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  1. What is the best nursing journal for me (a new grad)?

    newRN_NY posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    h hello everyone! i am a brand new rn (passed the nclex 2 weeks ago), and i am thinking about subscribing to a nursing journal or two. i would like to hear your opinions/reviews of the different...

  2. name on state BON but not nursys.com?

    newRN_NY posted a topic in First Year After Licensure

    hey everyone, i am a new rn and i just passed my nclex 2 weeks ago...my name recently showed up on the nys office of the professions site (op.nysed.gov), but it is not yet appearing on the nursys.com...

  3. Moved for first RN job, how long before I can get a job back home?

    newRN_NY posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    Hi everyone, I moved 300 miles away from home for a really great hospital job as a new RN grad (ADN). I had been job searching for over 6 months, and this job was the only callback/interview I got,...

  4. Giving Up on Nursing

    newRN_NY replied to Kristen75's topic in New York Nursing

    Hey I know how you are feeling, I had to move to upstate NY for a job..BUT i did go to a job fair in White Plains, and i was told that VNSNY is having a new grad program...applications start in...

  5. Share Your "Brain" Sheet

    newRN_NY replied to nurseJ88's topic in Cardiac

    Here is my "brain" FYI- LDA is "lines/drains/airways" any foleys, IVs, JPs, vac dsg. etc.. Tele times are times that i need to print and scan a tele stip...

  6. does anyone know how much hospitals pay an rn in rochester ny?

    newRN_NY replied to pinkxoxo's topic in New York Nursing

    Hey I just moved to Rochester for a new grad rn position, make 22.50/hr.. it goes up to 26/hr after your first

  7. moving..what's a nice area to live in Rochester?

    newRN_NY posted a topic in New York Nursing

    hey guys! i finally got a job! it's in rochester which is about 5 hours away from where i live now... i was wondering if anyone out there knows of any nice neighborhoods where i could possibly find an...

  8. What do I do after my clinical instructor told me I will never be a good nurse?

    newRN_NY replied to starrys's topic in General Students

    you asked what to do: don't give it a second thought. do a great job like you have been doing, this professor is miserable and likes to make herself feel important by telling her students that they...

  9. how to study for respiratory/cardiac class?

    newRN_NY replied to starrys's topic in General Students

    ITA with this! If you don't have it already go and get it...use the cd in the book for the nclex the questions are very similar. You can usually find cheaper, lightly used ones on amazon.com or...

  10. how to study for respiratory/cardiac class?

    newRN_NY replied to starrys's topic in General Students

    if you still have your a&p textbooks...go back and look through those. understanding the gas exchange process for respiratory and the pumping action of the heart are essential. and definitely know...

  11. Magnet status? Hospitals choosing BSN new grads. Important!!!! over ADN??

    newRN_NY replied to mirc88sl's topic in General Nursing

    every area is different, but there are areas that are not experiencing a nursing shortage. there are 8 nursing schools in the small county i live in that are pumping out new grads every year...so...

  12. new grad NY - no hope

    newRN_NY replied to paul3489's topic in New York Nursing

    P.S. I have no prior healthcare

  13. new grad NY - no hope

    newRN_NY replied to paul3489's topic in New York Nursing

    Rochester baby! I'm a new ADN grad and just got hired there. It's a big move...but getting my first nursing job is worth it (especially during these times). Best of

  14. Happy Emergency Nurses Week!

    newRN_NY replied to Lunah's topic in Emergency

    Happy ER Nurses week !! What I am confused about though is... my friend told me she got gifts at work this week because it is Pediatric Nurses week! LOL anyways....Thank you guys for doing what you...

  15. Is it harder to find a job as an RN with an ADN only than with a BSN? (San Francisco)

    newRN_NY replied to guevarrar's topic in California Nursing

    it's really tough for new grads out there...especially adns =/. i am an adn new grad...i got a great job, but i am moving 5 hours away for it. if you really want to do nursing then go for it. i...

  16. Help a new RN please

    newRN_NY replied to aheartsaverrn's topic in General Nursing

    dear aheartsaverrn, i am so sorry that you are having such a terrible experience and were made to feel this way. as new rns we have to brace ourselves for the criticism that inevitably lies...

  17. moving..what's a nice area to live in Rochester?

    newRN_NY replied to newRN_NY's topic in New York Nursing

    thank you so so so much for the info :redbeathe! the only time i have ever been to rochester was for my interview at rgh, and i was a little worried because the hospital did not seem to be in the...

  18. How does the future look for new grads?

    newRN_NY replied to NewRNinSD's topic in First Year After Licensure

    it is really tough out there for us newbies. i agree with the above post that there are not a lot of great new grad orientation programs out there, which is disheartening. i finally landed a job but...

  19. precepting on CVSU/vasc-stepdown

    newRN_NY replied to turnforthenurse's topic in Cardiac

    i know this is an older post but i am wondering the same thing. i am a new grad and will begin on a vascular surgery stepdown in november. if anyone has any information to share about this type of...

  20. I don't enjoy nursing school...

    newRN_NY replied to jxlab's topic in General Students

    i have to agree with everyone here and say..there is no nursing shortage. it is extremely hard for new grads to get jobs (i know b/c i am one!). i remember my first semester of nursing school and...

  21. Which graduate position would you take and why?

    newRN_NY replied to SamJB's topic in First Year After Licensure

    i agree! an icu opportunity for a new grad is great! you can do whatever you want after

  22. What Do You Think You Needed To Learn in School, But Didn't

    newRN_NY replied to xtxrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    It is an unfortunate situation. Luckily for me though, I have finally landed a job in a hospital. It's 5 hours north of where I live...but hey I'm willing to relocate if it means starting my career. I...

  23. What Do You Think You Needed To Learn in School, But Didn't

    newRN_NY replied to xtxrn's topic in First Year After Licensure

    I'm a CC ADN new grad and it's almost impossible for us to get jobs. Everywhere I see "BSN required/preferred", especially for the new nurse residency programs. I have actually head nurses say that we...

  24. moving..what's a nice area to live in Rochester?

    newRN_NY replied to newRN_NY's topic in New York Nursing

    i'm going to rochester general. i was looking in the brighton area as well... thanks for your

  25. name on state BON but not nursys.com?

    newRN_NY replied to newRN_NY's topic in First Year After Licensure

    the op.nysed.gov site is new york's "office of the professions" site... you can use it to confirm that someone has a license. i think employers use the nursys.com one... it's so confusing! anyways my...