BananaPanda

I graduated from LAGCC LPN with roughly a B average and made the RN - LPN bridge program and graduated last year. I suggest still trying to apply to the bridge program because other classmates with lower averages got in. It cant hurt to try. Study hard for med surg, because your classes in the bridge program resemble LPN med surg x2 difficulty. Good luck!

Fortunately I was a LPN before i attained my RN and worked at a nursing home/ rehab center. I built a work ethic and relationships with my coworkers who also worked at hospitals. Finally, when it came time to ask them if they could get me into their hospitals, they obliged. For many of my classmates still,it's been difficult. If you want to work in hospital in NYC, most either want experience or BSN at the minimum. Nursing homes are usually willing to hire new grad RNs. However, I know some who've newly graduated with no prior experience at all and have landed jobs. It will take perisitence. If you really believe it's for you, then go for it!

Graduated in June 2016 with my ADN from LaGuardia Community College and currently work at NYC + HHC Harlem Hospital in the emergency department. So far so good. I love it!

Thank you for the feedback. Ill update this thread with my results when I get hired. Although I heard the NYC takes forver with peocessing lol.

Nope I definitely didnt lie about it on the application. I couldnt remember the exact date at the time but I answered it to the best of my knowledge. I agree on never lying on an employee application!

Its my first traffic offense, and upon researching most sources say to plead not guilty in hopes of at least reducing the fine and points. Otherwise if you plead guilty, you lose 100% of the time. The big reason is because I dont want my insurance premiums to rise, I would be getting 6 points on my license. I remember telling the nurse recruiter, and she said that it's my right to fight the ticket. Despite that, I dont want this to affect my chances at getting my first nursing job in a hospital. Thank you for the responses.

I'm a new graduate RN and luckily got hired to the ER in a HHC NYC hospital (so thrilled)! This means alot to me as I know its not everyday you can get hired into a hospital as a new grad in the ER, even more so in NYC. However, on the application it states Were you ever convicted of a violation of any law or ordinance in this state or elsewhere? (Convictions for juvenile delinquency, youthful offender or wayward minor need NOT be reported. Traffic violations MUST BE included. If yes, explain each violation, setting forth the date, charge, court and action taken in the boxes below: (then it asks for in individual columns) Violation..... Date of Violation... Charge.... Court and Action Taken. then it asks to attach a copy of the final disposition for each violation. Unfortunately I do have a traffic violation, a speeding ticket earlier this year where I was going 72 mph in a 50 limit zone. I contested and plead not guilty with a court date set for sometime in early December. I put it down in the application and for my "court and action taken" stated pending status. I have no other offenses. My question is, will this affect my ability to get hired? Perhaps I'm over thinking this and being paranoid. Any knowledge or help would be greatly appreciated, thanks!