citygrl646

hi all, New grad Jan '08-feels like that was years ago! I start work at roosevelt hospital in manhattan in July (med surg days) and want to know if anyone's experienced their orientation, pharm test etc... I'm excited but definitely nervous, nursing ...

a BS in nutrition without doing an internship is useless-you need the internship to sit for the RD exam and to find employment as an RD... and if you have a Maaters in nutrition but are not an RD, that doesn't work in terms of employment either. It'...

tis true everyone selects careers based on various reasons-i did have a chance to start out on a maternity floor and didn't take it-i think if i had i would have still been on that floor! med surg is tough and it did suck that you felt disrespected e...

I would choose slp beacause of your ed background. An RN job is very physical, thinking fast (but mainly about dispensing meds and keeping a bunch of taks in order that, if you had more time, would be easy). I was an RN, but hated it, and am now gett...

You should do what you enjoy. My starting salary as an RN was 74K, but I hated nursing, so it really didn't pay off. I am now applying to dietetics internships, and I hope I get into one-I figure my experience with pts as a nurse hopefully will help....

Do what interests you. i switched fairly recently from being an RN (cause i was very unhappy with it) to pursuing my masters in clinical nutrition and RD. Dietians will be a more in demand career esp. as reimbursements for RD care increase. As an RN ...

Choose SLP. I became a second career RN thru an accelerated program and it just didn't suit me-my patients loved me and i enojyed working with patients but i have to say i just didnt have anything in common with the other RNs personality-wise. I cho...

hey, It's been 1 year since I got my RN license (got a bsn from an accelerated program, also have a BA) and was miserable at my first (and only) nursing job so far at a med surg floor. It was of course super busy (sometimes nurses were stuck with 10...

i feel the same way-I've been on a super busy med/surg unit (40 pts- 1:7 or 1:8 nurse pt. ratio) and am sending my resume out to jobs in my original field of study b/c I can't take the work environement I'm in. I HATE going to work. I have been on t...

Hi cuddle, I went in to help people, but if the pay sucked I wouldn't do it to be honest mainly b/c of the environment of care-although I would rather be paid 10,000 less per year in this job and have adequate equipment/ratios. I mean I worked a job...

i agree, that the clinical skills just aren't there in new grads-It's my first few weeks on a very busy med surg floor and I still feel incompetent with hands on skills which are so important to keep the work flow going-i've only started one IV so fa...

Hey all, so far after starting orientation on the actual floor i haven't cried -it's more like frustration...I'm still learning (i.e. we weren't allowed to start IV lines at school) but I succeeded in starting my first one-we also use this annoying ...

I started orientation and while the people are really nice, nice facility etc... I have turned into a crying (at home in private), ****** (to my boyfriend, etc..),depressed basket case (I mostly hold it in). nothing has gone wrong (yet) and while ...

I think you'll have noprob finding a job with two externships under your belt-i had none andfound a med/surg position about 1 12 months after sending out resumes,searching etc...but the job didnt start for another monthand expect the process to be ...

at union hospitals the salary is over 69,000,and with a bsn a bit over 70,000 to start

well, I can only speak for myself, and while I had a decent amnt. of clinical practice and direct pt. care my school did not allow us to draw bood, do an IV start, etc so that's giving me anxiety. I am not sure if the hospital I will be at has phlebo...

Well, I start my first day as an RN (BSN, second degree) on a med surg floor this week and I am FREAKING OUT!!! I feel underprepared an not competent. I graduated in Jan '08, the boards were in april, was hired in june and feel like I barely know a...

Interesting convo here-I haven't started nursing and i'm already regretting I didn't pursue law school after college b/c I excelled at debate in high school,etc.. (law school seemed too expensive and 15 months for a nursing degree seemed easier than ...

Hey, thanx for the info! I did get the review packet...Unfortunately I am such a procrastinator/crammer when it comes to studying :/ I hope pass it the first time so I can get it out of the way and start work :stone

Thanks for the info phabuious, does the pharm test get as specific as knowing exact dosages or each specific med or will knowing mainly about the classifications and exceptions/particulars of certain drugs in that class be enuf? got a couple days to ...

Hi all, I graduated in Jan 'o8-took my boards in april-passed them, started applying for jobs in mid/late april, sent my resumes out, went to open houses and job fairs, got a couple interviews and late May got a job offer from the open house (I knew...

hi all, I got a job offer med/surg Roosevelt hospital (days) as a new grad -I like the hospital, the unit looked nice, etc etc... Also have a preliminary job offer from a pediatric center (LTC, not hospital) which I visited and liked and have the sec...

Hi all, I'm a new grad (Jan '08-took nclex/got my license in april). I got a call back/preliminary job offer from a pediatric center and also interviewed with a large teaching hospital in the city... My dilemma, if it can be called that :) is: Wil...

Thanks thornbird-I didn't consider that in many cases sick kids are at home, taken care of by family, and those requiring the really extensive care are in LTC facilities. There is some rehab there but your reply really made me think about what I wo...

Hey fellow NYU alum :)-I did the 15 month 2nd degree program, thanks for the quick reply-what was the interview like? did they ask med/nursing questions to gauge your knowledge? I spoke with the recruiter at an NYU job fair (yer right, winthrop wasn...