RN_Man

Nursing pay should never be stated in yearly terms but hourly since that's how it's calculated in our contracts - that and how many hours are people using to calculate yearly pay? Way too many variables. Hourly makes for an apples to apples compariso...

Personally know a bunch of graduates from both Columbia's program as well as NYU's. They are both great programs. The complaint I heard from ALL people I personally know that went through Columbia's program is that the BSN portion of the program is t...

I graduated from the Hunter program. It's notorious for using strict composites metrics for admissions. Overall GPA is weighed heavily. Individual course grades aren't even looked at, unless they are non-passing. What's your overall GPA?

First off congratulations on finishing your nursing program and getting an offer at Cleveland Clinic - AMAZING! I don't personally have experience on either units but here are few things to consider: 1. If you plan on applying to any graduate program...

Really no way of knowing because it's based on the composite gpa/nln scores of your applicant pool. I would say based on previous years numbers, very limited personal knowledge, you have a good chance. And yes, you can apply more than once. What grad...

Not sure where you got the information about only current Hunter students applying to A2D program there but its incorrect. It also doesn't make any sense since its for people who already have a bachelor's degree.

I got my BSN at Hunter and my girlfriend is currently at NYU's program. Basically they are all the same. Small differences. The largest is cost. She can go with no debt. I would advise ANY possible nursing student go choice a BSN program which will a...

I took the pharm exam way back in '09 and remember it wasn't too bad. Definitely saw some med's I wasn't too familiar with but overall wasn't too tough - especially since you should get 100% on all the calculation questions. I used "Straight A's in N...

Tentative just means HR has to process your background check, education verification, drug screening, employee health screening and employment history verification. You get all the emails from HR. Yup. Day 1 of New Beginnings is general processing -...

Congratulations!!!! Awesome!!! When's your start date on your offer letter?

Sorry to hear about your circumstance. You should know that with ANY criminal history BON doesn't not grant immediate license and will have to investigate, review and decide on license outcome. If you haven't already be ready to supply all court docu...

Fingers crossed for you! Hope you join the Mt Sinai family. I know of ton of nurses at all major NYC hospitals and Mt Sinai always ranks high in management support, colleague support and the pay/benefits are top notch. Hope you hear back from them so...

It's a one-page document that is given at time of hire, along with union signup forms, at the hospital I work at. Easy as pie. However, if I opt out, I would be opting out of union covered health coverage, life insurance, and free pension. There's st...

That's a funny coincidence! No actually they called and sent the official offer letter before all 5 were completeled (4 completed) but all 3 of the manager references were done (min was 2). The process might be different for you if you didn't already...

Don't go into a refresher course thinking that it will make you on par in the job market as a new grad/license RN - all things being equal with no work experience. Can it help? Yes. Is it required by some hospitals? Yes. Will you get a hospital job ...

Thanks so much! Really looking forward to helping patients and their families in onc !

Did you interview for the NICU interview day? I did my I-9 docs and photo for ID that day and talked with several nurses applying for the NICU day. I would say that is a VERY good sign. It basically means you made it past to the next round. Good LUCK...

First, as others have stated NYC is a very competitive market for RN's looking for work, with experience or having none. Not only do the major hospitals - NYP Columbia, NYP Cornell, Mt Sinai, Hospital for Special Surgery, NYU, and MK Sloan draw a lar...

It was very quick. Basically heard from HR the next day with a phone call from Talent Acquisition and Retention team - my team was Cardiology and Oncology. They sent me a bunch of emails, including the SkillsSurvey (References). I got the official of...

Hi. Can't log into my account for some reason so I had to make a new one. Thanks estrellaCR and congratulations to you too!! I'm on inpatient oncology, hematology and bone marrow transplant. You? I'll PM you my contact info. Always good to know someo...