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  1. Kings County Pay Question

    All HHC hospitals have the same pay scales and differential rates. Night shift differential at HHC is about $6k/year and BSN is $900. I'm not certain on experience pay, I know HHC gives $900/year per...
  2. Med errors being investigated

    What exactly was the med error? Do you have liability insurance? They'll provide you with a lawyer to defend you, if you don't have one you should pay out of pocket for
  3. New Grad Salary in NYC

    Do you mind sharing what hospital or health system this
  4. Highest Paying Hospitals NYC

    All the city position salaries are listed on their website, starting salary now is roughly ~$75k for daytime and ~$80k for nights. HHC's salary is annual instead of hourly so it's tricky to figure out...
  5. Anyone with a pulse can find a job in a nursing home but you won't be getting any job offers from a hospital with only an
  6. Kings County ER

    What's a real city hospital? There's many trauma 1 hospitals in
  7. Omg I'm so broke!!!

    Upstate's pay is lower because the cost of living is lower, as you said you bought a house for $100k. You options are limited, either move or find a second
  8. City Job or Private?

    I also work at a HHC hospital and wonder the same thing. Some private hospitals in nyc offer better benefits such as shorter vesting time for the pension and higher pay to make up for not getting...
  9. NYC New grad advice on job offer

    Sounds like a scam, you should stay away. You can usually find something in the $35+hr range without much
  10. Associate degree new grad working in nursing home

    300 in one week? Quality is better than quantity, apply to 3-5 listings a day and make sure you write a coverletter that properly responds to the employer's requirement. Maybe you should contact your...
  11. RN working as a CNA

    That's the dumbest idea I've ever heard. You're held responsible to your highest license, so if anything were to go wrong with the patient you will be held responsible as an RN even though you're...
  12. New grad RN cant find job. HELP

    If you're hurting for money you can find a job at a nursing home through an agency, it's pretty easy. I don't know who told you working at a nursing home hurts your career but they're wrong. I started...
  13. I don't think you're allowed to work as a nursing assistant if you have a RN license. I'm in a similar boat as Calvarez89 in that I'm a newly licensed RN enrolled in a BSN program. I earned my...
  14. Depends on your finances, if you don't want to rack up any debt then go with a CUNY ADN program followed by a rn to bsn program. I graduated from Medgar this May and I'm currently preparing for my...
  15. CUNY: City Tech or Medgar Evers

    Well I don't have too much data to be able to compare MEC's program to others but I like it so far other than the fact that it's stressful but that seems to be the norm no matter what nursing school...
  16. CUNY: City Tech or Medgar Evers

    I don't think you can, for CUNY you have to be a fulltime student to apply to each school's respective nursing program. I remember when I was applying to to MEC's nursing program some of my friends...
  17. Medgar Evers nursing program prep

    Hello, I'm currently in the program and would like to offer congrats on getting accepted. I don't know if they changed the textbook but when I took fundamentals last year we used "Fundamentals of...
  18. Thanks for the info, at least now I have an idea on where I should focus my attention on during the summer before classes
  19. I...bought all of them. Most of them I bought used on ebay since the prices they were charging at the bookstore were outrageous. You can visit the bookstore's website and search for nur 130 to see...
  20. Thanks, I went to the caring4you center that nayli recommended for my cpr class and handed in my completed acceptance packet today. I also bought the textbooks and will start studying today. All...
  21. Oh thanks I was just about to ask about a good cpr center. I'll call that place tomorrow thanks for the tip. CHECK YOUR MAILBOX
  22. I received a letter in the mail
  23. I got accepted!!!!! Just have to make sure I have my CPR certificate and health form filled out by the 17th of
  24. Yeah I was surprised how laxed it was, they only gave us 15 secs to speak about ourselves and why we want to be in the nursing program. It's actually made me a little worried, I did a good job during...
  25. Oh ok, thanks for the info. Yes, my interview is being held in one of the laboratories as well. I can't wait for this interview to be over, it makes me nervous just thinking about it. Instead of one...