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Anyone going here? I got accepted to the 1 year program, starts in May.

I use both Alexanders and the Pocket Guide. The guide I bring with me to work, when I want to look up something quick. The other book when I want specifics.

So far it's been both very exciting and tiring.

Like I said, I'm not sure how accurate that is. It was at the top of my google search query and was used as a jumping point for the OP. I don't know about NYU and St. Francis, I'm sure they are. St. Peter's is. St. Mary's in Troy is in the process o...

I owe a part of it to the nurse recruiter. She got a good read on me the first time we met and directed me towards a position that best fit.

Thanks! I'll check those out. Ahhhh... starting in five days!!!

I was in an ABSN program so clinical time was crunched. I had about a handful of observation days in the OR, Endo, Same Day, and PACU. No internship, but I've volunteered on a few surgical missions (missed out on the last two trips). An aunt and fami...

What about hospitals with magnet status, or ones that are trying to get it? Your BSN might give you a slight advantage (okay maybe not, but it's worth a shotl... right?). I did a quick search and this is what I found (not sure of the accuracy): Basse...

I've been reading a surgical procedures book so I have a bit of a head start on what to expect. They told me to not to get ahead of myself, but I have too much down time at the moment!

Thank you and good luck as well!

First nursing job. Just graduated in May.

Thought I'd chime in as well... I start in a week!! :w00t:

Just received some very very very good news right now! Pay at St. Mary's for new grads is a little over 22/hr.

The problem with who you know and who knows you is that there are a lot of us out there at the moment. Right now when someone tells me they "know someone" I smile, nod, and move on to another subject. For the OP, I'm with the other responses of not m...

I graduated from the Albany area, but not for nursing school. According to the email they're aren't hiring for the graduate nurse position. It could be a budget issue, it could be something else. St. Peter's does have Magnet status, and St. Mary's i...

It isn't a rumor - St. Peter's, St. Mary's (Seton Health), and Northeast Health (Samaritan Hospital and Albany Memorial) agreed to the merger last year. From what I've heard (this coming from one of the hospitals) it's in the FTC's hands, and once th...

Things looking good so far. I should know next week.

I got a call back... for another interview.

Not a military spouse here, but I'm pretty sure at the military hospitals you get preference? Or something along those lines. VA experiences vary from hospital to hospital, but the upside to working for one is that you don't need to register for lice...

Looks like St. Mary's in Troy is hiring. I submitted an application online on the 12th and got a call today for an interview. So far, the only hospital that's called me back out of all the applications I've done online.

Got my first interview scheduled. Such a relief... but now I have to learn all about these performance based interviews

Are they now? Because I've applied there and I haven't heard a thing. The same thing is holding true with some other hospitals in that area, which is really disappointing. The only hospital that is showing interest is the VA- I've finished my applica...

I heard about it from word of mouth. If they were advertising it, I don't know if it was specifically for "experienced nurses" like I've seen in some ads. I guess it wasn't clear since there were quite a few new grads there with me. I mentioned in t...

I had a really bad experience at Beth Israel. They had an open house/recruitment session and the HR person made it really obvious we were wasting their time. HR person took all the new grads at once and took us to their office where HR person wasted ...

How long do they take to get back to you? I applied for a few positions a few weeks ago and haven't heard squat. Looking at Ellis, St. Peter's, and AMH now.