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  1. Why did you take up nursing? What's your story?

    amoymak replied to Joe V's topic in General Nursing

    hello everyone, this is a bit off the subject. i am an rn in nyc and i'm interested in starting a nurse staffing agency. if anyone has any level of expertise in this area and have any...

  2. How long does it take to get ATT for NCLEX

    amoymak replied to manurse06's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Have you checked with your school to make sure that they have submitted all the necessary paperwork? This could be the reason for the

  3. What you make as a nurse Vs. Cost of living

    amoymak replied to HeartsOpenWide's topic in General Nursing

    That's

  4. Feedback about Lawrence Hospital

    amoymak replied to firefox828's topic in New York Nursing

    I Currently work in the MICU at Columbia Presbyterian. I started on a Med-Surg/ stepdown floor there. I was an LPN prior to becoming an RN so my initial preceptorship on the MS floor was more about...

  5. Feedback about Lawrence Hospital

    amoymak replied to firefox828's topic in New York Nursing

    Are you a Cochran grad? I graduated from Cochran in

  6. Feedback about Lawrence Hospital

    amoymak replied to firefox828's topic in New York Nursing

    I haven't personally been there but I have heard from friends who are also Nurses that it's a nice hospital. Good

  7. New Grad programs in the ER...do they exist?

    amoymak replied to njxcrush18's topic in New York Nursing

    NYP has an ER

  8. Have anyone applied for Cochran RN School?

    amoymak replied to tab65's topic in New York Nursing

    I am a graduate of Cochran. They have an excellent program and it doesn't amount to $20,000.00. The accelerated program is called "Fast Track". It 's for students who have a high GPA and/ or LPN's...

  9. Feedback about Lawrence Hospital

    amoymak replied to firefox828's topic in New York Nursing

    where is the hospit al

  10. 7p-7a question

    amoymak replied to fleasle's topic in General Nursing

    it completely depends on the type of unit that you will be working on. if it's an acute unit, you may have a lot to do no matter what shift you work.on the other hand, when i worked on a med surg...

  11. Age when you had your first child?

    amoymak replied to sugabuga's topic in Ob/Gyn

    #1- 22 yrs #2- 23 yrs #3- 25 yrs Now we are done and they will all grow up together-

  12. ICU websites

    amoymak replied to gwenith's topic in MICU, SICU

    This is heaven!! Thank you all so much!! This is invaluable info / resources to have. I have mark hammershmidt's book and I love

  13. Job Prospects for New Nurses in NYC

    amoymak replied to nycNurse2b's topic in New York Nursing

    my friend is a new grad and she is doing an internship which at the end of a year will place her in the picu. it was fairly easy for her to get in, they even advertise for nurses-

  14. Job Prospects for New Nurses in NYC

    amoymak replied to nycNurse2b's topic in New York Nursing

    i'm a new RN grad who just got a job at Columbia Pres. In my recent job hunt, i've found that you can pretty much get a job in most hospitals. What may not be available to you as a new grad in some...

  15. SANE training

    amoymak replied to syranurse's topic in Forensic

    do you know of any sane training programs in rockland or westchester county ny?? the nyc one still doesn't have a date for their next training so i'm looking

  16. Neglect...LPN was fired, RN was not

    amoymak replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    it's not that one license seems more important than another, lpn's are not allowed to assess so an RN must either chart the assessment or initial the one performed by then LPN. an lpn cannot perform...

  17. Neglect...LPN was fired, RN was not

    amoymak replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    you are a new nurse- let's not forget that. there are a lot of lpn's who know more than the average RN. now look at the nurse practice act and you will see exactly what an lpn is allowed to do. i can...

  18. Neglect...LPN was fired, RN was not

    amoymak replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    ok agnus, i agree with the protesting bit- been there done that . a nurse cannot however, decide to not accept an assignment because if you refer to your nurse practice act, negligence is outlined in...

  19. Neglect...LPN was fired, RN was not

    amoymak replied to KacyLynnRN's topic in General Nursing

    that's 6-7 patients each which is magnificent where i'm from. when i worked as an lpn i had up to 9 pt's on a med surg floor- who i did everything for. i would love to work wherever you

  20. What to do when U know others are cheating...(in classes)

    amoymak replied to KBnursestudent's topic in General Nursing

    i wouldn't tell, i would just move to an area of the classroom where the cheater(s) wasn't situated. reason being, if you tell you may become involved in something that could potentially become very...

  21. don't know if I can go on

    amoymak replied to amanda44's topic in First Year After Licensure

    amanda, gather all the nclex review books that you can and just do questions. i intended on taking the kaplan course before my test but was unable to. a friend who took it gave me the cd's...

  22. Does anyone here actually LIKE LTC???

    amoymak replied to Worthy's topic in General Nursing

    well sensitive is good because that will get you through your good and not- so - good days:p . i wish you luck in finding a ltc facility. you may want to just go visit a couple and look around to see...

  23. Survey: Do you leave work at your scheduled time on a regular basis?

    amoymak replied to Brian's topic in General Nursing

    yes, when i was on

  24. Planned Parenthood and nursing

    amoymak replied to rhiannonwolf's topic in General Nursing

    I am in total agreement with everyone else on this. Any experience in nursing will be good because you will be well rounded. Good

  25. Does anyone here actually LIKE LTC???

    amoymak replied to Worthy's topic in General Nursing

    You will soon discover that you'll encounter problems on different scales no matter where you go.i worked as an LPN in ltc for a while . I adored the residents that I worked with but found some of the...