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  1. NYP- Cornell or Columbia??

    nyforlove replied to thinkpink's topic in New York Nursing

    I believe the reason that only one of the 2 is Unionized has to do with the fact that the hospitals previously were 2 separate entities that were later combined under the same legal entity...There may...

  2. NYP- Cornell or Columbia??

    nyforlove replied to thinkpink's topic in New York Nursing

    Ugh--sounds horrible and confims my worst fears re: a union environment--just shocked to see that apparently the union hospitals can pay the same AND offer a significant, free (i.e., non-contributory)...

  3. NYP- Cornell or Columbia??

    nyforlove replied to thinkpink's topic in New York Nursing

    I was anti-union until I did a little research and discovered what appears to be a major difference: In NYC, many NYSNA-Union hospitals have an empoyer-paid pension that could amount to a sizable...

  4. NYC: To Join a Union or NOT?

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks--good advice; after I posted I realized I still had only touched the "tip of the iceberg," as NYC also has VA (i.e., federally-run) and state-run hospitals. Thanks to a forum like allnurses,...

  5. NYP- Cornell or Columbia??

    nyforlove replied to thinkpink's topic in New York Nursing

    Yes, Laura, your post above confirms my research--apparently Presby is NYSNA-Union represented, while Columbia is NOT---could be major differences (see also another thread I started re: NYC Union v....

  6. New Nurses in England: Many Unemployed

    nyforlove posted a topic in General Nursing

    Effective Aug. 14, '06, England will restrict foreign nurses due to unemployment of many new native-born/native-trained English nurses; cited as the culprit: lax restrictions over the past decade...

  7. Near miss, should I be blamed?

    nyforlove replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    Again, I am incredulous! Perhaps an expose by the NYTimes on how horrible the situation is might improve things. You have eloquently and forcefully detailed a horrible patient situation. Please...

  8. Near miss, should I be blamed?

    nyforlove replied to Tony35NYC's topic in General Nursing

    WOW!--Oh my god! I just read this post--and will continue reading the entire thread--but just wanted to state my initial reaction: I am graduating this month and looking for a job and am...

  9. Lenox hospital vs. Bellevue hospital

    nyforlove replied to jennifers1108's topic in New York Nursing

    Let's keep in touch as the fall approaches---perhaps we can organize a happy-hour for new grads at Upper East Side Hospitals to trade war

  10. Getting Paid $$ for End-of-Shift Overtime?

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    thanks karen; that looks like it'll be a good resource for those w/concerns re: a particular state's laws. i hope we can continue this thread because, as i noted earlier, one of the things i find so...

  11. Getting Paid $$ for End-of-Shift Overtime?

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Good analysis of the priorities of hospitals, unions, and new nurses...again, this Web site provides invaluable "water cooler" intelligence re: what goes on in the real world.

  12. Lenox hospital vs. Bellevue hospital

    nyforlove replied to jennifers1108's topic in New York Nursing

    Hi Gracie, I'm still interviewing--looking to start in Sept....looking at Sloan-Kettering, possible NYU tho' I've heard mixed things about NYU...was a little put off by Mount Sinai--their website...

  13. Getting Paid $$ for End-of-Shift Overtime?

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Great question! Now, although I am an attorney, I am currently licensed only in New York State and, as previously stated, never specialized in employment law; nevertheless, I am comfortable...

  14. Getting Paid $$ for End-of-Shift Overtime?

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for the

  15. Getting Paid $$ for End-of-Shift Overtime?

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    That's great that it's happening....If we have any Union-leaders who are on this site, e.g., NYState Nurses Association leaders, perhaps they could educate us as to precisely what the law requires and...

  16. Getting Paid $$ for End-of-Shift Overtime?

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Two issues here: 1) Whether state law requires payment of overtime. (As I stated earlier, altho' I'm a lawyer, I'm not a specialist in employment law, but am fairly certain that federal law doesn't...

  17. New nurses in Med/Surg a must?

    nyforlove replied to writrix's topic in General Nursing

    Wow--Thanks

  18. Getting Paid $$ for End-of-Shift Overtime?

    nyforlove replied to nyforlove's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks; perhaps it's a matter of nurses insisting that they get paid--and as you suggested, it may very well be a state-law req't to pay O.T. (I believe federal law exempts nurses--as...

  19. New nurses in Med/Surg a must?

    nyforlove replied to writrix's topic in General Nursing

    Do New Grads Miss Anything by NOT STARTING in MED/SURG? I have an interview for step-down Cardiac Critical Care, which of course is less intense than Cardiac ICU itself.....BUT: will I be foreclosing...

  20. Real Life in NYC

    nyforlove replied to tinderbox's topic in New York Nursing

    Hi Tiger, Just wondering if you ended up moving to the Big Apple and which hospital you chose. Would appreciate hearing how you decided, as I am graduating in August and will also be looking at those...

  21. ICU vs. Med/Surg?

    nyforlove replied to anne74's topic in General Nursing

    Thanks for all the info.....I was just wondering if a new nurse needs a year in med-surg to get the basics down--e.g., giving shots/IVs, etc....this way, s/he can go into Visiting Nurse/Dr's Office...

  22. Lenox hospital vs. Bellevue hospital

    nyforlove replied to jennifers1108's topic in New York Nursing

    Yes, Lenox Hill has a great reputation if you are a patient considering treatment/surgery, but I think 7 weeks is a bit short for a formal orientation/preceptorship...The pay w/night differential is...

  23. What is Telemetry?

    nyforlove replied to ukrn2ca's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Wow--Thanks for all the info--I wasn't the original "ask-er," but as a student nurse, I still wasn't sure what "telemetry" meant...AllNurses.com strikes again w/wonderful assistance

  24. Do you hire new grads in you ICU?

    nyforlove replied to twiceaslucky's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    [moved this post from another thread]: Do New Grads Miss Anything by NOT STARTING in MED/SURG? I have an interview for step-down Cardiac Critical Care, which of course is less intense than Cardiac ICU...

  25. Views on New Grads Entering Critical Care

    nyforlove replied to ICUNurse11's topic in CCU, Coronary, Cardiac

    Do New Grads Miss Anything by NOT STARTING in MED/SURG? I have an interview for step-down Cardiac Critical Care, which of course is less intense than Cardiac ICU itself.....BUT: will I be foreclosing...