LiquidmoonRN

I am a recent graduate who just passed her Nclex (Yay!!). I was accepted into an internship program at my local hospital where i worked as a nurse aide and where I did my externship last year in the ICU, so I was really excited to go back and work as a nurse in the ICU. I interviewed with 3 nurse managers. I made it clear that ICU was my first choice but that i would take telemetry if ICU were not available. I got the job offer and was told I would be on telemetry. I was bummed, but excited to have a job. I asked the human resources rep why i wasn't selected for the ICU and she said she'd find out.. So i get the offer letter a few weeks later and it says "telemetry/ICU". Apparently I was to float between both floors. I really didn't want to do this as a new graduate cause it would get really confusing. So I asked various people and after a week I was told that I was to stay in telemetry. Again, bummed by the news.. Then the day before we were scheduled to begin on the floors (during orientation) I found out that one of the new grads was transfered out of his assigned floor and placed in the ICU!!! I was soo upset!! then the VP of nursing introduced herself to me and she was confused when I said I was in telemetry.. Apparently I have been part of an ongoing battle between the ICU and the Telemetry nurse manager because they both want me!! Everyone understands that my first choice is ICU!! The nurse manager of telemetry knows that I want to be in the ICU!! I know she was really impressed with me at the interview, but isn't it my choice if both floors want me? The VP of nursing and the director of Human Resources have assured me that I WILL be placed in the ICU before the end of next week.. But the nurse manger of telemetry is really tough and I don't wanna **** her off.. Esp since she's acting supervisor several times a week and i don't wanna start trouble right off the bat!! What do I do?! I really really really want to be part of the ICU and I'm sick of being pulled back and forth!!

Christ hospital school of nursing has a night program, but it's a very competetive program, so you might end up waiting a bit... but it's an excellant program!

I work at Hoboken UMC (not as a nurse) and Yes, they are hiring nurses.. From what I hear, average salary is 28/hr (but my info can be faulty) and they have 12-hour shifts.. Hoboken is a great place.. The hospital staff feels like family, everybody knows each other and really pulls together to work with one another.. Since our hospital was so close to closing last year they really revamped it and it's slowly turning around! Our President is a great guy and working here is a pleasure! check out thier website because it lists jobs there! good luck!

I'm interested in the Rn-BSn fast track program that is offered by Felician college in Lodi, NJ. Does anyone go to this school or know anyone that does or did? I've heard bad stuff about the school, but then I hear that the nursing program is okay. Any information you have is good.. I have a bunch of questions!!

I'm a 2nd year RN student and I was just accepted for a 10 week summer externship in the ICU. I'm really excited, but very nervous, because we don't have ICU rotations until the 4th semester. They wouldn't have chosen me if they didn't think that i could handle it, plus I'll have 2 preceptors instead of one (2 nurses share assignments in our ICU), but I'd like to take these 2 weeks before the assignment starts to prep and review and learn the basics of what I need to know.. what should I focus on? what should I know for the ICU?