ynabeana

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1. New grad RN at Med-Surg/Ortho floor needs advice

   ynabeana replied to ynabeana's topic in Medical-Surgical

   Thank

2. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

   ynabeana replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

   +$4 night

3. Salary to expect as a new grad nurse

   ynabeana replied to ashfost's topic in First Year After Licensure

   $34/hr in Westchester County in NY + $4 night differential - new grad

4. New grad RN at Med-Surg/Ortho floor needs advice

   ynabeana posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

   Hello fellow nurses, So after many months of applying for a full-time staff RN position, I finally found a job! I will start my first nursing job on May 7th! I'll have classroom orientation for about...

5. Concordia College (NY) ABSN Fall 2010

   ynabeana replied to Genu9ine's topic in New York Nursing

   We have a few people that babysit for a few hours. But nothing more than 10-15 hours per week. The program is pretty intense. It's hard to hold a job while you're in it. Especially changes in the...

6. Concordia College (NY) ABSN Fall 2010

   ynabeana replied to Genu9ine's topic in New York Nursing

   You're welcome :)

7. Concordia College (NY) ABSN Fall 2010

   ynabeana replied to Genu9ine's topic in New York Nursing

   The men in our class wear black nursing shoes. If you are near Westchester county area there's a good selection on central ave (Yonkers area).. I think it's called Life uniform. There's also S&?H...

8. Concordia College (NY) ABSN Fall 2010

   ynabeana replied to Genu9ine's topic in New York Nursing

   Yea any nursing shoes either white or black are okay.. Just no nikes,

9. Concordia College (NY) ABSN Fall 2010

   ynabeana replied to Genu9ine's topic in New York Nursing

   Ps: you also need a blood pressure cuff. It'll be useful in physical assessment class since you will be practicing all the time but you really won't need it in clinicals. It's good to buy it now and...

10. Concordia College (NY) ABSN Fall 2010

    ynabeana replied to Genu9ine's topic in New York Nursing

    For the first semester, I tried to buy all of them used. It came out to be almost $900. I didnt know that I can rent them so when you get the book list do your research and see what's cheaper. I rent...

11. Concordia College (NY) ABSN Fall 2010

    ynabeana replied to Genu9ine's topic in New York Nursing

    I live in the Bronx so my commute is not bad. It pretty much takes me 20 mins to get to school. Although I know some students who live in Queens, Long Island, Manhattan and Connecticut and they all...

12. Concordia College (NY) ABSN Fall 2010

    ynabeana replied to Genu9ine's topic in New York Nursing

    Well I started by taking notes traditionally with a tape recorder. Writing notes just became too tedious for me because I found myself rewriting everything to make it neat.But now I bring my laptop...

13. Concordia College (NY) ABSN Fall 2010

    ynabeana replied to Genu9ine's topic in New York Nursing

    Well the campus itself is nice and small. Food is expensive so plan on making your own lunch. There's a fridge/microwave in the resource room where you can leave your food. The professors are okay....

14. Concordia College (NY) ABSN Fall 2010

    ynabeana replied to Genu9ine's topic in New York Nursing

    Hey class of 2012!! I am currently a student at Concordia. If you guys have any questions regarding the program, let me know. I know I was in your shoes last year and had mixed feelings of excitement...

15. Concordia College (NY) ABSN Fall 2010

    ynabeana replied to Genu9ine's topic in New York Nursing

    I actually didn't get it right away because they told me that the uniforms are in back order. You should contact dove apparel to see how long it will take for you. I think it also have something to do...