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Hello all, I'm about to start my FNP program in 1 week and I was wondering if you guys enjoy being a NP compare to a RN. I have been a RN for two years now and by the time I'm done with my program I should have 5 years RN experience, do you think th...

Hello all, I'm currently a new nurse working on an oncology unit in LI but to my disappointment most our patients are med/surg and only small percentage is oncology. I feel like I'm not 100% fullfilling what I love to do which is oncology. I've ...

Hello all, I applied for a RN per diem position at New York Downtown Hospital and HR called me for an interview in two week. I would love to know the working condition at New York Downtown Hospital for nurses. Any insights are welcome! Thank you ...

In 2009, the per diem rate for RN was $48 for day shift and $50 for night shift. I'm sure they increase it every year. Good luck!

Thank you for your positive feedback! I'm so happy to hear that you enjoy being a NP. I'm currently an outpatient chemo nurse and although I love what I do most of the time, I feel there is something missing, autonomy maybe? Even though my hospita...

Really, which floor(s) are you hired for? After the orientation, I actually never return for more per diem work. I guess seeing how they function kinda kept me away. After working for few hospitals that have so many resources (ie, supply, supporti...

Hi, Bklynbaby Thank you so much for your continuous guidance! You are right, I shouldn't take Patho in the summer, it too much material to absorb in such a short period of time. Therefore, I'll go with my original plan and take 621 & 624. I th...

Hi, Bklynbaby I just got accepted to Pace's FNP program for this summer and I want to take 2 core classes (NUR 621 & NUR 624) which are offer for 5 weeks only. In your honest opinion, do you think it doable while working full-time or it's too mu...

Thank you so much for sharing your experience! I'm so glad you graduated from Pace b/c I applied to Pace for summer 2010's semester and expecting a decision soon. In the meantime, I work full-time and thinking of going to school part-time. Do you ...

If you don't mind me asking, which school did you graduated from? Did you have a difficult time getting a FNP job? I'm in the process of starting FNP school soon and I would love to hear the future prospect for FNP! Thank you in advance for your he...

Hello all, Does anybody know what is the starting salary for VNSNY with one year of med/surg (hospital only) experience? Thanx so much!!!

If you get hired, make sure you don't go to, 3 North (med/surg, post op), one of the worst floor in the entire hospital 4 North (tele) 3 Main (the entire night crew RN quitted due to poor management) Otherwise, good luck!

Great News!!!! I'm happy to announce that I'm leaving my current job soon and will be going to work for Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center as a outpatient chemo nurse. My intention was to continue working inpatient but there was NO position avai...

Hello all I have a question and I hope one of you guy can help me out! I plan to take the OCN test in 11/2009 but need to apply by July 8. I'm applying for the first time and trying to get everything together such as 10 contact hours of oncology nur...

I think most hospitals in the city will pay for tuition after 6 months to 1 year of employment. If you don't mind me asking, which graduate school will you be going?

How much nursing experience do you think I need in order to work as per-diem? I have a full-time RN position on an oncology/med-surg floor and will reach my 1 year mark on June 2. Do you think I'm capable to work in a smaller hospital as a per-diem...

Thank you everybody for replying! I actually got the per-diem position already and awaiting for orientation to start soon. The nurse manager said the orientation will only be 2 days. Basically is to orient me to the floor like where eveything is, c...

Hi I'm NYU alum of class 2007 and I love NYU nursing school. I spent a fortune for my nursing education but worth every single penny. Now that I'm ready for graduate school, I applied to Hunter for Fall 2009's semester. I applied before their dead...

The reason I went to the job fair is to provide moral support to my friend. We work in the same hospital but different floor in LI and she desperately want to leave in ASAP and we were hoping the job fair will provide a great opportunity but turn ou...

I went with my friend and I found the job fair to be a waste of time. I think every hospitals or home care agencies we talk to require 1 year of med/surg experience. I'm lucky to have my one year experience but what about all the new grad with zero...

Thank you desta for your reply! I'm seriously considering trying out home care nursing after 9 months (med-surg) in the hospital. The stress of bedside nursing is killing me. I would like to try per diem first and see how I like it. If you don't m...

I work on a oncology mixed with med/surg floor. We have 35 beds on our unit and on day there are 5-6 nurses and night only 4 nurses, sometime 3 if we're short. Day nurses take 5-7 patients each and night nurses (myself included) take 9-12 patients ...

Hello fellow oncology nurses, I really need your help! I am currently working on a mixture of med/surg & oncology floor and would like to seek for a more oncology specialized hospital. My problem is, I do so many things from routine med/surg to...

No, I want to leave the hospital completely! I don't really like the hospital very much b/c they don't treat the nurses well.

Hello all, I'm currently working on a med/surg that specialized in oncology and thinking of leaving once I hit the 1 year mark. Do you think I can find a new job easily with a 1 year exp under my belt? I want to leave b/c I only want to specialized...