NYC nurse recruitment agencies- Is Horizon Healthcare trustworthy?

Hi Guys,

I'm an irish trained nurse with a new york state license. I have been applying for jobs in new york since i received my nclex results last june.
I got an email from Horizon Healthcare Staffing to ask if i needed sponsorship or can i just w

New to Trauma Nursing

Hello everyone. I recently accepted a night shift position on a Surgical- Trauma Unit at a Level 1 Trauma hospital. I wanted to know if there were any surgical trauma nurses out there and if had any advice for someone new to this specialty. I became

Nurses' week gifts!

8 I seriously work at the best place. My coworkers showered me with gifts today (I'm the only RN at the clinic). They tried to take me out to lunch too, but I had two NSTs to do and one was non-reactive, so I didn't get done until 12:30, so we're

Need help with graduation gift idea for new RN grad

2 Hi all nurses new & old nurses (like me).

My niece is graduating from nursing school and things are so different today than they were when I graduated, I am at a loss for what to get her for a graduation gift. Any ideas of what might be most ap

Legal responsibility to perform CPR?

3 So I just got hired on as a CNA at a nursing and rehab center. I am BLS certified, and even CPR certified through the Red Cross. During orientation, the supervisor told us orientees that we are NOT to perform CPR or even the Heimlich maneuver on ch

prereqs for accelerated BSN

Hi!

I'm going for my B.A in liberal arts. I was wondering if I can take courses towards my B.A that would count towards my B.S.N.A prerequisites without having to take those courses over and enter directly into the accelerated BSN program?

I also w

Self Reflection: What could you do better?

5 Hi Everyone! A conversation with a friend of mine got me thinking about self reflection and things I could work on at work.

For me:

- I can be kind of loud. I have a loud voice and when I am venting to coworkers, I suspect that on my last shift a

Haven't heard back on a job application.. is this a good sign?

I hope I don't jinx myself with this, but I applied for a job at a facility in mid April (4/14 to be exact) and have yet to hear anything back.

This facility is also really good about sending out emails if not considered for a position. I have appl

Best way to keep skills active?

Hey everyone,

New member here so Hi!!

I work for the clinical research division as a civilian with the government. Our unit utilizes swine and other animals for research to help us further the knowledge and understanding of various medical techniques

Why can't we have 12 hour shifts and 8 hours shifts?

2 Is it really so hard for hospitals to let the young nurses that want to do those 12 hour shifts have their fun with them and us older nurses who did them for years have a little of both. So many nurses are retiring from nursing early. I say let us