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  1. Stuudents kicked out of nursing program in NY state

    DoGoodThenGo replied to woodyswifey4evaa's topic in New York Nursing

    If one is reading the OP's original post correctly, she only finished one semester of the nursing program, before being removed. If that is so the best one figures is Med/Surg I or perhaps Med/Surg...

  2. St. Paul's Of Staten Island (Formerly St. Vincent's) Makes The News!

    DoGoodThenGo posted a topic in New York Nursing

    Found this while reading our local town newspaper (Staten Island Advance). Congrats to current St.Paul's students, and wish you well in your future career. BTW, see the school has changed into what is...

  3. Stuudents kicked out of nursing program in NY state

    DoGoodThenGo replied to woodyswifey4evaa's topic in New York Nursing

    Ran into a friend who went to NYU's nursing program and asked about your situation, and she suggested after getting your BS, look into either that school's 15 month BS to BSN program, or even their...

  4. State or national back ground checks

    DoGoodThenGo replied to nursester's topic in General Nursing

    While state BON background requirements are important, more and more they are being one-upped by checks done by hospitals and clinical settings. So while you *may* sneak one by your local BON and...

  5. Stuudents kicked out of nursing program in NY state

    DoGoodThenGo replied to woodyswifey4evaa's topic in New York Nursing

    Yes, you may have to take all the pre-reqs again, and or the nursing classes (if any) as well. For one thing it is nearly difficult to impossible to transfer undergraduate nursing credits (that is...

  6. Phillips Beth Israel Applicants

    DoGoodThenGo replied to starlette926's topic in New York Nursing

    Actually it is quite common for some nursing programs to only graduate a handful of students, but all pass the boards exam on the first attempt, verus many more and have a lower passing rate. Google...

  7. Stuudents kicked out of nursing program in NY state

    DoGoodThenGo replied to woodyswifey4evaa's topic in New York Nursing

    Sadly many programs have a policy of not accepting students whom have been "removed" from another nursing school for "any" reason. So while this does happen quite allot, there isn't a clear cut answer...

  8. Phillips Beth Israel Applicants

    DoGoodThenGo replied to starlette926's topic in New York Nursing

    May not make waiting any easier for you guys, but this week is a major Jewish holiday (Passover), and many people of that faith take off from work or work on shortened schedules. Since Beth Israel is...

  9. Phillips Beth Israel Applicants

    DoGoodThenGo replied to starlette926's topic in New York Nursing

    Was glacing around the NYS professions website, and looking at the board passing rate for NY schools, Megar Evers had the highest passing rate of any ADN program in NYC, and IIRC of BSN programs as...

  10. You know you're Old School when...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Banana Bag, or for those of us old enough to remember glass IV bottles, is a saline IV with multi-vitamins added which give the fluid a distinctive yelllow color. The yellow colour also makes reading...

  11. You know you're Old School when...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Someone should have told the nurse in that photograph that white undergarments under a white uniform then to show, at least straps.Did anyone catch how the above mentioned nurse is wearing her watch?...

  12. You know you're Old School when...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Our family GP is just like this, and dread the day he retires. Though the man is getting on and probably would love to pack it in, he still shows up and runs his practice like a top.Draws blood, takes...

  13. You know you're Old School when...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    So this was you guys then? By my time, and only saw such things when working in the ER, but by then it was the two 60cc syringes, and yes the bigger they came, the harder they fell. Must have been...

  14. Nurses as secretaries

    DoGoodThenGo replied to SoundofMusic's topic in General Nursing

    Hate to break this to you, but it wasn't *that* long ago that nurses did work in various secretarial roles within a hospital. Everything from admitting, staffing front (reception) desks, and doing...

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

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Back2Nursing09's topic in New York Nursing

    Well things are about to get a bit more interesting, NYC's HHC announced on Friday they will be laying off about 3,000 employees including nurses. Posted a link to the article in the "News" section,...

  16. You know you're Old School when...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Maybe y'all call them something else? Was referring to not the long "slips" with straps, but those that started from the waist

  17. You know you're Old School when...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Surprised no one mentioned this, or maybe they did and it was lost in all the fun! *LOL* Anyone remember using bars of carbolic soap for everything from routine handwashing to surgical scrubbing?...

  18. You know you're Old School when...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Speaking of nurse's uniforms and what not, time was within a few block radius of any major hospital one could find a well stocked store catering to nurses and usually other medical staff as well....

  19. Prior Arrest and Nursing

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Shadownurse1543's topic in Licensure: Criminal History

    As other posters have statd, this is not the place to seek legal advice, for that you must contact a lawyer.Your questions regarding ability to practice must be directed to the state BON of which you...

  20. University of Utah Medical Center implements new dress code

    DoGoodThenGo replied to pennyaline's topic in General Nursing

    Think what we are seeing is a sort of moderation after the "everything goes" sort of attitude which prevailed after nurses , were liberated from whites and jumped into scrubs and less formal attire....

  21. You know you're Old School when...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Hey, you and I need to talk! I collect and restore "vintage" textiles such as linens. Got rid of most of my old nursing books years ago in a pique of Spring cleaning. Still have my Lippincot Manual...

  22. BMCC SPRINT 2010 STUDENTS: Congrats!

    DoGoodThenGo replied to CP1983's topic in New York Nursing

    Saw some BMCC students today taking lunch in my area (Upper EastSide of Manhattan), at least one assumes they were nursing students by their uniform (dark blue scrubs, huge white with blue & red...

  23. You know you're Old School when...

    DoGoodThenGo replied to snoopy29's topic in General Nursing

    Where did I get that picture? Pipe:http://mamapeke.wordpress.com/category/nurse-at-large/ I got a millon of

  24. Need advice about working privately for family

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Holly041987's topic in General Nursing

    Also you need to find out if as a LVN you are able to work "alone" or are required to be under a RNs license for the types of treatments and care provided. Most agencies are founded and or run by RNs,...

  25. On-Set Movie Nursing Jobs

    DoGoodThenGo replied to Hobie4's topic in General Nursing

    Does this help?