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  1. Position that is NICU and PICU?!

    Southern cali!? Sounds nice!! Unfortunately -- I'm stuck on the east coast in New York. There's major hospitals in the city and boros -- so hopefully, i'll stand a good chance to begin in a NICU. Many of my new grad friends are beginning in med-surg...
  2. Position that is NICU and PICU?!

    Thank you all for your replies and experience with this Judging from your opinions, this type of position is not at all realistic for me to start my career in. I suppose that i was just hopeful that it could be done! I'm going on the interview a w...
  3. Position that is NICU and PICU?!

    thank you for all your replies! i was thinking along the same lines -- i was a little nervous about all three positions at once. but got so excited at the idea of getting into NICU off the bat. i'll see what the position entails, and the orientation...
  4. Position that is NICU and PICU?!

    I'm definitely asking about orientation time for each section -- NICU, PICU and peds. I would like to spend at least 8 weeks in each - we'll see how realistic that idea is. But in response to fergus51's post -- i AM a new grad, January 2006. Do you t...
  5. Position that is NICU and PICU?!

    I'm going on an interview next week for a position with the "pediatric resource team" -- in which you do PICU, NICU and peds. Has anyone heard of a position like this? I think that neonates and children vastly different, and that it would be a diffe...
  6. I just applied to BMCC for Fall 06... have questions

    Congratulations on finishing all the pre-reqs and applying! Now for the waiting part Answers to your questions, based on my experience at BMCC - 1 -In the clinical classes, you're subdivided into groups at the hospitals. So each group goes with o...
  7. Nursing school - no early mornings

    The evening program at BMCC requires that you complete most of the pre-requisites first -- A & P I & II, Micro, Math, English and speech. Once you're in the clinicals -- it runs two lectures during the week, from 5:45 pm - 9:15 pm. The only ...
  8. Nursing school - no early mornings

    I graduated from Borough of Manhattan CC in December from the evening program. The lecture classes were all at night from 5:30-ish to 9:30. Our clinicals were on Saturday morning though, from 8 am - 4pm. http://www.bmcc.cuny.edu/health/nursing/NUR....
  9. The questions on the tests do require some more thought -- some are just a yes or no question. But most require some more thought -- such as a "what if" or "what first". It takes some getting used to -- but it's not that difficult. I would recommen...
  10. The CUNY Nursing School Survey

    Hi all -- I am currently in my fourth (AND LAST) semester of nursing school at BMCC. What can i say, hmmmm. I think its a decent school, it prepares you well in the basics of nursing skills. As far clinical experience - I don't feel very prepared fo...
  11. nursing student from Louisiana

    Hi Amber As far as i know, NYU is open to all nurses, not just ones that graduate from NYU. I have heard that they only take BSN nurses, which is no problem for you. I would start the license process when you take the NCLEX in Louisiana, for us it's ...
  12. don't get discouraged! :wink2: keep contacting hospitals, to see if they have rolling orientation programs. or do you have your eyes on a specific hospital, with a specific orientation program?
  13. "What could you know?!"

    i think she means ---- if you've never had a child, but are encouraging someone who is in the process of having a baby, and telling them what to do to help the process. i suppose it's a little ironic, that you're coaching someone on what to do, when ...
  14. I really truly think I chose the wrong department

    good for you jen -- you have to realize what you're capable of, and not expect that you can deal with a situation like that, especially when your body is telling you otherwise. good luck in the meeting -- hopefully they'll design a more thorough orie...
  15. I really truly think I chose the wrong department

    i'm so sorry that this is your first job experience. i don't think that you're being sensible about the situation that you described. i think that a more thorough orientation is definitely needed; you shouldn't be expected to function on the level t...