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i am a new L&D nurse. i was a cardiac /med surg nurse before transferring to this specialty. IMO, L&D managers appear to prefer critical care experience.So, if you can get a hospital job, try for an ICU position. Next option would be medical surgical w/ telemetry. A basic course in fetal heart monitoring, Neonatal resuscitation , EKG reading, ACLS ,IV venipuncture and therapy can all come useful and enhance your resume.

Hi there, I'm in a similar boat. If that helps? I recently accepted a position in the cardiac OR starting next month. My hospital's training involves 8 month program w/ 3 months in the general OR w/ other fellows and then moving on to the CV OR training. I come w/ a year's worth of Med/Surg experience. So, I don't have any previous OR experience either. The nurses asked me to check out the AORN website saying it would help out.

So, i applied for a nursing position about a month ago and was told by the nurse recruiter that my resume had been forwarded to the unit manager. Since it had been >2 weeks post that conversation, i thought it was okay for me to f/u with the manager on the unit directly. At my current facility, that is the process. Once HR sends it up, you have to wait to hear from the manager . I called up the unit and was put on line w/ the manager. I would have been okay even leaving a voice mail but there he was. when i described the purpose of my call, he got very upset and in that tone deemed my call inappropriate saying he does not talk to applicants directly. "this is not how we work things here and you should wait for the recruiter" etc. Here I was just trying to be proactive on my application and getting this in response was definitely hurtful both emotionally and to my job prospect. lesson of the day: Always ask the recruiter if the next step is to wait to hear from the recruiter directly/ manager.

hi all, this is off topic from Op's question but does anyone know if umass boston offers evaluation of transfer credits before an application is filed?i know umass at amherst has something similar. i'd hate to pay fees for transcripts, application etc only to find less than desired # of credits will transfer. Also, I had Nutrition & Pharm as individual courses in school. have you all had success w/ it being transferred or been asked to take challenge exams regardless.

Currently 8 months and counting on a medical floor. i relocated to the area alone(3.5 hours DRIVE) after not being able to find a hospital job locally in NYC. My goals: 1> Find a job closer to home by summer 2012.i would have a little over a year's experience under my belt by then.Currently, I see my family only q2weeks:-(. 2>Land a specialty position ( ICU, L&D or the OR). Re: goal #2, I feel my chances to transfer internally up here at my current hospital are higher than applying elsewhere w/ no specialty experience. Securing a specialty position up here would also mean extending my stay up here(which i don't want to). My fiance(who is not a nurse) thinks it is ok for me to transfer internallly to the specialty position but continue applying for jobs in NYC and then leave when i get one. I think otherwise.I feel bad taking into account that orientation in ICU could last 3-6 months and no preceptor would like that i left apruptly mid training or end of training. So, I'm thinking of sticking to only goal #1 for now, i.e Forgo the idea of transferring into a specialty but stay w/ my current position, apply for job in NYC and leave when I get an offer. My goal to return home is Summer 2012. what do you feel?

i was going to recommend sketcher shape ups in white too. i wear a size 6. super comfy. i have another pair from nurse mates called 'elis' .equally comfy but i mostly wear my shape ups.

antibodies and the positive blood test. that makes sense. i was thinking since she's taken the INH treatment, the latent TB germs should've been killed by now resulting in a negative blood test.since the pt isn't symptomatic, I'm assuming the INH didn't do its job or wasn't taken correctly and couldn't eliminate all the germs. a positive blood test means either the latent tb still exists or there are germs that have taken an active form. a chest xray was ordered to rule out either again.

pt doesn't remember whether she got BCG vaccine as a kid. pt tests +ve for a TB skin test, MD orders an xray that shows negative to abnormalities.pt put on 9 mnths INH tx for latent tb. pt advised not to get another skin test since it is always going to show +ve. 6 years later, pt undergoes quantiferon gold tb test( a blood test) and result comes out postive. what does this mean? Something to be alarmed about?

sorry for the late response.i was working for a while as a school nurse and was offered a home care pediatric position but chose to start on a med surg unit i recently got hired for at a hospital. have always enjoyed working around children.So, definitely see myself going back to specialize after gaining some acute care experience.

hi there.. i remember trying this place around mid last year.they have a hiring center in elmhurst queens too.i spoke to a recruiter over the phone, and when i mentioned i was a recent grad,she was quick to respond that she won't take in new grads . If you are a RN w/ nursing experience, the degree may not matter. I hope you know that this hospital is for children w/ special needs. it never hurts to try.so, call 'em up and find out.

Using NY is a very broad term. There is more to NY than NYC. The starting salary in NYC is 65K and up but not NY in general. If you go outside NYC, the rate drops. I was offered a RN job in upstate NY as a new grad and the offered salary that is nowhere near 65K but down in the 40ks range. Re: who makes more ?the accountant vs nurse. All I have to say is, not all nurses make more than CPAs and not all accountants make more than nurses. I worked for a small family business in the accounting department as a clerk couple of years ago in NYC. While we were paid peanuts, our CPA made 100K plus.

i know the work force health center in nyc is hiring new grad CNAs. do you live in NYC?

i'm not from the DC area and plan to apply for a license there only upon receiving an offer.So considering the wait time now, applying for a DC license... i dont know if I can get all done by start date. that is if i ever get a call.btw, when in feb is the prgm starting?

HI all! sorry for posting totally off topic here but this msg is for 0402 thanks for the PM. I don't have current access to reply back to PMs as per all nurses rules. So, this is my only way to thank you.

jeanette73, I would love to be in your shoes. I understand how things sometime don't fall the way we wish to.Going through the posts, I realize that I had applied around the same time you had for the residency. I got the automated email re: grades and school ,clinical info but haven't heard back since. It has been a month almost since applying. When I check the online status, it only shows the req number. Is there a direct number in the hospital where I can voice my concerns as to what happened to my app? Any body here knows?

i know:crying2: upstate NY's RN pay is lower than the LPN rates in NYC.I know hospitals like to justify that the COL is lower upstate but groceries,gas etc run similar price .rent amt is the only solace. Btw, any hospitas in central jersey hiring new grads you can recommend of ?

you've got it right.many students w/ previous ba/bs degrees interested in pursuing a nursing degree enter the accelerated BSN programs geared specially for students like you. It is completed in a shorter span of time, avg: 12-18 months.However, some still choose to do the ADN route for reasons that vary.Some feel 12 months is too cramped of a time to do nursing or for monetary reasons. A lot of community colleges offer ADN at a lesser price tag.See what fits your needs.Re: MSN/MPH,depending on the schools again,some will not require you to have a BSN and an ADN will suffice if you have a BS in another non nursing degree.

i haven't been offered the job yet.I still have the final round before making it.(fingers crossed).

i ran into something similar at an interview last month. I didn't pay attention to the nurse manager's name when she introduced herself plus it wasn't as simple as Mary.So, I didn't know how it was spelled.days passed w/o me sending a thank you note.Fortunately,she emailed me to offer the job and I replied w/ a brief thank you asap. I ended up turning down the offer w/a heavy heart for various reasons but it taught me to be more attentive.You don't have to go fancy with lengthy details.Be brief and courteous.Want to go an extra length, call her up to personally thank. Congratulations!! btw

@ mesha913: utica may be further than where i interviewed at. Any idea what rates are in Elmira area?

Thank you so much for the wishes and the information. I'll have to relocate for this job.So, was trying to get an idea to see if it'd be worth all that baggage.

I was told by the hiring team at a hospital I recently interviewed at that they are w/ SEIU union.I have never worked for a hospital nor a place that was unionized.Is there a standard salary for all new RNs under this union statewide or will it differ per hospital/city.If standard,any idea how much new grads in NY start w/ ? The only info given to me was that salary will be non negotiable.

Hi mental health RN, It is interesting to know you are from Rochester. I applied to Strong and Rochester General. While Strong nicely responded, Rochester had an air about how they have so many applicants. What are the other places you'd recommend a new grad like us in your area try at.

wish you all the best then. i will perhaps PM you w/ what I did. if it helps you in any way.

firstly, am sorry to hear that you've had to take the NCLEX twice without success. I am unfamiliar with the test sheet you are referring to because I passed mine on the first try.However, I have heard that the test is notorious for not repeating any questions you may have gotten right the first time.So, I think your focus now should be on sections you went wrong on. From what I infer, Near passing or below passing sounds like a level you are at (one better than the other) but still not meeting the minimum competency to pass the test. I don't know how much time you gave yourself to prepare for these tests but hopefully din't stumble to pressure of testing too early. As a successful test taker, my suggestion would be to give yourself sometime to recuperate and start fresh with a new testing strategy. Have you tried KAPLAN?