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Hello Everyone, I was writing to inquire if anyone knew if there was a 1 year acute care RN experience mandatory for New York State ER working as a RN. I'm graduating from a ADN program with 6 years of experience in EMS as a advanced care AEMT working at multiple busy fire districts. I also worked for several ED's as a AEMT. I have ACLS, PALS, NRP and am a BLS instructor. I have been hearing different stories as you need 1 year of acute care experience and some say no new grads are welcome to the ED, etc. I was told this is a state law but everyone I asked, can't show any documentation on it. Is it more a preference or is there something in writing? If it's in writing can someone show me where to look? Thanks.

Thanks for the help. First week isn't bad, it's overwhelming though.. I feel like alot of people are being negative about it all. The only person who is real positive is the 110 teacher. But I suppose that's they're way of making us work hard. I'm just worried about test structures right now. I guess we'll have to wait till our first tests to judge!

Thanks for your help. Start in Tminus 4 days.. Do you need your textbooks the first week? Uniforms? I have'nt prepared any of that, hoping that they'll guide us with some of that stuff during orientation. Also don't want to look like the person whose over prepared lol Also What's the camraderie like? I just moved into Syracuse and I'm getting really bored lol. Does the class study together or hang out together?

3 weeks... nervous as heck... I've been doing EMS for a long time and worked in a ER for a long time but I'm picking up and leaving everything behind to start a new.. hehe but I'm sure it'll all be fine.

The reason I ask is because I'm a larger guy and I wanted to get it done myself. Navy blue? what color is the embroidery? One or two lines? Thanks so much for your help!

Anyone going to Crouse know the uniform? Is it all white with Crouse patches? Do you have to get them at the recommended store?

Hello Everyone, I work in a very busy Level One Trauma Center and was wondering what policy's or procedures you have as to how beds are assigned from triage. We have 4 different areas. An Acute area, two main areas, and a IC/Peds area. Each area for the most part of the day is staffed by one attending. The reason we have two main departments is to split the work for the attendings. Also location wise it's split due to construction. Within each of these area's nursing is split too. So we have a CA who is assigning patients to rooms according to whose up. So let's say a patient is going to Main 1 and nurse x, the next patient would be going to main 2 and nurse y, then the next to Main 1 again nurse Z and so on and so on. What does your department do? Is there a system or dedicated assignment person? Thanks!