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  1. When did it start getting so difficult to get into Nursing School?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Cathylady's topic in General Nursing

    Don't think it is a priviate vs public (state or locally funded) thing, as much as supply and demand, with a dash of reputation an a few other things that go into making the choice in higher...

  2. Hunter, Lehman, New York City Tech Nursing Programs

    DoGoodThenGo replied to gmarte's topic in New York Nursing

    Could be wrong, and of course have no way of knowing, but IMHO the recent additon of NLN scores to most if not all CUNY nursing programs came as a way to deal with a huge pool of applicants, many of...

  3. Do you think the job market for nurses will improve by the time you graduate?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to AtACrossRoads's topic in General Students

    When the media says "retired" nurses, they do not always mean those who are say in their 50's or older, but rather a mix of nurses including the vast numbers who left the field for various reasons....

  4. nursing caps

    DoGoodThenGo replied to biker nurse's topic in General Nursing

    Just saw a local news program piece on the H1N1 flu here in New York, and they showed a nurse at a flu shot clinic. She had on a floral print top, white pants, and a CAP! Couldn't make out the school,...

  5. Staten Island/ Long Island Commute to Manhattan

    DoGoodThenGo replied to NurseKJ's topic in New York Nursing

    Cannot speak for Long Island, but as a native Staten Islander can only offer this advice. As an island there are three ways to get on/off SI, each has it's own benefits and problems. Public...

  6. Stuudents kicked out of nursing program in NY state

    DoGoodThenGo replied to woodyswifey4evaa's topic in New York Nursing

    Only thing I can think of is that very few SUNY, CUNY or other RN schools or colleges/universities, offer a LPN program, while SUNY Delhi does. The later's LPN program is two semesters long versus the...

  7. Hunter, Lehman, New York City Tech Nursing Programs

    DoGoodThenGo replied to gmarte's topic in New York Nursing

    By accepted to the "school" one presumes you mean into the colleges and will take the pre-nursing sequence, then apply for formal admission into the nursing programs. Hunter and Lehman have about two...

  8. NEW GRAD letter to Chuck Schumer

    DoGoodThenGo replied to SunshineRN79's topic in New York Nursing

    Hate to break this to you guys, but the employment situation for RNs in NYC and NYS is probably going to get worse before it gets any better. With St. Vincent's now closed, nearly 500 experienced RNs...

  9. ObamaCare/Health Reform Law Blamed for Nursing Strikes

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Obama and that Pelosi woman can call this new law anything they want, but it is more about insurance reform (or beating down insurance companies, if you will), than anything else. However just as with...

  10. ObamaCare/Health Reform Law Blamed for Nursing Strikes

    DoGoodThenGo replied to DoGoodThenGo's topic in Activism, Healthcare

    Is it just me, or does anyone find it more than a little odd that the report linking nurses going out on strike and patient outcomes, comes on the heels of the passage of "ObamaCare", which by all...

  11. Professional nurses. What is it?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to braddah's topic in General Nursing

    Forgot to add: Professional nurse is a term mainly held over from the early years of the nursing profession. It was used to separate out "trained" nurses (another old term), from the various women...

  12. Professional nurses. What is it?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to braddah's topic in General Nursing

    Co-Sign previous post!:D Until rather recently, there was a huge distinction between "nursing" and "medicine" and the two were never used as they are today when say the media writes about the medical...

  13. need info about clinicals in CUNY

    DoGoodThenGo replied to astudent_'s topic in General Students

    Again, either contact the school directly, or go to their website and see when new nursing classes are admitted. Could be wrong but almost am certain all CUNY undergraduate nursing programs take new...

  14. need info about clinicals in CUNY

    DoGoodThenGo replied to astudent_'s topic in General Students

    Clinicals are tied to the nursing class one is taking at that time (Med/Surg I, Med/Surg II, OB/GYN, etc), and thus are only scheduled when nursing classes are in session. To the best of my knowledge...

  15. Why are leadership skills an important attribute of a Registered Nurse?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Hopeful2011's topic in General Nursing

    Co-Sign! As a RN you never know where your career will take you and under what conditions you will practice. Under most nurse practice acts and or local customs RN are responsible for all and sundry...

  16. New grad looking for job in NYC area

    DoGoodThenGo replied to bjmorgan3's topic in New York Nursing

    Actually think there were more than three NYC hospital closing in the past five years. Aside from the two RC hospitals in Queens (Mary Immaculate and St. John's), wasn't there another in Queens?...

  17. New grad looking for job in NYC area

    DoGoodThenGo replied to bjmorgan3's topic in New York Nursing

    Oh honey you is no such thing! :D Right now your job is to keep your head to those books, finish school and pass the boards. No one knows how things will shake out in a few years or even months from...

  18. Getting RN while working FT

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

    While it can be done, nursing programs today are *very* demanding, and some outright frown upon students working (yea, I know) at all. How one is supposed to earn a living and not go into massive debt...

  19. When did it start getting so difficult to get into Nursing School?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Cathylady's topic in General Nursing

    Forgot to add that within the past several years hospitals (still the largest employer of nurses), have given vast amount of feedback to nursing programs in terms of what they want to see in RNs. Be...

  20. When did it start getting so difficult to get into Nursing School?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Cathylady's topic in General Nursing

    Am going to go out on a limb and say things began to tighten up in terms of getting into NPs or schools, within roughly the past five to ten years. Much depends upon what type of program and or...

  21. New grad looking for job in NYC area

    DoGoodThenGo replied to bjmorgan3's topic in New York Nursing

    Not to rain on anyone's parade, but just put up a link to local news article regarding the number of nurses soon to be out of work due to St. Vincent's closing. About 500 or so experienced nurses will...

  22. St. Paul's School of Nursing-Queens 12 minutes exam?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to JAC01ROD's topic in New York Nursing

    There are several threads on both St. Paul's schools (Queens and Staten Island), over on the New York Region section. From what others have posted in threads located above, the exam in question is...

  23. Job outlook 2013 and beyond

    DoGoodThenGo replied to nurse?99's topic in General Nursing

    Very hard to give a general blanket answer because really everything is local. Even during the height of the last "nursing shortage", some states and local areas reported they were doing fine. When...

  24. How is the job market for Registered Nurses in NY?

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in New York Nursing

    One would suggest you haven't been following things closely as you tought then, for the annoucement did mention nurses, and was covered by local news media at the time. In addition to the Wall Street...

  25. Stuudents kicked out of nursing program in NY state

    DoGoodThenGo replied to woodyswifey4evaa's topic in New York Nursing

    If the above is true, I'd make very sure there will not be any further notations on your transcript, and that your fomer nursing program will back you up (if contacted) that you "changed majors, blah,...