alem-tsahai

alem-tsahai

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  1. Job market for experienced RN moving to Los Angeles

    alem-tsahai replied to lovinglifeRN's topic in California Nursing

    Job market isn't the same as it used to be, but as an OR nurse with 3 years exp you might have an easier time finding work. Have you considered travel nursing? It's a great way to quickly get into the...

  2. Nurse stealing Dilaudid

    alem-tsahai replied to susiesmith21's topic in Patient Medications

    Get out ASAP!!!!!! And good for you for bringing it up with the DON. I was in a similar situation several years ago. Let me tell you, if in any way your documentation is not right and your count is...

  3. 8 months pregant starting new job

    alem-tsahai replied to Guest393655's topic in General Nursing

    Puppyluv265, You've already started on the wrong foot with management by not being honest about your advanced pregnancy status, so that is one less worry for you. If you take the hospital job most...

  4. Help me find an ER job..... PLEASE!!!!!!

    alem-tsahai replied to focuszx5's topic in General Nursing

    Like the above poster said, it's a tough market out there. I had a very difficult time securing an ED position, and the only reason I was hired was because I had recent critical care experience and a...

  5. Rosseta Stone? Anyone ACTUALLY use it?

    alem-tsahai replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    I used Rosetta Stone last year to learn French. The program is exhausting- you are always reviewing and practicing. It also takes more time then you'd think (or at least more than I initially...

  6. applying california license to work in new york

    alem-tsahai replied to sharlex's topic in New York Nursing

    CA and NY don't have reciprocity agreements with any other states. And, like the other posters said, NCLEX is a national exam. You can take it anywhere in the country and it is still the same exam....

  7. Graduate Nurse Job in New York City

    alem-tsahai replied to josephRN_21's topic in New York Nursing

    In a word, no. No hospital/SNF/nursing home/clinic in NYS is going to hire a registered or licensed practical nurse without a NYS license. And with the economy going the way it is, no place is going...

  8. Student Loan absorption

    alem-tsahai replied to Going2BaRN's topic in General Nursing

    Is 10k all you are going to owe after you're done? If so then there is no need to even agonize over your decision. 10k in student loan debt is peanuts in this day and age, many folks have that much...

  9. How hard is it to find a job in NYC? moving to NYC this july.

    alem-tsahai replied to dmaster's topic in New York Nursing

    Hey there, I am pretty much in the same boat as you, only I came from LA to NYC as a traveler (NYP). My contract has expired and although I have applied to EACH and EVERY hospital in the NYC area over...

  10. anyone worked in saudi ?

    alem-tsahai replied to time4meRN's topic in International Nursing

    Hey, I have not been to Saudi but I did consider it and went as far as to interview for a position at King Faisel (sp?). IF the interview were any indication of what life would be like there, then you...

  11. My doubts about a future in nursing

    alem-tsahai replied to NewJA's topic in General Nursing

    Sounds like you're trying to talk yourself out of nursing school. Don't do it. Your roomie is stressed now, but talk to her a couple of years from now. She'll be fine. And yeah nursing school is 80%...

  12. Nursing in the Mission Field

    alem-tsahai replied to ThisNurseLovesJesus's topic in General Nursing

    Hi ThisnurselovesJesus, I completed a medical mission with an organization recommended by someone in this forum. It's called Medical Ministries International (mmint.org) and they have year round one...

  13. Peace Corps

    alem-tsahai replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Hi again, I was an English teacher(!). I did not like it, way too many kids to teach in a small classroom setting with no supplies. I did what I could, but that was the end of teaching for me after I...

  14. Peace Corps

    alem-tsahai replied to bethin's topic in General Nursing

    Hey there, I was a PCV in Ethiopia (97-99). Great experience. I wasn't a nurse at the time but my experience there steered me toward the profession. The ease of staying in touch with your family all...

  15. new grads in NYC

    alem-tsahai replied to lilnat03's topic in New York Nursing

    If you're coming from out of state the NYP hospitals will be your best bet. They hire new grads with limited permits AND they have subsidized housing. Being that you're out of state, you get priority...

  16. good but grrr...

    alem-tsahai replied to Kait's topic in Travel

    umm...you are an RN??! and they are only offering you $26/hr?! highly unacceptable, I work at NYP (not Columbia) and the CCTC travel nurses make upwards of $40-$50/hour. $26/hr is less than what a...

  17. Kinda Worried!!! Advice Please!

    alem-tsahai replied to WanaBaNurse's topic in General Nursing

    You are going into nursing for the exact same reasons I went into, and I am loving it! Let me tell you though, I didn't get that vibe going into nursing school or even while thinking of going into...

  18. Loans and Volunteering

    alem-tsahai replied to californiasky's topic in General Nursing

    Not a volunteer job, but...If you work at a VA hospital they will pay up to 40k of your nursing student loans over three years. Not sure exactly how that works out since I've never worked at a VA...

  19. Vent settings?

    alem-tsahai replied to raindrop's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    That was an AWESOME explanation! I learned something myself, and I WORK in a pulmonary

  20. Volunteer in Latin America

    alem-tsahai replied to gingerik's topic in General Nursing

    try cmmb.org I have a friend, fresh out of nursing school, who is volunteering with them in Honduras. She is having an incredible experience. And let me tell you, she's doing stuff that she wouldn't...

  21. Medicins sans frontieres - Doctors without borders

    alem-tsahai replied to NorthER,RN's topic in General Nursing

    Hey there! I was a Peace Corps volunteer in Ethiopia (97-99). I wasn't a nurse at the time, but it was my experience there that sent me back to school to become one. It is a perspective changing...

  22. Congratulations To Me........!!!!!!!!!!!

    alem-tsahai replied to nilepoc's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    Congratulations! While I have no plans on becoming a CRNA, I found your posts incredibly inspirational. I can't believe you are done with school already. Wow. Good luck on your exams and

  23. New York Presbyterian? new grad program?

    alem-tsahai replied to SpecFuz's topic in Nevada Nursing

    Hi There! I graduated in December last year and started working at NYP-Cornell several months ago. While I am not familiar about any new grad internships I do know something about the housing from...

  24. The end of my blog.

    alem-tsahai replied to nilepoc's topic in Certified Registered Nurse Anesthetist, CRNA

    I'm just kidding (sort of). I loved reading your blog. I am not even interested in becoming a CRNA, but your entries have been so inspiring and compelling that I couldn't stop reading them once I...

  25. How many of you married doctors?

    alem-tsahai replied to JHUnurse's topic in General Nursing

    "And, JMHO, please please please drop nursing. Go be a model, an actress, whatever.... but (I never thought I'd hear myself say this, but there ya go) PLEASE please---anything but nursing" I think...