Hi, I may be one of the few lucky ADN RNs, but I secured a new grad PACU RN position at a HHC hospital in Queens, which is a level 1 trauma center and teaching hospital. I am a June 2016 ADN graduate, passed NCLEX and received license in July, star...
I used a combination of loans and working part time. I felt I had a really good grasp of anatomy and physiology 1 and 2 (actually had a retired MD and a surgeon as my professors) so I tutor those subjects to prospective nursing/medical/health science...
Pretty good, one thing I didn't see was the assessment for pain or complaints. Mostly pain. Checking their catheters if there are any, assess the lining and site for redness, erythema. My nursing professors had always stressed to check distal pulses ...
Well, if something goes wrong, there is a ton of liability lying on the table. And it won't be the nurses who get the heat, it's the surgeon. I'm not saying the yelling is appropriate but if you can think of it in their shoes, they are under immense ...
negatron replied to friendlyelse's topic in New York
Buffalo (tons of hospitals here) , rochester (strong memorial, highland hospital), syracuse (upstate medical) , Albany (albany medical center, albany VA), Binghamton, and all the community regional, county medical centers in between all that are hurt...
I have a good friend about to graduate Nyu's accelerated bsn in January, and for what it's worth nyu langone prefers nurses from their programs over others.
Hey there, I've been following your progress through wgu since day 1, commuter! Congrats on getting your BSN. Just have a few questions, can i apply to wgu immediately after i finish my ADN (and start shortly after) , even before taking the nclex? I...
My gosh, that is such a huge pet peeve of mine. I personally do most of my learning in class so asking a redundant question that's been discussed and answered thoroughly can get really annoying and for the lack of better terms, disturbs my train of t...
negatron replied to Squidelle's topic in Pre-Nursing
I'm in an associates nursing program in nyc. I had a pretty good gpa, 3.98 prereq and did okay on my entrance exam (128 nln). Only have a year left till nclex. I'm not sure what bronx cc requirements are to get in, but I'm almost sure they have an en...
For me it's time and energy for a job, so I gotta live frugally for a few years. As a result, gave up independence and time as an adult in his mid 20s to make all this work. Small price to pay but hopefully worth it. Time is going by really fast anyw...
negatron replied to whitestripes's topic in Pre-Nursing
My nursing program actually uses the surface tablet for taking exams. It's actually pretty cool. I was thinking of getting one because of that. It was fast, and reliable when i took my exam, had no issues. And it's just the right size that i could pr...