estrellaCR

estrellaCR BSN, RN

MedSurg, PACU, Maternal/Child Health

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  1. GPA requirements for NYC Hospitals

    estrellaCR replied to seconddegreebsn's topic in New York Nursing

    There is no GPA requirement. Only residencies (such as NYP) require 3.0 or higher. I interviewed for non-residency positions in hospitals as a accelerated BSN new grad (I had 4yrs as peds case manager...

  2. Montefiore- Interview Process

    estrellaCR replied to nursern12's topic in New York Nursing

    The pharm exam is done before interview with HR. It is very easy pharm exam (compared to the NYC HHC city hospital one i took). After HR interview, then a few weeks or months later u hear from a nurse...

  3. PRN position offered, can i take it?

    estrellaCR replied to NurseXaviHearts's topic in New York Nursing

    Hi I was offered job and cleared by hr to start orientation at a city hospital in brooklyn 3 weeks after my interview with montefiore NM. City hospitals are great experience...u get to see everything...

  4. Question about fetal heart beat

    estrellaCR replied to medsandmargaritas's topic in Ob/Gyn

    We have EFM for FHR only for patients 23 weeks and up. Patients less than 24 weeks have only tocometer part of EFM for 20 minutes and Doppler for FHR. Doppler is for gestation of 12 to 22 weeks. Our...

  5. Baby Friendly Question

    estrellaCR replied to AngelicaHibbs's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Our babies come from L and D one to two hours after being born (after skin to skin with mom and breastfeeding). We bath them while they are on warming table soon after unless they are ill. I havent...

  6. RN Hiring @ SUNY Downstate in 2014

    estrellaCR replied to PacoUSA's topic in New York Nursing

    I work at the city hospital (Kings County) across the street from Downstate and we have agency nurses on our floor and all units. Some of them also do agency RN work at Downstate and they told us...

  7. Finding a Job as a New RN- NYC

    estrellaCR replied to RN Cole's topic in New York Nursing

    Best bet for ASN RNs is volunteering in hospital, and/or paid home care or community health jobs (ie group homes for development disabled or people with psych issues) search craigslist and...

  8. ASA College - Brooklyn, NY

    estrellaCR replied to shanie818's topic in New York Nursing

    Do a lot of research re: schools. You dont want to waste money and/or financial aid on a diploma that will be totally useless in getting a job. Check with NYC Department of Consumer Affairs on...

  9. PRN position offered, can i take it?

    estrellaCR replied to NurseXaviHearts's topic in New York Nursing

    Hi Montefiore takes a while to get back to you, if you are new grad. If you are experienced i heard the process is fast. I interviewed with them over a year ago as a new grad and it took them at like...

  10. Kings County Hospital Pharmacology Test

    estrellaCR replied to avaloncar's topic in New York Nursing

    Hi NycRN88, The pharmacology is given on another day. First you are interviewed then if the ADN (Director of Nursing) is considering you, she invites you to take the pharmacology test. When I took it...

  11. Recently Hired at HHC advice needed

    estrellaCR replied to TREC96's topic in New York Nursing

    NCBH is good, I haven't heard anything bad. The ones where people told me not to apply where metropolitan and woodhull. According to people that told me this, there is a lot of negativity/animosity...

  12. Recently Hired at HHC advice needed

    estrellaCR replied to TREC96's topic in New York Nursing

    Hi penny, It took 3 weeks from verbal offer by assoc dir of nursing to get call from HR to start the hiring process. This was at kings county. I think each hospital HR is different in their timeline....

  13. Kings County Hospital Pharmacology

    estrellaCR replied to bear1234's topic in New York Nursing

    Hi enschraemli, I started at Kings County in April and finished orientation 3 weeks ago. HR will contact you for pre-employment physical (at the kings county employee health office) to get medical...

  14. Kings County Hospital Pharmacology

    estrellaCR replied to bear1234's topic in New York Nursing

    Hi ECRN143, The KCHC exam has a lot of med knowledge. Its 50 questions and you need 45 correct to pass. It has a few calculations which are easy but the med knowledge questions are challenging. I took...

  15. Pushing with a primip

    estrellaCR replied to mandyjk77's topic in Ob/Gyn

    it would also help what position you have her push in. Sitting up or hands and knees works a lot better than lithotomy. These positions work with gravity while lithotomy (laying on back) is against...

  16. PRN position offered, can i take it?

    estrellaCR replied to NurseXaviHearts's topic in New York Nursing

    Good to hear it's going well for you. All good with me also, just finished orientation and started working on shift. We were cross trained to other areas of our department. I like working in city...

  17. Need a Job

    estrellaCR replied to kemifair's topic in New York Nursing

    The CNA experience counts a lot for an RN with no RN experience, if it's not on your resume, put it on asap. It has a lot more weight than school clinicals (which everyone does, so they do not have...

  18. Need a Job

    estrellaCR replied to kemifair's topic in New York Nursing

    Not everyone got in through connections (aka hook up to a job). I for one, had zero connections. The four interviews (different hospitals) I had before I got my current job were through online...

  19. New Grad LDRP - pocket guides & advice?

    estrellaCR replied to Cobu's topic in Ob/Gyn

    It may depend on what area or even hospital you are at, but in NYC in clinical rotation and at my job, the RN Never does the cervical exams. The only type of nurse that can do them is the Certified...

  20. Books on Natural Childbirth

    estrellaCR replied to squidbilly's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Just today I found a book on my Nook device, it is called Pushed: The Painful Truth about Childbirth and Modern Maternity Care. It is interesting so far, it advocates on natural process, which women...

  21. License of Endorsement for NY? Where do I begin?

    estrellaCR replied to JaimeAnne,RN's topic in New York Nursing

    Contact the NY BON or Office of Professions, look them up on Google. All info is on their website. Before I got my current job in NY I was in process of applying for NJ license and that required to do...

  22. Who's Hiring for RN at NY?

    estrellaCR replied to gen_g06's topic in New York Nursing

    The only option, which I mentioned in a previous post, is applying in those areas with real nursing shortages/places where most people do not move to, such as rural areas or as I have seen in other...

  23. Closed nursery: where are your pp mag babies staying?

    estrellaCR replied to rdnkmommy's topic in Ob/Gyn

    At my hospital, the babies await in the Newborn Nursery for the mom's arrival to Postpartum floor from the L and D Recovery Room. If mom requests to see her newborn while she is in Recovery Room...

  24. New Grad LDRP - pocket guides & advice?

    estrellaCR replied to Cobu's topic in Ob/Gyn

    Congrats! I started in OB (LDRP) last month. I had no OB experience working besides volunteering in postpartum at another hospital (not affiliated with my current one) for a few months. My previous...

  25. Kings County Hospital Pharmacology Test

    estrellaCR replied to avaloncar's topic in New York Nursing

    Congrats! If you passed, your score was 90 or higher, as 90 is the passing score. Good feeling when pass the exam as it is challenging so passing means one is very