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1. How much do NY nurses make?

   student52 replied to Michele G.'s topic in New York

   When days/nights. how much experience you have stuff like that. As a new grad I've had offers starting at $60,000/yr and as much as $68,000/year. If you break it down to hourly it ends up being $45/hr to $55/hr. that's what I've seen

2. Taking the NCLEX in 9.5 hours....(9am on Friday)...any last minute tips?

   student52 replied to HappyNurse2005's topic in New Nurse

   I took mine last week and passed, 75 questions 1hr 15min. The results are automated so you can check the Pearsonvue site on sunday for $8 online or $9 over the phone. Good luck, you already passed the hard part. (school)

3. New York Prebyterian Pharmacology exam

   student52 replied to kimaboogie00's topic in New York

   I took the exam today and it was easy. There are 16 questions w/ calculations, 20 or so about administering meds, and 20 or so on side effects of common medications. I would say, don't worry. Once you sit in front of the test it all comes back to ...

4. Question on NYC license

   student52 replied to Nancy14's topic in New York

   Can you believe that? I am a new grad, that just recently passed NCLEX. I was offered a position straight to ICU at one of the hospitals in the NYU/Mt Sinai network in April, pending finishing nursing school and passing the boards. (Nothing in writ...

5. New York Presbyterian New Grad Orientation

   student52 replied to LadyT618's topic in New York

   ladyT, I probably won't go to MSG I have class 9-1P and am in VT, about a 6 hr drive, Ihope to have a job by then. WIshful thinking? too bad I missed Lenox Hill

6. New York Presbyterian New Grad Orientation

   student52 replied to LadyT618's topic in New York

   LadyT618, I went to the event in Tarrytown, NY this past weekend and I did not feel the women for NYP was very helpful at all. I told her I was interested in the unit at the Cornell campus and she went in to a big thing about the PICU at Columbia. ...

7. Catheterization? Do you remember your 1st time?

   student52 replied to twinbee25's topic in Student Assist

   It was friday, 2 weeks ago. The end of my clinical day, I was waiting until 12:45P to give report to my primary nurse, and our team leader asked if I wanted to do one. Being 12:30, I thought"I've got 15 min. and my people are fine, sure." Well, I ...

8. NYC Stigma

   student52 replied to newgirlintown's topic in New York

   I lived in Manhattan, on the Upper East Side with my g/f over the summer of 2003. She is a nurse, in NYC as a traveler, we actually had the fortune of having 3 different apts. while there. We lived 86th and 1st, 74th and 2nd, and W16th St and ?? a...