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Helmacron posted:
That's moronic. They clearly have no intention of actually expanding their knowledge. To answer your questions; Hell no, if that's what you're doing then yes.
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Graduated from an accelerated program 2 months ago and have my BSN RN but am having no luck whatsoever finding anything in or around NYC. It's my understanding that it's much harder here than elsewhere, but at what point should I give up and start looking in other states/cities? Many people are saying it's taking at least six months to find something. Are there any specific tips I might benefit from? I'm getting ACLS certified and am using the few personal connections I have to the best of my ability but am now happy just to get a form letter saying I've been turned down as it reminds me that someone at least looked at my application.
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Avian Pneumonia posted:Graduated from an accelerated program 2 months ago and have my BSN RN but am having no luck whatsoever finding anything in or around NYC. It's my understanding that it's much harder here than elsewhere, but at what point should I give up and start looking in other states/cities? Many people are saying it's taking at least six months to find something. Are there any specific tips I might benefit from? I'm getting ACLS certified and am using the few personal connections I have to the best of my ability but am now happy just to get a form letter saying I've been turned down as it reminds me that someone at least looked at my application. Have you been visiting floors and knocking on doors per earlier recommendation?
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Hughmoris posted:Have you been visiting floors and knocking on doors per earlier recommendation?
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Hughmoris posted:Have you been visiting floors and knocking on doors per earlier recommendation? This is difficult as I'm currently living outside the city but I'm prepared to give it a shot if I don't have any luck in the next few weeks. It feels aggro and kind of outside the method (online applications) that nearly everyone has set up to be the easiest and most convenient for them but I also totally get how showing up in person with a paper resume and questions and a handshake would be infinitely helpful.
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If you're not stuck on NYC look across the U.S in cities that are appealing. Here in southern New Mexico and even up in Albuquerque there's a big nursing shortage, mainly in areas of new hire such as med/surg and whatnot. Kansas is the same way. edit: dear loving god I got the flight nurse job. Nice and hot piss fucked around with this message at 01:33 on Jul 3, 2014 |
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Jul 2, 2014 12:45
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Alright, officially not a criminal! Both of my background checks came back clear, and now I'm just anxiously awaiting August.
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MurderBot posted:If you're not stuck on NYC look across the U.S in cities that are appealing. Here in southern New Mexico and even up in Albuquerque there's a big nursing shortage, mainly in areas of new hire such as med/surg and whatnot. Hurray! Tell us about the interview.
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Hughmoris posted:Hurray! Tell us about the interview. Sucked. after a few handshakes they handed me a paper and pencil and started rattling off an E.R scenario. 8 year old kid who was tachypnic, tachycardic, febrile, a right lower lobe infiltrate with altered LOC.....go so that went pretty lovely but I ended up arriving at the destination they were wanting. After that it was 4 scenarios, about 3 of em trauma situations where it wasn't as in depth with what to do but more along the lines of what you thought may be going wrong and what pre treatment prior to transport you'd do. then it was 6 12 lead EKG read-outs with treatments followed by a 75 question test about things from basic chemistry to balloon pumps, lab values, you know it. then an interview with 4 crew members about the usual "why should we hire you, what would you do if you saw this, what's your biggest weakness" I need a bit more practice with...well everything they said, but they thought that it wouldn't take more than an orientation phase to get me up to snuff with critical care. Either way, I'm out of the rehab game come august, done with 5 days a week 8-5 and hello 24 hour shifts!
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MurderBot posted:edit: dear loving god I got the flight nurse job.
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Started nursing school yesterday and I am one of 8 guys in a 72 person class. Not a problem... Right? I was talking to some of the other guys about who would crack first and we were undecided so far...
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Jul 10, 2014 17:18
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Time to get laid. I did and am a drat goon.
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I'm one of like 5 guys in my class of 56. Of course, I'm also one of 3 single people in the class. Ended up dating one of the 2 single girls, but we decided that being in clinical 5 days per week and working every weekend isn't conducive to a happy relationship, so we're just friends again.
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Jul 10, 2014 18:04
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Being one of the 12 guys in my 160-80 class, I found that literally everyone was either 1) not single 2) single, but had a kid 3) insert something else weird here. Well I'm married anyway so it didn't really matter. But man, my wife would give me the third degree whenever someone would text me.
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Jul 10, 2014 18:18
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What type of program were you in? I got my BSN at a largish university that attracted young untied down people from all over the state. I could see how if you were getting your associates at the local CC it might be more older settled down people.
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Jul 10, 2014 18:23
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Bum the Sad posted:What type of program were you in? I it my BSN at a largish university that attracted young untied down people from all over the state. I could see how if you were getting your associates at the local CC it might be more older settled down people. You hit the nail on the head. It was a local CC that I really regretted going into. Took almost two months from date of graduation to get my ATT.
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CC 4 life. Now I'm working on an RN-to-BSN online program at a legit state university, and it's a complete joke.
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Jul 10, 2014 18:30
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I'm at a community college, and the girl I dated does in fact have a kid  But she's absolutely amazing, and I definitely plan on asking her out again when we finish in may. Her kid's brilliant too :P But yeah I'm planning on going to VCU for their ADN>BSN transition program. Still haven't decided what kind of work I'd like to focus on though. I've had instructors suggest I could be well suited for emergency/trauma nursing, or to get my NP and be a semi independent healthcare provider. Any thoughts on those possibilities?
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Annath posted:I've had instructors suggest I could be well suited for emergency/trauma nursing, or to get my NP and be a semi independent healthcare provider. It's going to sound like a generic answer, but get a job when you're done and see what you like. I thought I would like trauma and absolutely hated it when I got there. There's so much more than the typical bedside nursing when you get some experience under your belt.
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Cacafuego posted:It's going to sound like a generic answer, but get a job when you're done and see what you like. I thought I would like trauma and absolutely hated it when I got there. There's so much more than the typical bedside nursing when you get some experience under your belt. Haha, yeah I was expecting this answer. Cart before the horse and all that...
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Cacafuego posted:It's going to sound like a generic answer, but get a job when you're done and see what you like. I thought I would like trauma and absolutely hated it when I got there. There's so much more than the typical bedside nursing when you get some experience under your belt. The instructor for my dosage class told us she thought she would NEVER under any circumstances wind up in Labor and Delivery. What's she been doing for the last 15 years? L&D.
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I was 1 of 8 guys in a class with 54 girls. Not only are those odds shooting fish in a barrel, but it turns out that girls are often friends with other girls! Go for broke.
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I haven't worked with another guy on nights in a month or so. Luck of the draw plus 5:40 ish staff ratio. It has been a ... less than optimal experience.
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I just got hired to cicu after 2 years of telemetry/medical experience. Does anybody have any recommendations for websites or books dedicated to cardiac surgery? My unit didn't really do any post operative cardiac surgery so that's one thing that'll be pretty new to me and I'd like to have at least some idea about it before I dive into this new wonderful world of lunacy.
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Dr. Capco posted:I just got hired to cicu after 2 years of telemetry/medical experience. Does anybody have any recommendations for websites or books dedicated to cardiac surgery? My unit didn't really do any post operative cardiac surgery so that's one thing that'll be pretty new to me and I'd like to have at least some idea about it before I dive into this new wonderful world of lunacy. You should absolutely get this book. I started in cardiac surgery ICU as a new grad and I learned a ton from it. http://www.amazon.com/Manual-Perioperative-Adult-Cardiac-Surgery/dp/1444331434
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One guy in a class of thirty one girls. No way in hell am I going to try to date any of them though, just seems like a terrible idea.
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Week one of nursing school On the schedule... "Hand washing" Location Girls Bathroom  So that is how it's going to be, eh?
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Oh my god, quit being Goony Goons. Yes, there are nurses who are males, big deal. It's your choice to go into the field of nursing.
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Koivunen posted:Oh my god, quit being Goony Goons. Yes, there are nurses who are males, big deal. It's your choice to go into the field of nursing. You're literally the only person making anything out of it 
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Annath posted:You're literally the only person making anything out of it There were a lot of new replies in this thread when I last looked, but most of them had to do with "There are THIS many guys in my nursing class  !" Welcome to the world of being a nurse, where males are outnumbered. It doesn't mean you have to go on prowl.
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Yes it does. Penetrate with gusto.
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Day one of nursing school learned proper hand washing procedure and how hard it is for some people to take a blood pressure. Also saw the most informative and realistic videos on vital signs. Realistic in that they explain absolutely everything as they do it.
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White Chocolate posted:Day one of nursing school learned proper hand washing procedure and how hard it is for some people to take a blood pressure. Also saw the most informative and realistic videos on vital signs. Realistic in that they explain absolutely everything as they do it. Are you really good at taking blood pressures, then?
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Helmacron posted:Are you really good at taking blood pressures, then? Yes as I am an EMT. Day two of nursing school- bed baths, making a bed, hair, skin and nail care. "Some women prefer a female nurse." -prof(for a bed bath) "Do some male prefer a male nurse."-student "No" Cue whole class laughing.
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White Chocolate posted:Yes as I am an EMT. You'd be surprised. Ive had a bunch of male patients hit on me. It did make it a little awkward and all the female nurses would tease me constantly, haha. I don't know if they assumed male nurse = gay or what.
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White Chocolate posted:Yes as I am an EMT. I tell you they sure do prefer a dude if they're getting a foley shoved up their penis. And I would too. My coworker admitted to me yesterday "I don't have one of these, I just yank it around and do what needs to be done!"
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I got my first interview! ....But it's to give flu-shots for two months for a concierge service in Manhattan. If I'm offered the job should I take it? It pays well enough and would let me sublet a place in the city and is something I can put on my resume and if anything better/more permanent comes up I can always leave. It's not a med-surg hospital job but is there any reason I shouldn't go ahead and do it?
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Avian Pneumonia posted:I got my first interview! Because they're using you.
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Did you ever decide to look in other places besides NYC? How many applications have you submitted? Even though the rumor is that RNs can find jobs anywhere, sometimes you have to look elsewhere. It took me six months and countless applications to find a job after graduation and I moved about 200 miles away from where I wanted to work. Now that I've been here for several years I couldn't have asked for a better job and I really like where I live. That job sounds really lovely and I bet that if you interviewed for it, you would get it, because nobody else wants to do it. I guess it really depends on your financial situation. Do you absolutely need to be employed right now or could you wait and keep on looking? Giving shots is super boring and doesn't utilize any of the skills that you have learned as an RN. What are your long-term goals? Expand your search horizons, but if you absolutely have to take the job, it's better than nothing. It also wouldn't be worth anything on a resume because all you're doing is giving shots. The reason you shouldn't take it is because it's a poo poo job and would be miserable.
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Said it once I'll say it again. North Dakota. Get you some.
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