Angeljho

Angeljho MSN, NP

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  1. New Grad RN's in nursing homes

    Can any of you guys tell me how you did it?? I've applied to various nursing homes because hospitals aren't hiring, but even the nursing homes are telling me I need 6 months to 1 year LTC experience....
  2. Silly SNF/Subacute Question

    I just need clarification.. I understand that some LTC facilities are broken up into different units like a ventilator unit and so on.. But is sub-acute care counted as its own unit in LTC? I guess...
  3. New Grad Expired BLS

    Still searching for my first RN job, however my BLS expired.. I'm currently looking for low-priced classes in my area (I'm in NYC, there's no such thing as a low-priced anything here lol). As of now,...
  4. Failed nursing student

    Aren't you allowed to fail a class at least ONCE in an ADN program? I don't understand why you can't just repeat the
  5. What's it like working in ltc nursing?

    I am a new grad and was meaning to post something similar. To add, do nursing homes support the "12 hrs/3 days" schedule or is that solely for
  6. Drastic change in appearance

    i'm a male... obviously lol.. i had long hair and usually had them in corn rows... i cut it towards the end of my last semester of nursing school so i can look more professional when seeking a...
  7. I am tired of this attitude

    Not everyone is in nursing for "patient-care" and I know that sounds bad but it really isn't.. No one loves EVERY aspect of their career and they don't have to.. There's many reasons to enter the...
  8. I just got the "Failure to Respond to Jury Summons" letter. I was in school for nursing at the time I got the letter for jury duty and didn't go. I didn't even have the TIME to go. But I don't think...
  9. Failure to Respond to Jury Summons

    I didn't ask for anyone's sympathy... I skipped out on jury duty, I'm not denying that, but I'm asking if any of the consequences from this can end up on my record, preventing me from getting certain...
  10. Failure to Respond to Jury Summons

    That's what I'm hoping; that they understand. I didn't even have my license for 2 months and I'm worried that I will be jailed as a result of all this. I'm not sure what the worst penalty is because...
  11. Failure to Respond to Jury Summons

  12. Which field of nursing do you love? ER? Med/Surg? Peds? ICU? etc? and
  13. Is It Just Me...

    I'm with the last poster.. I love nursing and I like helping people but that's not why I chose nursing as a career.. i love the action in it.. handling meds, inserting IV's and Foley's, etc.. that is...
  14. Which Field of Nursing Do You Love and Why?

    And to add mine.. I love med/surg.. I love the diverse background, the unpredictability, the intensity.. you're just never bored and you have to always be on your
  15. Terence Cardinal Cooke

    I am interested in applying there as a RN.. Does anyone have any info on the process of applying and what working there is
  16. Was fired today......

    This completely frightens me.. it's that easy to get fired in the nursing world??!!! I've read some posts about nurses going as far as to make med errors 2 or 3 times and only getting a warning....
  17. Whether you are a new grad or an experienced nurse, explain and share your story for inquiring minds. What ultimately lead you to your first nursing position? How did you feel? How persistent were...
  18. In the past I've done a one month student nurse internship at a hospital; it was about 7 months ago and I got a stipend for it. A few months before that, I did a similar internship at a different...
  19. Does internships count as work history??

    Yes I am a new grad ADN. I did work for summer youth employment last year and it was also at a hospital. I mostly did clerical work, but I don't know if recruiters would take that job seriously as it...
  20. Some hospitals give us a choice of faxing, e-mailing, or mailing our resume to the Nurse recruiter/HR (online applications are blahhh). I want to know which route is the best to ensure that my resume...
  21. Applying online vs. e-mail vs. mail

    :angryfire OMG!! So I have to attach my resume in PDF format?? I've been attaching my resume from MS word so its in DOC format!! Does it make a
  22. Applying online vs. e-mail vs. mail

    So I'm thinking about e-mailing my resume to the facility I really really want to work at. I am going to attach my resume and type my cover letter in the body. This is okay,
  23. New RN and NO job!!!

    I'm located in NYC and TRUST ME, hospitals are not hiring
  24. Just took Nclex...again

    I'm not sure how accurate this trick is. However, i tried it and it didn't let me go to the CC page. Later, I found out that I passed. I am praying for your
  25. Are there any hospitals hiring new Grads

    Which hospitals did you interview