NYC Nursing Internship/Externship Information

[nycnursing]

Hey everyone!

I am currently in my second semester of nursing school in a BSN program. I am applying for summer externship programs in the NYC region. I wanted to make this posting to see if anyone has anything to say about the externships/internships that they applied for. If you did an externship/internship (gosh what is the difference?!) maybe you could tell us a little bit about the program and what happened to you after you completed it. Thank you so much everyone!

[saraharada]

I heard back the same day that I got it, I would call for a follow up. To those who have heard back, send your contact info, we should make a FB group!

[dms419]

Congrats! Which specialty were you placed in? I did, and my interviewer said to call back next week if I still don't hear.

[savyj96]

YES. I was thinking the same thing! I tried but you have to add at least one person in the group plus yourself to start it. My name is Savannah Samuel, I'll try to start it

[savyj96]

I started it, it's called NYU Summer Nurse Externs for 2017

[CUnurse17]

hey y'all,

I am interviewing with NYU for the nurse externship next week and was just wondering if it was a paid externship?

[cestlavie23]

H! I'm very interested in doing a summer externship at NYU next summer and I'd love to talk to you about your experience in the program and the application process!

[cestlavie23]

YES. I was thinking the same thing! I tried but you have to add at least one person in the group plus yourself to start it. My name is Savannah Samuel, I'll try to start it

Hi! I'm very interested in doing a summer externship at NYU next summer and I'd love to talk to you about your experience in the program and the application process!

[lrb_nursing]

Hey! Super late reply to this thread, but I will be doing my externship in the OR at Langone as well! I was wondering how your experience with the externship went. Ours starts Monday and we've been in the dark with all of the information/schedules, was it super disorganized for you? And how long was your time there, I know they say it's 8-10 weeks, would love to get some insight on this! Thanks

[LatinaBSN]

On 4/23/2011 at 10:27 AM, Avocadoloveer said:

Hello! Yes I actually got the NYU externship and I'm debating with Sloan Kettering. They're right. IF you did well during the externship, they will ask you back. My sister is also a former extern and is now a nurse at NYU. There isn't much of difference between externship and internship because I also did my"internship" at Mt. Sinai. Telling you now. Go for any internship or externship, it will help you get a guaranteed job right after your graduation. Then once youre hired, expect to take a bunch of exam on math, ekg, etc.

I am interviwing with sloan ketting tommrow can you give me insight on interview questions

[Honey deww]

zcpk said:

This is extremely late...a few years later, but I figured this website helped me a lot while I was frantically applying to any externship position I could apply to, so I figured I would give my story and answer some questions for future students looking into externships. In reply to the original posting from nycnursing, internships/externships in the nursing world are essentially the same. I did actually look it up before and found out (in general) externships are more about learning the career and typically you are paid, while internships (non-nursing internships) are generally non-paid, but you're exposed to the field you're planning to work in. But again, there's no difference in nursing-world..so it doesn't really matter while looking for nursing externships--they're all experience and 100% worth it (even if they're not paid).

Anyway...I applied to a few hospitals determined to get anything I could find in hopes that the externship would guarantee me a job after graduation. I got interviews and offers from a few nyc hospitals (so I can answer questions about interview and stuff about HSS, Maimonides, Lenox, VSNY & NYUJD), but I ended up choosing NYU Langone because it was my first choice.

My experience was amazing. I met great nurses who were really supportive and very excited to teach me about procedures, disease processes and meds that I hadn't learned much about. I had A LOT of hands-on experience...10x more experience than in all my clinicals combined. I experienced the 12 hour shifts, 3 times in a row exhaustion. And finally, I felt significantly more confident talking to patients and dealing with different situations after 2.5 months and I owe it completely to the externship.

I don't regret it at all. Yes, most past externs from NYU get first dibs on RN jobs after graduation because HR told us we don't need to apply and just call to set up an appointment to talk to HR and they'll help us find jobs as long as we did well during our externships. I was super excited, but unfortunately after Hurricane Sandy hit and NYU went on a hiring freeze, externs from 2012 Summer had no "guaranteed job" anymore. And that's where I am now...

Just passed my NCLEX (woo!), but I'm looking for jobs at other hospitals now too

Good luck to future externs ? you'll do great

wow very helpful thank you !

cestlavie23 said:

H! I'm very interested in doing a Summer externship at NYU next Summer and I'd love to talk to you about your experience in the program and the application process!

same!