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Hello everyone,I am a new graduate and I will be taking my nclex soon. I live in NYC and I know that competition here is so strong. I am willing to relocate in New York State and I would really appreciate some help and input on what hospitals might c...

Hello everyone, I will be graduating this spring 2012 with my associate in nursing. I was looking for any RESIDENCY Program that accepts associate degree nurses. If possible please provide the link. I am asking this because many programs prefer BSN...

This is a great article that appeared on Huffpost that sort of mirrored my feelings about critical care and working only 3 days a week. Let me know what you think! Why Working ‘Just' Three Days a Week As a Nurse Is Utterly Exhausting By Brie Gowen ...

Creamsoda thanks for the lengthy and detailed reply. Obviously some of us thrive with the 3 12hr model :)

Well hopefully my friend when you enter the profession you will be that agent of change. The point of this article is that doing the 3 shifts a week lifestyle is not as glamorous as people think due to the physical and emotional toll.

I was in the ED for 3 years, it is called emergency room but 80% of the time you deal with ppl who shouldn't be there like the homeless and the drug seekers and the ppl with the flu. I tried OR briefly afterwards but some surgeons are *******s so now...

I have been a nurse for about five years. I have some emergency room and ICU experience. I went into nursing with maybe the Romantic idea to help people in need and learn more about medical science. Nevertheless, the more I do this job, the more I ge...

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Ok just checking if what we're doing in med surg 1 is common. 1.Review of nursing process 2.Menopause and aging 3.Lower GI disease 4.Cardiovascular disease 5.GU disease 6.Autoimmune disease(AIDS) Most of us have to take Psych at the same time with me...

I am on my 3rd year of nights and it is starting to get to me, initially I liked it too but now I feel like I am missing out on life, your body definitely feels it in the long run, also all the studies done on night shifters all point to one conclu...

Wow no words here, I have learned so much from the site Brian created, deeply saddened by this news, even though never met him personally his work and support for all us nurses will remain with me always, thank you Brian may you rest in peace dear fr...

Hi all, I have been working in the ED for the last 3.5 years and was looking for a change so was thinking of transferring to the or. During the interview I was told that there is a long orientation, that I have to choose a specialty such as neuro, ...

Anyone else anything to add?

Thanks Rose, you're the best.

Thanks Rose, my hospital is one of the leading medical centers in nyc not trauma center though, I wasn't offered a shadowing opportunity but I asked for one and they said ok, just have to arrange it now. How do you go about choosing a specialty?

Hello everyone,I was accepted to both these programs. I am undecided where to go!! Suny would take me 6 months less to finish but it is slightly more expensive than Hunter.I am not sure qualitatively which one is better.Please give me any thoughts if...

Hi, I went to downstate finished in 15 months. If you have a bachelors you should do accelerated bsn, much shorter time!

Hello everyone! I am looking for an internship for next summer 2011 in NYC since I should be done with my MED-SURG1 by then. Can anybody please give any suggestions and if possible include the links thanks. I know that there are previous posts regard...

Hey if you are stressed about your prereqs know that once you're done with them it is a thing of the past. Something much more stressful than prereqs is your first year as a nurse, those times when you are on the floor and gotta come up with solution...

Hello everyone, I have applied to the north shore lij externship for the summer 2011. I am confused about something though. On the externship introduction they tell you that you need to submit 2 letters of refference, one essay and the transcript. B...

Just curious. When I speak with female nurses the main idea is that they are compassionate and want to be there for people blah blah blah and they seem to have the perfect story that they knew from childhood that nursing was for them and it was a cal...

Anybody else was accepted?

Historically 85% of applicants pass NCLEX at the first time. so just think about the time in nursing school, would you put yourself in that 85% slot of people who do better or in the 15% of people who struggle? I felt NCLEX was so random that all th...

Good luck Luke, welcome to nursing

Bottom line there are more females than males in the men in nursing forum lol...