liz1979

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  1. Any advice/info about NY hospitals?

    thanks again for your help and if you dont mind I might email you or send you a thread in the future to get some more advise. You might have some tips for me in the big move over from the UK. I know how stressful any move can be despite how organise...
  2. Any advice/info about NY hospitals?

    Hello Bubbles I am still a nursing student so I can't really give you info on hospitals but I read your bit about how you like the greenery and still the hustle and bustle of a place and so wanted to recommend Park Slope in Brooklyn. I come from the ...
  3. Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn? (Lutheran, Methodist)

    this is really helpful - thanks! when you do research like this - how do you do it - just go ahead and call the nursing recruitment office?
  4. Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn? (Lutheran, Methodist)

    that's good to know - thanks for the info!
  5. Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn? (Lutheran, Methodist)

    thanks so much for the info! those ratios sound intense but may be a good way to learn for a new grad? thanks again
  6. Hospitals that offer 8 hr shifts in NYC?

    Thanks so much for replying - do you know if all there floors have 8 hours or just some? Also, if you don't mind me asking, why didn't you have such a good experience there? Thanks a lot :)
  7. Hi all! Does anyone know of hospitals that offer 8hr shifts in either Manhattan, Brooklyn, Staten Island or Queens instead of the 12 hour ones? I think I would prefer the 5 day week and so am trying to gather this info. Thanks in advance :)
  8. Maimonides Hospital in Brooklyn? (Lutheran, Methodist)

    Hello, I am graduating in a few months and am very interested in working at NYM. Is it very difficult to get a job there - did you call or write to them when you applied? I read your bit about the orientation which sounds like a good length. Is it a ...
  9. Going to NYU's 15-month accelerated program

    hi there i am in my last semester of this program. if i remember correctly, the gpa requirement is pretty low - a 2.8 or something like that. most people i know in the program have pretty high gpa's for the pre reqs but i dont think there is any spec...
  10. Thanks for your input! Did you work at NYP as a new graduate? if so, what was their orientation like? does NYP pay well? (I am going to have a lot of student loans to pay off!!!) Thanks again
  11. Thanks a lot! I just checked on their website and everything sounds good but they don't really get into specifics about what kind of orientation program they offer or what a competitive salary is. Do you work at one of their hospitals and if so, do y...
  12. Should a new grad go straight into the ER?

    thank you both so much for the advice this is going to sound really stupid but what is an RNA? i think you are right that you see a LOT of things in the emergency room and it is an incredible way to learn. i think though, that my clinical skills arn'...
  13. Should a new grad go straight into the ER?

    thanks for writing me back with good advice. i agree with you - i think that everyone is different and has to think about what they can handle or what kind of environment they want to be in. i am pretty much decided that i will do a years worth of me...
  14. Hi All! I live in Brooklyn NY and am graduating from nursing school in december. I am currently doing a summer externship at Bellevue in the ER and I love it but am not sure whether to try and get a job in an ER when I graduate or after a little med-...
  15. Hi All! I live in Brooklyn NY and am graduating from nursing school in december. I am currently doing a summer externship at Bellevue in the ER and I love it but am not sure whether to try and get a job in an ER when I graduate or after a little med-...