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  1. Transferring to Lehman College for BSN... any "hidden" math classes?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to snrnurse84's topic in New York Nursing

    Went to a CUNY school and though it was years ago can tell you often even well meaning persons give false information. In order to have the correct information seek out the website for your particular...

  2. Baby nurses?!?!?!?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to LandD_RN_chica's topic in General Nursing

    Can an unlicensed person, such as a medical technologist, use the title "nurse" or be referred to as "the nurse" in New York State? Answer: No. New York law restricts the use of the title...

  3. Baby nurses?!?!?!?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to LandD_RN_chica's topic in General Nursing

    Am sure you'd find plenty of job offers if you lowered your wage expectations to what these "babynurses" are paid, but that probably would mean a substantial pay cut from your current L&D gig and...

  4. Baby nurses?!?!?!?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to LandD_RN_chica's topic in General Nursing

    There are a good number of LPNs and RNs who work as infant/new mother nurses. Some are paid for via insurance or some such because the infant was born with special needs, others via the family...

  5. Baby nurses?!?!?!?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to LandD_RN_chica's topic in General Nursing

    Before the invention of rubber nipples, glass bottles and so forth new mothers who either could or would not nurse (breastfeed) their own infants hired out the function to someone else. For much of...

  6. Baby nurses?!?!?!?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to LandD_RN_chica's topic in General Nursing

    It is nothing new and just another way for upscale "wannabes" in NYC and elsewhere to say they have something more than just a sitter or even nanny. But I do have a law degree...: Baby Nurse Much of...

  7. Math Test for every class?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to kellyk21's topic in General Students

    Quite honestly many of you "youngsters" don't know how easy you have things when it comes to med dose calc. Up until the 1980's or even well into the 1990's nursing math was taught by most schools the...

  8. Wagner Fall 2013 ABSN

    DoGoodThenGo replied to ebinbrooklyn's topic in New York Nursing

    IIRC from reading local SI newspaper (The Advance) awhile ago Wagner stopped using GHA for graduate students once Foundation Hall was up and running. If you are not familiar with SI and are...

  9. LTC Nurse: Patient Ratios

    DoGoodThenGo replied to ringaring's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Number "Two" wraps things up in a nutshell. Patients are transferred out of hospitals to LTC/Rehab for many reasons but the primary one is because the latter are less expensive. Well they would be...

  10. LTC Nurse: Patient Ratios

    DoGoodThenGo replied to ringaring's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    As alluded to upthread LTCs for the post part still fall under state regulations for when they were mainly nursing homes, and served a vastly different population. Anytime noise is made about staffing...

  11. Math Test for every class?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to kellyk21's topic in General Students

    Get used to taking med dose calc/pharma exams as they are every where. It is almost certain you will have to take one for every nursing position as part of the hiring process. Most places require...

  12. Wagner Fall 2013 ABSN

    DoGoodThenGo replied to ebinbrooklyn's topic in New York Nursing

    Did not attend Wager, but was born and raised on SI and can tell you unlike the other four boroughs rental apartments are in short supply. FEMA and the federal government found this out after Super...

  13. New York Downtown (Merge with Presbyterian?) Pharm Exam

    DoGoodThenGo replied to spade11's topic in New York Nursing

    There has been some news media coverage of NYP taking over Downtown Hospital :http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20130127/HEALTH_CARE/301279973 It remains to be seen what NYP will do with this sixth...

  14. MERS (Middle East Respiratory Syndrome) hospital transmission in several countries

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Laidback Al's topic in Disaster Preparation

    Saw something on one of the evening news shows last Friday that the CDC has issued a warning to every ER in the USA. They have been advised of the signs/symptoms of MERS and are to report any...

  15. GRADUATED!!! Do I call myself RN yet?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Nurse-84's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    First and foremost, congrats! Whoo-Hoo! Secondly a quick check with your state's BON should sort out your query. Here is how it is done in New York State: What is the correct title for graduates of...

  16. ADN vs. BSN

    DoGoodThenGo replied to amgoldsmith's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Subject has been debated ad nauseum both here in the forum and within the profession in general. For a more accurate picture of a local employment picture best to post your query in either one or both...

  17. Packing advice for WWII Army Nurses

    DoGoodThenGo replied to andydaehn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Woolen undergarments: First time one went abroad to the UK as part of a school trip we were advised to bring woolen undergarments. This was the 1980's and one had never heard of such things nor could...

  18. Packing advice for WWII Army Nurses

    DoGoodThenGo replied to andydaehn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Musette bag: "a small leather or canvas bag with a shoulder strap, used for carrying personal belongings, food, etc., while hiking, marching, or the like." These are the standard issue bags you saw...

  19. Packing advice for WWII Army Nurses

    DoGoodThenGo replied to andydaehn's topic in Nursing Humor

    Posted a link to the same story in the "news" forum, but it does suit Memorial Day quite well! Lipstick once reserved for "fast" women by the 1940's was gaining acceptance for "nice" girls and...

  20. How do Hospitals save money changing 12 hr shifts into 8 hrs?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Adenosine6's topic in General Nursing

    And I thank you for that! However here is the one fly in the ointment. There is considerable research that shows "making up" for lost sleep is not the best way to go and that set patterns of sleep and...

  21. How do Hospitals save money changing 12 hr shifts into 8 hrs?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Adenosine6's topic in General Nursing

    In theory yes, fewer handovers are better in many fields including nursing. When working perfectly the same two or group of nurses are handing off to each other for the same

  22. How do Hospitals save money changing 12 hr shifts into 8 hrs?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Adenosine6's topic in General Nursing

    These should get you going on your research: Medical Errors and Nursing - NYTimes.com Study Reveals Widespread Fatigue, Risk For Errors With 12-Hour Nursing Shifts Long story short the increased error...

  23. NYP New grad position

    DoGoodThenGo replied to nurseinnyc&nj's topic in New York Nursing

    Queries about ethnic origin are not racist and allowed under Federal law, however IIRC response is voluntary and if you decline to answer it doesn't (or shouldn't) affect your application. Employers...

  24. Failed boards 5 times?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to icemanof92's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    IMHO what throws many persons taking the NCLEX as indeed any sort of adaptive based exam is the nature of what actually is going on behind the scenes as it were. Adaptive exams are not looking just...

  25. New: Transcript requirement?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to caren19's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    There was something on (IIRC) 20/20 or a similar news report about the increasing number of "bogus" degrees being submitted by job applicants and or those already employed. This even went as far as to...