singas0ng

singas0ng has 2 years experience and specializes in Oncology.

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1. Cornell Presbyterian Pharmacology Exam

   singas0ng replied to Nurse212's topic in New York

   Lilia! Thank you. NYP is definitely hiring and persistence is key. I applied ten times over the course of 4 months and got rejected 9 times before they finally contacted me for a possible interview. I requested medical-surgical but said I would prefe...

2. Any good news from new grads in NYC?

   singas0ng replied to JeanettePNP's topic in New York

   Hi.. Just to infuse a little bit of hope but I finally was hired at New York Presbyterian after a six month long job search. During this job market, I think it's important to get very creative. I never though about how much work was required in job s...

3. Need help! Preparing for an interview in NY!!

   singas0ng replied to sparklyrn's topic in New York

   I didn't interview at NYU but I can tell you about my interview experience at another New York Hospital. It was a two part process where I was interviewed by the HR first and then interviewed by the Nurse Manager. All in all, the interview process is...

4. Cornell Presbyterian Pharmacology Exam

   singas0ng replied to Nurse212's topic in New York

   Just to throw in my 2 cents! I took it and passed :] With a limited amount of time, the best form of studying was to buy Mosby's Pharmacology flip book that utilizes pictures and mnemonics in order to help you cover the basic medications. It does a ...

5. Racist Patients

   singas0ng replied to Williss2's topic in Relations

   I think meeting racist patients is an unavoidable aspect of life. Its something I encounter in an everyday situation, like just walking into a deli and having people pretend they know how to speak Chinese. (I'm not Chinese.) As a nursing student in ...

6. Nursing Job Fair at Jacob Javits

   singas0ng replied to pooshu11's topic in New York

   Hi I felt the same about about the job fair. I thought it was a waste of my time because it seemed like none of the nurse recruiters would ever remember me. But this past week, I heard back from two of the places that I applied to to come in for an i...

7. What can I do to help myself get hired?

   singas0ng replied to Sophia Petrillo's topic in Oncology

   oops, sorry for the double reply, thought the first one didn't go through!

8. What can I do to help myself get hired?

   singas0ng replied to Sophia Petrillo's topic in Oncology

   Definitely try to do an externship as it gives you the opportunity to be hired within the hospital and give you a step up as a candidate in other hospital. Also choose your synthesis placement (also know as preceptorship) on a unit and hospital you ...

9. What can I do to help myself get hired?

   singas0ng replied to Sophia Petrillo's topic in Oncology

   Definitely consider doing an externship porgram as it gives you a step up from other candidates to get hired. Also, choose your synthesis clinical placement (also known as a preceptorship) at a unit and hospital you might want to work at. A lot of gi...

10. New to Oncology (and all) Nursing

    singas0ng replied to kalikelly080's topic in Oncology

    I definitely feel the same way! I've been told that no matter what, the first year is always hard. Just stick it out and in the end it'll really pay off. Good luck!

11. New Grad Starting Job on June 15th NEED TIPS

    singas0ng replied to kamilee03's topic in New Nurse

    I am in the same predicament as you! Let me know if anything does help. I feel just as nervous as it's been 6 months since I've been in school too. Good luck!

12. Recent New Grads: Job Search Poll

    singas0ng replied to muesli's topic in New Nurse

    Hi I graduated Dec 2008, took my boards in February and was offered a job at the end of May.

13. NYP pharmacology exam

    singas0ng replied to singas0ng's topic in New York

    It was the pharmacology reviews and rationales by prentice hall nursing 2nd edition.

14. NYP pharmacology exam

    singas0ng posted a topic in New York

    I am completely aware that this thread has been started before but I noticed that a lot of them are old and NY Presbyterian has changed the format since and I notice that there have not been a lot of responses answering the questions. Now, they don't...

15. Cornell Presbyterian Pharmacology Exam

    singas0ng replied to Nurse212's topic in New York

    Hi everyone, I'm kind of in the same predicament. I was hired on Thursday and given until this Wednesday to study for the pharmacology book. I got the book yesterday but it is a lot of material. If anyone can give me any sort of guidance, I definitel...