lilnat03

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1. Anyone here from critical care?

   lilnat03 replied to heygurlhey's topic in Home Health

   i am in orientation right now for home health after leaving icu. so far so good. the company i'm seems very modernized. they have pentablets for charting. i am very excited to see the patients. we'll see how it really goes once orientation is over. ...

2. Anyone here from critical care?

   lilnat03 replied to heygurlhey's topic in Home Health

   i'm an icu nurse going into homecare. i took several months considering the job and finally decided to make the jump. will be starting next week. we'll see how it goes, but i hope it will be more flexible and family friendly.

3. BA in Psych, Shouldn't I get the differential pay @ LIJ?

   lilnat03 replied to OptimusMaximus's topic in New York

   nyp where i work pays a differential for bsn as well as certification in ccrn. they don't want to pay the diff but there are many now in nyc that do.

4. Any new grads work for Visiting Nurse Services of NY?

   lilnat03 replied to MiaNJ's topic in New York

   can you tell me what your typical day is like? how's the paperwork? wha t time are you usually home? do yu have to chart off hours alot? do you have to take the train to different stops alot? thanks so much for your help

5. Any new grads work for Visiting Nurse Services of NY?

   lilnat03 replied to MiaNJ's topic in New York

   yes hello? is there anyone out there? would love to hear about the experience working there. thanks!

6. Patient Ratios in NYC

   lilnat03 replied to ERpinup's topic in New York

   oh man, these ratios are so dangerous for an inexperienced nurse. think of your new license cause the hospitals certainly wont! they just want to keep costs down. nurses on these kind of floors only have time to pass meds willy nilly. that is so dang...

7. New York Hospital Queens in Flushing

   lilnat03 replied to Sammi15's topic in New York

   the extra 1 grand?? is hardly worth it. most hospitals are starting 69k anyways, plus night diff. you need to think about how safe such a nurse to patient ratio is. we have to think about protecting our licenses as well. no wonder staffing is suffe...

8. my first mistake

   lilnat03 posted a topic in New Nurse

   it's my first job as a new grad and i'm still on orientation. i left gave a cup full of meds to a patient who assured me he would take them. i did not watch him take the meds. and turns out he didn't take them . i was in and out of their all day an...

9. Memorial Sloan-Kettering

   lilnat03 replied to lilnat03's topic in New York

   yes it's true they are STILL pen and paper. Worse, they are not on pyxis for meds or anything. seems to be that they are very outdated. one of the reasons why i opted not to work there. plus i'm not so sure that they have a pension plan... when i ...

10. I need some encouragement :(

    lilnat03 replied to lullaby's topic in New York

    hey there, i went to school for psychology originally and had a less than stellar gpa but i got all A's on my prerequisites. those are what the nursing programs really look at. so don't let your past keep you from going for something you really want...

11. Interview tips

    lilnat03 replied to quincy24's topic in New Nurse

    hi, i just went through the same thing a couple of weeks ago. i interviewed with a panel of nine nurse managers for an ICU position at a large NYC hospital. it was expectedly very intimidating. but my advice is, be honest, sincere, and enthusiast...

12. BCLS certification

    lilnat03 posted a topic in New York

    Does anyone know where I can take a BCLS certification course in the NYC area? Thanks!

13. Is getting interviews easier with the RN credential on your Resume?

    lilnat03 replied to Lilnurse0803's topic in New York

    hi, i just passed nclex last week and have so far been on two interviews. i'm kind of in the same boat as you as i'm trying to get a job asap. was hoping for some tips in the whole job search process as well... should i put that i am licensed in ny...

14. Memorial Sloan-Kettering

    lilnat03 posted a topic in New York

    Hi all, Does anyone out there work for Sloan-Kettering and have any words of wisdom? I'm considering work there on a med-surg type floor as a new nurse. I noticed that they are not yet very technological as far as giving meds and charting... Does th...

15. Nyu

    lilnat03 replied to ekiosaghae's topic in New York

    it doesn't seem totally infeasible that NYU is starting at 72K. I interviewed at Sloan-Kettering and am a new grad and was told they are starting at 70k plus 10% nights.