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  1. New Grad needs info on St. Francis Hospital in LI

    I do enjoy working at St Francis though like anywhere some days are better than others! As far as the PCA/CCP working together goes, think of it as there is one support staff for every six patients, so not unlike where you are now. They do similar th...
  2. New Grad needs info on St. Francis Hospital in LI

    It's been awhile since I took the pharm exam but I do remember it had questions on side effects/interactions, indications, etc for the most common drugs we see. I'd focus on hypertension meds, beta blockers, anticoagulants/anti platelet drugs, and in...
  3. New Grad needs info on St. Francis Hospital in LI

    I'm an RN on one of the med-surg/tele units at St Francis and the ratio is usually 6 patients per nurse; occasionally 7. We usually have 3 PCAs and 3 CCPs on the floor...one PCA and one CCP work together and are paired with two RNs and their 12 patie...
  4. ACLS PRECOURSE

    The password is "compression"
  5. Job Outlook RNBSN

    I believe St. Francis Hospital in Nassau County Long Island has a loan repayment program for new nurses hired for night shift.
  6. Taken for granted by nurses...

    I don't understand nurses who do this. I was never a PCT but if I walk a patient to the bathroom in the morning I make their bed then - why would I take time to find someone else to do it? I'm never going to ask someone else to do something I'm not w...
  7. St. Francis Hospital Roslyn, NY

    I've not been at SFH for as long as adelphiRN, but don't think it's quite THAT bad. Yes it's busy and yes the patients we see in med-surg units are in some cases much more acute than would be likely in med-surge units in other hospitals. Maybe each S...
  8. New Grad insecurity

    I'm just finishing my second full week on my own after three weeks of classroom orientation and four weeks working with a preceptor. I definitely feel dumb at some point every day but I just keep reminding myself that it's going to take time to get t...
  9. NYU ABSN Fall 2013 Entry

    My ABSN cohort that started fall 2011 was closer to 250.
  10. Out of State New Grad

    Can't speak specifically about getting hired directly into an ED setting but in general new grad positions in the city are highly competitive and limited. I just graduated in December and applied to lots of jobs open to new grads in the city but nev...
  11. A school requiring a student who fails a class to retake it is a money grab? Seriously?
  12. HELP! new grad seeking employment- NYC area

    I don't know about non-hospital agencies specifically, but do know there are hospitals hiring new grads outside of the immediate NYC area. Stamford Hospital in CT has a new graduate nurse program - it's about a 45-minute train ride from Grand Central...
  13. NYU ABSN Fall 2013 Entry

    That's a pretty broad topic. What specifically are you confused about? How to apply? How it gets awarded?
  14. When should I start applying...

    I am sure every facility is different but my experience in New York was that most wouldn't even consider an application until I had passed NCLEX. Never hurts to apply but it might be that it sits in a pending pile until you let them know you have you...
  15. Yes, I believe you need to be accepted and enrolled before you can apply for any of the NYU-sponsored scholarships. The College of Nursing is very good about advertising them and sending reminders when application deadlines are approaching but it's i...