MurseJJ

Recently I passed the ABNN Stroke Certified Registered Nurse (SCRN) exam. When I was preparing, I searched for info on the exam, how others prepared, etc., but didn't find too much out there. So I'll briefly share my experience in the hope that oth...

I would definitely recommend joining the American Association of Neuroscience Nurses. They have an annual conference (next one is in March 2019 in Denver, CO), and they also have an annual stroke conference (coming up in August in Louisville, KY). ...

Even if you do CNS you could always apply for positions that are related to the CNS competencies but may not specifically be titled CNS (i.e. quality and safety specialist, professional development, even management). Especially if you aren't interes...

Typically an assistant nurse manager position is something you could look into first. Perhaps look into that.

I work at NYP/Columbia. Yes, we do work 13 shifts (all 12 hour shifts), however I will say that the salary is about $20K more than Stony Brook (I was hired at Stony just before I got hired at NYP a little over a year and a half ago, as a new grad).

It's interesting, I work with a nurse that has around 8 years experience, all on our unit, has two masters, two certifications, presents at conferences, chairs a hospital committee, clinical ladder, and is a permanent charge and preceptor, and she ha...

May be helpful to get a letter of recommendation from a nurse.

Saw this article on Twitter, thought I'd share here: Independent Practice: Both Nurse Practitioners and Physicians Should Be Outraged.

Agreed. Our inpatient neurology NPs do 3 12s.

That sounds hard. You could basically double your salary as a new grad, let alone as an experienced RN, at various hospitals in the city (Mt Sinai, NYU, NYP, etc), even LI (St. Francis, Northwell).

I prefer "advanced practice provider" or "APP". There are many in-person NP programs around the country. Here in NYC we have Columbia, NYU, Pace, LIU Brooklyn, and CUNY Hunter, in addition to a number of others in the metro area. Good luck!

Hey just letting you know, I took the SCRN earlier today and I passed! I'll post a separate thread on what I used and what I thought (when I searched there wasn't too much info on it so hopefully I can help others) on the weekend after I recover hah...

Agreed. I also work on a neurosurg stepdown, and we get neurology patients as well. A psych background will definitely not go to waste in neuro, even in the neuro ICU (I actually have a coworker on my unit that was a psych RN for years then came to...

I agree. While the roles of bedside RN and NP are different (just like the roles of bedside RN and physician are different), there is also some overlap, and I agree that there is a connectedness between the two roles. For example, as a clinical RN,...

A colleague works both as an RN on our neuro step-down and as a neuro NP at a different hospital (at least for now).

Hi I'm from the NYC area. Usage of CNSs in NYC really depends on the location. At my hospital (I work at NYP/Columbia), there aren't too many (maybe 4 or 5 max). Sloan Kettering employees a lot more (I've heard over 30). Really depends on the hos...

Curious to know your thoughts on this. Recently I've been reading about Britt Hermes, former naturopath turned critic of CAM. This also led me into learning more about functional medicine and integrative medicine. Sounds interesting (though not re...

Perhaps also post this in the New York Nursing forum to get more responses. I'm not an NP (RN at NYP), but I do know that NPs are able to have their own panel of patients in New York. Also, I would check this link out for more about collaboration i...

BTW, a coworker got an email from ABNN saying that starting January 1, the requirement for CNRN will now be 1 year experience (instead of required 2 years), and SCRN will also be 1 year (instead of recommended 2 years).

CTICU/HVICU sounds interesting (but I've always had an interest in cardiac and neuro and not really general medical or surgical units, including ICUs). A consideration could be what you plan to do as an ACNP, as many positions in specialties ask for...

I'm taking it very soon! I'll let you know!

It depends on the hospital, with city/state public hospitals typically paying less. I was hired at Stony Brook first, and their salary was 75K with night differential for new grads. I was grateful for the opportunity but decided to hold out for a p...

The admission process for NCC? When I applied it was based on your GPA in four pre-reqs (English I, A&P I, Psych I, and I believe stats was the last one), as well as a standardized test, the TEAS. They also gave preference for living in Nassau ...

Nassau Community College is also great. I did some pre-reqs there and was admitted, but ended up going elsewhere. Also, just FYI, if you plan on working in a hospital in the NYC metro area, the vast majority of hospitals either strongly prefer or re...