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Maimonides pays well, like LITCH. Also Methodist. They are both good hospitals.

Maimo is great! The work environment is very down to earth but efficient. The hospital is extremely busy. I use to work in the ED and its is i believe the 2nd busiest in the state of something. The L&D unit is also busy. It is a great teaching hospital and you will learn soo much. It is located in a very Jewish community and the hospital is Kosher and follows many Jewish practices. The hospital is unlike others in a good way. There was also a book written about it recently. GL with your interview.

there is a store called life uniform located all around the city but not in. I usually shop online at metrouniforms.com. There is also a store called ideal in brooklyn and the bronx that carry some dickies but you should call in advance to make sure they have ur size. Hope this helps :)

Just incase anyone is wondering about Bronx and Westchester hospitals: Lawrence Hospital Center in Bronxville: 30.61 per hr (new grad) up to $41.62 hr (with exp) + $0.51 hr BSN & $3,995 yr evening diff, $7800 Night Diff NON- Union Hospital NY Westchester Square Medical Center: NYSNA hosp $62,717 base + $1,300 BSN Night diff $6,000 Montefiore: NYSNA base $68,456 + $1,300 BSN & Night Diff = $6,000 White Plains Hospital Center- non union $59,000 Base + $1,000 BSN Thats about all I know for now. Basically every hospital in the Bx pays less than NYC hospitals except Monte and obviously HHC hospitals are the same all around. Salary is huge when it comes to choosing a facility to work at. I know that I didnt study so hard in school to be making slacker salary:wink2:

Your learning ext scores are awesome. Dont change your date, you seem to be ready. Just make sure you know the basics such as lab values. You should be fine. GL! btw- I used learning ext and saunders primarily.

about 27,000 for 5 years at a SUNY school. Not bad compared to my bro who owes over 100,000 because he went to a private. Cant wait to be done paying for this nursing degree....

Anyone know the salary of Calvary Hospital in the Bx?

Maimo- 72 with shift diff and bsn. -5000 without diff. that was in aug 07'. i think it went up in april though.

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congrats!!! life is good!

LONG, LONG post ahead!:typing I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! So glad that all the hard work and sleepless nights finally paid off. This was def the hardest time in my life, 3rd time is a charm. Best advice I can give after taking it 3X's is to try to be as positive as possible and pray harder then ever. Respect this test eventhough it has the power to make u feel lower than low (trust me i know!). Believe in yourself because although its hard, you WILL be an RN. I used Suzzanes first tip only and wrote tons of notes down in my personal "nclex-rn notebook". Once I was done I went through my notes about 10 times. In between (when i got bored) I also did about 1000 q's from the cd and i used learning ext for three weeks focusing on the q's only. I did soooo many q's whenever time allowed from lippincott, kaplans purple book, mosby cd comprehensive, nclex made red easy, exam cram, fuer cd and so many more all thanks to Barnes and noble and some nurse friends who passed down there learning material. I truly believe that you have to do whatever you think works best. I have recieved sooo much advice (for ex: make sure that i did 8 hrs a day for 3 weeks, just do q's, dont study the day before the exam.... )Well i did not listen because when I was tired, I took a break and when i felt like i needed time for myself, I completely tried to zone out from nclex world and the day brfore the test if i felt like i needed a quick refresher on a topic, i looked it up quick. do whatever feels right... For me, kaplan did not work because I learn by reading and the blue kaplan book is sorta in chart/narrow format not detailed enuf. Saunders is the best because you really do absorb so so so much. This site is amazing and even though i did not post often, i always read threads and appreciated everyones stories, strategies, and help. You guys have been a great great support. ALL OF YOU WILL SUCCEED! dont ever ever give up and surround yourself with as much positive energy as you can....... thank u all, -Crystal RN:nurse:

hey...im also waiting, woke up every hr last night. this is crazy. the first time i tested and failed w 75 i had NO priority and only like 1 SATA. I dont even know what to think anymore.. o man

hey, i'm in NY also and I dont think that there is a limit on how many times you can retake. also the wait is def 45 day exactly here. Im currently waiting on results for my 3rd time testing. Kaplan also didnt work for me at all. This time I used Saunders and did as many q's as possible from over 7sources. I def felt more confident third time around but i dont know yet... I know ppl that took f-n-r and gave me there 200q's cd but in my opinion the rationals arent really in depth like saunders/kaplan/mosby/lippincott. do whatever you feel helps retain as much info as you can, u can do it!

Hey, i took it today also for the third time. I had 75q's. I also had many sata and priority. I remember reading a post that discussed sata and priority q's being higher level. the last 2 times i tested i didnt have many sata or priority and i failed with 75 & 265. so im guessing/hoping that many sata when the comp shuts off is a good sign... Good Luck and kit. try to keep a + outlook while u wait:weathersunsmall: