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Living alone, you'll need AT LEAST 70k/yr to live in Manhattan south of 96th. The Upper East Side near the river has less expensive (not cheap) apartments. Might work if you work on the UES, but a *terrible* idea if you work anywhere else. Several Manhattan hospitals provide subsidized housing and relatively good rates (for NYC), but there's usually a waiting list. Might want to look at BK and Jersey.

I think this image sums up the NYC job market: http://newdeal.feri.org/images/ab32.gif

Stiltarget is 100% right. I wouldn't turn it down, especially in this economy!!

Depends on where you want to go. If you want to work in the PACU, ICU, L&D, or certain other areas ... you'll be in M/S a long time before the change. At least that's been my experience. At the same time, it does open up pretty much every *other* area/specialty. PS - Awesome user name.

Either (a) not treating your coworker any differently to their face, while at the same time lobbying the charge nurse to give them patients with a lower acuity, or (b) a drink.

I would think long and hard about whether you really want to become a nurse or not. It's not the easy, recession proof job you've heard about. It's physically demanding, high stress / high stakes, and really is life & death in some cases. Also, the job market right now is beyond terrible. If your mind is made up, I invite you to become a patient care tech (sometimes called "nursing assistant") for a year or so and see if you still want to be a nurse. If you *still* want to be a nurse, get your BSN from a state school (re: cheaply) -or- a well known school (read: Ivy League). You will get a lot of respect and likely get hired easier (and have an easier time in nursing school) if you've been a patient care tech. Also, in this post: https://allnurses.com/general-nursing-discussion/opinions-please-653789.html#post6000115 you mention that you "don't want to start at the bottom" (in business), and that you have kids. New nurses, if they can find a job, almost always work the night shift and on the more difficult floors (med / surg). Lastly, I know several people with Business degrees who spent a lot of money to get their BSN. They worked as a nurse for a minute, and now they're back to working in business -and- making more money -and- have weekends and holidays off -and- are in demand job-wise. Not trying to burst your bubble, just trying to help you be realistic.

I'm not a lawyer, but I'm fairly certain that you can file a lawsuit against a previous employer for giving out information other than dates of employment and performance reviews. I may be wrong, or it may be state to state.

Bklyn_RN's post is awesome, especially if you live in an urban area.

Google: Statejobsny.

Document, document, document. Also, they're your coworkers, not your friends.

Admittedly, there is an ant fart conspiracy.

If you work in Tele, try to hold out a year. It would open a lot of ICU/PACU/CCU doors, and possibly even ER.

You have a wealth of helpful advice in the previous comments. Here's my take: Don't take it personally. There are many reasons someone might exhibit such behavior. Check their vitals and bloodsugars, double check their meds, and tell the charge nurse. Then literally move on. As someone else said, I would also call a patient representative or social worker. Seriously, don't let it get you down.

There are no good or bad hospitals in NYC, just good or bad floors (and that can change quickly).

https://allnurses.com/new-york-nurses/license-endorsement-ny-593327.html Might be of use.