RubyRN

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1. Any hospital with maxillo-facial & plastic surgery units in NY?

   RubyRN replied to suplado23's topic in New York

   Hi suplado23. Have you, by any chance, found anything out about maxillo-facial surgery units in NY? I have always had an interest in this field and would like to enter it one day. I would love to hear any info. you have. Or, if you can direct me ...

2. Importing nurses from the Phillipines

   RubyRN replied to Gardengal's topic in Activism

   - Your entire post was well-said! ---------------------------------------------------- Keep in mind that the Philippines is a developing country. Everybody knows that in order to make money to provide for the most basic of needs such as shelter &...

3. I hate nightshift

   RubyRN replied to HannasMom's topic in General Nursing

   Anyone know anything about that new drug Provigil? It supposedly fools your body clock into thinking it's daytime when it's actually night. It was originally invented for the armed forces who work on very little sleep. I hear they want to try it o...

4. Nysna Q

   RubyRN posted a topic in New York

   I noticed that NY-Presbyterian is on the list of facilities represented by the NYSNA. But, I remember one post somewhere else on this BB stating that their Columbia facility has a union, but their Cornell one does not. Does anyone know if that's ...

5. How do you wake up in the am

   RubyRN replied to iliel's topic in General Nursing

   When I have trouble sleeping I take the herb Valerian (half the amount suggested) and that works pretty well within the hour. As for when I have to get up at 5AM in pitch darkness, I put a bright lamp next to my bed & set it on a timer that goe...

6. Completely Overwhelmed..Need Encouragement

   RubyRN replied to PennyNickelDime_RN's topic in General Nursing

   I too went back to school as an older student. It's definitely much more exhausting this time around. I agree with the above post - take it one project at a time - don't look so far ahead too much, its too overwhelming. But, YOU WILL GET THROUGH I...

7. How did you guys prepare for the NCLEX Exam

   RubyRN replied to fahamesha's topic in New Nurse

   First of all, Congrats on entering your program! You can buy an NCLEX book to study from during the semester - to study for school exams & to get a head start on getting a sense of what NCLEX questions are like. I think they say to take at leas...

8. aspartame scare

   RubyRN replied to the new girl's topic in General Nursing

   I don't think that the idea of Aspartame being dangerous is that far-fetched at all. Here's why: Last year, I noticed that I suddenly was having knee pain after walking short distances. (I live in the city, so walking regularly is a way of life...

9. What is the best NYC hospital for a fresh grad?

   RubyRN replied to paula77720's topic in New York

   Can you tell us more about why you pick NYU vs. other hospitals?

10. nursing specialties you've done

    RubyRN replied to rileygrl11's topic in General Nursing

    Wow! I'm a brand new RN & am so glad to see that this is one of the beauties of our profession... to be able to enter different specialties & never get bored. I too am having a hard time deciding on a specialty. My question is this: Let's ...

11. Newbie question re: getting hired

    RubyRN replied to RubyRN's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all your posts! It's just that I would love to go into peds critical care but am not sure if that's taking on more than I can handle, since my experience is solely from clinicals. So, I don't know if by telling a potential employer that...

12. Newbie question re: getting hired

    RubyRN posted a topic in General Nursing

    I have some questions for those of you who did not have an internship before getting their first job... Did you have a hard time getting hired; What did you go into; & Did you find orientation sufficient? I was not able to have an internship dur...