EnergizerNurse

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  1. Montefiore in the Bronx

    I've always heard lots of good things from friends and relatives about Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, but I know no nurses or other hospital staff who work there. What's the environment like?...
  2. Baylor Program at NJ Hospitals

    Which hospitals in New Jersey participate in the Baylor program? From what I understand, the Baylor program allows nurses to commit to working two 12-hour shifts on weekends only (Saturday and...
  3. Was wondering if anyone on the boards ever lived in the hospital provided housing that Columbia Medical Center offers hospital employees? I know they have many apartments in the Washington Heights...
  4. HHC - NYC's public hospital system

    Can anyone here provide a listing of the advantages/disadvantages working for Health and Hospitals Corporation (HHC)? Some people have raved about their benefits plan -- how is their benefits plan...
  5. Yale New Haven

    I'm about to finish my BSN, and I'd love to hear feedback about Yale New Haven as an employer of new nursing grads. Also, a friend of mine told me that nurses at YNH have just been unionized. Is...
  6. Any information on Intelistaf?

    I spoke with a recruiter today from Intelistaf ... their website is http://www.intelistaf.com Does anyone have any information about this company? Of course, the recruiter sold me the Brooklyn Bridge...
  7. NIH as an employer?

    Does anyone here have work experience or know of anyone who has had work experience with the NIH (National Institute of Health)? How was the NIH as an employer? What was the disposition of nurses...
  8. Which NP degree to get first?

    I'm thinking of possibly getting two APN certifications: one in geri/adult NP and the other in psych NP. Which route should I pursue first -- the psych or geri/adult
  9. Years ago, many of the CRNA post-RN certificate programs did not require ICU experience. They intensely trained their students to be competent CRNAs. Do such certificate programs or master's programs...
  10. Finding a job harder than school and NCLEX put together

    I'm thinking that, perhaps, there are certain areas of the country where it is difficult for male RNs and LPNs to seek work because of long-standing discriminatory practice. Here, in the mid-Atlantic...
  11. Do any nurses in this forum work at Hackensack U Med Center, JFK Med Center in Edison, or Robert Wood Johnson U Hospital in New Brunswick? How was orientation and preceptorships at each of these...
  12. Philly area new grad pay

    Thanks for sharing, Bill4745. May I ask what area do you work in? ICU? ER? another
  13. NYC vs NJ Salary

    I've heard that Matheny Hospital in Peapack, NJ offers housing to its
  14. Do student loans affect licensing?

    Don't forget that certain loans, like Perkins, are eligible for loan cancellation when you work as a
  15. Southern Tier Area

    No, sorry, I don't know any one there and I have never worked
  16. Southern Tier Area

    Well, there is the Greater Binghamton Health Center - which is a psychiatric inpatient and outpatient
  17. Ph.D. in a non-nursing field?

    I've seen many RNs, particularly those with psychiatric experience, get PhDs as clinical psychologists. The dean of my nursing college has her PhD in psychology. The associate dean has a EdD - a...
  18. Travel Psych RNs

    Are there facilities out there who employ travel RNs in their psych
  19. From Psych RN to Psychiatrist

    I've been reading all over about the drastic shortage among psychiatrists nation-wide. Are there nurses out there who have made the switch from psych RN to psychiatrist? How did they do it? Did...
  20. From Psych RN to Psychiatrist

    I'm curious to know if psych NPs conduct ECT (Electroconvulsive
  21. Actually thinking of returning to Med/Surge...

    Yes, I do know a RN who made the switch from psych to med-surg, then later went to cardiac step-down. Next, she went to prison nursing at an all-female prison, returned to the hospital to do more...
  22. Should I retake my GRE?

    The GREs are in the process of being revised, with the new version of the test being rolled out during the fall of 2007. I've read that one main difference between the old and new versions is that the...
  23. Any private duty nurses out there?

    what is an
  24. Baylor Program in NY hospitals?

    Which hospitals in New York participate in the Baylor program? From what I understand, the Baylor program allows nurses to commit to working two 12-hour shifts on weekends only (Saturday and Sunday)....
  25. Relocating to NJ

    You need to apply for licensure through New Jersey's state board, not Minnesota. New Jersey does not have reciprocity with other states. When you sit for the NCLEX, make sure that NJ receives your...