PacoUSA BSN, RN

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    Useless degree! At what point do you quit trying?

    PacoUSA replied to SuburbanGypsy's topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I beg to differ: your claim that "NO ONE wants to hire older workers anymore" is simply NOT TRUE. I fall into that 40-45 range you posted, and I just graduated in 2012 from a top NYC metro area...
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

    Congrats on your acceptance, greeneggs! As for your questions: (1) I don't think off-campus housing is hard to find at all. There is plenty out there once the spring semester ends and graduation is...
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

    Unfortunately, no. The courses and the schedule are set in stone, everyone takes the same classes and starts at the same time. You basically register for what they tell you to, there is no pick and...
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

    Thank you :) ... Please pass that comment along to my unit's nurse educator, who for some reason likes to point out negatives more often than positives and sometimes leaves me feeling like I suck as a...
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

    Just to clarify: Stony Brook does not conduct personal interviews. All decisions are made solely on what's submitted on paper (or digitally if you will, since the application process is online). As...
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    Should I go to NTI even if I am not in critical care?

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in Critical Care

    That sounds great, will definitely plan on the others. Just a little bummed that this one is in my backyard and I can't readily attend the whold thing. However, I'll see if perhaps I can swing a...
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    Angry Nurse here!

    PacoUSA replied to beeker's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    I would hang a sign: "To the nurse that ate my soup yesterday: Hope you enjoyed it, and the C. diff bacteria that I am currently fighting
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

    I don't remember exact numbers, but it was @ $24K or so for the year (tuition only), which in essence came to about double the in-state costs I think. There were also fees involved like technology...
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

    WOW!! Just .... WOW! You're away from allnurses for 2 days and look what happens ... Stony Brook actually kept their word about admission decisions? That's a first! Things are really changing...
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    Should I go to NTI even if I am not in critical care?

    PacoUSA replied to PacoUSA's topic in Critical Care

    Thanks janfrn for the info! Unfortunately, the dates for the conference this year don't sync with my calendar ... I graduate from my nurse residency program on May 23 and I am not sure if it will be...
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    Never Interrupt Mom While She's On allnurses.com

    PacoUSA replied to Joe V's topic in Nursing Humor

    How about ... Never interrupt DAD while he's on allnurses.com
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

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    Mount Sinai

    PacoUSA replied to VRN-RN's topic in New York Nursing

    Interested to hear what the patient staff ratio is @ Mount Sinai on a medicine/tele unit,
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    Which is better RN cert. from a community college or BSN

    PacoUSA replied to wchelsea's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    You already have a BS, I suggest doing the accelerated BSN. It's one year of your life and you will not only have a BS in Nursing but will have earning power a year earlier (and have a higher degree)...
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN class of 2013

    PacoUSA replied to Joie_de_vivre's topic in New York Nursing

    In one word: YES. That has been the case for the last 2 years I would say. However, with the recent email that was sent to the 2013 candidates (stating decisions will be sent starting the week of...
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

    Yes, I hope I am wrong too ... but if not, I look forward to the
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    FINALLY: NCLEX Today ... 75Q and Good Popup!

    PacoUSA posted a topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Let me tell you, after all this time on allnurses (since March 2009, when I first decided to pursue nursing and started volunteering and then registered for my first prerequisite), I could not wait to...
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

    Spritedkidd knows me all too well :) But that's correct, the number really does not matter 100% (except of course that it should be the minimum they state on the website, which I think is 2.8...
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

    Not one exactly like that, but similar in content quoting an "around" date that they never kept. I'm actually
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    Left Nursing After 3 Months and Couldn't Be Happier!

    PacoUSA replied to sweetgeorgia's topic in First Year After Licensure

    This was my exact thought, so I just decided to quote it. $21.45/hr? That's ridiculous. New grad RNs make almost or exactly double that per hour in some of the major metro
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN Class of 2014

    PacoUSA replied to Emer1234's topic in New York Nursing

    Like I mentioned on the 2013 thread (someone posted the email there), I would be shocked to see them post decisions so early. Sorry for my pessimism, but I have seen how this rolls for the last 3...
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    Stony Brook Accelerated BSN class of 2013

    PacoUSA replied to Joie_de_vivre's topic in New York Nursing

    I would be utterly SHOCKED if they kept to that
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    Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    PacoUSA replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    This is very interesting, I stand corrected, thank you! No mention of this was ever made to me in school or where I work. C. diff patients are regularly left in double rooms, although isolation...
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    Do you cut corners in your daily nursing practice?

    PacoUSA replied to madwife2002's topic in General Nursing

    Yep, I readily admit to cutting corners. Because I have to. Do I gown up every time I enter the room of a C. diff patient? No, not if I don't expect to come in contact with their bodily fluids...
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    Be kind to nurses... we choose the size of your IV

    PacoUSA replied to Joe V's topic in Nurses Rock

    I've only been a nurse for a very short time, but I thought this was funny ... some people need to loosen up. Be kind to nurses, we decide whether to use the same needle we use to draw up the...