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  1. New Grad Residency Program Listings By State

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in First Year After Licensure

    "Came upon this whilst trolling the Interent for something else and thought it might be of use. " Notice how one did not say it WOULD be of use. Should you have problems with the contents of the above...

  2. Gas & Air For L&D/Home Births

    DoGoodThenGo posted a topic in Ob/Gyn

    Season two of "Call The Midwife" has started on our local PBS and the first installment featured something *new* being introduced, gas & air for both home births and for those delivering in the...

  3. Sexual Orientation Question

    DoGoodThenGo replied to wish_me_luck's topic in Patient, Colleague Relations

    Yes, the query about which gender a pt has relations with is very relevant. If you frame questions based upon sexuality "are you gay or straight?" for instance will illicit various responses at least...

  4. Is it Worth applying to New York Presbyterian New Grad Residency?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to PurpleDelight's topic in New York Nursing

    See: New Graduate Opportunities at NewYork-Presbyterian on right side of page under " Current Openings" Click link and scroll down to "Apply now" link. NewYork-Presbyterian

  5. Want to start a career in nursing, just need some general info about pre-reqs

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

    Ditto the previous response. Some programs look only look at the pre-nursing GPA, while others want a minimum overall GPA *and* also one for the pre-nursing sequence as well. The other fly in the...

  6. SUNY Board of Trustees vote to close LICH

    DoGoodThenGo replied to NYtoFLRN's topic in New York Nursing

    It is Saint Vincent's all over again in a way, especially now that the Quinn woman has voiced her opinions. The courts/judge can do whatever he likes but in the end the handwriting is on the wall,...

  7. What is the Nurse salary in the NY area

    DoGoodThenGo replied to PurpleDelight's topic in New York Nursing

    There are many moving parts to wages/compensation that make it hard to give a certain answer, but generally: First much depends if one is paid via the hour (usually employees who clock in and out)...

  8. HELP! new grad seeking employment- NYC area

    DoGoodThenGo replied to newgradrn27's topic in New York Nursing

    Best ask the mods to move and or post your query on the local NYS nurses section. However be forwarned, as you already know things are not so great out there for even seasoned nurses much less new...

  9. Hospital closing my entire unit.

    DoGoodThenGo replied to miranda819's topic in General Nursing

    Census counts for L&D/maternity along with peds totally has something to do with things closing left and right. If women aren't having babies and it continues long enough in an area then it soon...

  10. Hospital closing my entire unit.

    DoGoodThenGo replied to miranda819's topic in General Nursing

    That and outpatient along with ambulatory care

  11. Hospital closing my entire unit.

    DoGoodThenGo replied to miranda819's topic in General Nursing

    Sending you one great big *HUG*! Sad to say your situation is not unique and it is going on everywhere. Hospitals are shuttering units left and right though it does seem OB/Gyn along with Peds...

  12. Do internal applicants usually get preference? What is your experience?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to LM NY's topic in New York Nursing

    Cannot be sure but think at some hospitals with union representation (even if it is non-nursing staff) have agreements written into their contracts calling for internal applicants to be given first...

  13. Doing the Math: Accelerated BSN at Private Schools in NYC/Surrounding Metro Area

    DoGoodThenGo replied to ebinbrooklyn's topic in New York Nursing

    Can only offer this advice; if you are going the private school route look for a program with a high first time NCLEX pass rate. Both Wagner and NYU charge an arm and a leg in costs, but their board...

  14. Look Back *Giggle* For Today

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Well don't know if it tis museum or other collectors but there is a market for vintage lady's days items. On eBay and elsewhere someone or something is paying good money for old boxes of sanitary...

  15. Look Back *Giggle* For Today

    DoGoodThenGo posted a topic in General Nursing

    When was the last time you saw these lying around your floor's stock/supply

  16. Health Insurance rates...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to HippyDippyLPN's topic in General Nursing

    Am not trying to start a debate or cast doubt on your word, but the provisions mandated by the ACA may be *free* on paper but make no mistake somewhere, and somehow someone is going to pony up. Obama...

  17. Look Back *Giggle* For Today

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Give the Lysol a go, you never know what floats a man's boat these days. *LOL* You can push the envelope further by wearing "whites" afterwards around the house. The combination of the wafting scent...

  18. Trying to get into Nursing after finishing my Political Science Degree

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Bree87's topic in New York Nursing

    True dat! If you already have a four year degree shouldn't bother with an ADN but go for for the ABSN for reasons stated above. Either way you are going to spend about equal amounts of time in nursing...

  19. Look Back *Giggle* For Today

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Oh my dear girl that is only but a tiny fraction! *LOL* Feminine hygiene products are a multi-billion worldwide industry much of it designed by western males fascination (and some would say attempts...

  20. Look Back *Giggle* For Today

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking of hospitals and sannies, are new mothers still sent home with a healthy supply of those *huge* versions for postpartum use, or have the bean counters limited that as

  21. How long do your credits last to pursue higher education

    DoGoodThenGo replied to futurenicunurse2008's topic in General Nursing

    As another poster stated it depends upon the particular program. In theory long as your ADN program was accredited by your state your gen ed credits do not "expire". Nursing courses from a nationally...

  22. Look Back *Giggle* For Today

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Are these what you girls are looking for? Amazon.com: FINA Ultra Absorbent Luxury *WAFFLE WEAVE* microfiber bath towel in Linen color (29 x 55 inches): Home & Kitchen Regarding huck or waffle...

  23. Look Back *Giggle* For Today

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Did you know it was nurses who *invented* modern sanitary napkins? During WWI due to shortages of cotton hospital nurses got the idea of using Kimberly Clark's "Cellucotton" (invented in 1913) that...

  24. Look Back *Giggle* For Today

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in General Nursing

    Don't know if we are all on the same page but have tons of waffle weave cotton bath towels and washcloths. Some are vintage others of a more modern age but all come from Europe where they remain quite...

  25. Help for Interview with New York Downtown Hospital

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Sgr112's topic in New York Nursing

    New York Downtown Hospital is undergoing a major *upheaval* as it is being wholly incorporated into the NYP system. While NYP and NYDH had a contractual arrangement previously the latter even as the...