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1. Advice for New Graduates in NYC 2016

   dnsonthego posted a topic in General Nursing

   I just want offer my support for all the new graduates who will be finishing up their degree and taking the NCLEX soon. My advice to the new graduates is as follows... 1. If you do not have a BSN,...

2. Being a practice ready nurse

   dnsonthego posted a topic in Medical-Surgical

   My students come to me and ask me how do they prepare for their first job. I tell them to get an much experience and exposure to clinical care prior to graduating. It is meeting people and getting...

3. Nursing students not happy to hear about how tough it is to get started as a nurse

   dnsonthego replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

   May I ask what school in NYC has 75% of the graduates working? I teach in NYC and I have colleagues all over. Everyone is seeing very few openings for new nurses. NYC is undergoing a serious...

4. Nursing students not happy to hear about how tough it is to get started as a nurse

   dnsonthego posted a topic in General Nursing

   I teach fundamentals and M/S clinical in NYC. I have a mix students in my class. My current group of 10 students are all young adults working on their first degree. The students have spoken with...

5. Downsizing coming to LTC

   dnsonthego posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

   I wanted to get some information as I heard that several NYC non profit SNF are going to be reducing beds and that a few SNFs may close. Maintaining census is getting hard as hospitals referring more...

6. Job market for new nurses in New York City

   dnsonthego posted a topic in New York Nursing

   Another new group of nurses are soon to graduate in the next few weeks. These graduates are entering a tight job market, a very tight job market. Where I work, we are receiving numerous unsolicited...

7. Unrealistic nursing students

   dnsonthego replied to dnsonthego's topic in General Nursing

   I am not challenging the need for ABSN degrees. I am saying that some students of this programs have unrealistic expectations. The lawyer never once mentioned his desire to work as a nurse. He...

8. Unrealistic nursing students

   dnsonthego posted a topic in General Nursing

   Our facility was asked to host a group of soon to be graduated nursing students. The students are taking a class in nursing leadership so they were assigned to spend the day with the nursing...

9. Nursing Shortage

   dnsonthego replied to zack1110's topic in General Nursing

   I am glad you posted this. There is no nursing shortage. In many areas there is a glut of nurses. In certain regions (rural area), there are still some jobs. In the big cities and the...

10. why so many negatives about nursing?

    dnsonthego replied to confusedstudent20's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    It is not negativity but a feeling of despair that is present. Nursing is a very difficult field. Too much work to do. Poor staffing, back stabbing, lack of supplies, lack of support staff etc....

11. Do you need all those degrees?

    dnsonthego posted a topic in Nursing Professionalism

    Where I work, we have a trend of nurses obtaining multiple degrees after obtaining basic nursing training and their RN license. At a management meeting this issue came up about why nurses are going...

12. Fired from my first nursing job, before one year

    dnsonthego replied to mightynurse1's topic in General Nursing

    I have a few question for you----Did you make it to your first anniversary? If not how many months were you employed there? Are you a male nurse? Are you under 30? Additionally, what city are...

13. Nursing Jobs in NYC

    dnsonthego posted a topic in General Students

    My facility received a call from a local nursing program. The coordinator wanted to know if we could host her graduates for the summer as nursing interns. When our clinical educator followed up to...

14. Jobless in the land of Medicine

    dnsonthego replied to peggysue0909's topic in Medical-Surgical

    Try looking for a job in a nursing home. I would think they would love to have a nursr with so much hospital experience. You could be a staff nurse in the sub acute or rehab unit or a...

15. Job Fair Hints

    dnsonthego posted a topic in Job Search, Interview, Resume

    I recently co-hosted a booth for my employer at a large nursing and healthcare worker job fair. I wanted to share some observations: Many of the attendees did not have a resume with them. Many of...