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not sure if you ever got the answer to this or if you already found a place but I live in albany been here for some time and: 1. they call it smallbany for a reason everywhere is like 15 mins away from each other (if you catch my drift) so you can practically live anywhere in the city of albany (not albany county...learned there is a difference...i'm originally from nyc lol) and still be like 15-20 mins away from AMC 2. def try to get a place further away from downtown albany especially the arbor hill area (yeah that area with doing call and having to walk out of your apartment at night...not safe!) although depending on your age you may like the downtown albany scene (albany is surrounded by colleges with AMC holding 5 of them (CRNA/PA/Pharm/Law/Medical) 3. so the further up albany the better a nice area that quickly comes to mind is the buckingham pond area near st. peters hospital which is like down the block from AMC good luck!!

Any info on FNPs in the capital region of New York!?! thinking of moving ...bump!

thanks..i'll keep looking..thinking of trying glens falls...its an hour away from albany but its experience and I'm still trying the city

thanks...i've also tried saratoga springs and st. mary's in amsterdam..."6 mos.-1 (or 2 years) med/surg exp required"...what I don't get is that they say that for a regular med/surg floor...isn't med/surg where they recommend most new grads start off? Yet in order to start off there you need experience...anyway I'll keep looking going to try glens falls ...thanks for the suggestions!!

yep both in the city and upstate been getting the "sorry we aren't looking for any but we'll keep you on file for "insert amount of time here" thanks for your interest" response. I'll keep trying though...*sigh*

i have both upstate and in the city...but thanks for the reply back :)

I think some if not most of us have tried that...most want someone with experience min of 1-2 years:bluecry1:

you're joking right:confused:? If thats the case I'd like to know where cause that doesn't seem like the case in New york

as I've posted on NY section on forum: So I'm pretty much in the same boat as many other people but I just needed to vent to someone other than my fiance. Currently I live in nyc but I'm moving up to Albany to move in with him (my fiance). Problem is I can't. I do not want to move in and not be able to afford living up there without a job nor do I want to put more of a burden financially on him especially since he is in his first year of an entrly lvl position. I think I've applied to every hospital I can think of (Albany med, st. peters, seton/st. mary's, ellis, albany memorial and samaritan)...am I missing any I mean these can't be the only hospitals in the area? Its really frustrating because I want to work...I graduated in June took my boards first week of August and passed and now I feel like every hospital has turned me down. I've called and of course I've gotten "thank you for your interest in Insert hospital name here but unfortunately we do not have any positions open for new grads"...mind you what gets me is that they have positions open on their site and I know they want someone with experience but I'm sorry if they didn't want me to apply they should have just put it on the job description that they want someone with experience and not give me false hopes about scheduling an interview date, not hear from them after I tell them dates I'm free only to get an email back after a week of calling only to say (in other words) "oops my bad didn't see the part that said you were a new grad sorry and better luck next time ." How are you supposed to get experience if you can't work, how are you supposed to get a job if you have no experience...and i'm so sick of reading...."oh one of the easiest fields to get a job in is nursing" well its complete bull... I'm just really frustrated...I've cried so much about it that I have the puffiest eyes you have ever seen...what can I do if there are no other hospitals in the area to apply to...do I spend another year in the city living off of my parents where jobs are even harder to find and also add on to the 3 years already apart from my fiance? I mean I really don't know what to do anymore....I'm still waiting to here from albany med and samaritan and albany memorial but after calling and hearing how they get 100's of applications I'm just slowly losing hope I'm even thinking about joining a semi-private online group full of nurses from one of the hospitals just to see if i can beg them to tell a nurse manager about me...I don't know what to do anymore...any advice would be great..

So I'm pretty much in the same boat as many other people but I just needed to vent to someone other than my fiance. Currently I live in nyc but I'm moving up to Albany to move in with him (my fiance). Problem is I can't. I do not want to move in and not be able to afford living up there without a job nor do I want to put more of a burden financially on him especially since he is in his first year of an entrly lvl position. I think I've applied to every hospital I can think of (Albany med, st. peters, seton/st. mary's, ellis, albany memorial and samaritan)...am I missing any I mean these can't be the only hospitals in the area? Its really frustrating because I want to work...I graduated in June took my boards first week of August and passed and now I feel like every hospital has turned me down. I've called and of course I've gotten "thank you for your interest in Insert hospital name here but unfortunately we do not have any positions open for new grads"...mind you what gets me is that they have positions open on their site and I know they want someone with experience but I'm sorry if they didn't want me to apply they should have just put it on the job description that they want someone with experience and not give me false hopes about scheduling an interview date, not hear from them after I tell them dates I'm free only to get an email back after a week of calling only to say (in other words) "oops my bad didn't see the part that said you were a new grad ." How are you supposed to get experience if you can't work, how are you supposed to get a job if you have no experience...and i'm so sick of reading...."oh one of the easiest fields to get a job in is nursing" well its complete bull... I'm just really frustrated...I've cried so much about it that I have the puffiest eyes you have ever seen...what can I do if there are no other hospitals in the area to apply to...do I spend another year in the city living off of my parents where jobs are even harder to find (adding on to the 3 years already apart from my fiance)? I mean I really don't know what to do anymore....I'm still waiting to here from albany med and samaritan and albany memorial but after calling and hearing how they get 100's of applications I'm just slowly losing hope...I don't know what to do anymore...any advice would be great

wow that kinda sucks...I hope I could adjust quick enough...thanks so much for answering my questions!!!

Thanks so much for answering this.... you said they had an elaborate orientation program...what exactly do you mean by that? How long is the orientation program to lets say a med-surg floor?

still hoping someone would be willing to answer my question...thanks...

are there any capital region nurses willing to answer my question??

Hi, I'm a new grad from an ASN program in the city. I'll be relocating to Albany after taking my NCLEX (and passing God willingly ) and I had a few questions...normally I don't post because my questions are already answered in other posts but here goes: I was thinking about working in Albany Medical Center...does this hospital have the full time 12Hr shifts (i.e. 7am-7pm)? (particularly in the Med/Surg units since that's where I'd like to start out and gain experience before moving to ICU). Are any of the RN's in Capital Region hospitals under NYSNA? Are there any hospitals in the capital region that take new grads with minimal experience (I've done a summer internship at a hospital in the city) and have the full time 12Hr shifts? Do any Nursing Homes in the Capital Region take new grads and have the full time 12hr shifts? I'm getting kind of worried cause most of my friends who have graduated before me are having a hard time finding a job in the city (most are at a hiring freeze or are only looking for nurses with experience) so I'm kind of wondering if thats the case in the Capital region as well. Can anyone also tell me about working at Albany Medical Center...as you can see I'm highly interested in the hospital since it kind of reminds me of Westchester Medical Center... Hopefully anyone will be able to answer my questions...sorry for the long post...Thanks!!

yeah i think its a great idea i know this helped me with my nln test lol i even had that newton question about the adult weight in newtons (me and my friend put 50...wonder if we got that correct o.O

Thanks! omg i was going crazy the night before just studying for it and I feel like i would have gotten higher if i had more time to do the math but i just calculate too slow without a calculator

Ok i didn't get what i wanted because i wanted a 120 and i did really sucky on the math section because i ran out of time with a lot of questions left...and the school i'm applying to only want you to get a 110 before they even look at your application (meaning u could get a 109 and they won't touch your application)..anyway long story short I PASSED!!!!! 115 I actually did better than i thought on the verbal and of course the science carried me all the way i didn't really get how they came about the score cause when I added i got a 129 but they composite score said 115. Either way I'm happy, my GPA can now do the rest of the decision making as to whether or not they accept me into the program! Thanks to those who gave me their warm wishes and helpful tricks!

thanks so much!!!!

ok i'm taking the nln for the first time ever this saturday 3/5 and i wanted to know if anyone had any tips tricks or remember any test questions in general as well as words of encouragement and blessings (only need a 110 to have my application looked at by the program i'm applyng too). So anything will be greatful Thankies!!

Hi, I'm sorta new to the forums and i wanted some advice. I'm currently a Biology Major at SUNY Albany. Unfortunately the school doesn't have a nursing program (heck they don't even offer anatomy and physiology ). I'm thinking about switching over to nursing 1. cause i graduate in 2 semesters and i'm getting really tired of the med school track and 2. I feel that I would be better off doing nursing on account of i'll recieve tons of support from my family (most of them being nurses). I wanted to know if I should just graduate with my B.S. in Biology and then do an accelerated program or should i just transfer to a school that has a nursing program? Should I do my associates or just go straight into getting a BSN. Thanks PS. sorry if i posted in wrong section :)

sorry double posted clicked refresh by accident read other one please