RNFromNY

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1. New RN Graduates

   RNFromNY replied to P.Clement's topic in New York

   Hi, Sins...it's really annoying that they don't see the value of a prior bachelor's degree PLUS an associate's in nursing PLUS years of professional work experience! I could have very easily taken a much shorter, less work intensive second-degree bac...

2. New York Presbyterian

   RNFromNY replied to RNFromNY's topic in New York

   Wow...I'm sorry. That's just downright crappy. I'm speechless and in disbelief that (A) your fabulous clinical experience, references and interviews weren't enough and (B) they didn't bother to notice you didn't have your BSN yet before they put you...

3. Will RNs soon become mandatory over LPNs?

   RNFromNY replied to 1lollipop's topic in New York

   I know this chat was a few days ago, but hopefully you LPNs out there will see this. I was just job hunting and on Health Quest's site (Putnam, Vassar, Northern Dutchess, etc), and they have numerous job openings for LPNs right now. Since I'm an RN, ...

4. New York Presbyterian

   RNFromNY replied to RNFromNY's topic in New York

   I'm laughing out loud here, because you're probably completely right. I worked with one nurse during a rotation at a major area hospital--she had "decades of experience" yet was completely mentally unstable, and others at various institutions who ref...

5. New York Presbyterian

   RNFromNY replied to RNFromNY's topic in New York

   So, you only got one response to your multiple applications? That's annoying. Makes me wonder if the applications even get past their HR gatekeeper to the nurse managers, who know best what their needs are, obviously. I don't know if it's the ADN/...

6. New York Presbyterian

   RNFromNY posted a topic in New York

   Hi, all. Anyone out there familiar with New York Presbyterian's application process? I'm a new grad and applied to about 13 open positions at basically all of their sites in various departments a couple of days ago. I applied through their site se...