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  1. I just applied at dialysis at sea cruise ship as a RN. Has anyone worked there before and know the good and bad points. I am afraid is someone going on the cruise with a completely clotted access, I wonder what is the Cruise Ship protocol. The job so...
  2. Suny Delhi RN to BSN 1yr online

    I was accepted to Suny Delhi and I'll start March, is anyone else in the program or will be starting in March. I work full time and wonder how demanding the program is?
  3. My school just provided for me "Virtual ATI" free to help me pass the NCLEX on the 1st attempt. Everyone at my school is taking Kaplan. Does anyone know how successful this program is, or do you recommend still paying for another program?
  4. Has anyone worked at Dialysis at Sea Cruise Ship?

    Thx for the reply. I'm very curious about the pros and cons. I don't know about the payscale yet.
  5. Moving to NC, will FMC keep my NYC Pay

    Hello Everyone I work for FMC in Queens NY, however I know the salaries in NC are much lower in New York. Will FMC allow me to keep my FMC salarie. There was a PCT who move to Texas and she kept her same pay. I hope they do the same for me. I won't m...
  6. Relocating to Charlotte

    I live in New York, and I'm planning to move to Charlotte Next Year. I only have 1 yr experience in Dialysis. I'll take any assignment in NC Hospital. So $20 to $22 is the average pay with no exerience? I'm already applied for a NC License.
  7. Moving to NC, will FMC keep my NYC Pay

    I understand what your saying but like I mention before, that someone left my job and move to Texas and she kept the same pay rate. Even Goverment jobs, such as Post Office let people relocate from NY and still keep there NY salarie. I'm just hoping ...
  8. Moving to NC, will FMC keep my NYC Pay

    Thank You very much, I'm hoping they let me keep the same salarie.
  9. NYP waiting list

    I feel NYP is all about connections. I applied about 15 times over a period over a year and I recieve the generic reject letter. About a year ago a friend applied for a job at NYP, she had a very nice cover letter and a resume that said she had 20 ye...
  10. NEW GRAD letter to Chuck Schumer

    Someone wrote they were rejected hired because they don't have a BSN. I just want to let you know that BSN are not being hire. Most New Grads that are being hired have some kind of connection. It doesn't matter if your a ADN or BSN, there are no New ...
  11. NEW GRAD letter to Chuck Schumer

    If you think back when ADN nurses had problems getting hired, it was when the economy went down. Before that ADNs and BSN did not have a problem getting hired. But because there is a shortage, now hospital can be picky, and with so many unemployed ne...
  12. NEW GRAD letter to Chuck Schumer

    I think they will bump you up to a RN. I just got hired at a hospital, everyone got in by knowing someone in management except me. There on person who was a CNA and now became a nurse. We"re in our 1st week of orientation, and every educator during o...
  13. New grad looking for job in NYC area

    I agree with RN79sunshine list of what is going on in NYC. Many of us is getting off our Butts and looking for work. But most new grads who found jobs does have a connection. Most of the people who say get off your Butts are experience RNs who have a...
  14. Suny Delhi RN to BSN 1yr online

    The orientation phase is just getting you familliar with uploading and downloading files, using the online library, and getting you familliar with the APA Format which is a huge part of the program.
  15. Suny Delhi RN to BSN 1yr online

    Thank so much for the insight on the Program. I'm currently in the orientation phase and I'm looking forward towards the Nursing courses. I like the part that you can go at your own pace. By the Summer they will be fully accredited.
  16. I have a interview this week in LIJ, there opening a brand new Dept. called Subacute Care. But I don't know what this Dept. is about. I want to say the right thing on the interview. Does anyone know what is this Dept. is about? Is this a Dept. that i...
  17. What's it like working as a male nurse?

    I agree with the comments before mind. Hang in there, I'm a new RN and I want to work in ER, OR, or ICU but now I'm in Dialysis for now. However you have one advantage over many people who are applying for RN school is that your a LPN. Meaning you ca...
  18. Getting a Job in Hospital now

    I graduated Jan.09, I have a job however many of my classmates can't find work. About 90% haven't found a job yet. However many have been offer Psych jobs in Hospitals but turn it down because that is something they don't want to do. But can they wor...
  19. Fresenius as an employer?

    I was a new grad. I haven't even taken the boards yet. There were about 7 new grads in my orientation who was hired by different Fresenius company in NYC. One day I was searching for a job and I got the entire list of Dialysis companies in Queens New...
  20. Getting a Job in Hospital now

    Thanks you all for letting me know that I'm not nuts!!!!!!!!!I'll try to find out which Hospitals were hiring for Psych. Even myself, I work in Dialysis, the last job on my list to ever work. But everyone told me to hold on to it until the freeze are...
  21. Fresenius as an employer?

    I been working for them for 6 months. The pay is not the best, and we'll never get a raise. All the nurses at my job work there for a 1 year and then start looking in a hospital. The only thing good about Fresenius is that they are willing to train y...
  22. PCTs want me to do there Work

    Thanks for the reply, I'm leaving for work in 1 hours and that is what I was thinking about. Your right, I will have to depend on them when the going get rough. When that machine gets air in the line, I still don't know what do. I know some of them h...
  23. PCTs want me to do there Work

    I'm new to Dialysis, I was trained in the Day shift but was put on the evening shift to fly solo. Today is my last week of training on the evening shift. All I know on the evening shift is that there is a thick barrier between the nurses and the PCTs...
  24. New Nurse having trouble with Techs

    Many nurses gave you excellent advise, my opinion is for you to change Dept., preferably a staff that don't know you. When I graduated a few of my friends worked in O.R. But when they became RNs, the Dept head had to put them in a completely differen...
  25. Renal Nurse's salary range

    originally posted by mmurphy how sad these salaries!!. experienced dialysis nurses make 33-35 dollars an hour in new jersey. i work pool and make 45.00/hr. the southern salaries are ridiculously low. dialysis is not an easy job. if the pay rates we...