littlenursey

littlenursey

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  1. Name the hospital and its Starting Salary!!!

    Anybody know the starting salary for HHC hospital? Like Bellevue, Queens, Elmhurst, etc... Any benefits (health insurance, sick days, holidays, eand such) would be helpful too. Thank you in advance....
  2. First Year--Gain Weight or Lose Weight?

    I've gained 10 lbs during the last 2 years of Nursing School. It was the stress, bad eating habit, and lots of sitting for hours to study. That was when I took the train and walked 15 minutes to...
  3. Where to get DICKIES scrubs in NYC?

    Hi...I'm trying to find some Dickies scrubs because I saw that they have LOTS of pockets, tops and bottoms!!! And for someone who's petite like me they actually fit. I already went to some stores in...
  4. Survey: New Grad Pay

    New York city area Full time New Grad = 63+ K (Could be a few thousands higher depend on each hospital) BSN differential = 1100 Night Differential = 5200 I don't know the hourly
  5. I'm graduating

    CONGRATULATIONS!!!
  6. How long was your resume?

    Mine is one page. Keep it nice, neat, clean, unclustered. Easy to read and eye catching! Like S.T.A.C.E.Y said managers generally don't have time or want to read a lengthy resume. Most of the time...
  7. Where to buy medicial equipment i NYC?

    I'm entirely sure if the stores in Brooklyn have Littmann. I saw some stethoscopes but didn't really pay attention to the brand. I got my Littmann online which is cheaper (free shipping & no tax)!...
  8. Where to buy medicial equipment i NYC?

    That store on 23rd street has moved to 2nd Ave. between 24th and 25th street. Today I went there and couldn't find cheap nice scrubs. The nice ones are so expensive! :zzzzz So my friends took me to...
  9. ACCEPTED to Nassau Community College Fall 08

    Congratulation!!!
  10. Summer Employment

    For Brooklyn, my friends did summer externship at Methodist and VA Brooklyn. I also heard that Maimonides has one too. But I don't know what are the deadlines for these hospital. You should contact...
  11. Are there many jobs in NY?

    If it's too expensive to live in Manhattan (and I think it is), then find a nice place to live in Brooklyn with half an hour commute time to NYU. Or live in Yonker with a 15-minute train ride to...
  12. Relocating to NY

    is a car necessary? If u plan to attend the school in the city, u don't need a car. There are subway and buses. I live in Queens, and my friends live in Brooklyn, we commuted to our school in the city...
  13. LIJ/North Shore

    I would also like to know about North Shore LIJ. I applied there and any advice is appreciated.
  14. How long before license # is posted on-line????

    The result is online after 48 hour. The actual license # is a few
  15. about the pre nursing exam

    Is the test called NLN? There are some study books for it. I took the NLN 2-3 years ago. The science is pretty basic (I think, but I've been taking science classes since high school and also in...
  16. How did you pay for nursing school?

    Mine was a combination of Financial Aid, Student Loan, Scholarships, and personal fund. I worked part time while I was taking Pre-Requisite classes, saved up some money and quit once I got accepted...
  17. when did u graduate? take boards?

    Graduate: May 31 Took NCLEX: Sep 12 Good
  18. NCLEX done...

    Congrats! I got my license a few weeks after the result. You've made it this far...just wait a
  19. Poll for those who have already taken NCLEX..

    1. How many questions did you take on NCLEX? >> 75 2. What study materials did you use? Did you take a test review course? >> I skimmed through Saunder's. Took Kaplan review course and...
  20. How many got only 75 questions?

    I got 75 questions and
  21. Did you feel prepared before taking the NCLEX?

    1. How many questions a day did you do? >> A couple hundreds 2. Did you review content or just do questions? >> Mainly questions, but I looked up any content that I didn't know from the...
  22. Musicians/artists/performers thinking about nursing?

    Go for it. My friend in nursing school have a degree in Performance Arts. He worked for many years in the business until he decided to get a second degree in Nursing. He is doing wonderful in...
  23. What nursing school did or are you attending?

    Hunter College CUNY - BSN *(Class of
  24. What will YOU do with your first "real" paycheck!?

    I just got into a BSN program and will graduate in 2007...so quite a long way from now but 'I have a dream' :) When I'm a nurse it won't technically be my first paycheque because I was working as a...
  25. Waiting Acceptance

    I'll be praying for u... I was in your boat up until last week I got in! and so will u :) Good luck in your NLN... Study hard AND also work on your timing Pace yourself in reading, math...