nursechini

It doesn't test your clinical knowledge. No way to prepare, just exactly what they say it is, a response to an article.

Stepdown in NY usually 3 or 4:1, sometimes 5:1.

I agree that if you want to do a residency program applications will open months before graduation. However, I wasn't called back for staff positions until I had a license number on my resume. But of course it doesn't hurt to apply early.

I'm a new nurse and going to start orientation soon. My manager told me that I'm going to have a few different preceptors so that I can learn different ways of doing things from the experienced nurses. So my understanding is that it is expected that nurses develop different methods that work for them and I am expected to take these tips and tricks and apply them to my own practice and find my own ways to do things as I gain experience. As far as patient care though, doesn't this stem from hospital protocol and is changing all the time? That would mean everyone working on the unit would be on the same page and there would be no discrepancy between experienced nurses and new nurses because we aren't using what we learned in school (however long ago that was), we are following hospital policy. I'm a new nurse also so maybe my lack of experience shows, but I couldn't think of a situation in my little experience where there were outdated practices on the floor.

I recently graduated from the Molloy second degree program and i came in with all prerequisites done and it took me 2.5 years (5 semesters) to complete with the option to have had it done in one less semester if I took summer classes.

From what I can tell NYP has only been hiring new grads who had their clinical rotations there or worked there while they were students. If you have a connection to the hospital that may change things though. They also don't have formal residency programs to apply to anyway. They will hire new grads into specialty areas if the managers are willing to take new grads. Good luck with your job search!

I'm a new grad myself so I don't know how helpful my advice will be but since you're so new maybe you should just stick it out. You might be less overwhelmed once you have more experience. You still might not like cardiac but you might not be totally miserable while you get that first year of experience. No matter what you choose to do good luck with your career!

For me, working as an aide during nursing school was the best thing I could have done. You learn so much and being comfortable talking to patients and families and getting someone out of bed, etc. will be second nature when you become an RN. I think being a new grad is hard enough without adding these skills into the mix of things you have to learn. Also, there has been mention of the work being hard on your body. This is true but that hard work isn't going to end when you're an RN unless you plan to work outside of a hospital or SNF. Better to learn what you need to do to keep your body in good shape when you're working part time and can recover.

I spent time on a unit that had patients on many devices and they had ipads that they could give to the patients. There was one patient who had a stroke and wasn't able to speak but was nodding appropriately and communicated that he was bored and jazz music would be nice so we played that for him. Brought a lightness to the unit that was nice, so good for the patient and the staff. I also worked on a med-surg unit that was quiet toward the end of the day and the charge played motown at the nurses station. You could only hear it if you were very close to the desk. Music can be very therapeutic in high stress environments for the patients and for us.

I think at this stage in your education thinking of questions as "NCLEX style" will psych you out and make you overthink the question. The questions on your test will be on materials that you learned in class. And what you learn in class is heavily scenario based. Meaning, you aren't just learning about drugs or diseases, you're learning about priorities and what you as the nurse are going to do for a patient on x medication or with y symptoms. Your critical thinking will develop and you'll get used to the new kinds of questions. Also, I never used it but I had classmates who used the Saunders book throughout the program and they said it helped them. Good luck with nursing school!

Thank you so much for your replies. I'm a new grad in a saturated nyc market and this job is my only lead so far. If I get it, I would be crazy not to take it but the commute will have to be temporary. I guess i will have to extend my nursing school exhaustion for a little while longer.

I was wondering how long everyones commute to work is. If you have a long one, how do you manage it with 12 hr shifts? I think I may have a long commute (over an hour) to a new job soon until I am financially stable enough to move.

Hi all! I am a new grad BSN living in nyc and am in the preliminary steps for an interview at NYP The Allen Hospital. I feel lucky to have even been contacted for a phone interview. I was wondering what base pay for a new grad is at this hospital in particular. I know the range for Cornell and Columbia but I assume the pay at Allen is different. Also, if anyone works there and wants to talk about their impressions/how they are liking it that would be appreciated! :)

As someone said earlier, last year they were called for an interview after people had already been interviewed so maybe they are not going to send our more emails until they interview the first group. I know they keep saying we will hear end of december early january but if they need more time they will take it. They don't care that the wait is killing us haha

I'm nervous too. I wonder why they are behind this year.