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Just want to say "Hello" from one New York nurse to another!

Ted

Greetings from Central New York!!

Onondaga County, to be exact.

Nice to see a variety of folks from all over our beautiful state.

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Specializes in med surg home care PEDS.

Hello everyone in the beautiful Empire State--I live in NYC but love to visit upstate:biggringi

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Specializes in rehab, dementia.

hello new york nurses...i am in the house. I have been accepted into the SW BOCES 10month LPN program....YEA me! Hope to keep contact as much as possible.

Peace:balloons:

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Specializes in ICU.

Hello all! I am starting prenursing classes in the fall. I am now living in Southwestern NY (south of buffalo) and am originally from Long Island.

To the posters that asked about the hospitals in Brooklyn and the Bronx. It would really depend on the neighborhood..but if I had to guess about its safety at night..I would guess no. (There are some really nice parts and some really not so nice parts and without knowing which one the hospital in question falls in I prefer to side with caution)

Perhaps someone that knows the areas better than I do will chime in and help you out.

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Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..
hello new york nurses...i am in the house. I have been accepted into the SW BOCES 10month LPN program....YEA me! Hope to keep contact as much as possible.

Peace:balloons:

Congratulations!!!! and welcome to the wonderful world of .:nurse:Even though you will feel overloaded with work that still needs to be done, and overwhelmed by the exams you will have to take, just know you can always come to Allnurses for support. There's an excellent student forum here just loaded with lots of info. This site is packed with a wealth of resources of every kind including some humor packed in at times.:balloons:
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I think you would have to contact your state board of nursing as a starting point - but why not just continue with your studies? If you've already completed your prerequisites just go ahead and finish.

It will not be easy to challenge the LPN nclex (if it's even possible) and since you are in school you will be adding significantly to your academic workload. Why take two NCLEX (PN & RN) if you don't have to - taking one is bad enough. This is a link to a site with info on the PN NCLEX http://caring4you.net/lpnnclex.html I hope this is helpful. Nursing is not easy, but obviously it isn't impossible to enter the field - I made it. Have more confidence in yourself.

Thanks alot for the advice sorry about not responding to you much earlier. I'm finally graduating in December as R.N.. I am so glad I did'nt challenge the LPN nclex and decided to have more confidence in myself.

Take care

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Hi To All! Im Mutya, A New Member. I Just Passed The Philippine Licensure Exam And Planning To Take The Nclex Soon. My State Of Choice Is New York... I Just Want To Ask What Is Cvs For Nystate And What Should Be Done First? Nclex Or The Cvs?is Cgfns The Same With Cvs? ... Also, How Is Life In New York? Is The Cost Of Living High Or Nurses Can Afford It? How Is The Housing Rentals?... Your Responces Will Be Very Much Appreciated... Thanks To All In Advance... God Bless Us Nurses!

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Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..

The cost of living in New York City is very high. If you can find a couple friends to room with, and split the expenses, it might work for you.

There are other large cities in New York state as well, with the cost of living being much lower.

Jamestown, NY is located in western New York state, and is where the actress, Lucille Ball is from if you have heard of her.

Buffalo, NY is also located in extreme western New York state. My daughter lived the for a while, and there are several hospitals there to apply to. The only thing is, it's located just off the Niagara River, and Lake Erie, and the snow piles up.

There is also Albany, New York, and Syracuse New York if you would be interested. There is an airport in Albany, and there are 4 lane highways accessible to both cities. I don't know about the cost of living in either area, but my thought is it would less costly than New York City.

Columbia Presbyterian hospital, affiliated with Columbia University, has several hospitals. I was in the Neurological Institute twice.

There's also St Vincent's Hospital, Harlem hospital, and Belleview hospital. This is just naming a few.

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Specializes in LTC, CPR instructor, First aid instructor..
Hello!

I am now officially a NY nurse!!! I start at Morgan Stanley Childrens Hospital at NYP in July..... FINALLY got my NYS license.

I love your avatar Steve. :D Where did you get it?
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:o:o:oHello New York Nurses!..Anybody who is currentlly working in Kingsbrooke Jewish Medical Center? is the vicinity safe? are there apartments or rooms that are reasonble in rates for a new immigrant nurse? is the neighborhood safe specialy at night? in addition what does interim permit means and how long is it validity? if by chance I have not passed my NCLEx can I apply for another permit? or be demoted as a CNA? any information will be highly appreciated thank you and God Bless you all.

Hi if you're talking about the hospital on schenectady ave in BK..the area is safe it's a mixture of jewish-caribean-older folks who live in the area..IT's called crown-heights and it's not bad at all rent is fairly cheap for BK..and I've heard that KJMC is a great place to work...hope this helps!

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hi, i actually have a similar dilemma as PROVERBS. I intend to apply for licensure in New Mexico but would eventually want to work in NY. I've been browsing the forums for the last couple of hours, but so far I haven't seen a clear cut answer to these questions:

1. If I get my license in NM and want to endorse, how long would it take me to finally be licensed in NY?

2. Will having a license in NY allow me to work there as a nurse while my VisaScreen is processed?

Thanks a lot in advance!

hi! i'm taking the CGFNS exam this September and I'm planning to apply for NCLEX this month. Just wanted to ask the following:

1. I want to apply for NM because of its speedy processing but my heart's is in NY. I understand that if I choose NY, it will take me 9-11 months unlike NM which will only take me 3 months at most. I'm planning to apply for NM and then apply an endorsement/reciprocity for NY after. How long will the reciprocity will take? Is the time needed to apply for reciprocity equivalent to the time if I apply directly to NY instead of NM and then later endorse to NY? Which plan should I take: NM then endorse to NY or apply directly to NY? Which time will cost me less?

2. does NY require an SS# before they will issue the license just like in CA? I couldn't find a NY question & answer forum like this.

I'm hoping that you guys could help me with my dilemma. THANK YOU SOOOO MUCH! GOD BLESS :)

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Specializes in Medical and general practice now LTC.
hi, i actually have a similar dilemma as PROVERBS. I intend to apply for licensure in New Mexico but would eventually want to work in NY. I've been browsing the forums for the last couple of hours, but so far I haven't seen a clear cut answer to these questions:

1. If I get my license in NM and want to endorse, how long would it take me to finally be licensed in NY?

2. Will having a license in NY allow me to work there as a nurse while my VisaScreen is processed?

Thanks a lot in advance!

If you are wanting to work in NY then you have to follow requirements of foreign trained nurse which means CVS you can not just endorse your license. VSC is a requirement for immigration and obtaining a work permit so without it you can not work especially at the moment with retrogression you can not go to the US with intent of going through the AOS as currently no visas to adjust and do not expect this route to open up for a few year. Also if AOS route is open you need VSC when starting the file. You really need to have a good read in the International forum as many nurses are effected by retrogression and expect it for a few years unless something is sorted especially for countries like Philippines, India and China where the demand for work visas are much higher than many other countries

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