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  1. Which hospitals in NYC hire associate degree grads

    negatron replied to Jae89's topic in New York Nursing

    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...

  2. Financing your future: How do you afford living expenses while in an ABSN program?

    negatron replied to GLMac's topic in General Students

    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...

  3. Do Nurses Earn Big Money? You Decide.

    negatron replied to TheCommuter's topic in General Nursing

    The only message that I got from this article is that children are

  4. Please check me, quick head to toe!

    negatron replied to kemurphy's topic in General Students

    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...

  5. New OR RN - Surgeon Yells

    negatron replied to NewORNurse1's topic in General Nursing

    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...

  6. Where are the jobs???

    negatron replied to friendlyelse's topic in New York Nursing

    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,...

  7. Nursing loans really that bad? 120K

    negatron replied to nursequery1's topic in General Students

    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

  8. I completed my BSN today. Feel free to ask any questions

    negatron replied to TheCommuter's topic in Western Governors University

    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...

  9. St. Alexius in Bismarck or Sanford in Fargo?

    negatron replied to Vietsandwich's topic in General Nursing

    What type of jobs are open to new grads? Would there be anything in critical care? Operating room? Or would it be mostly

  10. Accepted students NYC schools,advice please!!

    negatron replied to Squidelle's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    I'm sorry to hear, but wish you best of luck with whichever route you take in your

  11. No such thing as a dumb question

    negatron replied to Brian's topic in General Students

    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...

  12. Accepted students NYC schools,advice please!!

    negatron replied to Squidelle's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    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...

  13. What did you give up to be in nursing school?

    negatron posted a topic in General Students

    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...

  14. Just found over 7,000 free NCLEX-RN Flashcards!

    negatron replied to diagnosticator's topic in NCLEX Exam, Programs

    Thank you so so so

  15. best tablet or PC for nursing school

    negatron replied to whitestripes's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    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...

  16. First day of REAL clinicals

    negatron replied to LizzieRickard's topic in General Students

    Oh boy. I was dreading seeing my first patient ever. We had to simply introduce ourselves, take our vital signs, and try to gather a health history if possible. It actually wasn't bad. I keep thinking...

  17. A little light reading

    negatron replied to solarjohn's topic in Pre-Nursing Students

    Actually, if you want to *really* get a heads up.. Get a fundamentals success/rationale book, and/or saunders nclex book - any edition, and try your hand at some problems. You can just give your best...

  18. Tips on taking vitals on the elderly

    negatron posted a topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Hey everyone, I'm new here and also new to nursing school! Does anyone know any tips on taking manual BP and vitals on the elderly? Specifically I've been having a lot of trouble hearing korotkoff...

  19. Tips on taking vitals on the elderly

    negatron replied to negatron's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Yep, have a cardio III. The thing is.. we did use a dual stethoscope and i definitely did not hear anything. But she said she heard it loud and clear and said to just write down 120 over 80. I talked...

  20. Tips on taking vitals on the elderly

    negatron replied to negatron's topic in Geriatric, LTC

    Thanks for responses. We haven't learned how to take a bp on any other limb yet so I'm stuck trying it manually. We are not allowed an automatic reading because our instructors want us to learn it...