EnergizerNurse

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? Are nurses there treated well? Does 1199 or ANA ...

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 Sunday). For agreeing to work every weekend during the c...

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 area. How are they? Are they well-maintained? Was th...

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 superior to other hospitals?

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 this true?

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 over the phone, but I know our trusty nurses in t...

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 there? Is this an organization that treats nurses well...

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 route?

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 still exist? Or is the required one to two year...

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 and northeast, I have seen countless RNs and LPNs ...

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 hospitals? Are they supportive of new nursing grads?

Thanks for sharing, Bill4745. May I ask what area do you work in? ICU? ER? another area?

I've heard that Matheny Hospital in Peapack, NJ offers housing to its nurses.

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

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

Well, there is the Greater Binghamton Health Center - which is a psychiatric inpatient and outpatient hospital.

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 doctorate in education.

Are there facilities out there who employ travel RNs in their psych units?

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 they receive support from their institution? Did the...

I'm curious to know if psych NPs conduct ECT (Electroconvulsive Therapy).

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 med-surg, and is now about to enter home health!

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 new version is NOT an adaptive test. It will ask...

what is an INP?

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). For agreeing to work every weekend during the cal...

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 results. Good luck - I know this is nerve-wracking...