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One of the nurses in my certification program is a nursing instructor at her hospital and she was able to arrange for the nursing department to sponsor the event where she works. She said the 1-day Seminar was a total success. Given the quality of ...

I attended their certification program which is one year in length. One can choose to attend sessions in New Jersey or Mass and I went to all my classes in New Jersey. I do know how much I paid. What I don't know is how much they charge for the 1-d...

Both topics sound wonderful and definitely not easy. They would both make a great thesis but the one that looks at glucose monitoring might require greater collaboration with MD (due to MD orders). If you decide to do the effect of Music Therapy,...

I'll give you the same information I posted on another thread: ...start to investigate job titles of Clinical Research Coordinator (most but not all are RNs and NPs) and Clinical Research Associate (most are RNs who left hospital nursing)...you will ...

You still have time...start to investigate job titles of Clinical Research Coordinator (most but not all are RNs and NPs) and Clinical Research Associate (most are RNs who left hospital nursing)...you will find information about your interest. One o...

I believe Holistic Nursing is just starting to take off as a specialty and that we will be seeing and hearing alot more about it in the next few years. The BirchTree Center for Healthcare Transformation is where I studied. They provide a one-day s...

Unfortunately, no one can give you an answer that will be right for you but perhaps we can provide additional food for thought. 1. If you don't have a Master's degree and want to get one...get it in Nursing...I got mine at Columbia University School...

The American Holistic Nurse's Association no longer allows Continuing Education credits from Eden's program. I never did ask AHNA whether it was because they no longer endorse her program or because Eden no longer wants to apply to have Continuing ...

I recommend staying away from White Glove Placement even though their pay rate is good. I have have had good experience and good pay with Gotham Per Diem, Inc. I recommend them. I don't have direct experience with any other agencies.

I was a Nurse's Aide (they didn't have CNA category then) in a nursing home in California before I went to college. It was absolutely fabulous training. I had alot of freedom to plan basic care and get a sense of time management. I highly recommen...

Regarding venipuncture/IV insertion - It's not what you see but what you feel. The best IV nurse I know says "It's all about the bounce.":lol2:

Why did you get denied in an NP program? CRNA programs are tougher to get in and a more difficult curriculum, at least in NY. CRNA is definitely not for everyone... It sounds like you definitely need ICU experience so I recommend transferring into ...

Congratulations!!!

Each hospital and each contract is different but I don't know of any contract that has different rules for newly hired nurses. They are in the contract and receive the same benefits as other nurses. Salary, tuition and continuing education benefits...

Union vs non-union is sometimes a matter of political or personal preference, sometimes a matter of preferred benefits. When I first started I had no preference. I feel fortunate today that the hospital where I spent most of my career was a union (...

oops...whats IIRC?

The most important advice I will give you is to get the job first. Interviews are hard to come by these days. If you really want to come to NYC you must dive in with your whole heart - forget about the salary and the night differential - all major...

I'm wondering what state OP practices in...It may be that there are a number of thinks that are "reportable" that will not affect licensure. Lately, there is alot of attention being given to reporting mistakes in hospitals across the country so that...

I believe so. I heard they have contracts with the City hospitals (Bellevue, Harlem, etc) but I have been keeping a regular job through them at one hospital so I haven't really seen what they have to offer. I know for sure they have a contract with...

Hi, Congratulations on being accepted to Columbia's program! I just retired from full-time nursing and started working for Gotham Per Diem, Inc at the suggestion of a friend. I have been working with them for 10 months and they are wonderful. Every...

Nursing school is extremely demanding. I would never recommend anyone to purposely try to successfully complete nursing school and have a baby simulaneously, however, it happens. IF you have a difficult pregnancy...and IF you breast feed (I hope yo...

I just checked their Web site and notice that within the last week a job for Nurse Intern was posted. Visiting Nurse Service of New York - Find a Position Apply Now! Apply for it online! Here is the Job Description as posted: Responsible for coord...

Ours is a teaching hospital also and all cath labs do have moments of maddness but nothing like you described. When a STEMI comes in there is no choice but to take a patient off the table if you don't have a room free. No one wants to do that but i...

There is no way to answer the questions the OP asked. I have worked at Continuum hospitals for more than 25 years and although each hospital has a different culture, there is no "good" or "bad"...just different. Each person is going to respond diff...

It would be unusual for an agency not to have you sign a document where you understand that you may not work for the place they sent you, usually, for 1 year. If you do work for them before the year is up the agency is usually owed a fee.