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Can anyone please fill me in on what their night shift duties consist of in their subacute or ltac facility ? I currently have a position as a day staff RN on a subacute rehab unit. I have a total of 20 patients just like the other shifts but I have ...

I couldn't agree more with you. In my opinion I feel like A majority of patients and families are treating healthcare facilities like hotels. It takes every oz. of self control for me to be cooperative with ppl like that. I understand they are sick, ...

I just hit my 1 week mark after a interview with NYP Weill Cornell for a new graduate position. Does anyone know how long (roughly) after a interview with this organization would I hear back from someone? The person I met with made it sound like she ...

Same thing happened with me 4 years ago when i first became a CNA .... What I did was: listen to my gut. I truly felt that considering my young age and lack of patient interaction that I would benefit from LPN ( to gain basic nursing skills) then eve...

Wow props to you for making some real and mature life goals for yourself ! Yeah once you get a BSN and RN license .. Then you can go on to your MSN to qualify to sit for NP exam. Or you can just go crazy and go straight for your DNP since your young...

I hated pharmacology! It was so incredibly hard to pass!!! I poured a majority of my energy into studying for that class that in the end I failed! My first education failure so it really upset me but when I retook the class I got an A, but I still ha...

Before I was accepted to nursing school I also worked as a CNA , but had to go per diem instead of part time bc I didn't want to commit to hours every week. Per diem allowed me to schedule my work schedule around my class, test and clinical schedules...

Hahahah I love this cartoon, found it on Pinterest

I'm no stranger to mandates due to weather conditions but I actually began to feel helpless these past few days because of the snow blizzard in NY that ended up being more intense than anticipated. I worked 24 mandated hours on a subacute rehab floor...

Admin wasnt around until the day after the storm and he did jack for us, he didn't even feed us when all food places (that delivered) weren't open ( bc remember we were stuck there even not by choice bc our cars were still not plowed out in the emplo...

@RNsrWE , I'm sorry let me clarify , no she wasn't clocked in yet, but she was mandated to stay if we were short staffed in the morning (which of course we all know the scheduled day shift staff wasnt going to show) and that's why this was a "emergen...

Possible but not average salary for new grads . That's just false information and some ppl believe anything they read on the Internet .

I of course have gone back to work everyday since then because I was scheduled to, I actually worked with one of the girls that snuck off . She told me that she didn't stay bc it was her weekend off. I get that, but i don't have any sympathy or think...

@ladyfree, wow VERY happy you shared that information. This is real stuff they don't teach you in school but definitely should. The hard truth is , we deal with all personalities and sometimes the VERY difficult. It's necessary to know our rights bef...

Thank you houTx and Altra , and everyone else who responded with support. I've reviewed the links you both posted and I appreciate it very much. I will be filling a complaint no doubt about it. I'm still utterly ****** off with my administrator and d...

I don't care what he makes. But he made a statement saying that the average RN new grad makes 90k which is totally over dramatized

Oh and by the way ... The top notch hospitals in NYC also provide affordable housing to their employees . For not so extravagant cost of living

I live in NY , interviewed with a top NYC hospital and they discussed base pay with me which was 79,000 days. Also I know manyyy ppl that work for a top cancer hospital in NYC where base salary is 78,000 ... Night differential for both is pretty good...

Job market on LI for New RN BSN is SO bad . It's no easier than ASN RNs because most likely they have experience and/or enrolled in a BSN program . I've been unemployed working as a assistant for 6 months now. Had only 2 interviews with no position o...

Oh yeah and you def need BLS cert

Yes , very good idea ! Some hospitals allow nursing students to apply for aide positions , others require or prefer EKG cert and phlebotomy cert but then there are other places that train you . You just have to make a few calls and research . But yes...