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  1. If you had a choice between 2 year community, or a university....

    guiltysins replied to Lala27poodles's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I agree with the above poster. ADN programs are cheaper but because of that are usually more competitive. Most university programs don't have a waiting list. Ask the students in both programs how they...

  2. For all NYU Nursing Fall 2010 prospective students!

    guiltysins replied to speedingticket's topic in New York Nursing

    Thanks for the post. I was thinking of transferring to NYU but the price tag just can't do any justice for me, plus I already have a seat in my current school's nursing program. I'm barely able to go...

  3. For all NYU Nursing Fall 2010 prospective students!

    guiltysins replied to speedingticket's topic in New York Nursing

    No school, not matter how prestigious or elite can get you a job right away. Some people get lucky and can get a job out of school due to connections they made during clinicals. It all depends on the...

  4. The Risks of Not Breastfeeding for Mothers and Infants

    guiltysins replied to Marymoomoo's topic in Ob/Gyn

    One of my friends was actually pressured into breastfeeding, because she was a teen mom and she didn't feel like arguing with the nurses, they already talked down to her for being a teen mom. You know...

  5. General Peds

    guiltysins posted a topic in Pediatric

    I'm very interested in pediatric nursing. I don't think I have the skin for PICU or NICU (even though I know you can sometimes float down to these areas) but I'm interested in working on a...

  6. NYC average RN Salary

    guiltysins replied to wanderlust99's topic in New York Nursing

    I don't get why people think you CAN'T live in NYC without making 100K a year (which you can make easily if you do overtime btw, my dad has done it 3 years in a row with a base salary of about 60K. He...

  7. Hunter for pre-reqs?

    guiltysins replied to kika72's topic in New York Nursing

    Many CUNY schools with the exception of the community colleges have science classes that are overcrowded. I don't see how anyone can do a lecture hall like science class. I went to Lehman College and...

  8. NYC average RN Salary

    guiltysins replied to wanderlust99's topic in New York Nursing

    Really? Most of my friends that have started working at hospitals in Jan are making at least 70K and I'm talking about new grads. NYP, Mount Sinai, Methodist and Brooklyn Hospital at least are...

  9. Couplet Care/Postpartum

    guiltysins posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    So I have a couple of questions about couplet care for postpartum nurses. Most of the hospitals in my area (NYC) still do this and are all very large teaching hospitals with 5,000+ births a year. Most...

  10. What does a volunteer do on your floor?

    guiltysins posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    I'm a nursing student who is planning on volunteering during the summer at a hospital in the maternity department. More likely the mother-baby unit (postpartum) and I was wondering for those who have...

  11. Accepted into Nursing School, HELP

    guiltysins replied to prenurse1848's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I got to a University and my sister goes to a CC and our course load, difficulty are pretty much the same. It's not about the school, it's mainly the course itself, if you understand the material and...

  12. what have you heard about LIU nursing program?

    guiltysins replied to iwant2banurse2's topic in New York Nursing

    If you have a 2.75 overall and in science classes (but no grades lower than a C) and you get over a 75 on each of the 4 parts of the HESI, then yes you get

  13. UK to NY RN...... "scared" to work the floors

    guiltysins replied to Are You A Good Witch's topic in New York Nursing

    Why would you be afraid to work the floors because it's New York? The hospitals are no more dangerous than the hospitals in the rest of the country (unless it's the ER

  14. Will RNs soon become mandatory over LPNs?

    guiltysins replied to 1lollipop's topic in New York Nursing

    No NY stopped it in 2005. You can't sit for the LPN or become a CNA without the appropriate programs

  15. LPN to RN programs in/near NYC?

    guiltysins replied to caffeineRx's topic in New York Nursing

    You edited your post. You said you can't stand your current school so I assumed you were talking about Monroe College since it's in near Manhattan (in the bronx) and you've made other posts concerning...

  16. LPN to RN programs in/near NYC?

    guiltysins replied to caffeineRx's topic in New York Nursing

    Besides Helene Fuld the only other one is the school I assume you already go to which is Monroe College. However you must have one year of LPN experience before

  17. What are your schools policies

    guiltysins replied to morningland's topic in General Students

    your schools minimum passing grade? c+ or 75 your lab policy? is it a seperate grade from your lecture? if so how many points/exams do you have? our lab classes are completely seperate classes, you...

  18. What grade is "passing" in your nursing school??

    guiltysins replied to blessed2bfree's topic in General Students

    Our school requires a C+ which I'm guessing is like a

  19. I need info from NY LPNs please

    guiltysins replied to JDougRN's topic in New York Nursing

    I know it's frustrating but as someone on a different post said about a year ago, it doesn't come down to experience it comes down to the scope of practice and regardless of how qualified an LPN is,...

  20. ADN to BSN "without transfering credits"

    guiltysins replied to m2736185's topic in General Students

    You can't transfer your nursing courses if you haven't graduated. If you actually get your Associate's then everything will transfer fine. What people are talking about is if you transfer while you're...

  21. Last semester of pre-reqs are kicking my butt!

    guiltysins replied to guiltysins's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Oh I know I'll meet some trying people. This is my first run-in with a difficult (I know everything) professor so it caught me off guard, but I'm just going to bite my tongue and do what I need to do...

  22. Last semester of pre-reqs are kicking my butt!

    guiltysins posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I just needed a place to vent. I've been in school for only a week and I already feel like my head is going to explode. This is my last semester before going into nursing for the fall so I'm trying to...

  23. New Grad Programs?

    guiltysins replied to mtnheart's topic in New York Nursing

    i just posted this, this is the only one i'm aware of. new grad program is for a year i think. http://nyp.org/careers/pdf/2010_new_grad_flyer.pdf they usually start whever students graduate. example:...

  24. Is is good to have a CNA, LPN and RN license?

    guiltysins replied to golpn2010's topic in General Nursing

    Certain places won't allow you to work as the other two once you get your RN license. So yes, it's beneficial while you're in school, but if you live in one of these places, once you get your RN...

  25. I hate when my school ______

    guiltysins posted a topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I want everyone to fill in the blank on something their school does that they hate. I hate when my school switches around professors the week before classes after most of us have based our schedules...