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  1. Is med-surg a must? Not wanting to get pidgeon-holed..

    DoGoodThenGo replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in General Nursing

    So the story often went: If you go into "OR" you loose bedside skills. If you go into Peds/Infant you loose adult skills, and so and and so forth. Quite honestly if one has found one's "spot" then few...

  2. Any RN-BSN programs not requiring more pre-req's 1st?

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

    As previous poster stated most all states lay down credit distribution for all degrees awarded by two and four year colleges and universities. For instance those seeking any BofS in NYS must take...

  3. Is med-surg a must? Not wanting to get pidgeon-holed..

    DoGoodThenGo replied to EricaSAFJAF's topic in General Nursing

    Methinks the strong idea of sending all new grads into a year of med/surg was to learn the "basics" back when a nurse was a nurse is a nurse. That is one could be floated almost anywhere in a hospital...

  4. Junk in the trunk

    DoGoodThenGo replied to hardworkdedication's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Cannot answer for a solution via scrub pants, but got a vintage Playtex rubber girdle that should solve that "cracking"

  5. St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital

    DoGoodThenGo replied to limerick1913's topic in New York Nursing

    Just posted this to the "News" section but wanted to send a shout out. NYU and Continuum Health Partners hospital systems have agreed to a

  6. Wagner College 2011

    DoGoodThenGo replied to StephRN2be's topic in New York Nursing

    NP, no worries. Wagner is a great college with a wonderful campus (I was born and raised on SI, and know the area well), however if one is simply seeking a "no frills" nursing degree I'd head for a...

  7. Everyone wears scrubs!

    DoGoodThenGo replied to calidonrnstudent's topic in Scrubs, Uniforms, Gear

    Public has always equated whatever "uniform" worn by nurses with the profession, so this craze regarding scrubs is nothing new. Back in the days of whites people assumed anyone in a white dress and...

  8. does 1199 SEIU helps you find a RN job?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to libra.rn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    Way one has heard it 1199 here in NYS has been very big in using it's politcal clout to get funds from Albany and other provisions to benefit their "members" in terms of finding work. In particular...

  9. Hospitals hiring ADN's on Long Island

    DoGoodThenGo replied to ChikitaKisses's topic in New York Nursing

    North Shore-Long Island Jewish made an annoucement over a year or so ago that as of 2012 (? not sure of the exact year) they would cease hiring ADN nurses in favour of BSN only. Any ADN nurse who was...

  10. Wagner College 2011

    DoGoodThenGo replied to StephRN2be's topic in New York Nursing

    Given all the recent noise regarding student loans you are wise to consider your options when already carrying so much debt. There are undergraduate as well as ABSN nurses who took out loans and or...

  11. Wagner College 2011

    DoGoodThenGo replied to StephRN2be's topic in New York Nursing

    Wagner like most other private colleges/universities charge vastly more than CUNY or SUNY colleges, even for BSN, ABSN and MSN/pHd degrees. Hunter for instance comes out to about $5,200 per semester...

  12. What Did They Do For Three Years? A Diploma Grad Tells Of Her Nursing School Days

    DoGoodThenGo posted a topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Interesting post from a former RN (she let her license lapse) who graduated from Albany Medical Center's nursing school. Located in NYS the nursing program is now defunct but Albany Med has several...

  13. Hospitals only hiring BSN's?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to txhopeful13's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Don't know about your area of the country but here in NYC ADN and BSN grads work at the bedside and or on units. The latter may get a few quarters more per hour and be able to take charge roles, but...

  14. Hospitals only hiring BSN's?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to txhopeful13's topic in Diploma, ADN, BSN

    Not sure when various branches of the US military began mandating the BSN, but yes prior to that even the only main qualification was that one be a properly licensed RN without any restrictions. Some...

  15. Having a medication nurse?? Yes or No?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to shipmanmisty's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Assigning one nurse to give meds for an entire floor/unit of an acute care facility went the way of team nursing for several good reasons. How can one nurse without intimate knowledge of a pt's status...

  16. What Did They Do For Three Years? A Diploma Grad Tells Of Her Nursing School Days

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

    On the one hand can truly appreciate the type of nurse that such programs produced, sadly fear it wouldn't be possible today to run a BSN or even an ADN school with such a strong focus only on...

  17. nursing prerequisite help please

    DoGoodThenGo replied to nursingdreamer7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Thought it was only a local NYC thing, but am finding more and more programs switching to two GPA requirements for entry. One cumulative GPA of all undergrad work, the other pre-nursing and or...

  18. Jobs in new York

    DoGoodThenGo replied to kim_093089's topic in New York Nursing

    Wasn't NUMC supposed to merge or be purchased by

  19. nursing prerequisite help please

    DoGoodThenGo replied to nursingdreamer7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    We're all working in the blind as to a certain extent are you because without a particular program's requirements for entry no one can say exactly how you should proceed. If your aim is to merely get...

  20. nursing prerequisite help please

    DoGoodThenGo replied to nursingdreamer7's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Query is hard to answer because you didn't say or know what your school will do with multiple grades from the same class. If the program looks at your culmative GPA as well as your average from the...

  21. Jobs in new York

    DoGoodThenGo replied to kim_093089's topic in New York Nursing

    If one works with the theory that only a small (perhaps very small) percentage of licensed nurses and students post much less read AN, then the smattering of posts from those who have landed gigs...

  22. Please, please, please remember the 5 rights!

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Double-Helix's topic in Patient Safety Issues

    Pssst! Pipe: Massachusetts Nurses Association - Nursing Resources - Nursing Practice - Nursing Issues - Nurses' Six Rights for Safe Medication Administration. Guideline #5: General Procedures for...

  23. Is nursing still a good career choice?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to manskette's topic in General Students

    Hospitals aren't planning on adding beds for some of the reasons one stated before. They are becoming places where patients go for *acute* care. Once pt is deemed stable enough no longer to require...

  24. Is nursing still a good career choice?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to manskette's topic in General Students

    There is the other problem! Everyone from the federal government on down is promoting nursing as a *safe* and viable career choice for everyone from the unemployed/laid-off/second (third, fourth,...

  25. Is nursing still a good career choice?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to manskette's topic in General Students

    Yes, nursing is still an excellent career choice if one goes into the thing with eyes open and for the right reasons. The evolution of using skilled nurses effectively and efficiently, a process that...