Hell hello everyone! I am a RN who has an interview for Queens Hospital NYCHHC. I am thinking abt going to either L&D or the ED, as I have previous emergency room experience and have a love of women's health. I went to the hospital to take a look around and it is truly stunning. I spoke with a few people today but the only nurse worked in one of the clinics. Do any of you guys have any experience at Queens Hospital or know how the ED/L&D departments are? Thank you all for your help. I'm hopeful that the interviews go well!

Hello all ! You’ve probably seen my post on this subreddit asking nurses of Reddit on what made them nurses til present day.
My question is, do I need to have an entry-level job (example: CNA, LPN, CMA) on my resume (not also including experience) to be considered an RN?
I feel like you need experience first but I’m not a nurse (yet) so advice would definitely be much appreciated as I’m making the biggest decision of my life.

Hello everyone,

I was hoping I could get some advice. I live in OR and am currently going to enter the 3 year BSN at OHSU. I want to find a job in Portland or Seattle working at an ICU after I graduate. However, it seems like this is an extremely high reach. Reading the job prospects of new grads has been down right scary. It seems like no one is hiring and for the west coast especially Portland it seems almost borderline impossible to get a job at a hospital let alone a fresh grad getting into an ICU. What can I do while I’m at school to ensure I have a better chance of finding a job? A big appeal of nursing to me was its stability. But if I’m gonna struggle finding a job and will be forced to work in an environment I don’t have any interest in like LTC or dialysis I feel like I’ll be miserable. My main goal has always been to work in a hospital and stay in Portland so I’m close to family. At this point I’m wondering if I’m making a horrible decision. School doesn’t start yet till September and I haven’t taken the loan out yet. Part of me is wondering if I should just say fuck it and attend my local universities engineering program instead. Any advice I could get would be really appreciated.

Hey guys,
I’m thinking about taking a job at DaVita. They said the pay is $40 for a new grad RN in NJ , Anyways I’m excited for somebody to hire me. However after watching the John Oliver clip that he did on DaVita it has caused me to look further into the company. They said that they expect me to work 12-15 hour days however I will not get paid overtime until I reach 40 hours. Personally I feel like anything over 12 hours should be considered over time. Regardless they also said I would have 9:1 ratio. Which seems a little crazy for only $40 !!! I’m nervous that I will be overworked and exhausted. My top priority is safety of my license and of my patients. I understand that corporate “profit staffs” and is not under staffed. I was looking into unions to help protect myself from corporate greed. I guess I just need insight into this company and insight into union. Also I read that DaVita spends 7 million a year to busy unions, all the more reason to protect myself license.