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OP asked about not being vaccinated and staying safe at work. Yet she only got that info from a few people and 3 of you going heavy at anyone having concerns about mrna vaccine. This genetic material vaccine is new...never used in a vaccine and anyone being hesitant I don't blame them there is not much know plus it also may have some influence in genetic system. Several coworkers of mine have had absent or irregular periods since getting this vacc. Another friend of mine has been advised against the vacc by her MD as it may have some component similar to birth control and can cause her a brain blood clot which she had years ago due to birth control. Also certain populations and young children are not to have this vacc yet due to unknown safety for them. Anyone with concerns should not be ridiculed. And OP asking for how to keep self and others safe while not vacced is valid question. Trusting the vacc just because "science" doesn't make alot of sense as if science cannot be used for ulterior motives.

Hello. Congrats! I been applying to Mt Sinai since 2012 when i graduated. However only recently they hire me since I now have 2 plus years experience in hospital. I was hired into a specialty that I have not worked in. So it's a type of new beginning. My orientation will be Feb 29 also. What specialty area are you in?

Look on craigslist jobs in the healthcare section and also on idealist.org. There are jobs posted for clinics, LTC, allergy medical offices, non profits, rehab centers, homecare, etc. With these your resume goes straight to the manager without the electronic resume scanning that hospitals have. On craigslist and idealist , smaller companies post so more likely to get a call back than with large hospitals.

Look on craigslist jobs in the healthcare section and also on idealist.org . There are jobs posted for clinics, LTC, allergy medical offices, non profits, homecare, etc. These your resume goes straight to the manager without the electronic resume scanning that hospitals have. More likely to get a call back this way.

new grad jobs are hard to find because there are so many schools putting out new grads every semester. Plus if you are a foreign grad it's even more difficult due to the HR not wanting to deal with equivalence of a foreign RN program to a US program if you have zero experience. Look on craigslist jobs in the healthcare sections. There are jobs posted for clinics, LTC, allergy medical offices, etc. These your resume goes straight to the manager without the electronic resume scanning that hospitals have. More likely to get a call back this way.

Achieveanything....I work for an HHC and no they do not recruit nurses from the Philippines. Sponsoring visas is expensive...any Philippine nurses you see are likely already in the USA for years (back in the 90s, HHCs did heavily recruit from the Philippines due to nursing shortage here in USA) and already have experience and green cards/citizenship in the US. I work with Philippine nurses that can easily be thought to be new arrivals as they speak to each other in their language and stick together in groups...however they been here for over 15 years.

LM NY, you will not be considered a new grad. You was a new grad when you finished the ADN. You can still app to NYP when you get a BSN however they will not consider you for any "New Grad" program but instead for a regular staff nurse job. A new grad is someone that graduated in the semester of application (Winter, Spring, Or Fall) and has no RN experience.

And also...the higher you get paid...they more taxes they take out so salary differences are not very significant after taxes. Sucks but its true. And living costs here are higher every year...rent is getting ridiculous.

Salary varies by facility. ..city hospitals pay less but benefits are what draws more people to them. As a new grad....its very rare you will have a choice of hospitals that wan hire...so whatever you get go there and also...dont try to negotiate salary...hospitals will on do that if you have experience. But if you need extensive orientation as new grads do...hospitals are already losing money since you dont get your own patients til two months into orientation.

As an employee of HHC hospital....ASN are no longer hired unless they have experience and in a BSN program. Even city hospitals which pay less than big private hospitals require /prefer BSN. And theres no shortage of BSN grads in NYC. I have no idea why ASN programs still exist when most of their graduates have to spend more money by going to a BSN program before they are even considered for a job. All ASN schools care is making money and as long as students still enroll thinking they can get a job with an ASN these schools still operate.

I would advise you to search Google for emails of nurse recruiters of hospitals/facilities that your are interested in and sending them an email letting them know you are interested, etc. Any particular part of FL? I would not advise walking onto a floor and asking for a nurse manager unless you have some connection to the hospital (had clinical there, internship, relative works there, etc) or you was able to reach a NM by email and she invited you to come in. NM and HR do not appreciate random strangers walking in for purpose of job seeking and taking time out of their already busy day...however if you find a hospital or facility in an area of real "nursing shortage" this may work out. But to be safe do not walk in with resume uninvited. In NYC and big cities in the east coast this will just get u a "you are supposed to apply online" and eye roll from HR and security does not let people up to the floors unless you have appointment or visiting a patient that's in the hospital and give his/her name. Google search "hospital name" "nurse recruiter" "email" and if you know the ending of the email then even easier just add @hospitalsname.org to the Google search. This emailing nurse recruiters helped me get interviews in NYC.

Since this is posted in the New York forum, it seems the OP wants to give out resumes in the NY area even possibly NYC. Smiley, have you tried non-NYC area to apply to? I heard hospitals/facilities in Rochester, Syracuse, Buffalo, Albany as well as rural areas hire new grads and accepts them from the online application system. In rural areas, you may have better luck with HR and Nurse Managers as they will be more in need of staff and not have such a hectic day as managers in NYC. In NYC, You would not make it past security to see a nurse manager without an appointment. An NM will not appreciate an uninvited stranger disrupting her busy day (and if this worked...imagine how many new grads would be on to the floors after the NM...too many). However if by chance you connect with an NM by networking or find her email then yes she may invite you to visit and you will be cleared and welcomed to walk onto the unit.

It is 10 questions and it is half on common medications and side effects and other half on medication calculation.

Smiley, in NYC going to HR to pass out resume will only get you HR staff telling you to apply online. The only people that get cleared to walk into an HR Managers office are those with an appointment (interview). If you are open to clinics and nursing homes/skilled nursing facility then walking in to drop resume may work. But if you are targeting hospitals, then it's a waste of your time. The only way to get past online apps is to know someone on the inside who will get HR to pull your app from the thousands of new grad apps. Me, I got hired for my first RN job by applying online (and i did not know anyone) and same for my second job. You can also research HR emails on Google and email the HR Nurse Recruiters. I got interviews as a new grad this way and also now as RN with experience. Recruiters are most likely to respond to email. However if you show up at HR as a stranger requesting a job/interview...they will say "who are you? do you have an appointment?" and tell you to apply online.

One year of RN work experience (in any capacity, hospital or non-hospital) makes you no longer a new grad. If you graduate from school, but never worked as RN you are no longer a new grad as per what the job post states. New grad program job postings often state "you must have graduate in Fall 2014 to apply" So if you graduated before this you are no longer a new grad as per the job post. For non-specific job posts, You are no longer a new grad if you are unemployed after graduation for more than a year.

Unfortunately, being a new diploma nurse in modern times is extremely difficult more than being an ADN RN grad. Have you tried getting hired by the hospital to which your diploma program is affiliated? If a hospital has a diploma program in this day and age, it only makes sense that they would hire their grads with the condition they enrolled in a BSN program (which you say you are in one now). WHy have a diploma program if you are not gonna hire your own grads? Diploma programs are almost obsolete throughout the US, even though diploma programs were known for producing the best nurses as diploma programs involve the most hospital clinical time.

There's nothing wrong with not wanting to do inpatient nursing, its not for everyone. Outpatient/clinics may work well for this person. Also, Original poster, people are mean everywhere... in all types of jobs and even not at work at all, for example walking on the sidewalk, riding the bus/subway, etc. Just do your job right, be polite to patients, and you have nothing to worry about. Don't take someone being "mean" personal. Some people are just crabby and miserable so don't let them ruin your day. Just be polite and provide them with good care. I found in my practice that patients classified as "mean" by the previous shifts where not bad when i was assigned with them. Most respond well to a polite and attentive nurse.

i worked full time while taking classes at CUNY. CUNYs are the best options as they have variety of schedules including evenings and weekend classes and are the most affordable. For science courses, i prefer to take them inperson than online. So online was not an option for me.

Volunteering does not count as nursing experience. it can look as a plus on a resume but if a job requires clinical experience...volunteering does not count. This is because volunteers are not permitted to do any nursing tasks, and hospitals/facilities want to avoid any liability. Volunteers in the US can observe RNs, pass out supplies, answer call bells, but cannot do assessments, meds, procedures, etc. If you have not worked as RN is several years then a refresh course looks goo when you apply for jobs.

In NYC three years ago as new grads, me and some classmates took two days (we each went on different days) to go to all hospitals and try to drop of our res in person. We were dressed well, spoke politely etc. We all got the same eye roll from each HR department and told "You are supposed to apply online". If somehow you can contact a manager by phone or email and then have invitation to show up to drop of your res, then it works. But a stranger popping up unannounced while the nurse manager is dealing with daily work, will only mess up your chances. Surprisingly (or not), me and my three classmates each had our first job at hospitals that we had not dropped in to HR and we had applied online only and did not know anyone....did we get blacklisted for dropping in at the other hospitals? who knows but it def didnt help. but after months of patience we had interviews and offers from other hospitals. Drop in and apply in person may help in areas where there is really a "nurse shortage" such as areas where most people dont want to go to...rural areas/small towns, unpopular states ie the Dakotas, Wyoming, Montana. I have read on this forum that small towns hospitals in Pennsylvania are new grad friendly and so are border towns in Texas. Try to find NM email on google...look up "nurse manager or recruiter" "Nameof Hospital" and e-mail and you may find it on some page.

If you have green card then you are good, you dont need the job to sponsor you. The refresher course does Not review for NCLEX...Refresher course is a review of clinical skills to show facilities that you are updated on nursing skills.. In the refresher course you would be going to nusing homes and hospitals and practicing nursing on patients. If you want help to review for NCLEX...i would advise that you take the Kaplan NCLEX Prep course...this helps you review nursing textbook knowledge and do practice questions and tests. Refresher course you can do after you pass NCLEX to show jobs you have current nursing hands on knowledge.

Def ask the mom. At my hospital if we cannot locate the fetus, we ask mom "where do you feel your baby at/has moved to?" This works 95% of the time... Mom knows best ! With obese women, try for the least fat part of the belly. If the baby is low position, then lift the belly flap (sorry, i dont know the anatomical term) and secure the monitor sensor there tightly but not to the point is uncomfortable for the woman.

Depends on what you want. If you want a gradual transition to the ER then go for urgent care. If you are ready for the action that is in a busy ER...then go straight for the ER. Also, you are an EMT...you may be very bored in urgent care as you already are used to the pace and response to many emergencies that 911 calls you for.

I have heard about Molloy College in Long Island having a reputable refresher course. Do you have an RN license in NY? if you don't, then its pointless and waste of your time and money to take an RN refresher course because no place in NY or the USA will hire someone without a license. So get your license first then go for the refresher course. Also if u need your visa sponsored by an employer/job that would be an issue also as no employers sponsor visas anymore (unless you have a LOT of experience or work for the United Nations) as there are many applicants who already have green card, citizenship, or have their visa sponsored by their family or friend. As long as you have your visa done and your RN license in NY, then yes go for refresher course as a help to get hired.

Upstate is a lot more new grad friendly. I have posted several times in the past 3 years about what cities ...try Syracuse, Rochester, Plattsburg, Buffalo, Elmira, Saratoga Springs, Hudson, etc. I have actually seen hospitals in these cities advertise "new grads welcome" in their job ads in nursing magazines. Just look on indeed.com and type New York as location and "new grad" in the subject and you will find many upstate hospitals. Also do a general google search for upstate NY and new grad and you will get the websites for these hospitals.