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BMCC sucked. All the professors arrived late, let you leave early and you basically teach yourself everything while they suply the rumor mill - look for something better!

i used to have the strongest stomach!! Really. I never gagged in school during clinicals and i cleaned up alot of body fluids!! however... now that i'm a GN and on the floor... I find myself gagging often. not at the smells, because i don't breath through my nose, but from the sound of someone vomiting or from looking at vomit or diarrhea. any tips on how to toughen up? i'm starting to not be able to eat lunch at work! thanks in advance!!

I'm a new GN and last week (my third on the floor under a preceptor) I had a pt who was incredibly ill. No one was listed and when a friend (who is taking care of him completely) came to find out what was going on he was completely shunned and basically told to stand down. I'm so upset when this happens and it seems to happen alot. I realize that nurses are stressed to the point of breaking, but what happened to realizing that when people are in a hospital you should be sensitive to the fact that they are often horrified at what is happening to them and their loved ones? Especially HIV/AIDS patients. There's one PCA on the floor who makes disgusted faces behind their backs. And here I am, the new nurse, knowing full well there's no way i am going to my preceptor with this... I'm having a love/hate relationship with my first nursing experiences. any advice?

i wear white pants to work every single day... and i say: wear white underwear that cover your whole darn fanny!! that way everyone can see exactly what shape it is! I'm too busy to care about my underwear at work. my biggest challenge is getting my period (i take an extra pair of pants and underwear that week!!). However, I have found that a there are tons of white pants that you can't totally see through. goos luck (no longer sadstudent)

I just spent the last day or so going over this more. As I was looking at it i noticedsimple stuff, like how hypernatremia and hyperkalemia both work with the words hyper and hypo. Clarification: when the electrolyte is high, the body does things in an amped up way - increased peristalsis etc... Calcium is the opposite.

I have found that it is impossible to memorize ALL of the effects of an electrolyte imbalance, so I focus on the major ones.... that way I don't get completely overwhelmed.

I'm a new grad taking boards on March 10th. I was just offered a job on a cardiac tele floor with an amazing group of nurses, great pay and at an impressive hospital and don't want it. Am I crazy? I want a med-surg unit so that I have a broad range of information because my main goal is to work abroad not specialize in caridac.

I'm a new grad searching for advice on hospitals in NYC. If anyone could let me know their experience in hospitals in NYC I would really appreciate it as there are sooo many and they are very different in their staffing, funds and attitude. Thanks!

Ari- are you working presently? I' sending out applications and wondering about hospitals in NYC - went to BMCC and so only have the clinical experiences. Chosing a hospital is a really tough decision for me thanks

Wow - i remember that moment sooo well. I was in the West Village and I jumped up and down and called everyone I knew. I just graduated from BMCC and though i do not have much positive to say about the professors, if I got through it so too can you. You will NEED the dictionary, the book that shows illustrations of techniques and your text book - I think they have a few now that I didn't get but rest you can always get as you need them (Manhattan Books for used and there's a BMCC web site for used books too). I did well by adapting to the way the professors lectured. Some will tell you exactly what to read - others won't. Note cards are very important and an NCLEX book will help through all 4 semesters. Did you take the math for meds at BMCC? Then you are well prepared. Everyone freaks out about the practicum but it is NO BIG DEAL. The math exams are super easy (I'm no math whiz). Sudy groups are helpful as long as you don't get involved with the melodramatic students. No more than 3 in a group or else there are alsways problems... PM me and I'll chat with you about the upcoming monthsa... I'm sending out applications at the moment. I was a day student so i didn't have any of the professors you will - sorry.

I'm having a similar problem. I'm a GN (three weeks ago!) and am looking in NYC. There are a ton of hospitals here and there are major differences in not only commute time but whether the hospital has the supplies you need to do the job, serious fluctuations in expectations as well as some being more or less short staffed than others. And on top of all this - new grads are being given their first and second interviews in one sitting and being offered the job on the spot at many different hospitals. It's alot to wade through, so if anyone out there is wokring in NYC and could tell me about their job, feel free to PM me. Thanks! no longer a "sadstudent"

honestly it's not about how hard the program is. The content all makes sense as long as the power points are actually legible (most are incomplete sentances and even some wrong info). I have a ton of support from other students and have study groups as well. I have no children, am not married and do not work. The problem is the education system at that school and specifically within that program.

Just in case anyone reads this very old link - I'm in the nursing program at BMCC and am disgusted with it. I never feel like I am being taught, just read to word-for-word from power points. Most of the professors are angry and annoyed, tired and do not put forth a serious amount of effort. One semester our class was literally told that we would all fail. The clinical situations are atrocious and I actually gave meds to patients a total of 5 times in 4 semesters. The school is way behind on womens lib issues and students in their 40s are treated like children. I would never encourage anyone to attend this program.

I'm very sorry, but I have no idea what PM means. Basically, med/surg to start and then ER. My future interests are 1. disaster relief and 2. preventative health.

Hey All- I'm graduating (assoc) in January. My sister lives in San Fran and I would love to move to Cali. for a few years, work, get my BSN, Masters etc... However I don't know anything about the hospitals in the area. Can anyone give some info on noteworthy hospitals in that area. Living in NYC and knowing the hospitals here.. well, let's just say there's no way I'd work at some of the hospitals where I did clinical rotations. Thanks in advance!