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How do you go about communicating with and delivering care to patients that don't speak English when you also don't speak their native language? Does your facility have traslators readily available(by phone or in person), what resources do you use if...

Are experienced nurses that have re-entered the job market or looking to change nursing jobs having an easy time finding work, or is it difficult for experienced nurses to make the transition given the current market?

I had assumed that after having at least 1 year of experience, it would be relatively easy to find work, but from the posts it seems that nurses of all experience levels are having a difficult time, hopefully the market gets better soon

There are jobs, they just happen to be reserved for certain people,lol

Can someone explain what is a collaborative agreement in regards to being and NP? Do all NPs need a collaborative agreement with a physician? How does an NP go about getting a collarborative agreement, and is it difficult to obtain one? Thank you!

The job market is crazy is NY, CT, NJ, and PA. Is almost non-existent unless you know people personally. Its not fair, but its the reality of the situation. Good Luck, everyone I know that got jobs as new grads had some type of connection. Use any po...

Anyone know how much tution reimbursement is offered at NYP and Mount Sinai Hospital for graduate school. Also how long does a nurse have to work with them to be eligible to receive the tuition assistance? Thank you

I've not heard of any restrictions on how many years of experience one must have to work in an ED in NY, although experience is usually preferred. I know for sure that all the nurse residency programs at NYP is for new graduates with no experience, i...

Wow, 200 to 250 students per class, I don't see how anyone can really learn in a class that size. My nursing school had 20 to 30 students per class. It doesn't seem worth it to pay so much money to go to a school where the faculty to student ratio is...

Places that would definitely NOT be on the list of nursing shortage areas are NYC, New Jersey, California, and Pennsylvania. Places that are more likely to be in shortage areas include Southern States and rural areas, as well as places that pay lower...

Review common interview questions, and know how you would respond. Also sell yourself to the employer, let them know why they should invest in hiring you over an experienced nurse. Good Luck! And even If it doesn't work out, take mental notes so that...

Well regardless of whom you are seeking info from, you should first get your degree and pass the NCLEX before you refer to any nurse as a "moron".

I agree, it's not a good idea to first try to demean the people you are trying to obtain information from, that is offensive. But as for the job market right now, a number of factors play a role in obtaining employment as a new graduate; including lo...

I think you should try nursing jobs in clinics or in homecare. New grads are considered for these areas too, you don't have to limit yourself to only hospital positions. Some places hire new graduates for in-office case manager position as well. So e...

The NYP nurse residency program is very competitive, Congrats on landing the interview, that's great. from what I've heard the length of the residency program is about 6 months, but for the ER I would assume is longer. I don't know what the interview...

Does anyone have a link to the top 100 or top 50 medications used in the ED? Thanks

I've found that simply because a program has the name of "nurse residency program" doesn't mean that it is much different than any other orientation process for a new grad at another facility. When I think of a residency program that is advertised as...

I’m a new nurse and I was recently offered an ER position. Can some ER nurses here share what is their nurse to patient ratios in the hospital? What specific tasks do nurses in your ER routinely do for each patient or what are the main responsibiliti...

Wow, thanks, that info is very helpful!

I too as a student did my preceptorship during the night shift on a non busy med surg floor. It was terrible doing nights there simply because there was not much going on. I felt like it was a waste of time because there weren't many opportunities to...

At lenox hill it's 6 to 9 patients per nurse. But usually about 7 on a med surg floor there. Cardiac I've been told is 5 to 1

So its not usually necessary after 1 or 2 years, right?

Does anyone know, at what point will an RN who never worked as an RN have to take a refresher course to still be able to find work? How many years is it until a refresher course is needed for an inexperienced nurse who has not worked as a nurse yet?