perianmellon replied to perianmellon's topic in General Nursing
ok! So HR just called back, and as it turns out there is no official hospital policy to cover this situation. She discussed it with a few people and came to the conclusion that what is most often...
perianmellon replied to perianmellon's topic in General Nursing
yea, I spent the whole morning trying to see what the policy was. Just from what I've observed, patients often give small tokens to nurses that there doesn't seem to be any issue with them accepting...
So I (a nurses assistant) just got off of three 12 hour shifts where I was doing a sit with two confused elderly patients. It was kind of a rare situation, there were so many one on ones in the...
perianmellon replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in New York Nursing
Hey Daisybaby, Could you be a little more specific about what areas of critical thinking and practical skills you found students of Samaritan lacking? My ADN will be my 3rd degree (also have a BA and...
perianmellon replied to perianmellon's topic in Nursing Career
nvrmind, just got off the phone w/ HR. Turns out the do on the job training and a lot of the people in the position are people like me who are trying to get experience in a hospital to see if they...
I'm a career changer/pre-nursing student and was scanning the job postings at my local hospital for opportunities to get some experience when I noticed several dozen "Patient Care Associate"...
I'm also looking to go to school in this area. In addition to the schools mentioned, there's the Samaritan/Memorial Hospital program offered through North East Health. Ellis hospital also has a...
perianmellon replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in New York Nursing
Thanks bratt, that definitely helps. I think I'll make an appointment to talk with an advisor at HVCC, might as well throw my name into the hat now since most of the local programs are looking about...
perianmellon replied to ohmeowzer RN's topic in New York Nursing
Hi! I just moved to Troy and am hoping planning to go talk to some people at HVCC about their program. I applied to the Samaritan program and am pretty shell shocked by their "finish your file fast,...
Hi all! I'm thinking of getting my CNA before taking the RN plunge I really want to get some hands on experience/exposure to the kinds of environments I'm hoping to work in as an RN (and to see if I...