jad623

jad623 specializes in OR.

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1. What is your clinical makeup routine :)

   jad623 replied to loveoutloud's topic in General Students

   My face is under a surgical mask the majority of the day, and my hair under a cap... so my beauty concerns are minimal... that being said: -Moisturizer with SPF (tinted works as a light foundation) I walk 2 miles a day out side to get to the train st...

2. The Case Against Med-Surg!

   jad623 replied to jb2u's topic in General Students

   I am a new graduate who just started an OR residency; and I couldn't be happier. But I took the time to really think about who I am and what my strengths and weaknesses are and where my interests lie. Am I a little nervous that I could be limiting my...

3. Student Loans and Nursingexam.net

   jad623 replied to 2012JazzyRN's topic in Excelsior

   See if you qualify for the NSL (nursing student loan); I think you're automatically considered when you apply for FAFSA loans, but I could be mistaken. Also I believe there are additional loans that are private albeit through the government for stud...

4. PLEASE.. advice on new RN grad in NYC?!?!

   jad623 replied to Livy022's topic in Job Hunt

   Check out NYP, HSS (OR, PACU and inpatient residencies), Mt. Sinai, not sure if NYHQ still does, NSLIJ (Long Island) has a critical care and ER Residency... These are just a few off the top of my head that have residencies. My focus was on hospitals ...

5. new grad RN to graduate this May....should I be applying now?

   jad623 replied to SNB1014's topic in Job Hunt

   I absolutely would encourage you to get some kind of hospital experience if you can now... CNA, PCT or even volunteer. You will absolutely stand out more than your peers and in my experience many of the "competitive positions," specifically stated t...

6. Anyone else feel like they got "shafted" in clinicals?

   jad623 replied to forgop's topic in Male Students

   I'll start off by saying that I am one of those young 20 something year old females terrified of childbirth... I realize that this "miracle" may be an inevitable avenue if I wish to have kids... but I involuntarily stutter when I even talk about it. ...

7. Learning about Sutures

   jad623 replied to lnp0205's topic in Operating Room

   CheesePotato This is completely off topic, but in January I posted about an interview for a Perioperative nurse residency program you may or may not remember responding to, (and for some reason I am no longer able to locate the post.) But I just want...

8. So I guess it is true...

   jad623 replied to ThePrincessBride's topic in General Students

   I'd like to start off by saying that I am a recent graduate (August 2011), and was lucky enough to land a competitive OR residency position in the NY metro area in January. The reason I mention this is because I was very recently in your position, a...

9. Albany Medical Center

   jad623 replied to bjorklover's topic in New York

   I'm also looking into moving up to Albany and was wondering what the cost of living is up there (rent etc.) I've read what the starting salary is for Albany Medical Center on some forums, and granted I'd just be grateful to get a job as a new graduat...

10. Advice for student nurse regarding staff RN problem

    jad623 replied to RADIATION_RN's topic in General Nursing

    I am a new graduate and spent my senior clinical rotation in an inner city ER/Level I trauma in NY and the first thing you learn is there is textbook nursing and there is "real-world" nursing. While you're studying for the NCLEX you're in "Utopia Hos...