INH treatment, the latent TB germs should've been killed by now resulting in a negative blood test.since the pt isn't symptomatic, I'm assuming the INH di...

8. can anyone throw light on this pls?.

   nina_RN posted a topic in General Nursing

   pt doesn't remember whether she got BCG vaccine as a kid. pt tests +ve for a TB skin test, MD orders an xray that shows negative to abnormalities.pt put on 9 mnths INH tx for latent tb. pt advised not to get another skin test since it is always goi...

9. St. Mary's Children's Hospital, Queens

   nina_RN replied to DeanaKay's topic in New York

   sorry for the late response.i was working for a while as a school nurse and was offered a home care pediatric position but chose to start on a med surg unit i recently got hired for at a hospital. have always enjoyed working around children.So, defin...

10. St. Mary's Children's Hospital, Queens

    nina_RN replied to DeanaKay's topic in New York

    hi there.. i remember trying this place around mid last year.they have a hiring center in elmhurst queens too.i spoke to a recruiter over the phone, and when i mentioned i was a recent grad,she was quick to respond that she won't take in new grads . ...

11. Salary for RN with BSN

    nina_RN replied to jpena8's topic in New York

    Using NY is a very broad term. There is more to NY than NYC. The starting salary in NYC is 65K and up but not NY in general. If you go outside NYC, the rate drops. I was offered a RN job in upstate NY as a new grad and the offered salary that is nowh...

12. Where are all the jobs in NY???!!!

    nina_RN replied to UpstateNyDollCna's topic in New York

    i know the work force health center in nyc is hiring new grad CNAs. do you live in NYC?

13. Washington Hospital Center Residency February 2011 COHORT

    nina_RN replied to NewRN1986's topic in Washington DC

    i'm not from the DC area and plan to apply for a license there only upon receiving an offer.So considering the wait time now, applying for a DC license... i dont know if I can get all done by start date. that is if i ever get a call.btw, when in feb ...

14. I don't want to be "clueless" when I hit the floor

    nina_RN replied to momuv4qtz's topic in General Nursing

    HI all! sorry for posting totally off topic here but this msg is for 0402 thanks for the PM. I don't have current access to reply back to PMs as per all nurses rules. So, this is my only way to thank you.

15. Washington Hospital Center Residency February 2011 COHORT

    nina_RN replied to NewRN1986's topic in Washington DC

    jeanette73, I would love to be in your shoes. I understand how things sometime don't fall the way we wish to.Going through the posts, I realize that I had applied around the same time you had for the residency. I got the automated email re: grades an...