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  1. Degrees That Employers Want

    us2uk4u posted a topic in General Nursing

    http://education.yahoo.net/articles/six_in_demand_degrees.htm?kid=12X5N Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha I especially enjoyed the line, "HR professionals picked health care...

  2. Thank you gift?

    us2uk4u replied to student_nurse123's topic in General Nursing

    I just ordered the staff on the unit I worked at a fruit basket and a small deli tray (Less than $50). Then for my preceptor I bought her an iTunes gift card since she downloads tons of

  3. Help: Need Money for School

    us2uk4u replied to Alum08's topic in General Nursing

    http://www.discovernursing.com/ Also, see if the community college you are attending have scholarships. My community college provides over $800K in scholarships every year. Most are not based on...

  4. Job market reality for new nurses

    us2uk4u replied to DNS on the go's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    OP, I strongly suggest your students look upstate in NY. I know relocation might not be feasible for some but 1.5 hrs to 2 hrs north or NE of NYC new grads can find jobs. I have accepted a New Grad...

  5. Is it really this hard for Filipino nursing graduates to transition working as US RN?

    us2uk4u replied to willowRN's topic in General Nursing

    There are jobs for new grads but you just need to be very flexible. It might not be the specialty you want but a job is a job. You might also need to move for opportunities. I don't think I can...

  6. Song Ideas?

    us2uk4u posted a topic in General Nursing

    Somehow I ended up being in-charge of picking out the songs that we will use during graduation, esp when we show slides of our years in nursing school. I have asked ideas from fellow classmates but so...

  7. BSN Evidence Based Paper - Pls Help

    us2uk4u posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi Everyone, I am writing an essay for a scholarship. I remember reading from this forum that there was an evidence based paper published stating that hospitals with more BSN nurses have a lower...

  8. BSN Evidence Based Paper - Pls Help

    us2uk4u replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    thank

  9. Job Offer - but in Psych

    us2uk4u posted a topic in General Nursing

    So, I received a job offer today from a hospital where I have been doing my clinicals. However, it will be in a psych unit. I have been here for the past 8 weeks and I love it. Now, I know how hard...

  10. Does anyone know of Nursing MSN programs for people with BA/BS in other fields?

    us2uk4u replied to skyheaven477's topic in New York Nursing

    SUNY Downstate Columbia University (You need a good GRE scrore) Dominican College NYU There are others. You just need to look around. Do keep in mind that most of their deadlines for the fall...

  11. Nursing program w/a minimum required to pass with a 90% on exams, what do you think?

    us2uk4u replied to nvsmom's topic in General Nursing

    It sounds like a good way to rip people off. Find out what the NCLEX passing rate for the school is. You can also find out how many people took the test, this way you can see how many people flunked...

  12. Is there a point in handing in your application to HR personally?

    us2uk4u posted a topic in General Nursing

    Just want to hear from people out there who have sent resumes. Do you go through via their website or do you go visit the HR in

  13. Is there a point in handing in your application to HR personally?

    us2uk4u replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    I spent time researching all the facilities within 45 miles and was able to get emails and phone numbers for the nursing recruiters. Then here is my next question, if you happen to have the contact...

  14. Soon to be Grad ... When do I apply?

    us2uk4u posted a topic in General Nursing

    Greetings from the snowy Hudson Valley, NY. I will be graduating this May and finally getting my RN after two years of sweat, tears, and sacrifices. Is it too early to be applying to hospitals for...

  15. Attention Looking for cover letter and resume advice

    us2uk4u posted a topic in Nursing Career

    HI Everyone, I will be graduating this May from a community college and I am beginning to construct my cover letter and resumé. I have tried searching through allnurses for sample cover letters but...

  16. As a young male, what can I expect during my OB/Newborn rotation?

    us2uk4u replied to Spikey9001's topic in Ob/Gyn

    This will not apply to every hospital of course but this past semester there were two gentlemen in my maternity clinical group and patients declined them all the time. And some of the refusals came...

  17. Doing associates in nursing the same time I am doing bachelors in accounting

    us2uk4u replied to trustabdy's topic in Nursing Career

    Hi. I will be graduating from a Community College in May and getting my AAS in nursing. In December 2011 I will also be getting my BS in Psych from a state university. Trust me, it's hard but I think...

  18. Nursing 105 Clinicals at Dutchess Community College

    us2uk4u posted a topic in New York Nursing

    I just want some opinions from the folks who finished Nursing 105 at DCC. Who is the best instructor to get? Clinicals are for Wingate Dutchess and Ulster, Pines, Elant and Dutchess Rehab. Who teaches...

  19. Are we sacrificing hands on patient care for academics?

    us2uk4u posted a topic in General Nursing

    HI Everyone, I am graduating (knock on wood) this May but I feel that I am about to graduate and going out there in the "real nursing world" with nothing. We spend only 5 hours in clinical per week...

  20. Are we sacrificing hands on patient care for academics?

    us2uk4u replied to us2uk4u's topic in General Nursing

    We have 5 hours of direct patient care plus 3 hours of lab for med-surg every week (we are in Cardio for the next 8 weeks). For OB we have five hours for clinical and 2 hours for lab. Next sem we have...

  21. Nurse Teaching Ideas ... I prefer something unique

    us2uk4u posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi Everyone, Can anyone suggest a good teaching topic relating to heart diseases? I was thinking of maybe a topic on returning veterans and the link between PTSD and early onset of heart diseases. I...

  22. My Patient Died today

    us2uk4u posted a topic in General Nursing

    Hi Everyone, I am in my last year of nursing school and today I lost my first patient. I didn't leave her side and I held her hand until she took her last breath. She just fell asleep peacefully but I...

  23. Do nurses learn how to read EKG's and do phlebotomy?

    us2uk4u replied to TamTammers's topic in General Nursing

    Re: phlebotomy - my nursing program doesn't teach it because according to the professors it depends what hospital you end up working in. We have 5 hospitals within a 15- 20 mile radius and most have a...

  24. Have you recently received a Job offer as a RN in NYC?

    us2uk4u replied to grateful2010's topic in General Nursing

    are you just looking into NYC? Have you considered Queens or Brooklyn? A friend who graduated this past May got a job in a hospital by Flushing and my cousin who is also a new grad got a job in...

  25. Is it too hard to take Microbiology, AP II, and Chemistry together?

    us2uk4u replied to Christine22's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I did not take all three at the same time. I took Micro and AP II together which was actually a good thing since some topics overlapped. Chem is another thing completely independent of the other two....