Young/New NYC nurses

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Okay so I suggested a new forum but didn't even have a clue on how to start a new thread. :imbar So here goes my first new thread (please be gentle guys lol).

So what issues are you guys/gals facing in this new field and big city?

My biggest problem has been making friends. I'm a bit of a workaholic and basically haven't been able to click with anyone at work, as far hanging out after work. I know it's not a good idea to mix your work and personal lives but when you spend 60hrs a week at this one place it would be nice to have at least a good buddy somewhere in the hospital (even non-nursing) who can understand when you need to vent. I also read in some article that people who were most happy at their job had a close friend at the same place. Oh an other obstacle my specialty-psych. Psych doesn't usually get the new grads or new blood for that matter. Most of the nurses I've worked with have 20+yrs experience and have held their current positon for quite some time. Not saying that I can't be friends with these nurses I just don't think we're having the same experiences. They've already been through that doubting yourself as a new nurse phase and most are the sandwich generation taking care of kids and parents - which I'm not.

So that's my issue what's yours? Not feeling like you make enough money in the big city. Not having time or energy to enjoy the money and the city? Getting hit on at work? Not getting hit on at work lol? Thinking of moving to, or away from, the city? Getting tickets on alternate side parking days b/c of shift changes? Homesick? Friends that they think b/c you're a nurse and make $30/hr you're filthy rich and should foot the bill?

Ah, I'm sure you guys have a bunch more, so come on and let er rip!

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I am starting a travel assignment in ER in April and if I like it I will apply for a staff position. I love NYC..I'm from NJ so its not that far. I am young and single also and meeting a guy in suburbia is practically impossible for me!

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I just came back from NYC, visited for 4 days. I LOVED it and want to move there badly. I've been a nurse since last summer, so travel nursing isn't a viable option for me yet. I've thought of uprooting myself on my own and just leaving on my own, without the travel option, but I think that would just be more expensive and more difficult for me. I think travel nursing would be a wiser segue into a new city, for me, anyway.

I am 31, single, a new grad RN since summer '05, and living in Portland OR right now. I just saw this thread today. New York is great, and I feel like I belong there. So hopefully by Fall of 2007, I'll be there!

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Hi. I'm about to graduate from Nursing school in May and I wanted to know how your job search experience was. Which hospitals should I avoid? Are any of you planning on going back for masters degrees? Did any of you go directly into specialty areas or did you all start on Med-Surg floors? I'm trying to decide if I want to work in Manhattan, or Brooklyn or Queens (where I'm from). The application process seems totally overwhelming and I would really appreciate some words of wisdom from people who were in this situation very shortly ago.

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What is the average pay for NYC nurse?

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Hey RNalby,

How do you feel about NYC now?? I graduate in May 09 and have been looking into relocating ...partly bc the job market in Birmingham is so bad, but mainly just because I want to! Just wanted some feedback on how you adjusted to such a large city and was it worth it? I have only visited NYC once and loved it! Im a little hesitant because im from such a small city and didnt know if I should stay somewhere closer to home to go through orientation. Is a new graduate RN able to find affordable rent in the city?

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Wow! I totally forgot about this thread ! I last posted in 2006 (couple posts above) and back then, was very eager to work/live in NYC. Well, 3 years later, I have to say that I did eventually travel nurse there and worked in Brooklyn and Queens. Lived for 6 months total. It was rough! I still love NYC but have fallen in love with San Francisco, which is my new favorite American city. Plus RNs actually get paid what they're worth in SF. NYC is a great city but not a great to its super hard-working nurses.

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Yeah...Ive just seen alot of things new grads posted on here about not even getting a chance to interview in the bay area, which seemed funny to me bc California used to be the go to place for job security and the MONEY.

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Yeah...Ive just seen alot of things new grads posted on here about not even getting a chance to interview in the bay area, which seemed funny to me bc California used to be the go to place for job security and the MONEY.

There's some kind of hiring freeze currently in the Bay area. It's very hard for new grads to get a job around here, unfortunately. No one wants to leave, so employers can be super choosy and pick nurses with experience. After working here, though, I could never go back to East coast nursing, especially NYC.

(Sorry to hijack this thread!)

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I can't wait to come back to NYC from Binghamton.

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